New System of Road Designation
A new system of road designation for the convenience of tourists has been adopted in France. Every road in the country will be given a name and a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1914
72 stories in Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown)'s papers · page 1 of 4
Railway Deviation. To The Editor of the Picton Post
Dear Sir.—I have seen by the pape's that a deviation is likely to be made from Picton towards Mittagong to made the steep [?] on the railway…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A New Road Dressing
Through a remarkable scientific discovery made by chemists at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, it has been found that the dark-colored liquor,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Motor Razor
A safety razor, connected to a motor by means of a flexible shaft, is the latest invention to simplify shaving (says the "Electrical World"). The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Car Crashes into Bridge
A remarkable accident, in which a motor car was badly smashed on the very brink of a deep-creek, while its occupants escaped with minor in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Signs for French Roads Save Time
It will not be hard to find where one is in France when the new system of numbered roadways is perfected. For some years there has been a partial…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor Turns Turtle
Dr. Mawson, brother of the interpid Antartic explorer, met with an accident while motoring in the vicinity of Appin on Saturday night. He essayed to turn the car, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Smash
Fourteenkilled and many injured. A railway disaster at Exeter, on the main Southern line, six miles from Moss vale, occurred about twenty minutes before…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Recent Rain Storm. Extensive Damage on the Wombeyan Caves Road
Mr. H. Rainbow, assistant engineer to the Nattai Shire Council, writes as follows:— "I have just received a letter from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Getting a Move On. Jerusalem's Trams
"Quite an outcry has been raised concerning the concessions said to have been granted to a French financier for what is called the 'modernising' of Jerusalem," says the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A "Fool-proof" Aeroplane
At a banquet given in New York to Mr. Orville Wright by the Aero Club of America to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Wrights' first power…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor Cars Galore! Visit to Roy W. Sandford, Ltd, Sydney
One of our representatives recently paid a visit to the two depots of this firm, namely, the city offices and showroom at 181 Elizabeth-street, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Accidents in America
During the first quarter of 1913, 158 persons were killed and 3,628 were injured in train accidents. In other than train accidents, including accidents to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Four Railway Brothers
"Mr. Thomas Gardner, who is about to retire after 46 years spent in the service of the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Company, is one of a remarkable quartette of brothers, all of whom are in the employ of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Duplication an Expensive Undertaking
Work in connection with the duplication of the Great Southern Railway is being pushed forward. Already many detailed sections between…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Spring Roads now very bad at Elderslie
Our rates are paid and our taxes paid, As sure as sure can be, And if only you will come along, Deep ruts you now will see…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Accidents in America
During the first quarter of 1913, 158 persons were killed and 3,628 were injured in train accidents. In other than train accidents, including accidents to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Gars Galore! Visit to Roy W. Sandford, Ltd., Sydney
One of our representatives recently paid a visit to the two depots of this firm, namely, the city offices and showroom at 181 Elizabeth-street, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Risks Another Exeter Incident
When the Melbourne limited express arrived at Central Station to-day, says last Thursday's "Sun," an hour late, in accordance with custom, it was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Electric Gloves for Motorists
It would 'appear (says "Chambers's Journal") as if the motorist is to become the most pampered traveller on earth. The scuttle-dash protects his body and chest from the wind, the side door is a preventive against…
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