Aeroplane Service West Australia
The aeroplane mail and passenger service in Western Australia is traly wonderful, and it is something Australia should be proud of," said Mr. Lea. Jones,…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1923
2,882 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 145
Road Expenditure
Generally speaking, we spend far too little upon our roads, and just as generally we fail to get good value for what we do spend. As a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Main Roads. Inadequate Quant
A deputation from the Shires Association waited on the Minister for Local Government (Mr. Fitzpatrick) concerning the main roads grant…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Aeroplane Crashes. Several Fatalities. London, Jan. 11
A large new aeroplane, manned by a pilot and four mechanics, was undergoing tests at Hendon, when it nose-dived and crashed. The pilot…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Treaty Evasion. Aeroplane Building. London, January 10
Herr Jonkers and Herr Dornier, two leading German metal aeroplane constructors, are collaborting in the production in Russian factories…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Road-making Muddledom
A deputation from the Shires Association recently waited on Mr. Fitzpatrick , Minister of Local Government, concerning the main roads…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Collision. Train and Waggon
A serious's accident was narrowly averted near Gosford on Monday last, when a a small train, carrying a full complement of passengers, crashed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Train Wrecking. London, Jan. 11
The Dublin and Belfast mail train was derailed between Mount Pleasant and Adavoyle, near the Ulster border. Three cars were wrecked,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Sulky Backed Into Train a Peculiar Accident
On Tuesday morning an accident occurred at Milbrulong as the train was entering the railway station. Miss Grace Rawson and Miss Joan Rawson,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Attacked in Train. Man Struck with Claw Hammer
Shouts of "Help!" and "Murder!" came from the carriage of an electric train after it lfet Auburn (Vic.) at 7 o'clock on Tuesday night. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Killed by a Train. Young Girl Run Over
Gradys Stoklon (14), residing at Cross Roads, Liverpool, was run down and instantly killed by the Melbourne express while attempting…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Forty-eight Hours. Railway Land Tramway Workshops
The introduction of a 48-hour week and Saturday work in the railway and tramway workshops from Monday next is causing Trades Hall officials…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Ireland Train's Wonderful Escape. Leaps 12Ft. Gap. (Reuter's Cables.) London, Thursday Night
How a Dublin mail train; with 206 passengers, leaped a yawning chasm and miraculously escaped destruction, has just come to light. The Irregulars on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Scalers. Hunting Deadheads
While the railway are groaning under the burden of hundreds of official and parliament "deadbeads" the unof[?]cial deat-head is…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Coal Supplies. for Railway Service. Boycott Denied
Mr. E. T. Weyland, manager of the Southern Coal Owners Agency on Friday made statement in reply to press criticisms concerning…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Cloud Burst. Railway Damaged. Line Washed Away
The whole district south of Weddington was visited by a heavy rainstorm on Friday evening. The storm worked up from the south, accompanied by…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Motor Fatality. Man and Woman Killed
Two persons lost their lives in a motor accident at Bristane on Saturday night. They are Frank Smith and Eileen Ray. Both were residents of…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Railway Washaways
It is officially stated that owing to heavy storms in the western districts on Saturday, serious landslips occurred in the sections…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Two People Injured. Railway Crossing Smash
A sensational accident happened at the 340 mile post crossing, on the Mildura railway (Vie.) Mrs. N. Later, of Yatpool, was…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Motor Trains. Tamworth Wants an Extension
The Mayor of Tamworth (Aid. Thibault) submitted a minute to a meeting of the council, recommending that the council congratulate the…
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