Train Collsion. Smash at Breeza. Sydney
A collision occurred at an early hour this morning between a stock train and a goods train at Breeza, between Werris Creek and Gunnedah…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1927
4,115 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 61 of 206
Killed by Train. Cut to Pieces in Tunnel
Harry Storcham (35) a labourer, was cut to pieces by a train in the tunnel at Newtown station on 7th inst. The unfortunate man had finished…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Dragged by Train Man's Miraculous Escape. Trouser Legs Torn Off
Thomas O'Brien had a miraculous escape from serious injury at Strath field railway station. He slipped between a train and…
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Ernest Matthew Bratty (6), of Fitzroy-street, Fitzroy, was knocked down and killed by a motor car. He was struck by the mudguard of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Touring World. British Woman Motorist
With three thousand miles of her trip of twelve thousand miles behind her, Miss Cordery, a British motorist, arrived at Fremantle on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Washaways
A serious washaway has occurred on the railway line a little to the north of Taree. The North Coast mall, which leaves Newcastle about…
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The train service between Maitland and Newcastle was interrupted early this morning owing to water running across the railway line in four…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →South Maitland Railways
The last train from Maitland to Kurri Kurri last night was cancelled, as a culvert on the line near Heddon had been affected by the heavy rain…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Bus Skids. Then Collides with Post
Eleven men were injured when a motor bus, conveying workmen to Bunnerong power house, collided with a post at Matraville on Monday…
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A motor cycle and a motor car, driven by Max Carlton, of Lcichhardt. came into collision at the corner of Flinders and Albion Street,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →West Maitland Court. Monday. April 11. Before Mr. M. H. Cleeve, P.M. Motor Prosecution
Lionel Eames Kirkness was charged with having driven a motor car whilst under the influence of liquor. Sergeant McPherson said that on…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Motorist Chased. Arrest of Driver. Sequel to Fatal Accident
After knocking down and fatally injuring William Lyte, aged 53 years, of Belmont-avenue. East Malvern, at the corner of Bourke-street and…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Two Injured. Motor Car and Side Car in Collision
On Sunday afternoon, Ernest Paker, 34, of Concord, his wife, Ada, 34, and a baby daughter, Elizabeth 2, were injured in a collision at the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Trams Collide. End-on Smash. Many People Injured at Coogee
As the result of an end-on collision between three trams, travelling on the same set of rails, at Coogee, about 11 o'clock on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Remarkable Escape. Motor Car Somersaults Into River
A remarkable motor accident occurred at Mount's Bay-road, Perth, when a motor car driven by Charles Rawlinson. aged 30, a traveller, left the road…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Motor Notes. a Test to Locate Trouble
When the engine is hard to start, and you are uncertain whether the fault it with the ignition or the mixture, open the throttle wide and…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Compensation Awarded. Death of Railway Employee
The Workers' Compensation Commission made an award of £240, less £20 already paid, against the New South Wales Railway Commissioners,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Six Injured. Motor Skids and Overturns
Skidding on the greasy roadway, a motor car capsized at Lakemba, and live of its occupants were injured. They were:—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tram Derailed. Traffic Held Up. Newcastle
A tram full of passengers from Globe jumped the points at Union-street this morning, and ran across Hunter-street, narrowly missing a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Taree. Railway Institute Meeting
The director of the Railway and Tramway Institute, Mr. D. Cummings, presided at the annual meeting of the Taree branch. The…
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