Muswellbrook-merriwa Railway
Tenders for the following public works have been accepted by the Department of Public Works:—Supply and delivery of telegraph…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1914
1,556 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 32 of 78
Electric Gloves for Motorists
It would appear (says "Chambers's Journal") as if the motorist is to become the most pampered traveller on earth. The scuttle-dash protects his body and chest from the wind, the side door is a preventive against…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Auction Sales. Sydney
There was no material alteration in the prices of produce at auction to-day. Buyers were few, and bidding generally poor. Northern sales—Lucerne chaff, from…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Morpeth in 1864. Opening of the Railway
Fifty years ago to-day, namely on Monday, May 2, 1864, the railway from East Maitland to Morpeth was opened to the use of the public. The time of departure of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Engines Collide. Remarkable Accident on Railway
A serious railway accident was narrowly averted on the 22nd ultimo in the vicinity of West Perth railway station. The goods line runs parallel to the main track for some…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Railway Commissioners at Singleton
Mr. Harper, Chief Commissioner for Railway, accompanied by members of the departmental staff, arrived in Singleton by special train on Friday last. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Shooting Fatality. Railway Guard's Death
A railway guard named Charles Newham, aged 37, met his death under some what peculiar circumstances at his residence; Farm-streets Islington…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Mile a Minute. Motor Cycle Record
The Australian 100 miles' motor cycling record was broken at Camperdown on Monday by K. Kurwen Walker, of Victoria (7 h.p. Indian), who covered the distance in…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Another Railway Murder. Capture Effected. London, April 25
An unknown woman was murdered in a carriage on the London-Brighton express near Three Bridges station. The train was brought to a standstill…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another Railway Collision. Accident to Limited Express. Fortunately, No Loss of Life. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
A railway collision occured at Goulburn at midnight on Thursday. The Melbourne limited express collided with a stationary goods train owing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Found on Railway Line. Lady's Precarious Plight. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
Miss Minnie Little, aged 65, residing at Glenmoro station, near Bathurst, was found lying unconscious on the railway line at Nowtown this morning, bleeding…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →What is a Road?
The question as to what constitutes a road was discussed in a lecture given the other night to the Institute of Surveyors, Sydney, by Mr. Blueti, secretary of the Local Government…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Woman's Fall From Train. Door Flew Open
Now light has been thrown on the railway tragedy at Newtown, which resulted in the death of Miss Minnie Little (65), who was found on the railway…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mysterious Affair. Bloodstained Train Wheel. No Body. Newcastle. Tuesday afternoon
When a train of coal waggons arrived at the Sea Pit Colliery this morning from Port Waratah, it was found that on the wheels of one of them was a quantity of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Killed by Train. Fettler Run Over. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
Earnest Haeusler, aged 33, a fe?tler, was returning home to Springdale from Stockinbingal on a railway tricycle, when he ran into a goods train travelling…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Drugged in a Train. Valuable Deeds Stolen. (By Cable.) London
On the arrival of the Euston express at Manchester, Solomon Azencot, a Portuguese, was found lying unconscious in a sleeping compartment, with his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Border Railways. Interstate Inquiry
The State Cabinet yesterday endorsed [?] agreement made by the Minister with the Victorian Minster for Railways during [?] recent visit to Melbourne in connection [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest News by Wire. Railway Man's Mishap. Sydney, Tuesday afternoon
A railway porter, Roderick Drayton, jumped on to the line at Summer Hill railway station, for the purposes of picking up waste papers, when he was knocked down by a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Train Collisions. a Gril Killed
Tow serious train collisions have occurred in South Australian, one of them attended by loss of life. At 10.15 a.m. on Tuesday, an engine returning form Murray Bridge to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Facilitating Production
The country intersected by the Grafton Casino section of the North Coast railway, was regarded by many as unfit for settlement prior to the construction…
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