Fatal Aeroplane Test
London, Thursday.—During. a test flight a large De Haviland passengercarrying aeroplane nose dived and crashed on Stanmore Common, in…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1923
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Run Down by Train. Railway Inspector Killed
Mr. Charles Bye, inspector of railway bridges and buildings, was killed on the railway viaduct over the Murrumbidgee River at Wagga on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Unemployed Road Grant
Following the decision of the meeting of the Tarro Shire Council on Monday the men employed in connection with the expenditure of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Train Wrecking. London, Jan. 4
A goods train was held up by armed men four miles from Dundalk, and the crew was ordered off. The rebels poured petrol over the trucks,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Gangers' Narrow Escape. Train Almost Runs Them Down
Two gangers, named Littlemore and Georgensen, had a narrow escape from being dashed to pieces by a train at Gladstone (Q.) The two men started…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →North Shore Bridge. May Be Eighteen Tenders. Sydney
Mr. Bradfield, chief engineer for railways in New South Wales, who last year travelled through America. Canada and Europe to interview…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mulbring's Future. the New Lake Road. Effect of Delay
Thursday's news that a deputation from Tarro Shire Council had met the authorities and that it is feared there will be a cessation, from lack of funds,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Forty-eight Hours. Railway and Tramway Workshop
The introduction of a 48-hour week and Saturday work in the railway and tramway workshops from Monday next is caught Trades Hall officials…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Fatalities. Car Drivers Committed
The death of henry George Hare 27, who was injured in a collision between a cycle he was riding; and a motor car driven by John Grifliths…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Overturns. Four Persons Injured. Kurri Kurri
A Cessnock motor car, en route to the Heddon races overturned with serious result near the Heddon course this afternoon. Four persons…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Ambulances
Mr. A. E. Solway superintendent and secretary of the Queensland Ambulance Brigade Longreach division who has been on a two months tour…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The World's Largest Motor Liner
The oil engine was first applied to comparatively small vessels, but year by year the size of ships driver by oil f[?] used in internal combustion engines…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Motor Trains. Tamworth Wants an Extension
The Mayor of Tamworth (Ald. Thibanlt) submitted a minute to a meeting of the council recommending that the council congratulate the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Our Telegrams. Motor Accident at Woy Way. Sydney
A motor car, containing three passengers, struck a telegraph post at Woy Woy this morning. A boy was badly hurt, but the other passengers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Land Settlement. Border Railway Proposal. Line to Boggabilla
The construction of a railway extension from Camurra to Boggabilla, a proposal having an important bearing on the Government land…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Railway Fares. Excursion Rates From Newcastle
Recently, representations were made to the Railway Commissioners on behalf of the Newcastle Municipal Council, in which it was asked that…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Five Injured. Motor Car Somersaults
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hill, of Caulfield, Miss Irene Jenkins, of St. Kilda, Miss Amy Pearson, of Caulfield, and Miss Florence Carter, of…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Railway Accident. Marvellous Escape. London, January 2
A man who fell from a South-end train, which, was travelling at 50 miles' an hour, escaped with slight cuts on the head. He coolly walked…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →South Ireland Railways. London, Jan. 3
The Free Slate Government has taken over the Great Southern and Western railway, and is already showing satisfactory returns…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Hedjaz Railway. Arabs v. Turks. London, January 6
Reuter's Lausanne correspondent reports, that, owing to the claims or Turkey that the Hedjaz Railway, being a religious foundation, should…
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