Run Down by Train. Man's Marvellous Escape
Edward Sykes, of GlenorOhy, Tasmania, had a marvellous escape from death on Wednesday [?]ast (says the Hobart correspondent of the "A[?]gu."…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Broken Hill & the Far West · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1916
992 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 1 of 50
Motor-[?]. Man Killed and Wife Injured. Adelaide
Mr. A. N. [?] of the [?] Sir Joakin [?] [?] last night. He [?] and was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sudden Deaths. Mrs. Snell's Death on the Picnic Train. the Inquest
As briefly announced in the late edition yesterday, Mary Jane Snell, aged 49 years, of Morgan-lane, off Iodide-street, died suddenly in a railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Trans-australian Railway. Tracelaying Stopped. Labor Trouble Prevents Rail Supply. Sydney
Mr. King O'Malley (Minister for Home Affairs), Btates that the cause of the track laving being stopped on the trans-Australian railway is the failure…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tramway Talks. Brief References to Currant Topics. Once a Week
The wheels of the South car had turned about one revolution when up jumped the Regular Rider. He looked, if anything, even more cheerful than…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Run Down by Train. Man's Marvellous Escape
Edward Sykes, of Glenorchy, Tasmania, had a marvellous escape from death on Wednesday last (says the Hobart correspondent of the "Argus."…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In Australia. Letters for Motor Transport Units
All mail matter intended for the 300[?]h and 301st Motor Transport A.S.C. units, 17th Divisional Supply, Column, is it is notified) to be addressed direct…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Increased Tram Receipts. Sydney
The tram traffic receipts for the Christmas and New Year holidays show an increase on those of last year…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Messenger Killed. Sydney
W. J. Keating, a messenger employed in the Eveleigh running sheds, was knicked down by a train last night and killed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor-car Plunges Into River. Sydney
A motor-car, while on the ferry punt at Blackman's Point, Kempsey, started suddenly and crashed into the river. A number of passengers went with it,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New South Wales. Attacked in a Railway Camp. Sydney
At the railway camp at Coff's Harbor on Sunday night a man named Jack Zammit fired nine shots at Alf. Cooper, three of which took effect. Zammit…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Churches. Railway Town Baptist Church
At the Railway Town Baptist Church last night, the Rev. E. B. Wichert preached to a good congregation on the subject "Yesterday and To-morrow,'…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Town Men's Movement
There was a large attendance at the Burke Ward Hall last night, when a song service was held under the auspices of the Railway Town Men's Movement…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On the Railway Line. Capture of Trespassers
At Wagga on Wednesday (says the Svdrier correspondent of the "Register) Wiilliam Wilson, Peter Buckley, and Sydney Dower were each fined £1,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Abattoirs Road. To the Editor
Sir—Allow me through "The Miner" to draw the attention of the Municipal Council to the road leading to the abattoirs. Its condition is disgraceful—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Railway Town
At 2.30 o'clock this morning the Railway Town and South Broken Hill fire brigades were called out by telephone to an outbreak of fire in a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on a Motor Car. Adelaide
Yesterday a fire, followed by a terrific explosion, wrecked a motor car, in which were Mr. Barnard, of Port Adelaide, and a passenger. Mr. Barnard…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Mail Services. Mr. Webster Suggests Motor Vehicles. Melbourne
The Postmaster-General (Mr. W. Webster) yesterday stated that owing to the increased cost of the mail services the time had arrived for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Blowing Up a Railway. an Adventure in the Dardanelles. a Midnight Swim with a Bomb
There is no end to the heroism and varied daring of our submarines. They rescue men from sunken ships, they redeem drowning aviators from the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →New South Wales. Railway Shunter Killed. Sydney
A railway shunter named Frederick Ellery was killed at lithgow yesterday through being crushed by a truck…
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