Motor Car Signs
The motor car is displacing the horse rapidly. Also in some great cities it is an increasing danger. The number of fatalities through careless driving is astonishing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1914
2,481 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 9 of 125
Eleven Motor Drivers Fined. Orange
Eleven motor car drivers were fined 10/, with 6/ costs each, at the Police Court to-day for breaches of the traffic regulations…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Three Persons Drowned. Motor Boat Accident. Brisbane
The Bundamba police last night informed the Ipswich police that a motor-boat accident occurred near Riverview, and that three men were drowned, but…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Like a Tubby Tramp. Oceanic in a Storm. London
The Atlantic liner Oceanic has reached port, 26 hours late. Part of the bridge was carried away, while the steering gear was temporarily repaired…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Million Pounds' Worth of Motors
During the last year there were 2600 new motor cars registered in New South Wales, exclusive of taxi cabs. The total number of cars registered…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Brighter Outlook. Railway Men Resuming. Pretoria
The running staff at Pretoria last night decided to resume work immediately. A number of firemen and engine-drivers signed on to restart…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"King 0F the Road."
In thin month's issue of "Life" is a capital story, well and cleverly written by Mr. E. Milne, of Orange, superintendent of lines, entitled, "King…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fell From the Train. Melbourne
The body of Dr. T. S. Hutchings, of Euroa, Victoria, was found at Threadnedle Bay to-day, in a mutilated condition. It is believed that the doctor…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →First Full Train Service. Pretoria
A full train service is now running for the first time since the commencement of the strike. A hundred men have now resumed in the railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shire Control of Roads. Decline of Sunny Corner
"Nomad" writes in the "Bathurst Times" that he has seen the good old Government roads now under the control of the Turon, Blaxland and Abererobie…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Leap From a Train. Actor Vocalist Killed. London
Richard Green, a well-known actor vocalist, was killed yesterday at Surbiton, Surrey, through jumping off an express train as it passed the local…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Rain Unconscious Mother and Child. Midnight Road Discovery. Sydney
A passer-by found a young woman clothed only in a nightdress lying insensible in the middle of the road in the pouring rain at Leichhardt at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ady Motor Cyclist Injured. Fork of Machine Snaps. Goulburn
Miss Jessie Falconer, the lady motor cyclist, while travelling between Melbourne and Sydney, met with an accident between Yass and Goulburn. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Strike That Failed South African Railway. London
The whole of the railway [?] staff in Pretoria have resumed The workshop hands in Durban also returning to duty, while the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Conspiracy Case. Summonses Dismissed. London
The cases against Ralph Melbur[?] others for conspiracy with Ray[?] Ewart and others to defraud the[?] monwealth Customs Department…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor-car Case. Defendants Dismissed. London, Monday evening
The case, in which several motor-car dealers are charged with conspiracy to defraud the Australian Customs, has been dismissed. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney to Bathurst by Motor
Mr. A. Bassett, of George-street, has made an addition to his cycling business. He has accepted the agency of Garratt's Ltd., the well-known…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Men Resuming. Capetown
The weekly position at the mines shows a gradual improvement. Two hundred railway men signed on at G[?]miston to-day, also a large number at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Tampered With. Capetown
The guard patrolling the line on the border of the Transvaal and Natal found a man tampering with the line. Two shots were fired, but they had no…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Railway Runaway on the Mountain Line. Guard Escapes But Trucks Pile Up. Lawson
A railway smash occurred here early this morning. Since the opening of the Glen brook deviation the push up engine on most of the…
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