A Bad Road
Air. Albert Avard, Thornton, writes, calling attention to a dangerous and neglected piece of road "A bog-hole," at Four Mile Crook, on the Mailand to Raymond Terrace road. He states that, to his…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1911
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Letter to This Editor. Oakhampton Road
Sir.—May I crave a small portion of your valuable space to express my opinion respecting a report of the Cessnock Shire Council in one of your recent issues, wherein it was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Unused Country Roads. Should They be Leased or Sold?
In the Legislative Assembly, on Tuesday, Mr M'Farlane moved that municipal councils and shire councils should be vested with the necessary power to sell…
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Smith and Timms, contractors for the third section of the north Coast railway, are pushing ahead with their contracts. Washpool and Baker's Creek bridges will be…
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A shocking accident occurred at Gordons, about 15 miles from Ballarat (Vic), on Tuesday night. Three railway men M. O'Donnell, D. Graham, and A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Mullheim Railway Disaster. (By Cable). Berlin
It is reported that three more passengers have died from the injuri s received in the railway disaster at Mullheim, Prussia…
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Berlin, Tuesday.—An appalling railway accident occurred to-day to the Basle Berlin express-one of the most popular of (Continental expresses. The train,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Passengers Robbed. Buffalo (North Dakota), U.S.A.
Three masked bandits on the North Coast limited express robbed all the passengers, leaving the express and mail cars alone. When the train pulled into Lower City the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Duplication
The work in connection with the duplication of the railway line between Newcastle and Maitland is being considerably interfered with by the weather, the men having…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Fatality. Muscogee, July 20
A north-bound passenger tram on the Midland Valley Railroad crashed through a bridge near Avant, Oklahoma, and fell into the river 50 feet below. The death-roll is believed to be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Kerosene Oil and Motor Spirit Industry
Doubtless very few people are aware of the vast resources of the Common wealth in regard to the production of kerosene oil, motor spirit, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Letter to the Editor. Proposed Gresford Railway
Sir,—A meeting was held Saturday in the Allynbrook Parish Hall to form a railway league, with a view to approaching the Government with reference to a branch line from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Railway Fatality. Capetown, July 21
The managing director of the Kowie railway, who was charged with culpable homicide in connection with the railway disaster at Blanwkrantz Bridge on April 28, in which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Railway That Goes to Sea. Daring Scheme
What is rightly declared to be the most during, and at the same time decidedly novel, railway enterprise, is that now nearing completion in Florida. It is nothing less than the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sir George Reid Injured. Serious Motor Accident. London, Sunday night
Sir George Reid was motoring at Broad-stairs, when the car in which he was riding was struck broadside on by another car, and smashed against a tramway…
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On Saturday evening Mr. J. I. Church, mail contractor, was driving down High-street, when he failed to get clear of an approaching train, which bumped the back of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Run Down by a Train. Ganger and Fettler Killed
John Joseph Fraser, 50 years of age, ganger, and John Castle, 39 years of age, fettler, were run down by a train near Newtown station on Friday…
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Recently there was promise that some trouble would arise between the men employed on the fourth section of the North Coast railway and the contractors on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motoring. Maurice Fournier Killed. Paris, July 24
Maurice Fournier was leading in the race for the Automobile Grand Prix (Sar the Circuit) on Sunday, and was travelling as the rate of 60 miles an hour when…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Opening of Railway Picnic
A meeting of ladies was held in [?]hool of Arts on Friday afternoon last. There were about 20 present. The Mayoress, Mrs. Bowker,…
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