War in the Air. Aeroplane V. Dirigible. Difficulty of Destroying a Balloon
Mr W. F. Reid, lecturing on Tuesday at a meeting of the Aeronautical Society (said "Lloyd's News" on October 30) expressed the opinion that the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1911
1,611 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 81
Control of the Railways. to the Commonwealth. "The Day of Complete Control."
In the annual report of the Railway and Tramway Service Association reference is made to the impending transference of the State railways to Federal authority…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Travellers Grievance
Passengers between Maitland and the mining towns continue to complain bitterly of the serious inconvenience caused by the absence of sanitary conveniences on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dreadful Motoring Fatality
A serious motor accident occurred between 8 and 9 o'clock on "Wednesday at Lyadoch (S.A.). A motor car driven by Mr. Bert May,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Railway Collision in Wales. Ghastly Scenes. London, Jan. 23
A serious railway disaster has occurred In Wales, and it is feared that many lives have been lost. A passenger train collided with a coal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Singleton Argus Saturday, January 25th. Railways and Settlement
When the Labor party came into power there was fear that the progress of railway extension would receive a check in view of-the pronounced…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Car Victim
About a couple of months ago Francis Emma Stevens, a woman of 45 years of age was knocked down by a motor car at Wooliahra and sustained serious injuries…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Train Held Up. at the Point of the Revolver. Vancouver. Jan 20
A Colorado passenger train was held up. single-handed, by a robber at the point of a revolver. The man secured 100 dollars and a quantity of jewellery and then…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Engines for a Battleship
The announcement is made in the Motor Boat" that motor engines for a Dreadnought battleship are building in England to-day. An article on the subject…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Paris Railway Robberies. Paris
Owing to the railway waggons being insufficiently guarded, losses by pillage of balls of cotton and farm produce at the Gerard Station, Paris, amount to £10,000 annually…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Daring Robbery. New Use for a Motor Car. London, Jan 20
A daring jewellery robbery has been reported to the police. While Mr. Eusden, a jeweller, was engaged in conversation with the occupant of a motor car on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Church-street Tram
When the tramway along Church-street to the West Maitland Station was, opened, an endeavour was made by the Tramway Department to meet the requirements of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Commonwealth and Railways. "The Day of Complete Control."
In the annual report of the Railway and Tramway Service Association reference is made to the impending transference of the State railways to Federal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coronation Fixtures, Polo and Motor Matches. London. Jan. 31
It is officially announced that the King and Queen will hold court and levees at Dublin and [?]inburgh in July. The Ranelagh Club offers a Coronation…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest News by Telegraph. Sydney, Wednesday afternoon. Moree to Mungin[?] Railway
The Minister of Works win on Saturday turn the first sod of the Moree-Mungind[?] railway. Much interest is attached to the function, as this will be the initiation of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Trouble in Italy. Train-wrecking Tactics. Rome
Owing to delay in satisfying the demands of the railway men for increased wages, a campaign of obstruction has been commenced on the State railways. Eighteen attempts have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods in Queensland. Railway, Washaway
The Queensland Railway Commissioner received information on Thursday of serious damage to the central railway. The officer at Rockhampton reported that the line was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wheat in Cattle Trucks. Curious Railway Method
Has the shortage of trucks been properly met, [?] has a reprehensible markeshift been adopted ? asked the "Herald's" Yass correspondent…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Co.'s Machine
A provisional agreement has been entered absorbs the London-Tilbury-Southend Company, into, whereby the Midland Railway Company…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flooded Roads. No Government Grants
Representatives of several shires and municipalities in the Illawarra and South Coast districts, introduced by Mr. M. F. Morton M.L.A., waited on Mr. Grimth, the…
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