Train-wreckers. Their Punishment
Evening at De Aar. An awed hus't has fallen upon a place of great unquiet, for there is stem, grim work afoot, and the breathlessness of impending tragedy…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1911
1,611 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 19 of 81
Man Robs a Train. Chicago April 6
An armed man held up a westward-bound train near [?], Indiann, and robbed the passengers, finnaly escaping amid a fusilade of bullets…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The North Coast Railway. Arranging an Opening Ceremony
A meeting, convened by the Maitland and District Chamber of Commerce, was held in Town Hall committee [?] yesterday afternoon for the purpose of arranging a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Practicability of the Aeroplane
Not so long ago the aviator dreaded the moment when he had to effect a "Ming, and, indeed, most aeroplane aceidents have come about when the pilots…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bishop's Bridge Progress Association
The annual meeting of the Bishop's Bridge and Sawyers Gully Progress Association was held at Moore's Hotel an Monday evening the president (Mr. W. Findley)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Cood Motor Car
During the past few weeks we have been pointing out the wisdom of only buying good motor cars—in fact, cars of repute only—and mentioned the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Angus" Motor Cars, Buggies, Etc
The firm of Messrs. Angus & Son, whose advertisement appears on this page, is just now specially equipped to meet the big Easter trade. Hundreds…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tramway Extension
At the request of the East Greta Progress Association. Mr. John Gillies, M.L.A. has presented a letter to the Works Department urging the extension of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The North Coast Railway. Line to Continue. Newcastle
The Minister of Works (Mr. A. G[?] reached Newcastle yesterday afternoon [?] the North Coast, en route to Sydney. The party lefft Taree on the manning at [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Imperfect Railway Methods
Visitors to the Muswellbrook show on Thursday by train underwent an experience they are not likely to forget in a hurry. The return train to the south…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mass of Diseased Potatoes. Soaking Into the Railway Trucks
Mr T. Bowen, of Orange, who was one of a deputation which waited on the Minister for Agriculture on Thursday in Werence to Irish blight in potatoes,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Baghdad Railway Document. Paris
The magistrate at the trial of Rouet, Maunon. and fallier produced ten copied documents relating to the Baghdad railway. M Rouet admitted having communicated four of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Fall From Train
When the Auckland-bound train was near Otaki (N.Z.) on Saturday, Nellie Oakes (26), a single woman, fell from the platform of a carriage, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Colliston
A loaded goods train dashed into a row of standing trunks at Clyde goods Siding this morning. One car was telescoped, and another wreeked, while others were considerably…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Accident
On Saturday night two carnages of a passenger tram went off the line near the local station, owing to the points not working properly. Very little damage was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →North Coast Railway. Meeting in Maitland. Opening Ceremony to Be at Dungog
[?] meeting, convened by the Maitland and District Chamber, of Commerce, was held in the Town Hall committee room, on Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Killed on the Railway. Companion's Narrow Escape
Edgar Leslie Armstrong, a carter employed on the railway duplication works at Wyee, was struck by a train and fatally injured on Saturday night, about…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Train for Workmen
Mr J. S. Spurway, secretary to the Chief Railway Commissioner, has written Mr. John Gillies, M.L.A., acknowledging receipt of a petition from residents of Maitland, also letters…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Watering East Maitland Tramline
At the ordinary, meeting of the Council of the Municipality of East Maitland held last evening the Works Committee recommended that in view of the heavy expenditure…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Railway Vignette
"Quite well can I recall the time long ago who every possible discomfort or other ob stacle was put in the way of third-class or "Parliamentary penny-a-mile" travelling. On…
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