Railway Inquiries
Mr. Evans, the Queensland Railway Commissioner, has arrived in London. He will carry out extensive inquiries into railway matters in Italy, Germany, and France…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1914
1,556 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 47 of 78
Motor Record Broken
Murray Aunger, in an Overland car, motored from Adelaide to Broken Hill in 9 hours 48min, reducing Cheney's record of 13 hours 45min by over 4 hours…
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A sensational accident happened in King-street, St. Peters, on Monday afternoon, when a tramcar left the rails and dashed into the footpath, three women being injured…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Railway Nationalisation
Mr. Emil Davies, chairman of the Railway Nationalisation Society, giving evidence before the Royal Commission upon Railways, dealing with the question of…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Big Railway Smash. Embankment Collapses. London, June 19
The Perth-Inverness train was derailed in a bleak, lonely spot, known as Carrbridge Crossing, last night. The accident was due to an embankment…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stealing From the Railway. Two Men Fired On
About 2 o'clock on Thursday morning Constable Bryson, of the Pyrmont Police Station, noticed two men acting suspiciously in Harvey-street, Pyrment…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →300 Miles an Hour. an Interview with the Inventor of the "Flying Train."
About the most interesting place in London at present is an upper room in Great Saffron Hill, off Charterhouse-street, E.C. This is so because of the presence there of a man who…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Metropolis V Country Tram. Sydney, Monday afternoon
In the match this afternoon the Metropolis defeated the Country team by 25 points to nil…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Letters to the Editor. East Maitland Railway Station
Sir,—Have you yet seen the East Maitland railway station? If not, you should do so without delay. It is quite pretty, and erected over the sewer or creek or drain that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cape to Cairo by Motor. Afoot and Awheel. Into the Wilds
The special correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph" wrote from Mkushi, on February 10:— Captain Kelsey, Wilson, and I have left…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Enginedriver' Mistake. Railway Collision. London, Sunday evening
The South-Eastern train, crowded with city men, came into collision with the Hastings express between London Bridge and Cannon-street…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Smash Averted. at Flemington. Three Thousand Lives in Danger. Thoughtful Action. Sydney
The plucky action of a guard named Godding was probably the cause of saying the lives of a large number of passengers who were on a train which was under his…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Abuse of This Roads
Is it not high time that motorists took note of the growing public feeling as to the abuse of the roads by motor vehicles? (says Mr. L. G. Chiozza Money, M.P., in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Long Bridge. (To the Editor)
Sir,—I desire to call attention to the condition of the Long Bridge. It is in a disgraceful state. We do not seek to create mountains out of mole-hills, but I…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wrong Seat. Train Passenger Fined
At the Wollongong Police Court on Friday, Robert Frew was charged that he did unlawfully take possession, of a seat in a second-class railway…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Value of Road-Rolling
The president of Dumaresq shire (Councillor Perrott) says that a fact which particularly impressed itself during his council's recent tour of the shire was the value of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Upper Hunter Dry Road Scheme. Important Resolutions. Local Rate Suggested
The postponed meeting of the subcommittee appointed to deal with the proposed deviation in connection with the above, took place on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Midland Railway Company. Treatment of Investors. London, June 29
Replying to an allegation that investors in the Midland Railway Company of Western Australia, Limited, have received unfair treatment, Sir [?] Moore…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Abbot-street Railway Bridge
The Mayor (Alderman Mannall), as staled in last evening's issue proceeded to Newcastle yesterday for the purpose of meeting the district engineer in regard to the Abbot-street overhead…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Aberglassivn-Road
Lieut-Colonel Nicholson, M.L.A., has received an acknowledgement from the Director-General of Public Works of the receipt of a letter, dated 13th June, presented by…
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