Tram Accident
A sensational collision between two trams occurred in King-street, Sydney, on Saturday afternoon, owing to the brakes of a car failing to act. A car…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1913
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The Long Bridge
The Mayor of West Maitland (Alderman W. M'Lauchlin) is in receipt of the following communication from Major Nicholson, member for Maitland:—"Public Works…
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In his address to the engineering section of the British Association, Professor Archibald Barr, D.Sc., discussed the question of the raising of dust by motor cars. He…
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Smith B. Bussell, sixty-nine, a retired capitalist, and Miss Gertrude M. Kerr, twenty-three, a music teacher, both of Greensburg, Indiana, cloped to New…
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A departmental board, consisting of Mr. John Kneeshaw, traffic superintendent, and Mr. O. W. Brain, electrical engineer, held an inquiry into the circumstances…
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HUNTINGTON (W. Virginia), Jan. 2. Eight persons were killed and 15 injured through portion of a freight train on the Ohio-Chesapeake railroad falling through a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Accident. Cars Telescoped. Passengers' Narrow Escape
A motor collision occurred in Centennial Park early on Tuesday morning. Two valuable motor cars were telescoped, and 12 persons, who were…
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In new countries like Australia, and especially in thoe parts of the country where the population is small and scattered, the road problem is especially…
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Smith B. Bussell, sixty-nine, a retired capitalist, and Miss Gertrude M. Kerr twenty-three, a music, teacher, both of Greensburg, Indiana, [?]loped to New…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cost of Road Making. Private Owners and the State
The question of the contribution by owners of large estates of the making of roads was touched upon by Mr. F. J. Charlton at the annual dinner of the Surveyors institute last night (says the…
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It will be seen on reference to an advertisement in another part of this paper that the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works will…
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Mr. J. Henderson, who recently started a motor car service in Wollongong, had his fine car destroyed on Thursday night under exciting circumstances. It appears…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →North Coast Railway. Recent Washaways
Mr. Griffith, the Minister of Public Works, has received a further report from the Chief Engineer for Railway and Tramway Construction regarding the damage…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Railway Company Official. Conciliator-in-chief. London, Friday evening
The London and North-western Railway are satisfied with the results of the prolonged experiment of the grievance hearer appointed to investigate the men's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Terrific Snowstorm. Railways Blocked. Vancouver
A terrific snowstorm has blocked the railways of the Western United States. It was the worst blizzard that has been experienced in 20 years. On the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tramway Smash in Sydney. Many Passengers Injured
A sensational (ram collision occurred in King-street, Sydney on Saturday afternoon, owing to the brakes on a car failing to act. Sixteen passengers were injured…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Damage to Southern Railway. Trains Held Up
In consequence of a severe storm, accompanied by the heaviest rain that his ever been experienced in the Goulburn district, the railway line was washed away in two…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Labour Matters in Great Britain. Big Railway Union. London, Dec. 31
The Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, the General Railway Workers' Union, and the United Pointsmen and Signalmen have decided to amalgamate under…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Cycling Rice. a Great Test
The start in the interstate reliability trial taken part in by the motor cycle clubs of Victoria and New South Wales was made on Monday morning from the General Post…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Amiable Old "Lady." Motoring Confidence Swinder's Trick
An ingenious swindle is being practised in the neighbourhood of Paris by a pretended old lady in a motor-car. Mme. Charles Breston, wife of a town…
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