Cessnock Motor Club
The speed judging contest carried under the auspices of the Cessnock Motor Club, was held on Saturday last, the course being from…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1914
1,556 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 19 of 78
Perilous Flight. Aeroplane Badly Tossed
Scotland completed a flight from Timaru to Christchurch (N.Z.). Leaving Orari at 3.20 p.m., he arrived at Christchurch at 5.5 p.m. Scotland said his journey had been…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Budget Taxation on Land and Incomes. Railway and Tramway Increases
Mr. Holman, State Premier and Treasurer delivered his financial statement in the Legislative Assembly on Thursday night…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Profit-sharing Scheme. Detroit Motor Co.'s Distribution. Two Millions for Employees
A remarkable instance of the success of the profit-sharing scheme has just occurred at Detroit, Michigan, in the United States. The Ford Motor Co., which carries on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Shocking Railway Fatality. Woman Killed at Maitland
Shortly after 7 o'clock on Wednesday evening a shocking railway fatality occurred at Devonshire-street, Maitland. Mrs. Alice Smith, a widow, 59 years of age, who resides…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Timber for Railways. Poposed Compulsory Act
The Minister of Works on Wednesday stated that the time had come when it would be necessary to ask the Cabinet for authority to bring in a bill to compel landowners in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cape to Cairo by Motor. Storm and Tempest. a Sea of Mud
The special correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph," writing from Livingstone, on Dec. 13 says:— One hundred and thirty miles in six…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fearful Railway Collision. on Southern Line. Sixteen Killed. Fifteen Seriously Injured. Sydney
A railway disaster, resulting in loss of life and injury to several passengers, occurred shortly before midnight at Exeter, a station on the Southern line, about 90 miles from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Can Accident. Damages Awarded
In the Melbourne County Court, David Falconer, cycle mechanic, sued Patrick Sidney Spark, motor garage proprietor, for £101 as damages for injuries alleged to have…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Motor Car Smash. Remarkable Escape
A remarkable accident, in which a motor car was badly smashed on the very brink of a deep creek, while its occupants escaped with minor injuries, occurred near Menangle…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Timber for Railways. Proposed Compulsory Act
The Minister of Works on Wednesday stated that the time had come when it would be necessary to ask the Cabinet for authority to bring in a bill to compel landowners in the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Fatality at Maitland. a Woman Killed
Mrs. Alice Smith a resident of Old Rose-street, West Maitland, was ru[?] down by the Mor[?]e mail train near Devonshire-street crossing at Maitland,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Increased Tram Fares
A deputation waited on Mr Hoyle, the Assistant Treasurer, on Thursday to protest against the increased tram fares. It was pointed out that the increase…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Quadruplication What Has Been Accomplished. the Work at Maitland
Marked development hits taken place within recent years in the State systems of railway communication, public necessity has been met by, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Electrification. Big Victorian Contract. London, March 15
The British Insulated and Helsby Cables Company has secured a £300,000 contract for the supply of the overhead electric equipment for the Melbourne railways…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railway Disaster
The Exeter railway disaster of Friday night last lakes its place in the railway history of New South Wales as the most serious on record with respect to fatalities…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Railway Fatality. Adjourned Inquest
The adjourned inquest touching the death of Alice Smith, who was killed while crossing the railway at Devonshire-street on the evening of the [?] instant, through…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Railway Disaster. the Death Roll. Fourteen Killed: Twenty Injured. English-driver's Story
The railway disaster at Exeter proves to be the most terrible accident over recorded in the annals of the New South Wales railways. Latest reports show that 14…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Awful Railway Disaster Near Moss Vale Mail Train Collides with Goods Train. Fourteen Persons Killed; Many Injured
On Saturday morning we published an "extra" concerning the railway disaster at Exeter, near Moss Vale. Confirmatory and fuller details of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Trans-australian Railway. 300 Men on Strike
A message from Kaigoorlie states:—for some time past men employed on the [?] Australian railway have been agitating for a higher rate of pay. Recently a part of the…
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