Speed of a Motor Boat 38 Miles an Hour. London
A successful trial of the hydroplane has been conducted on the Seine. M. Lelas, the inventor, covered 114 miles at a speed of 38 miles an hour…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1907
969 stories in Murray's papers · page 43 of 49
Dreadful Motor Explosion Two Drivers Killed Man's Head Blown Thirty Yards. Five People in the Hospital. Motor Blown to Atoms. Sydney
A shocking fatality through an explosion on a steam tram motor happened shortly before one o'clock this afternoon at Concord, causing a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Steam Tram Accident. a Boiler Explodes. Two Drivers Lose their Lives. SYDNEY
A terrible explosion occurred at Concord yesterday afternoon. It appears that a steam tram from Burwood was going in the direction of Correy's Gardens, when it met…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Smash in London Thirty Persons Hurt. London
Still another accident has been added to the long list of recent casualties on English railway lines. A train was standing a Finsbury station in the north of London,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tram Boiler Explosion. Inquest on Victims
The inquest on the victims of the tram boiler explosion at Concord yesterday, was opened to-day. The jury viewed the scene of the disaster. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Car Tragedy
To-day at the Morgue the City Coroner concluded his inquiry into the death of Oscar Tucker. 15. who, while riding a bicycle, was run down and killed by a motor…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sudden Death on a Tram. Typographical Society's Secretary
Mr. Edward Harley, secretary of the N.S.W. Typographical Association, died suddenly on a train this morning. It is believed that death was due to heart…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Corridor Train. Its Jubilee
G. H. Archer writes in the "Daily Mail" of 20th August. With the great increase in the number of corridor trains in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kilmore Railway Tragedy
An inquiry was opened to-day into the cause of the Kilmore railway tragedy. The investigation is by an independent Board appointed by the Railway Department…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Necessary Railway Crossing
A public meeting to devise a scheme for a convenient means of crossing the Albury railway line near the eastern end of Dean-street was held in the Council Chambers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Original Correspondence. Motor-Cars in Lachlan-Street. [To the Editor of the Riverine Grazier]
Sir,—I have no doubt that the remarks of the P.M. in the recent motor car case have already called forth a flood of Indignation from all fair-minded people, but as I own…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tram Boller Explodes. Two Drivers Killed. Six Persons Injured
A terrible boiler explosion, resulting in the death of two tramway drivers and injuries to six other persons, occurred at Concord, Sydney, on Monday, afternoon. The list of the…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →More Pay for Tram-men
From this week tram conductors are to receive increased pay (reports a Sydney paper). Under existing conditions conductors are paid 6/6 per day for the first year's service, and 7/…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →Cable News. Railway Trouble Settled. Conciliation Boards Formed. London, November 7
The gratifying news is published this morning that a settlement has been arrived at in the point so long in issue between the railway companies and the…
Continued on Trove, page 42 →Railway Settlement. -Sedan of Trade Union Movement
The leader of the British Labor Party describes the railway settlement as the Sedan of the British trade union movement…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Shunter Killed
At the Spencer-street railway yards on Friday evening Edward G. Jones., a shunter was run over and killed instantaneously. Jones was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Alleged Railway Bungle Albury. Intending Travellers Left Behind
Some intending railway travellers complain that they were put to annoyance and inconvenience at the Albury Railway Station on Saturday afternoon. They…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mudgee-dunedoo Railway. Lowest Tender, £41,704
The offer of Messrs. C. M'Lure and Co., at £41,704, was the lowest of four tenders opened to-day by the Public Works Department for the construction of the first…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Action Against the Railway Department. Sued for £4000—Verdict for £180
In the case in which Catherine Fleming sued the Railway Commissioner for £4000 compensation for injuries received through being thrown from a train, the jury has…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Run Down by a Tram
Mr. Bauld, of port Melbourne, who was run down by a tram-car in Bay-street on Saturday night, still lies in an unconseious condition in the…
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