Serious Motor Accident. Two English Ladies Injured. Sydney
A serious accident occurred at Medlow Bath yesterday. Mrs. and Miss Mackellar, tourists from England, were motoring from the Jenolan Caves,…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1909
971 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 5 of 49
A Brutal Assault. Railway Officer Attacked. His Assailants Get Away. Melbourne
Henry Hussey, special inquiry officer in the railway service, was the victim of a brutal assault on Friday night. He was attacked by three men on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railwaymen's Grievances Disappointed with Sir Edward Fry's Award. Urged to Organise Finances. [Reuter's Message.] London
Mr. Richard Bell, M.P, (general secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants) says that the society is disappointed with Sir Edward…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Barrier Troubles. Its Effect on South Australian Railways. Traffic Falling Off. Adelaide
The Broken Hill trouble has had a serious effect on the railway revenue of South Australia as far as concerns the traffic to and from the Barrier. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Religion and Bridge. Aid Por Church Refused As It Came From Card Playing. Snub for Admiral
Funds being badly wanted in order to build an extra aisle to St. Paul's Church, Winchester, Admiral Rainier, of Wynton Croft, in the cathedral…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Notorious Negro. Attack on Warder at Pentridge. Additional Sentence Imposed. His Long Rambling Statement. Says His Father Was an African King. Talks About Inventing Aeroplane. Melbourne
William King, the notorious negro convict who is undergoing a long sentence at Pentridge for burglary and who was found guilty at the Criminal…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Motor Car Record. Melbourne to Adelaide. Adelaide
Messrs. Barr-Smith and Aunger, who are trying to lower the motor car record from Melbourne to Adelaide, left Melbourne at 9 o'clock last night. They…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Industrial Situation. Tom Mann at Murray Bridge. Addresses Crowned Attendance. at Assembly Hall. Adelaide
Tom Mann, who was greeted with cheers, delivered an address to a crowded attendance at the Mobilong Assembly Hall, Murray Bridge, on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fighting in a Railway Carriage. a Fine Inflicted. Adelaide
At the Port Adelaide Police, Court to-day Laurence Joseph Blaikie was fined 10s. and costs for having fought in a railway carriage at Woodville on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Adelaide Electric Tramways. First Line Open on March 9. Adelaide
It is expected that the first elctric tramway line in connection with the Adelaide electrification system will be opened for ordinary traffic on March 9…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Crossing Accident. Goods Train and Sulky Collide. a Child Killed. Sydney
A goods train yesterday ran into a sulky containing three children at the Wallendbeen railway crossing on the Stockinbingal-road. One of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The North Mine. an Application to the Council. for Permission to Construct a Tramway
At the adjourned meeting of the Council last night, the following letter was received from Mr. Weir, general manager of the North mine:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Indian Unrest. Bomb Thrown at Train. Anarchists at Work. the Authorities Alarmed [Reuter's Message.] London
A bomb was thrown yesterday at a train near Bariarpur, on the same line that Lord Minto (Viceroy) travelled when going for a few days' shooting…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway to Norseman. Opening of the Line. Perth
The railway to Norseman from Widge-Mootha was opened yesterday, when a large party including members of both Houses of Parliament and of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Adelaide Electric Trams. Adelaide
The Chamber of Manufacturers paid a visit of inspection to the depot of the Municipal Tramways Trust yesterday. About 30 electric cars are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Railway Opened. Perth
The new railway from Narrogin to Wiekepin was opened on Tuesday. This is the first section of the line which, it is hoped, will eventually be extended…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Train and Buggy. Young Woman Injured. Melbourne
Whilst Miss Ruby Garner was driving over a level crossing at Maryborough to-day a train collided with the vehicle. Miss Garner was thrown…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storms in West Australia. Washway on a Railway Line. Trains Held Up. Serious Accident Narrowly Averted. Perth
Thunderstorms occurred in various parts of the eastern districts yesterday. Last night the railway line was, after a heavy deluge of rain, washed away,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Car Accident. Occupant Seriously Injured. Hobart
A motor car accident occurred last night outside the Maypole Hotel, at the intersection of Main and Risdon roads, Newton, Garnet Hope, the sole…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fell From a Train. Melbourne
William Welsh, a miner, of Ballarat, fell from a train yeterday, both legs being severed. He is now in a critical condition…
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