Railway Opening Celebrations
Meetings of the banquet and picnic committees in connection with the railway opening celebrations was held in the School of Arts on Saturday…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1911
1,611 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 42 of 81
Topics of the Day, Railway Developments in Canada
During the next year or two there will be very heavy expenditures at Montreal by the railway companies, writes the Toronto correspondent of the "Times." The Grand…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kangaroo As Motorist. Takes Charge of Steering Wheel
A telegram was received at Perth from York stating that Messrs. Bell and Fraser started for Perth in a motor car. On Tuesday, when 19 miles out, a mob of kangaroos came across the road. One…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Creditable Roads. Use of Tar
Mr. Seaver, engineer to the North Sydney Municipal Council, gave the following information to a "Shire and Municipal Record" interviewer on the use of tar on the North Sydney roads:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great Aeroplane Race. "Beaumont" Wins the Big Prize. London, July 26
In the "Daily Mail" contest "Beaumont" left Edinburgh at 3.10 a.m., and arrived at Bristo 1 (383 miles) at 8.37 p.m. Vedrines left at 3.25 a.m. and arrived at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sensational Accident. Motor Car Falls Into the River. Three Persons Drowned. Denman
Mr. Tindale, who has a commission agency at Muswellbrook, engaged a chauffeur (O. Suess), who resides at Marrickville, to drive his car with Mr. Falvey (clerk to Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Boat Wrecked
The motor boat Roumania, which sailed from Bridgeport, Connectient, in an attempt to cross the Atlantic, struck a reef off Nova Scotia, and became a total loss. Her crew…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Smash. Newspaper Train Derailed at Aylesbury. Three Killed
A serious railway accident occurred in the fog of December the "Daily Express" train, with newspapers for the Midlands, leaing the rails near Aylesbury. Three…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Triple Collision. Tramcar, Mourning Coach, and Cyclist
A collision between an electric tram, a mourning coach and a cyclist, occurred in George-street West, Sydney, on Thursday afternoon, with the result that the driver of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Awful Motor Catastrophe. Further Details, Muswellbrook
The terrible motor catastrophe near Denman was naturally the all-absorbing subject of conversation here yesterday and last night. News of the dreadful accident, did…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →North Coast Railway. Finishing Off of First Section
It is rumoured that the first section of the North Coast railway will be opened for traffic on August 14, but so far as can be ascertained nothing definite is known locally as to when…
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On Wednesday last Mr Gordon Bennett, hon. secretary of the Railway Opening Celebration Committee, received a telegram from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Shocking Motor Fatality
A shocking motor fatality occurred at Denman, twelve miles from Muswellbrook last night. A car occupied by Mrs. Barrington, organiser of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shocking Motor Car Fatality. Near Denman. Car Rushes Into River. Three Persons Drowned
YESTERDAY morning, word reached here that a shocking motor-car fatality had occurred near Denman, and that three persons had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Creditable Roads. Use of Tar
Mr. Seaver, engineer to the North Sydney Municipal Council, gave the following information to a "Shire and Municipal Record" interviewer on the use of tar on the North Sydney roads:…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Terrible Motor Fatality. Three Persons Drowned. Motor Car Plunges over Bank into Hunter River. Chaffeur's Miraculous Escape
A dreadful fatality occurred on Wednesday night, at about twenty minutes past ten o'clock, about three miles on Muswellbrook side of Denman, by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Motor Car Fatality. Another Body Recovered. Muswellbrook, Friday night
The body of Mr. T. Falvey, of Muswellbrook, who was drowned to the terrible motor fatality on Wednesday night, has been recovered The remains of Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Fatality in Melbourne
A fatal motor accident occurred in Melbourne on Friday night. At about half-past seven o'clock John Fisier, jun. galvanised from manufacturer, of a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Disaster. New York
An excursion train of the Lehrigh Valley railroad became derailed, and the Pullman cars rolled down an embankment. Fifty persons were injured, and one woman probably…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Gate Smashed
One of the gates at the Devonshire-street railway crossing was smashed by a goods train last night. When the train was passing the gate swung in, coming into contact with the engine…
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