Railway Fatality. Stationmaster Killed
When an express engine was returning to the railway sheds at Junee on Sunday blood was noticed on the wheels. A closer examination revealed the fact that portions of…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1912
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Our Railways. a Visitor's Impressions
Mr. Edward F. Adams, who went to Victoria as a special representative of the Sea Francisco Chamber of Commerce, was by no means favourably impressed with the [?]…
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The motor launch Detroit has arrived safely at quènstown, Ireland, from New York. The little craft encountered stormy…
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The District Coronor, Mr. G. Iirown, of inquest at Weston on Saturday concern death of the youth Walter Hill, who was h[?] the Aberdare railway, at Abermain. on…
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The following communication from Mr. J. S. Spurway, secretary to the Railway Commissioners, has been addresses to the town clerk, West Maitland, through Major…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bomb-throwing Competition. From an Aeroplane Parts, Mondny
An aeroplane bomb-throwing competition took place at Mourmelon. The result was a tie for first place between Gaubert (a Frenchman) and Lieut Scott, of the United States…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Muswellbrook-merriwa Road
Owing to the late rains a portion of the from Muswellbrook to Merriwa, in the vicinity of Denman, and known as the Morton Deviation, was rendered very soft for heavy traffic, but the shire…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →COMMERCIAL. John Bridge and Co.'s Report
Tallow.—Demand was rather quiet, and prices at times 2/6 lower. The suspension of auction sales in London during the transport strike caused…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Killed: by an Express Train. Shocking Fatality. Paris
An express train near Boulogne killed William Anderson aged 18 years, son of General Anderson, who is commanding the British in South China. Deceased his death…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Manufacture of Railway Plant. the Lithgow Works
The Chief Engineer for Commonwealth Railways (Mr. Deane) recently visited tho iron works of G. and C. Hoskins, Ltd., at Lithgow, New South Wales, with a view to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Collision-preventer. Tests in England
The special correspondent of the "S.M. Herald" in London, on July 12 wrote:— The experiments lately made in New South Wales with Mr. Angus's invention for…
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At the Water Police Court, Sydney, on Saturday, Walter Ray, 19 years of age, and Leslie Fagan, alias Mooney, 20 years old, appeared on a charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Train Fatality. Seattle Aug. [?]
Five people were killed and many [?] through a west-bound Olympian [?] the Chicago-Milwaukee railroad [?] through a bridge 60 miles east of [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →State Railways and Tramways. Annual Report
The report of Mr. T. R. Johnson, Chief Commissioner for Railways and Tramways, for the year ended Juno 30th, 1912, was presented to Parliament on Tuesday…
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This day twelve-month the first [?] the North Coast railway from [?] Dungog was opened, and present [?] of the second section from [?]…
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Paris Monday.—At an aeroplane bomb-throwing contest in France, Gaubert, a Frenchman, and Lieutenant Scott, of the United States, tied, each dropping…
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Mexico City, Tuesday.-Rebels attacked a passenger train from an ambush in a. canyon near Ticnman. The rebels shot down 36 soldiers on board in cold…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road Subsidence. Vehicle Overturned
E. Fletcher, and a daughter of John Jones, aged 6 years, had an exciting experience at jamberoo. Whilst driving a baker's cart Fletcher turned off the main road on to a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cessnock District News. Report on Roads
[?] of the Cessnock Council, the engineer, mr. Lind[?] mitted a report stating that [?] damage had been done to a number…
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The Chief Commissioner's annual report on State railways and tramways during the year, placed before the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, records…
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