Fatality at Mascot Boy Crushed by a Tram
A tram accident, in Botany-road. Mascot, last night, resulted in the death of Ernest Newman, 18, of Wellington-street. Mascot…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1919
6,224 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 250
The Interesting Life-story of a Great Inventor: George Westinghouse of Railway Fame. His Romantic Marriage and Hatred of Publicity
George Westinghouse was born in 1846 at Central Bridge, N.Y., in Schohnrie County— a distinctively rural county west of Albany, which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Perth Tramway Strikers. Fines or Imprisonment
Before the Perth City Court last-week President Nash, with six other members of the Tramway Union, were charged with having taken part in a strike, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On the Land. North Coast Railway. Need for More Freight
The sixth section of the North Coast railway, that from Kempsey to Macksville, is set down officially for completion by the beginning of April. It is learned, however,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tram Men's Holidays
On inquiry at the office of the Commissioners for Railways relative to the complaints by the Tramway Employees' Union respecting holidays, it was stated yesterday that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Looking for Work Railway Workers' Position Likelihood of Distress
"Since the beginning of the new year hundreds of men have been walking about the streets of Sydney looking for work," declared Mr. Bodkin, secretary…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Workers Election of Officers
Officers of the Railway Workers' Industry Branch of the A.W.U. have been elected for the ensuing year as follows: President. Mr. J. B. Dooley;…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tram-car Toilets
"Sister of Three Soldiers":--One of my brothers married an English girl, who, on arrival, could teach the Aussie girls something about face…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tram Men Dissatisfied. Twenty Nine Days' Holiday Owing
Members of the New South Wales Government Tramway Union are dissatisfied over the action of the Railway Commissioners in holding back holidays due from last year. They…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accountant's Death. Decapitated by Train
BALLARAT, Thursday.--As the Adelaide express was this morning travelling at about 60 miles an hour toward Beaufort on its way to Melbourne, a man rushed from an abutting…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Main Roads Grants. a Shire Council's Effective Protest
Under the conditions of the main roads grant by the N.S.W. Public Works Department £100 was granted recently to the Narraburra Shire to be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Very Dangerous " Waterhole and Bridge Child Drowned at Arncliffe
"The place is very dangerous, and should be fenced off," was the comment to-day of Frederick Nelson Douglas, of John-street, Arncliffe,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →N.s.w. High-roads Proposed Shortening of the Sydney-newcastle Route. Developihc the Land
A large deputation, representing the Hornsby (N.S.W) Shire, asked the Minister for Works (Mr. Ball) on Friday last to have about £5000 made…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Car Causes Accident
Startled by a passing motor-car, a team of houses attached to a wheat waggon ran away at Milbrulong, in the Lockhart district, last week, and collided with a tree. The…
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Messrs. J. V. and T. Fletcher, of Armidale were motoring to Glen Innes during the week when a mail car, going to Grafton, met the other motor in a head-on collision. Though…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Railway Thieves
A man employed in the goods yard at the Albury railway station was fined £10 and costs for the theft of potatoes from n consignment at the station. Mr. Haslam,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Motor Cycle Big Carnival Includes Two Championships
The Motor Cycle Club of N.S.W. will tackle its biggest venture on March 22, when the Goodyear carnival, with its 50 guineas in prize-money, will bid for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Cycling
The first social outing of this year was conducted by the Newcastle Motor-cycling Club on Sunday, when As soon as they arrived at S[?]ees…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Trams and Bush Fires
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Continued on Trove, page 5 →Land Settlement and Railway Development Soldier Settlement Criticism of the Soldier Settlement Policy in N.s.w. Mr. Ashford in Defence
Speaking at the conference of the repatriation executive council of the Hunter River district at West Maitland last week, the N.S.W. Minister for Lands (Mr. Ashford) referred to the…
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