The Suffragists. Railway Outrage. London, April 18
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 April 1913 · page 5
Stones were wedged into the points on the railway line near Hitchin, Hertfordshire, just before the Great Northern express was due yesterday. A young woman was seen on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Methods. Horses Eight Days on Truck
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 April 1913 · page 5
Mr. E. Summons a well-known horse buyer, trucked two horses, a valuable draught colt and the racing pony Graball, at Darling Harbour on Friday, the 4th inst…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →End of Sensatidnal Trial. Motor Bandits' Case
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 April 1913 · page 13
The concluding scenes in the trial of the motor bandits in Paris are described by the correspondent of London "Daily Telegraph." The jury deliberated for 25 hours before it…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Collided with Tram. Man Seriously Injured. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 April 1913 · page 4
Thomas Lavis, clerk, was cycling down Liverpool-street this morning when he attempted to pass a tram on the wrong side…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Appointment
Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 April 1913 · page 4
Mr. Reg Spinney, who some months ago was a porter at the local railway station, and who was appointed to a similar position at Branxton, has now…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Forged Tram Tickets. Two Conductors Committed for Trial
Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 April 1913 · page 7
Victor Ernest Humphery and Alfred Ernest E[?]leston, formerly trammeae conductors. appeared before the Central Police Court, Sydney, on Wed…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Stock Trade. Obsolete Railway Methods
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 April 1913 · page 2
The Meat Industry and Abattoirs Road, with Mr. F. Flowers i the ch[?] held a sitting at the courthouse, Glen Innes. Evidence was given by several graziers and stock and station agents…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →North Coast Railway Extension
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 April 1913 · page 4
At a well-attended meeting held recently at Kendall, 30 miles from Taree, it was decided to urge upon Mr. Griffith, Minister for Public Works, the desirability of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Car Fatalities. Paris
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 April 1913 · page 5
A motor car skidded, crossing a bridge, and fell into the Seine. A governess and two children of Madame Duncan, a famous dancer, were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland Colliery Railways. Companies' Statement
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 April 1913 · page 2
With reference to representations made by a South Maitland district deputation to the East Greta and A.A. Companies on April 9, regarding increased fares and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Motor [?] Paris, April 21
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 April 1913 · page 5
Soudy, Callemin, and Monier, members of the notorious Bonnot gung of motor bandits, were executed this morning. Dieudonne, another member of the gang, who had been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Railway Gauge. What Uniformity Will Cost
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 April 1913 · page 7
Recently the chief engineers of the different railways, together with [?] for the Commonwealth Railways, met in conference in Melbourne to further…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor Fatality. Paris, April 21
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 April 1913 · page 5
A motor car skidded while crossing a bridge, and fell into the Seine. A governess and two children of Madame Duncan, the famous dancer, were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Porter Killed. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 April 1913 · page 2
William Watts, aged 21, a porter, was knocked down at the Strathfield crossing rails last night and was killed instantly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stock Problems. Obsolete Railway Methods
Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 April 1913 · page 2
The Meat Industry and Abattoirs Board, with Mr F. Flowers in the chair, held a sitting at Glen Innes on Friday. Evidence was given by several…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australian Railways Uniform Gauge Recommended. (By Telegraph.) Melbourne
Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 April 1913 · page 2
The interstate conference of railway engineers recommends the unification, of the trunk lines on a 4ft. 8½ in. gauge. The estimated cost of this would be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coonamble Mail Train. Mishap to Sleeping Car
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 April 1913 · page 5
A serious railway accident was prevented early on Tuesday morning at Bathurst, where it was discovered that a spring of the vestibule sleeping car attached to the Coonamble…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Car Accident
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 23 April 1913 · page 2
The experience of the driver and occupants of the motor car which collided with the railway gates one night last week were somewhat…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor'car Fatality. Berne, April 21
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 April 1913 · page 5
A motor car containing Dr. Duhois, his wife, child, and a friend, was prucipitated from a parapet at Flourier, and fell a distance of 25ft into the river, [?] the occupants…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The North Coast Railway. Bridging the Clarence River
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 April 1913 · page 5
The public Works Committe, with Mr. J. Storey, M.L.A., chairman, took evidance at Grafton on Monday on the question of the erection of the railway bridge…
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