Motor Racing at Brooklands
Hornsted, in a Benz car at Brooklands, covered two miles at the rate of 122 miles an hour, and 5 miles at the rate of 116 miles an hour…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1914
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Exciting Motor Ride
While a motoring party of six were descending a sharp slope at Otira Gorge, New Zealand, an accident disconnected the engine control, and the car bounded…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Official's Promotion
Mr. H. Curry, clerk to the stationmaster at West Maitland, who was recently promoted to Narrabri West, took his departure last night. Prior to doing so he was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Fatality. Driver Killed
At Come on Thursday night William Smith, an engine-driver, was knocked down by a passing train, and killed instantly. His body was terribly mutilated…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →North Coast Railway
It is reported to the Minister for Railways that considerable progress has been made with the North Coast railway (says the "Manning…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Improvements
Owing to the pressure of work at the Dungog railway station, in connection with the loading of milk, etc., the Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Forth Bridge to Be Strengthened Renewal Work
Some important renewal work, which is about to be commenced at the Forth Bridge, is described in "Engineering." When the Forth Bridge was designed,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Concrete Road. Cheap and Good
Wayne County, Michigan, boasts the possession of a highway that, during the last five years has coat for maintenance less than £ 1 per mile per year…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Night Train to Berlin. a Business Extente
If I had a mandate to lay the foundations of a treaty of peace and goodwill between Great Britain and Germany, I should not choose for a background Mr. Carnegie's…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Tram Motor Breaks Down
Shortly after ten o'clock this morning traffic on the Maitland tramway was disorganised to some extent through the motor of a Campbell's Hill-bound tram breaking down…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Acting Chief Commissioner for Railways
At Tuesday's meeting of the Executive Council Mr. Tom Johnson, Chief Railway Commissioner was gran[?] ted leave of absence from Saturday,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Camps and Sly-grog
Some ugly facts are coming to light with regard to the sly-grog drinking which goes on at certain railway camps in the country. It is alleged…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway War on Disease
The Pennsylvania Railroad," says the "Railway and Engineering Review," of chieago, has established a rule which shall debar from employment in it dining our and restaurant…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Unconscious Girl. Found on Railway Line
But for the fact that two milk carters stopped at Kooyong-road bridge, near Armadale (Vic.) station, at 4 o'clock on Wednesday to exchange…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Commission. Decision of Cabinet
The State Cabinet has decided, that during Mr. Johnson's leave of absence the Railway Commissioners shall be Messrs. Harper, (Chief), Richardson,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Millions in Motors. Last Year's Expenditure
During the year 1913 there were 2600 new motor cars registered in this State, exclusive of taxi-cabs. The total, number of cars registered from, January 1…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Car Mishap
A passenger car, on the way from Taree to Kempsey, overturned about three miles from Wauchope, and suffered a good deal of damage. All the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →South African Trouble. Railway Strike Collapsing. Unconditional Surrender at Trades Hall
Capetown Wednesday.—The situation at the Cape is easier, and the strikers have lost ground. The country people, both English and Dutch alike, are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Development
The retirement of Mr. T. R. Johnson as Chief Railway Commissioner give occasion for recalling the remarkable expansion of our State railway business during the past…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Accident
A motor car, containing Messrs. Millgate and Robins, of Condobolin, and a stranger, capsized while rounding the Rocks-hill curve, near Bathurst. The car…
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