Washaway-delays Train. Melbourne
Owing to a washout the East-West train, which was due at Adelaide this afternoon, has been delayed many hours. There are 90 passengers on board…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1918
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News of the World. Train Collisions. London
Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent reports that trains collided on the Sporniak-Posen line. All carriages were destroyed, and the casualties were 13 killed and 70…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Menin Road Days of Fierce Battle. "The Wind-up Hymn." What the Soldier Saw
From Private W. Carrington, in pital at England:— "Once again in Blighty." How joyful to say this after our ghastly horrors at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Those Motor Fares. (To the Editor.)
Sir,—I recently wrote to the "Advocate" on the subject of the existing motor tariff, suggesting certain reasonable amendments to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Boat Capsized. Three Men Missing. Sydney
A small motor launch capsized and sank off Doughboy Point, near Kurnell, during a southerly gale which blew up yesterday afternoon. Three of the four occupants…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hen[?] Ford's Genius. New Motor Tractor. an Amazing Achievement
"In declaring war the United States did the best thing that has happened for the world." --Henry Ford…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney Tram Record. Sydney
During the past four days the Sydney and suburban trams carried over two million passengers without a solitary accident having been reported…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Late Wires. Tram Car Derailed. Collision with Motor Car. Sydney
An electric tram car was derailed at Ballarat on Wednesday night as the result of a collision with a motor car. Its two occupants received a severe…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Mexican Massacre. Train Held Up. 107 Passengers Killed. Vancouver, Thursday, Midnight
A message from Mexico City states: A train was held up at Pitahaya and 107 passengers massacred…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Cycle Accident. Thrown Over Embankment. Melbourne
A remarkable motor cycle accident happened at Heidelberg, Victoria. A cycle, on which were two men, with a side car attached, containing another man and a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sensational Motor Accident
On the main beach at Southport last week members of the Queensland Motor Cycle Club, before the racing in connection with a carnival, were indulging in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →American Railway Mission. Reported Arrest. Washington
No official confirmation has been received of the reported arrest by the Bolsheviks of the American railway mission at Irkutsk. The mission is headed by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Late Cables (Messages received, except where otherwise specified, through the Australian Cables Association.) Gassed. Peculiar Railway Accident. 60 Passengers Collapse. Paris, Wednesday Night
A passenger train at Lyons ran into a cylinder of chlorine, which had fallen from a goods waggon. The train stopped and the passengers were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coff's Harbor Roads
Our special representative talks:—We have seen some bad roads in various parts of Australia, but we give that piece between Top Town and the Jetty the belt…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local and General. Railway League
A meeting of the local railway league will be held in the School of Arts on Saturday afternoon next, 12th inst., at 2 o'clock, when a big attendance…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Dorrigo Railway. a Scheme for the Forestry Department
Of late there have been many references in this paper to a scheme which would shortly be launched with the object of bringing about the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Serious Charge. Attempted Train Wrecking. Sydney
John William Kerr and Leslie Morley were before, the Glen Innes Police Court charged with placing an obstruction on the railway line with intent to cause…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Prisoners From Germany. Serious Train Delays. London
The Amsterdam "Telegraaf" states that Major-General Hanbury Williams, Chief of the British War Prisons, has made a protest to the Dutch Government in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Great Train Explosion. 2000 Cossacks Blown Up. London, Friday Night
A Haparanda telegram reports that a horrible disaster occurred on Christmas Eve, when an explosion at a Russian station destroyed two trains…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor-car Accident. Whole Family Injured. Sydney
Alfred McEwan, of Petersham, was driving a motor car along Broadway, near Sydney, when he tried to avoid running into a sulky in front, and swerving his…
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