Shocking Railway Accidents. American Sailor Killed
Thursday was a disastrous one for the Americans in Melbourne. One was fatally injured, another was so badly hurt that he is not expected to recover, and a third…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1908
1,332 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 48 of 67
Cycling. Cessnock to Newcastle Road Race
The annual "B&B" road race from Cessnock to Islington, 34 miles, promoted by Messrs. Bennett and Barkell, Ltd., Sydney, and Firth and Stollery, of Newcastle, took…
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A shocking accident occurred at the Flinders—street station, Melbourne. Mr. George Turner, son of Sir George Turner, attempted to board a train which was just about…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Toronto Tramway. Proposed Resumption
A deputation representing the Newcastle, Toronto, Maitland, and Singleton districts, waited upon Mr Lee, Minister for Works, on Thursday, and urged the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Woman Killed by Tram. (By Telegraph). Sydney
Miss Allison, an elderly woman, residing in Darlinghurst, was tilled last night. She was knocked down by a tram while crossing Oxford-street, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →American Sailor Killed. Run Over by a Railway Engine
Arthur Decker, 24 years of age, a seaman on the U.S.S. New Jersey, was run over by an engine at Flinders-st. Railway Station, Melbourne, on Thursday,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Gate Smashed
One of the gates at the Elgin-street railway crossing was smashed early on Saturday night. The passenger train, which arrives from Newcastle about nine…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tramway Extension Meeting. at Kurri Kurri
At the instance of the Pelaw-Main and Stanford-Merthyr Progress Association a public meeting of residents of Kurri and surrounding district was held at the band rotunda on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Motor Tragedy
A motor car, containing two daughters of tho Marquis of Revedin, ran over and killed the child of an engineer named Galori, near Genoa. Mad with rape, the father of the child, with a…
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Nazarro, in a Fiat motor car, won the Florid Cup of 528 kilometres at Bolonga. The winner averaged 74 miles an hour…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Fatality. Sir George Turner's Son Killed
A shocking accident occurred at the Flinders-street (Melbourne) station about midnight on Friday. George Turner, a solicitor, and son of Sir George…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Car Tragedy. London
A motor car containing the two daughters of an Italian nobleman ran over and killed a child, near Genoa. The father of the child, mad with rage, shot…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tramway Unionists. (By Telegraph). Sydney
The Hallway Commissioners have definitely decided not to employ certain members of the Tramway Union who took an active part in the late strike…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Goods Train Stoppage
Mr.T. Pearse, of Hinton, has received a reply from the Railway Department to a letter of the 29th July last, addressed to and presented by Mr. J. Gillies, M.L.A., relative to the running of the Northern…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shocking Motor Tragedy
A terrible motor car tragedy is re ported from Italy. A car containing two daughters of the Marquis Revedin knocked down…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious Railway Accident. Trucks and Carriages Derailed
A serious railway accident occurred on the Inverell line yesterday afternoon. When the train, which reaches Moree at 3 o'clock, was near Mia Creek, the passengers were alarmed by bumping…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Somnambulist and Railway Train. Mrs Gordon's Memory Affected
Mrs, Gordon. who sustained serious injuries in a railway accident at Narrabri last Monday, is progressing favorably. The hospital surgeons have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Tramway Accident. Claim Against the Railway Commissioners
In the Banco Court, Sydney, on Monday the Chief Commissioner for Railways and Tramways was the defendant in an action, brought by Charles…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Aeroplane Tests
Mr. Orville Wright made a continuous flight with his aeroplane lasting 62 minutes at Fort Myer, U.S.A. In that time he covered 38 miles…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Across the Australian Continent Adelaide to Port Darwin. 2100 Miles by Motor
There arrived in Sydney on Wednesday, by the steamer Eastern, two members of the Automobile Club of Adelaide, Messrs. H. H. Dutton and H. M. Aunger, who have…
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