Stories of London the Underground Railway
The Underground is not so much to be seen as smelt and tasted. It is not a railway at all as we know railways with embankments air, and telegraphs poles. Nor,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Blue Mountains · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1905
44 stories in Blue Mountains's papers · page 1 of 3
The Road to Megalong
Both the Council and the Bushfire Relief Committee have passed resolutions asking the Government to have the track to Megalong through…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Omnibus Runs Amok. Scene in Birmingham
The motor omnibuses on the Edgbaston route, Birmingham, run with pleasing smoothness, and apparently the drivers have them under perfect…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Army Trial Motor-car Fatality in the New Kent Road. Extraordinary Statements
Yesterday (December 22) Dr Waldo concluded an inquiry at the Southwark Coroner's Court into the circumstances of the death of Emma Simpson, aged 54…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Westmoreland Wolf Cut in Two by a Train
There is little doubt that the Allendale wolf, which has caused so much excitement in the Hexham district, has been found at last, and far from where he…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Commissioners Annual Inspection
The Railway Commissioners passed through on Friday afternoon last on their usual annual tour of inspection. In spite of the very adverse weather…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Megalong Road
The refusal of the government to have anything to do with the Nelly's Glen road in the way of repairs, brings up the urgent necessity of the continuation…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stage Bridge Collapses Forty Members of a Chorus Injured
On Sunday, January 8th, the New York correspondent of the "Daily Mail" wrote:--Scenes of wild excitement were caused…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Mishap
On Wednesday last a large motor car got its gear out of order at the foot of Victoria Pass and the passengers had to be sent on by instalments. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrible Disaster. on the Midland Railway. Expresses in Collision. Wreckage Ablaze. 7 Killed, 20 Injured. Terrible Scenes
Not Since the Bullhouse accident, near Penistone, in 1884, when 24 persons were killed and 60 injured by the breaking of a crank-axle of a fast…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The New Target. an English Railway Scene
The clerks arrived crimson of face from extreme hurry; entering the timekeeper's box they dashed off a signature giving in the book an hour something…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Special Mail by the Paper Train
Mr Nash, postmaster, Katoomba, has managed so that all mail matter arriving at Katoomba from Sydney by the "paper" train at 7.30 a.m. daily…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War of the Ways. Motor Cars for Tramway
[?] BY THE LONDON COUNTY [?] COUNCIL. The s[?] municipal conscience on the subject of extravagant…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Accident. Near Leura
The rate at which motor cars travel over the Blue Mountains has always been a matter of comment and it is considered marvellous that an accident…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Road Tenders
Tenders were received at Blackheath and Portland last week for road work in the district as follows:--Contract 3304-5, Blackheath to Hat Hill;…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Train Jewel Robbery. Cleverly-planned Scheme. Lady Holland's Loss
I am indebted (writes a correspondent of the London "Daily News" on Thursday, February 23rd) to Sir William Holland, M.P., for the particulars of a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Katoomba Roads. to the Editor
SIR.--I think that I am justified in addressing the ratepayers through the medium of your paper in order to show to them the manner in which any…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rieviera Train Robberies. Clever Gang at Work. Travellers Lose Jewels
In conversation to-day with the Commissary of Police at the Gare du Lyon here, concerning the theft of £1,280 in cash and jewels of which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On a Motor Car
Po[?]rell (looking at the machinery of his car, which after violent spasms has stopped with a jerk): I swear to you on my solemn work of honor that I didn't do this on purpose…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Ducal Clerk. Starts a Railway Career
A "Daily Mail" correspondent writes on April 11 from New York:-- The Duke of Mauchester has decided so engage in railway business in the…
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