By Aeroplane Express. Paris, Jan. 23
M. Weyman, the aviator, journeyed in an aeroplane from Paris to Chalons, a distance of 26½ miles, carrying three passengers. The 26½ miles were covered in 27 minutes…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1911
495 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 3 of 25
[Reuter's.] Fatal Railway Collision. Eleven Lives Lost. London
The bodies of eight men and three children have been recovered from carriages. telescoped in a collision between passenger, and coal trains in Rhondda Valley, Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Smash. Carriage Telescoped at Central Station. Fireman Injured
SHORTLY before 2 o’clock on Saturday morning a serious railway smash occurred at the Central Station. Two locomotives, which had hauled a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lucky Sleeper. Train Passes Over His Toe
Wee Waa (Monday).--A man named Jamos Doyle was going out to his camp at Sandpit, near bore, late Sunday night, when he became sleepy, and lay down…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War in the Air. Aeroplane V. Dirigible. Difficulty of Destroying a Balloon
Mr W. F. Reid-lecturing on , Tuesday at a meeting of the Aeronautical Society (said “Lloyd’s News” on October 30) expressed the opinion that the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Telegrams. Motor Fatality. Two Months Unconscious. Sydney
A woman named Frances Stevens, 45, who was knocked down by a motor car at Woollahra at the end of November, sustaining a fracture of the skull, and was admitted…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War in the Air. Aeroplane V. Dirigible. Difficulty of Destroying a Balloon
Mr. W.F. Reld, lecturing on Tuesday at a meeting of the Aeronautical Society (said "Lloyd's News" on October 30) expressed the opinion that the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Scientific Notes. a German Combination. Motor Sweeper and Sprinkler
Several German cities have started using a motor-propelled combination sweeper and sprinkler which allows the two street-cleaning operations to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →From West to South. Forbes Stockinbingal Railway. Department Considerations. Commissioner’s Report
Caution in dealing with the question of connecting the western and southern railway systems, by way of Forbes and Stockinbingal, is advised by the Chief…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dan O’connor Damaged. Knocked Down by a Motor. London, Tuesday
Mr. Dad O’Connor formerly of Sydney [?] Mr. Kills a [?] him down with a motor [?] that the[?] was a [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Car Destroyed
The motor-car belonging to Mr. Dodd, of the Great South[?] Hotel, was, on Wednesday, completely destroyed by fire. The disaster to the ear took place about cloven miles out on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Superannuation Board
A meeting of the board was held on Thursday The principal business was the approval of interim pensions to 43 employees who were retired during October, November, and December last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Veteran Tramps 3000 Miles
From Mobile, Alabama, comes the story of a man of 98, who has tramped nearly 3000 miles on a vain errand. Frank Schrom, the here of this feat, at the beginning of the year, received a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Federal Train Ambushed. Vancouver, Feb. 6
The Mexican rebels ambushed a Federal train ten miles south of Juarez, killing and wounding many soldiers. Some fighting followed, but the Federals escaped from the trap, and were fired…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Canadian Railway Smash. Vancouver, Feb. 7
A passenger train on the, Grand Trunk line struck a light engine near Paris, Ontario. The train was derailed, and the coaches telescoped. The wreckage caught fire and was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Accident in Goulburn
An extraordinary motor car accident occurred on Sunday near the Exchange Hotel, corner of Grafton and Bradley streets. A now car, belonging to Mr Dodd, collided with a horse and sulky, driven by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Damaged Roads. Special Grants Refused
Much damage bus been caused to country roads by the abnormal rains of the last few weeks, and many requests for assistance in making repairs have been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mile a Minute Motor-boat
Nearing completion at Dixon Bros and Hutchinson's yard at Southampton is an 8oo-h.p. hydroplane which is being built to the order of a London…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A New Spring Motor Tire
Dr. J. A. Calantarients, a well-known resident of Scarborough, has invented a new spring tire for motor vehicles. The device consists of 69…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Illustrated Notes a Three-wheeled Motor-car
Our readers are probably aware that in pans of Costa Rica the roads are so full of ruts that it is practically impossible to steer a four-wheeled car…
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