Railway Auction Sales. Sydney
Small supplies were forward at to-day's produces sales, and prices were unchanged. Northern Sales.—Lucerne chaff from Bullouph, Tamworth, 4/9; Chaffey, Nemingha,…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1913
1,906 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 64 of 96
American Railway Disaster. Disgraceful Scenes. Newhaven, U.S.A.
At the coroners inquest on the fatalities in connection With the recent express trains collision, the evidence disclosed that rings were cut off the fingers of persons…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Benzol As Motor Fuel
Oil fuel has been very much in the public mind since Mr. Churchill's statement on the navy. The scarcity of oil, and the difficulty of obtaining, it from home sources, or…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Scene on Railway Station. Two Violent Travellers. Wodonga. Tuesday afternoon
An exciting incident occurred at Wodonga railway station on arrival of the Melbourne mail train from Albury yesterday afternoon. Two men who had boarded the train at Albury…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Hurricane Motor Smash. Four Drivers Killed. Nashville (Tennessee), Sept. 2
Four high-powered racing motor cars were wrecked while taking part in a 25 miles race. They were travelling at the rate of 60…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Tram Strike. 230 Casualties. Dublin, Sept. 1
Details in regard to the rioting in connection with the strike show that the disturbances commenced early on Saturday in the direction of Ringsend, where the mob…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British Railway Disaster. Fearful Scenes. Passengers Roasted to Death. London, Sept. 2
The Midland express overran its signals and crushed into another express which had stopped at Aisgill, Yorkshire, early this morning. Several carriages were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fearful Railway Smash Scenes of Death. Prayers of the Victims
London, Wednesday.—Further details of the railway disaster in Yorkshire furnish an appalling story. Sir Arthur Douglas, formerly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cause of Railway Smash. Labor Member's View. (By Cable.) London
Mr Thomas, M.P. (Labor), states that the cause of the railway smash in Yorkshire was the use by the company of coal which, for steam-raising purposes, was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Free Land and More Railways. Sir Joseph Walton's Idea
Sir Joseph Walton, M.P., one of the Imperial Parliamentary party, is struck with the vastness of the Australian continent and the need for peopling it with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alleged Excessive Speed Case Against Motor Driver. Information Dismissed
At the Police Court on Thursday, before Mr R. H. V. Allnutt, P.M., Thomas Oliver Easterbrook was charged with driving a motor vehicle at excessive…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Fatality. Woman Killed at Banksia
A woman,. about 35 years of age, was killed on Thursday night on the railway line at Banksia. She was terribly cut about the head and body, and was found…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →North Coast Railway
A return prepared by the Chief Engineer for Railway Construction was laid upon the table of the Legislative Assembly on Thursday, in compliance…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Proposed New Railway. Walcha Road to Woodside
From Mr. R. A. Price, M.L.A. for Gloucester, we have been favoured with a copy of the report of Mr. Thos. Kennedy on the proposed new railway line from Walcha…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cycling. Speedwell Road Race
The eight annual road race from Singleton to Newcastle, promoted by Messrs. Bennett and Wood, ,Ltd., was run on Saturday, under the management of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Goulburn to Sydney Road Race
The Goulburn to Sydney road race was won by E. W. Pederson, W. Hillston second, G. W. Butler third. Pederson, who started from scratch, put up the fastest…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Latest News by Wire. Sydney, Monday afternoon. Killed by a Train
William Arthur Dawson was attempting to cross the line near a platform at Hornsby, when he was knocked down by a train, Both feet were cut off, and his head…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Auction Sales. Sydney
There was a large yarding of produce at auction. The majority of consignments again consisted of wheaten chaff, which was more plentiful than usual, while both…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Brains and the Top Man. Railway Commissioner's Views
The subject of "terrorising" men was harped upon by Mr. Richardson (Assistant Railway Commissioner) at the railway officers' picnic at Clifton Gardens on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Proposed New Loan. Railway Duplication
During the current week the State Parliament will be invited to grant a special loan of £3,000,000 for railway purposes. The Treasurer (Mr. Cann) says that it is…
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