Dynamite in the Fire Box. Fireman Saves a Train
A fireman saved a train in Switzerland from distruction, by whithdrawing a dynamite cartridge which had been shrown with a shovelful of coal…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1910
314 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 7 of 16
North Coast Railway. Third Section. the Fatal Blasting Accident
On the 26th ultimo at 3.30 p.m. Patrick James Walsh, 27, native of Haddon near Ballarat Victoria, was blown to pieces by a premature…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Disastrous Floods. Towns in Darkness. Railways at a Standstill
The streets and quays at Lucerne are flooded, and the electric light has failed. Serious damage has been done at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →North Coast Railway
THE extremely wet weather of the past few months has somewhat retarded the progress of the construction of the different sections of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →North Coast Railway
Platelaying has been commenced at the Wingham end of the North Coast Railway line, and ballast trains will very soon be running. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Routes
A week or so back our Railway League got a particularly lively move on, and has been exploring a route and arranging to take the surveyor…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →North Coast Railway. Progress Retarded. Further Delay Expected
THE extremely wet weather of the past few months has somewhat retarded the progress of construction of the different sections of the North Coast Railway line…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →A Famous Train. the West Coast Diner
Time was, and not so very long ago either, when to ask the question which was the "crack" train of the London and North-Western Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Maniac in a Train. Nine Killed and Wounded in Express
With the women passengers fainting, the children screaming fright, and the men hiding behind the seats, the "Royal Blue, Limited," the famous…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Proposed New Road. Scone, 18th June, 1910. (To the Editor.)
Dear Sir,—Under seperate cover I beg to forward a copy of the "Scone Advocate" containing a report of the proceedings of the Woolooma Shire in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railway Disaster. Bodies Fearfully Burned. Express Driver Arrested
The ignition of the wreckage at the Villepreux railway accident was due to the explosion of an oil reservoir in a dining car on the express…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →North Coast Railway. Progress Op the Contracts. Nearly 4000 Men Employed
Present indications are that the North Coast railway as far as Taree will be almost, if not quite ready for opening during the first quarter of…
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The frequent showers experienced of late have considerably retarded the progress of the work on the first section of the North Coast Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Mexican Railway Disaster. Troop Train Breaks Loose. Thirty-seven Men Killed
A troop train on the Manzanillo line in Mexico broke loose on Thursday, and dashing down a deep gradient was smashed to pieces…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Car Service
It is proposed to form a company, we understand to provide an efficient and regular motor car service to connect Gloucester and Dungog. It is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Buggy
Mr. German Verge, of Gladstone, has imported to the district a fine vehicle of this description. It is known as the "Schacht" motor buggy,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Illustrated Notes from all over the World Motor-car As Fire-engine
One of the latest developments in connection with the motor-car is quite in the line that might have been expected. The power at disposal is so…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Motor in Shire Work
ONE of the greatest difficulties which besets the administration of Shires, particularly in the larger areas, is the time wasted in travelling. In…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Runaway Motorists. Lady Cyclist Left Senseless. Unravelling a Mystery
Mystery surrounds the accident which has occurred to Miss Adlercron, of Park Lodge, Binfield, near Windsor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →North Coast Railway
The matter of dealing with the big landslip at the mouth of the Wallarobba tunnell on the first, section of the North Coast railway is proving a…
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