A New Road Dressing
Through a remarkable scientific discovery made by chemists at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, it has been found that the dark-colored liquor…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1914
1,556 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 78
More Motor Bandits. Paris, Feb. 19
Five grey-clad motor bandits paided several shops in Hyeres, near Toulon, and stole jewellery valued at £2000. The gang is supposed to have been concerned in the jewel…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alaskan Railways. a Strategic Proposal. Washington, Feb. 19
The House of Representatives last night passed the Alaska Railways Bill. The Senate has also passed a similar bill and a conference of both Houses is to be held in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Cycle and Sulky
About half-past seven o'clock last evening a collision occurred between a motor cycle and a sulky on the East Maitland-road. The cyclist was riding steadily along…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →South African Railways. Strikers Conspiracy. Capetown
Mr. H. Burton, Minister of Railways in the South African Government, declared that the railwaymen were deluded, bamboozled, and duped by rascals…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mad Motorist. Terrified Countryside. London, Feb. 17
A motorist spread terror for several hours to-day in Wiltshire by rushing at high speed in various directions, threatening people with…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Little Hero. Tramp in Tile Bush. Coonamble
When William Henry Bacon, 10 1/2 years old, realised that his mother was seriously ill, because she had failed to rise after collapsing while…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A New Road Dressing
Through a remarkable scientific discovery made by chemists at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, it has been found that the dark-colored liquor,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Picnic
The Committee met at Maguire's Motel on Saturday night last (writes the "Murrurundi Times") for the purpose of further advancing matters in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Muswellbrook to Merriwa Railway
It is notified that the construction of a Railway from Muswellbrook to Merriwa, Part 2 (commencing a point marked B on plan, at 96 miles 9 chains 20 links, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Mad Motorist. Exciting Police Chase. London, Feb. 17
A motorist spread terror for several hours to-day in Willshire by rushing at high speed in various directions, threatening people with a revolver, and defying…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Indian Ruler Who Owns 400 Motor Cars
The Nizam of Hyderabad is reputed to be India's richest ruler, with a personal income of about £500,000 per year. About four hundred motor cars, mostly of a rather…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motoring Disaster. Car Dashes Among a Crowd. Los Angeles, Feb. 17
While travelling at a speed of 50 miles an hour, Dave Lewis, an entrant for the Vanderbilt Cup race, lost control of his car, which dashed into a crowd…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The British Railways. Dearth of Capable Young Men. London, Feb. 14
Lord Claud Hamilton, chairman of the Great Eastern Railway, at a meeting of the company, bewailed the dearth of young men in the railway world competent to be…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway Construction Camps
The outbreak of typhoid fever at Yass in the railway camp at the deviation works there calls attention to the peculiar needs of a section of workers who do not usually…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Canadian Railways. Ottawa, Feb. 13
The Commissioners appointed to inquire into the cost of the transcontinental railway have reported that the Commission having charge of the construction exercised no…
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