Great Aeroplane Flight
London, Tuesday.—Captain Laureati aeroplaned from Turin to London without a stop, covering the 656 miles in 7 hours 22 minutes. He crossed the Alps…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1917
1,378 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 54 of 69
Sad Railway Accident Nine Soldiers Killed. Run Over by Express Train
London, Tuesday.—While a train containing New Zealand troops was standing on the up line at Beer Ferrers near Plymouth, some left the carriages…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To Motor Car Owners
The "War Chest Day Committee asks that owners of motor cars willing to assist the lady collectors by conveying them to and from the bunk and stands to kindly notify…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Strike Begun. London
The Buenos Ayres correspondent or the "Daily Chronicle" says that a gen eral strike has begun, and all traffic is disorganised. The strikers have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Transcontinental Railway
The last link in the transcontinental railway line will be completed within about six weeks, and the opening ceremony will take place in the first week…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Discomforts
"A Resident" writes complaining of the discomforts experienced. just now on the railway journey to and from Sydney. He states, that he left here…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on Bagdad Railway. Heavy Loss of Material. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) Berne, Tuesday Night
A fire at Haidarshi, the western terminus of the Bagdad railway, destroyed enormous quantities of war material intended for the reconstruction work at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Deadlock No Agreement Reached. Same Terms As Railway Men. an Offer to the Miners. Later
The strike has ended in a deadlock. Mr Fuller, in a statement at the conclusion of the conference with the representatives of the Coal Miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gresford Motor Service
Mr. E. .Barling announces that on and after Monday next, October 1st, his motor car will leave Gresford for Maitland as follows: Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday, 8…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Management
"The system created by Mr. Johnson, has destroyed every idea of what an administrator ought to be. The late Mr. Henry Richardson, an efficient honest…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motoring Notes
Reports from New York state that the entrance of the United States into the war is expected to have a very pronounced effect upon the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Ostend Bombarded. Attack on Aerodrome
London, Wednesday Evening.—The British Admiralty reports: Our naval aircraft dropped many bombs on the enemy aerodrome at Sparappelhoek, in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Aeroplane Output. Dr. Addison's 1000 Factories
Dr. Addison recently gave the following aeroplane building facts:— One thousand factories are at work on some process or other…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Motoring Notes
A new comer into the family of war appliances is the motor cycle carrying airplane. A special platform built between the planes, just…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fatal Motor Accident
Miss Katle Camieron, 31, of Bendoo Bombala district, was killed in a motor accident on, the road between Orbont and Delegate on Thursday week…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →East-west Railway
Mr. Watt, Minister for Works and Railways replying to Mr. Chapman (N.S.W) in the House of Representatives said that he hoped to arrange…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Management
"The system ereated by Mr. Johnson has destroyed every idea of what an administrator ought to be. The late Mr. Henry Richardson, an efficient honest…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Narrow Escape. Knocked Down by a Tram
Emily Reinke, 21 years of age, of 14 Rockwell Crescent, Potts Point, was knocked down by a tram while crossing Elizabeth-street. The driver put on the emergency…
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