Bishop Barlow on Tour. Motor Car Experiences
His Lordship Bishop Barlow had an exciting experience in his motor car. He left Lake Bathurst on Sunday morning for confirmation at Windellama. Leaving Windellama…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1909
706 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 36
Railway Disaster. 68 Passengers Killed. London, January 17
A railway collision, attended with awful consequences, is reported from Denver, the capital of the state of Colorado. A goods train ran into a passenger train…
Continued on Trove, page 42 →Found on a Railway Embankment Curious Death of a Constable
Police-constable Ralston, who met with a shocking accident on the railway line between Digger's Rest and Sunbury, on Thursday, died in the police depot hospital,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cablegrams. Russians Run Amok. Motor Car Held Up. Bag of Sovereigns Stolen. London
A great sensation was caused in London yesterday by escaped of two Russian workmen. The foreigners held up a motor car…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cablegrams. Russian Swagery in London. the Motor Car Hold Up. Russians Run Amok. the Robbers' Mad Career. Its Dramatic Sequel. Police Pursue in a Motor Car. London
The shocking tragedy perpetrated by two Russians in London on Saturday has caused a tremendo[?]tion. The two Russian named Heyfeld and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Origin of Bridge. Turks Said to Have Invented It
A recent writer on bridge says that in has opinion the game originated in Turkey, although Russia and Gr[?] have both claimed at. In…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →State-owned Railways. Forty-one Countries in Which the Experiment Is Being Made
State ownership of railroads is the subject of a report recently issued by a British Commission. Forty-one countries are dealt with the number…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Sensation Brake Refuses to Act Incident on the Sydney Express. Wangaratta
At the Wangaratta railway station on Monday night a number of people who were awaiting the arrival of the Sydney express were greatly alarmed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Chinese Railway Dispute Japan and Great Britain. London
Mr. G. E. Morrison, correspondent of "The Th[?]" at Peking, in a message received to-day, hints that Great is unable to support any longer the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mixed Train Accident
A Shepparton correspondent writes:—The passengers on Thursday by the 2.30 p.m. down train, which runs in conjunction, with the 4.10 Albury epress, reached…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →A Train Sensation
A perious railway accident was narrowly averted at Waagaratta on Monday night. The Sydney express was approaching the distant signal at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →England's Most Luxurious Train. Express That Cost £30,000 to Build
Nothing has been spared to make Brighton's latest train, the Southern Belle, what it claims to be—the most luxurious in England. In reality it is the most…
Continued on Trove, page 38 →Extending the Strike. Effort to Call Out the Silverton Tramway Employes
The combined union are now endeavoring to call out the locomotive engineers and other employes of the Silverton Tramway Company. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Killed by a Train. Ex-deniliquinite Dies in South Africa
Particulars have been received by mail from South Africa this week of the death of former Deniliquin resident, Mr James Edward Brown, who was knocked down and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Science & Invention the Kaiser’s Invention. New Brake for Motor Cars
The German Emperor is said to have invented a hub brake, which, it is claimed, offers the greatest possible security against the risk of retuning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →London's Railways. South London Line Electrifield. London
The South London railway from Victoria to London Bridge has been [?]fully converted from steam to electricity. Dawson's single phase alternating [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Major-general, Road. Audience with the King. London
His Majesty the King yesterday granted Major-General Head a special and private audience, at which the question of the Australian military forces was discussed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bridge Approaches
At the Council meeting on Monday a tender [?] received for metalling the approaches in the Cobram bridge with 12 inches of stone for £952 [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Startling Adventures of Motorists
Fortunately for motorists, it is not a common occurrence for a cow to take a flying leap into their ear, as was the startling experience of a lady and two…
Continued on Trove, page 47 →Tampering with a Brake. Engineering a Railway Accident. Melbourne
The discovery made at Newport in connection with the engine which took up the running of the Bendigo train after the engine of that train had been in the…
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