Mest Bridge in the World American Structure
[?] by the combined length and cap[?] the main spans the Queenshor[?] across the East River, from [?] New York,to…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1909
1,317 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 46 of 66
Dash for Liberty. Prisoner Jumps Prom Train
A dash for liberty was made on Friday by a young man named Frederick White. He appeared at the Williamstown Court on a charge of having assaulted with intent a young woman. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Train Blown Up. (By Cable). London
A bomb was thrown yesterday at a train 57 miles from Calcutta. The trea sure van, containing £1,000,000, had its roof destroyed. There were no…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Life-saving Test. Old Man Leaps From a Bridge
A charge of disorderly conduct preferred recently at Bow street Police Court (London) against Herbert Triggs, a well set-up mail of seventy, covered a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fatal, Motor Car Accident
Alexander Martin, a fanner from Newnes, met with an accident, which resulted in his dentil thin morning. Two Sydney doctors were motoring, when Martin come out from behind a cab,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Villagers and Motorists
A Ditter cry from village mothers is to be expressed, the Road Union hopes, in an extensively-signed petition to the Queen. "We women of England humbly beseech your…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Exclusive Motor Roads. a Fantastic Theory. London. Sept. 18
Spectator endeavours to furnish a reason the proposed motor roads under the Develop[?] Bill by representing that Mr. Lloyd-George, [?] of the Exchequer, desires to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Aeroplane Flights
Orville Wright, with a passenger, made lasting minutes on his aeroplane at Ber his is a record. orville wright has earned £2500 in a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Late News by Wire Sydney, Tuesday afternoon. Fatal Tram Accident
A child named Mattie Peddie, who was run over by a tram yesterday, died this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The North Coast Railway. Taree to Wingham Section
Travelling from Taree to Wingham the North Coast railway line runs along a lovel grade for two miles, where it crosses the main Taree Wingham road, near the Woolla. Here a deep cutting is…
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In reply to questions by Mr Briner, the Minister for Works informed the Legislative Assembly on Friday night that he anticipated…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Aeroplane Record
M. Rougher flew on an aeroplane 'at Brescia an the presence of King Victor Emmanuel at a height of 6451t. At the Rheims aviation competition the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →North Coast Railway Stations
Attention is now being given by contractors to the mutter of the erection of the station buildings on the first section of the North Coast railway. tenders for which close on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →General Gables. London, Wednesday afternoon. an Aeroplane Fatality
Captain Ferber was descending at Bologne after a flight, when the aeroplane overturned, and crushed him to death…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Mismanagement
The conduct of the State railway may be all that fancy paints it, or that its admirers depict it, nut just ad accidents occur in the best regulated families, so little discrepancies are from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Picnic
The annual picnic of the locomotive branch of the Railway and Tramway Department of Newcastle- and district was held on the Wyong show ground on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Killed by a Motor Car. Driver Committed for Trial. (By Telegraph). Sydney
The City Coroner held an inquiry this morning concerning the death of Alexan der Martin (48), a farmer from Newnes who it was alleged met his death as the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Thrilling Experience. Escape From a Train
Mr. F. C. B. Smith hud n thrilling experience at the trucking yards, Wellington, the other evening. He was helping with the unloading of some horses, when one of the animals fell through…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rule of the Road for Airships
The Rheims aviation week—the "first aerial Derby," as the succession of contests for £10,000 worth of prizes in all is rather inappropriately called—will be over…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mrriwa—mdswellbrook Railway
Mr. Fleming, M.L.A., is determined that Ministers shall not lose sight of the proposed Muswellbrook to Merriwa railway. During the time for asking questions in the Legislative Assembly…
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