Motor Bandits. a Berlin Arrest. Berlin, May 13
A man closely resembling Garnier, the notorious Parisian motor bandit, was arrested in Berlin on Sunday after a desperate struggle. The prisoner is being detained…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1912
1,744 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 30 of 88
North Coast Railway
With all tho delays, the work of constructing the second section of the North Coast Railway continues to make good progress. At present…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Returns
The railway returns for April, which have been courteously supplied by the railway officials, possess features of some interest During the month 4761…
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Mr. F. O. Dowling, of Coonamble, and a lady had an adventure on the river's brink, just before midnight on Friday. They left Mudgee in their car, via…
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A young man, named Horace Langford, aged 24 years, was run down and killed by the North-west mail train at High-street crossing, Maitland, on…
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Major Nicholson, M.L.A., by personal representation to the Minister of Public Works, has succeeded in obtaining a special grant of £60 for the main north road…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Troubles of Motor Travelling
The Ministerial party, which included Mr Beeby and the members for Gwydir and Bingara, seems to have been travelling under an evil star…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Speed of Motor Gars (To the Editor of the Chronicle.)
SIR,—Notwithstanding the warnings and comments that have appeared in the press from time to time, in reference to the dangerous rate of speed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shocking Railway Fatality. a Man Cut to Pieces at Grasstree
A shocking railway fatality occurred at Grasstree station yesterday morning. A stock train carrying sheep from Narrabri to Sydney was stationary near the…
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A meeting of the Allyn and Paterson Rivers District Railway League will be held in Allynbrook Hall on Saturday evening next, at 7.30 o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tramway Men's Grievances
Considerable dissatisfaction exists in the tramway service with regard to the system of promotion in vogue at the present time, and unless something is done to remedy the…
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The funeral of the late Mr. Horace, Langlord, the young man who was killed at High-street railway station, on Sunday evening took place yesterday. The procession…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Express Train Held Up Robbery of 140,000 Dollars. New Orleans
Two masked men held up the New Orleans New York express, but nobody was hurt. A posse was promptly organised, and the pursuit of the men is proceeding. The robbers…
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Sir Donald Mann states that the Canadian Northern passenger service from the Atlantic to the Pacific will be inaugurated during the summer of 1914, but that a goods service will…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cross-country Railways
It is worth while considering what losses the country is suffering at the present time for the luck of cross-country railways to convey stock from foodless to well grassed…
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The obstruction at Spout, near Wingham, on the third section of the North Coast Railway, has now been removed, and the plate-laying gang has started to lay the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Boat Burned. Occupants Swim Ashore
At Bunbury (W.A.) Messrs. Hawkes and Tangye, railway employees, went out fishing in Mr. R. Tangye's motor boat Avera to Koombana Bay. After a minor accident…
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A motor car smash occurred early this morning. Mr. W. Higgins, residing in Hawker-street, was driving his car to the 12.20 mail train, with several friends, to see Mr. Robert…
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Messrs. Wm. Butler and Son, of Lorn, intimate in our business columns, that, having secured the services of a thoroughly practical electrical engineer, together with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Canadian Railways. Ottawa, May 15
The Canadian Government has refused to grant the Great Northern Railway, which is a United States-owned road, running rights into Winnipeg, over the lines of the Canadian…
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