Tram Conductor Shot. a Mysterious Incident
A tram conductor, Patrick Guthrie, was mysteriously shot on Tuesday night, while standing on the back of a Glebe Point car. Guthrie, who is 22 years of…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1912
1,744 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 60 of 88
Letter to the Editor. Bad Roads
Sir,—At a meeting of the Million Club in Sydney on Thursday last, ut which the Minister of Works was present, it was stated that the roads of the State are in a deplorable…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Our Singleton Letter. a Bridge Wanted
The residents of Glennie's Creek and neighbourhood are leaving no stone unturned in their efforts to secure a bridge-over Noble's Crossing, at Glennie's Creek. In…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →General Cable News. Motor and Tram Collide. Paris
A motor car came into collision with a tram car at Arles. Mrs. Joubert, wife of Professor Joubert, of Marseilles, and another relative were killed and three others…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Attempted Railway Robbery. Stockholm
Four masked men attempted to rob a mail train, After a desperate struggle the sorter locked the door of a compartment containing a large sum in cash. His assailants escaped…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ministers' Holdings. Land Near the Railway
In the West Australian Legislative Council last week Mr. Frank Connor mentioned that large areas of pastoral lands had been taken up by Labour politicians in the Eucla…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Deadly Aeroplane. More Fatalities
London, Saturday.—Lieutenant P. Hamilton, of the Worcestershire Regiment, was making a flight in a Deperdussin monoplane, with Mr. Wyness Stuart,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Neglected Main Roads. Mr. Griffiths' Remedy
THE Minister for Works, speaking at a luncheon under the auspices of the Million Club, admitted that the main roads of the Stale were in a very bad condition…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Desperate Attempt at Robbery. Thieves Board Train. (By Cable.) London
Four masked and armed men boarded a train at Urnen, near Stockholm, and made a determined effort to rob one of the carriages. A desperate struggle…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Excessive Speed in Motor Cycling
Frank Wootton, the Australian jockey, has been fined for motor-cycling through Epsom at 35 miles an hour, endangering the lives of pedestrians…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Cycle Races. Many Fatalities. New Jersey
Eddie Hasha, when competing in a motor cycle race, plunged over the railings, and dashed among the spectators, killing six and injuring 13 others. Hasha himself…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Statistics
By the courtesy of the station master, Mr. Swaddling, we are enabled to publish the following figures of the business transacted at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Collision
Mexico City, Saturday.—A railway accident occurred at Caloria, on the Mexican Central Railway, yesterday. Two trains collided end on, twelve…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Singleton Argus Tuesday, September 10th. Railway Grievances
Recent statistics of passenger, stock, and goods traffic at Singleton railway station disclose a large increase in revenue, compared with corresponding…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shocking Railway Accident. Man Killed Instantly
Henry Murray, 54 years of age, a railway fitter, while attempting to alight from a moving train at Ryde, fell under a carriage and was killed instantly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Melbourne Railway Disaster. 200 Passengers 250 Claims
The recent railway accident at Melbourne is affording a scandalous example of the manner in which an accident is turned to dishonest profit. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our Main Roads
Lord Chelmsford, who is exceedingly well-informed upon local government matters, in which he takes a very live interest, has been discoursing on the very vexed question of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Largest Bridge in the World
Although America is the "land of big things" it is comforting to know that the greatest feat in bridge engineering, has been carried out on this side of the Atlantic. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Injured on Railway Works
Cyril Bussell, an employee on the railway works at Thornton. was admitted to the Maitland Hospital early this afternoon, suffering from crushed fingers on the right hand,…
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