"Good-bye, Kid!" Tram Man Takes Cyanide
An Inquiry was held to-day into the death of James Robert Peck, aged 41, a tramway signalman, which took place on January 7 from cyanide…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1919
6,224 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 250
Siberian Railway Vancouver
A Tokio message says that Japan and America have reached an understanding regarding the control of the trans-Siberian railway…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Derailment at Newcastle. Tram-driver Injured
NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--The motor of the tram which left West Wallsend for Newcastle at 1.23 p.m. to-day became derailed near Brush Creek at Young Wallsend, and toppling over…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Improving Our Railways-- Deviations and Duplications
With deviations and duplications quite a lot of valuable and important work on the railways of New South Wales has of recent years been undertaken by the…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Bolshevism. the Road to Disaster. Adelaide
Dr. E. W. Morris, who has returned after two voyages as medical officer in charge of transports, made significant references to industrial unrest at a football meeting on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway and Tramway Officers. Mr. J. J. Davoren Assessor
Mr. J. J. Davoren, vice-president of the Railway and Tramway Officers' Association, was, at the last meeting of the council of that body, appointed by ballot as assessor for claims…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Robbing Peter to Pay Paul. a Few Facts Concerning the N.s.w. Railway Superannuation Fund
There is seething discontent among the employees in the service of the N.S.W. Railway Commissioners, because of the manner in which the Railway Service…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New 1½Tram Tickets
It was stated by the Railway Department yesterday that the issue of the new 1½ tram tickets, for use on single sections, is being expedited as much as possible. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →North to South Railway. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—There is an article in a recent "Herald" headed "Railway to Darwin—Proposed Queensland Line," and an article of a few days ago was headed "Transcontinental…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Export Manifests. New South Wales. Chile Motor, s. For 'Frisco. Sailed Sydney May. Union S.S. Co., Agents. San Francisco
Australian Wheat Board, 135,568 bags wheat Australian Meat Export Co., 14 tierces oleo…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Running the Trams Perth Unionists' Proposal Perth (W. A.)
The tramway men will consider to -day a proposal from the citizens' committee for a settlement of the strike upon a conciliatory basis; but it is not…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New Bridge
The contractor for the new bridge over the Murrumbidgee River, at Narrandera, has been busy lately carting material and plant, and a start with the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Overhead Bridge
In response to representations for expedition made by Mr. Ley the Divisional Engineer now states that the work of erecting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bridge on Fire
The "Bathurst Times" says: The Murrumburrah bridge had a narrow escape from fire. It looks as if a lighted match had been thrown into…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fifty Miles Road Race
The M.C.C. is co-operailng will the Lithgow Club in its 50-mile race at Hartley on Anniversary Day. and the following will represent the club:…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Train on Fire Race to Watering Place
Sparks from the locomotive of a travelling between Narrogan and [?] West Australia, set [?] to the roof of a corridor carriage, [?] with [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Train in Flames. Spark Does Damage. 'Passengers Escape
PERTH, Thursday.--The corridor coach of a train travelling; between Narrogin and We gin was ignited by sparks from the locomotive. This occurred at 1 o'clock in the morning, when…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An Extraordinary Accident Man Runs Into a Moving Train
An extraordinary accident occurred on Saturday night last at Wallera-wang (N.S.W.) to Alexander Robertson, the results of which proved fatal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Chaff and Railways
Producers in the Forbes district complain of the action of the Railway Commissioners in increasing the minimum load of a truck of chaff from 6 to 7½…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Motor Fire Cart
The Carrathool district people have voluntarily subscribed for the purchase of a motor fire cart, and have secured an E.M.F. car fully equipped with tank,…
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