Railway Fatality
Joe Martin, foreman of the Railway Carriage Department, Junee, who was knocked down by a train yesterday, died to-day…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1908
1,332 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 23 of 67
The Amur Railway
This committee of the Russian Upper House has approved of the immediate construction of the Amur railway, despite Count de Witte's warning that it will cost £32,500,000…
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MESSRS. CARSON and Simpson, the contractors for the first section of the North Coast railway from Maitland to Dungog, were in Maitland on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Motoring Accident. Mining Engineer Killed
A motor, containing. A. Z. Clarke, a mining engineer, and his driver, Archibald Hall, whilst on the load from Maccdon to Melbourne, on Friday afternoon,…
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A fatal motor accident occurred on Saturday evening at the corner of College and Oxford streets, Sydney, when a man named Henry Weller, aged 37 years,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Burning Railway Sleepers
It is reported that thousands of old railway sleepers are being burnt in the Guyra district. Much surprise is expressed at this, as the sleepers are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New York to Paris Motor Race. Arrival at San Francisco. Strange Adventure. Signor Antonio Scarfoglio, writing to the London "Daily Mail" on April 4 says:—SAN JOSE (Cal.)
Like all roads that lead to happiness, the road to Goldfield (Nevada) is long and dreary, hard, and full of sudden difficulties. This road, our terrible friend—a friend. for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Maitland Tramway
Good progress is being made by the contractor (Mr. J. Champion) with the construction of the East to West Mainland tramway, which is nearing completion. With the exception of a few lengths…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →North-coast Railway Work Started
Without any formal ceremony, or speechmaking, the important work of constructing the first section of the North Coast Railway, which will link Dungog with…
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This week has witnessed the commencement of a work which will take an important place in the history of railway construction in this State in the starting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tram Strike in Auckland. Great Excitement. Auckland
The Auckland tram employees struck to-day, the man leaving the ears as soon as they reached the terminus this afternoon. As the men left the cars their names were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →North-coast Railway As the Work Proceeds
Though progress was naturally slow yesterday in beginning the work of the first section of the North Coast railway, consequent on the opening, up and pegging out that had to be done…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Fatality. Signalman Run Down
At about 6 o'clock on Tuesday evening Robert Craig, aged about 40. was run over and killed by a train near the Macdonaldtown railway station. The bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Car Overturned. An Exciting Accident
A motor car, with five occupants, including several ladies in descending the famous Bald Hill, near Stanwell Park, had the brakes of the car so…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Motor Car Fatality. Charge of Manslaughter. (By Telegraph). Sydney
The inquest held upon the death of Henry Weller, a groom, who was killed on Saturday afternoon through being knocked down by a motor car, in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Robbed in a Tram. An Official the Victim
Mr John Portus, the Assistant Secretary of Public Works, who resides in Parramatta-road, Ashfield, had an unenviable experience while returning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Management. Is There Political Influence?
Mr John Miller. [?] had something to say on railway matters in the course of an address at Bathurst on Monday night. He said that the Chief…
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[?] who by trick obtained from a guard [?] at Manchester a parcel of jewellery and [?] securities described herself as Margaret [?] a widow. She pawned a portion of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Six-mile Flight in Aeroplane. Mr. Farman's Records Beaten
M Delagrange, the aeroplanist, eclipsed all, Mr. Farman's records recently by flying over six miles in his machine. In making two turns, however the left…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Scone-Gundy Road Deviation
THE local Shire Council have lately had the matter of the Scone-Gundy road deviation before them, and there are fears that it might lead to serious friction…
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