Motor Trip to Wellington
A party, consisting of Messrs G. Stewart and G. C. Stewart Misses N. Stewart, and A. L. Cox, journeyed to Wellington on Boxing Day per…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1913
2,601 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 3 of 131
Sensational Tram Accident. Young Woman's Miraculous Escape. Sydney
A young woman was walking along King-street yesterday, when she was knocked down by a tram, and dragged several yards. When the tram pulled…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Main Roads Maintenance. London
A select committee of the House of Commons, which has been inquiring into the question of the maintenance of main roads, has submitted its report…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Aeroplane Industry. England and Lost Ground. London
Twenty firms in England are now engaged in the aeroplane building industry, many doing only a trifling business…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An Old Hand. Sixty Years on the Road. Edward Morgan, Mail Contractor. Young
At the end of 1912 Edward Morgan, of Young, finished his contract for the running of the Young to Morangareli mail, thus completing 60 years on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Accident. Adelaide
Louis Holmes, aged 21, was motoring by himself in the hills, when a blow-out occurred, causing the car to swerve off the road and roll down…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Wages Award
The wages board to inquire into the claims of the N.S.W. railway traffic employees will sit next Monday. One of the clauses to be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Electrification of Melbourne Railways. Melbourne
It is expected that the work connected with the electrification of the suburban railways will be begun in May or June. It is anticipated that before the middle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motorist's Close Shave. Car Falls 3600 Feet. Adelaide
Louis Holmes (21), was motoring in the hills when the tyre blew out and caused the cat to swerve off the road and roll down a gully, a depth of 1200…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hazardous Ride on Railway Carriage Roof. West Maitland
Some particulars of a perilous railway ride were given at the police court this morning during the heaving of a charge against a man of having…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Distinction for Ex-lithgowite. Member of the Chinese Railway Secretariat
From a late issue of the "China Republican" (Shanghai), We learn that Mr. W. H. Donald (formerly of the "Mercury" staff) has been appointed on the staff in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Aeroplane Accidents. Fremantle
Asked whether the margin of safety had been increased in regard to aeroplane flight, Mr. Petre, instructor of the Australian Commonwealth Aerial Corps, remarked that although it was a common thing to read in the papers of accidents occurring in different parts of the world, the present day flight was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cudgegong Council. Putta Bucca Rates and Roads. Maintenance Men Quarrel
The regular meeting of the Cudgegong Council was held on Tuesday afternoon last. There were present: Ald. E. Hughes (Mayor), A…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motoring Accident. Ex-orangeite Injured. Sydney
A sensational motor car accident, in which an ex-Orange resident was injured, occurred at Five Dock shortly after noon to-day. A car, driven by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Stranded Tramp Steamer
IDENTITY UNKNOWN. SYDNEY, Wednesday. Considerable interest has been aroused in shipping circles regarding the identity of the unknown tramp steamer which was sighted on Libou Reef by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Buffalo Causes Motor Fatality. Calcutta
Two Bengali jute brokers, while motoring, endeavored to avoid a Buffalo, when the car fell into a ditch, and both men were pinned underneath and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Aviator Hart's Latest a Hydro-aeroplane. Something New for Australia. Sydney
Within the past few days a quiet, unassuming young man has been noticed limping along with the aid of a stick. To the stranger it is evident, by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Then He Woke Up. Somnambulist Out of a Train. Sydney
Keniten Collier, aged 18, a resident of Carlingford, fell asleep in a train near Homebush last night. He stood up and walked out whilst the train was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Trams Collide. Sydney
Two trams collided in Flinders-st., Moore Park, to-day, with the result that two men, a woman and a little girl were injured. Both cars were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Cycling Record. Sydney to Melbourne. Melbourne
A new motor cycling record between Sydney and Melbourne was created by C. Mundy, who, leaving Sydney at 10 minutes past 4 o'clock on Tuesday…
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