A Famous Railway Bore
"People You Meet in Trains" is the title of a very entertaining article in "The Royal Magazine" for September, by Sidney Mattingly. Chatting about the railway bore…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1914
1,556 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 78
Railway Smash. Trucks Crash Down Mountain
A railway smash occurred at Lawson on Tuesday. Since the opening of the Glenbrook deviation the push-up engine on most of the goods trains has been dspensed with,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Fatality. Driver Killed
At Comon on the 15th inst., William S [?] an engine-driver, was knocked down by a passing train, and killed instantly. His body was terribly multilated…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →French Train Smashes. Several Persons Killed. Paris, Jan. 24
Through frost interfering with the signals, the Paris to London express, crowded with English passengers, collided with a goods train at Marquise…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Story of a Motor Car. London, Jan.25
The Wolverhampton police are investigating a story that a motor car with two men stopped at The Swan, a public-house near the scene of the murder, at 6 o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Girl Falls on Railway Line
A mild sensation was caused at the Church-street railway station on Saturday evening by a young girl being observed on the line just as an incoming passenger…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Returns. a Boom Quarter
The return of the Chief Commissioner for Railways and Tramways, for the quarter ended December 31, 1913, was issued on Saturday. On a comparison with the corresponding…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Floods in Queensland. Railways Affected
A report received by the Queensland Railway Commissioner from the resident engineer on the Clonenrry to Mount Cuthbert line states that extensive flood damage has been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Train Wrecked. Passengers Killed and Injured. Jackson (Michigan), Jan. 26
Five people were killed and a score injured through a Michigan passenger train colliding head on with a freight train three miles from the city…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railways and Tramways. Large Quarterly Increases
The quarterly report of the Chief Commissioner for Railways and Tramways for the period ended December 31, 1913, was issued on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Holiday Railway Traffic
In consequence of local attractions in the sports at East Maitland and the picnic on the West Maitland Park, there was a falling-off in the holiday railway traffic to Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods in America. Washouts on the Railways. San Francisco, Jan. 26
Heavy floods are sweeping from the inland mountains to the coast. A block has occurred in the overland traffic to Santa Barbara, known as the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Administration
The present position of the railways is one which is calculated to cause considerable apprehension. It is clearly necessary that they shall be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Type Army Aeroplane. London, Wednesday evening
The "Daily Mail" states that the War Office has designed a new type of aeroplane equipped with a transport to pilot ton [?] at a speed of a mile a minute…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sunday Trams. Men Want Double Pay
The tramway traffic men have a grievance arising out of the recent innovation of "continuous running of the cars on Sundays." Two meetings were held yesterday at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →St. Andrew's, Bishop's Bridge
The following officers have been elected Rector's wardon, Mr. E. Troy; people's wardens, Messrs. A. spinney and H. Dean; committee J. Spinney and J. Carter…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Killed by a Train
George Ford, 35, was working with gangmen the railway line near the Central Station this morning, when a train appeared. The other men got clear, but Ford was struck by the engine and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motoring
Roads easily form the first topic of conversation or query between tourists and travellers "Row's the going?" Everything considered that is prolonged drought…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor
Mr. H. E. Elliott is now the proud possessor of one of the latest model Hillman cars, which he purchased in Sydney last week…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Returns
The quarterly railway returns, Just published are a straw which shows the way the wind is blowing. There is an increase of £236,000 in the…
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