The Motor Car's Victim
A little boy named Francis Banfort, 9 years of age, was knocked down by a motor car in William-street this afternoon, and his skull fractured. He was conveyed to…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1910
1,064 stories in Murray's papers · page 18 of 54
Train Held-up Single-handed
An extraordinary incident, attended with sensational features, is reported from New Mexico. A single bandit held up a train near Rosart at night. Boarding the train…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Railway Pantomime on the Albury Railway Station
It is seldom such excitement prevails at a country railway station as that which held the boards at the Albury Railway' Station on Friday morning last. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rote Shooting Arrival of Commonwealth Tram. London
The members of the Commonwealth team of riflemen who are to compete at the Bisley matches this month, arrived by the Omrah yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →General Cable News Train Dashes Into Funeral. London
A fatal railway smash has occurred at Haverstraw, a village on the right bank of the River Hudson, 35 miles from New-York. A funeral was passing over a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Outrage in Turkey an Express Derailed. London
A dastardly railway outrage is reported from Constantinople. Some miscreants removed the bolts from a bridge near Lule Bourgas, 45 miles east…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Tenders
Mr. R. T. Ball, M.L.A. attended the Lockhart races last week, and met a large number of his constituente. In the course of a conversation on the phone with Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Plucky Fireman Saves His Train
A plucky act by a Swiss fireman has been recognised. It appears that while shovelling coal into the firebox, he noticed a dynamite cartridge. Quick as a flash…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →World-wide Rotes. Thousand-mile Aeroplane Trip in Ten Hours
The wright suit—based on alleged infringements or patents—of which the first results were recently announced in their favour, may result…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coming Hat-sized Motor Car Engine
The gas turbine corresponding to the gas engine, has been the subject of constant experiment, and though still crude in its development may…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Kerang—swan Hill Railway. Kerang
Representatives of the Kerang and Swan Hill shires, met at Kerang on Tuesday and decided to place the following proposals regarding the local…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Crowded Bridge Collapses
The bridge over the Ahr at Sohuld, while crowded with people watching the roaring floods hiss under the timbers beneath their feet, collapsed, precipating all is reported that 150 persons were drowned through this collapse. Forty-nine bodies hare already been washed ashore. The valley of the Meuse has been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Jerilderie Wilson And[?] Roads
Sir, With reference to your letter dated [?] May, [?] the Council of Wunnam[?] Jerilderie, urging action on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Attempt to Wreck a Train. a Diabolical Trap
One of the most cunningly devised and diabolical attempts at tram wrecking in the history of the Victorian railway system was made between the Clifton [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →Train "Held Up." Robber's Daring Exploit. London, June 11
A passenger train has been "held up" at Robsart, in New Mexico, a remarkable feature of the incident being that the deed was carried out by a bandit working alone…
Continued on Trove, page 43 →Tram Crashes into a Wall
A tram accident occurred at the top of William-street, Sydney, the other morning. A car bound from Erskine-street to Ocean-street was rounding the curve…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →Cablegrams. Disastrous Floods in the Taller of the Ahr Shocking Loss of Life. the Railway Navvies' Orgie. London
Details have been received of further horrible occurrences in the valley of the Ahr owing to the heavy rains and resulting floods…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Motor Nuisance Next
The first Prosecution under the new Motor Car Act took place at the North Sydney police court this morning, when a chauffeur named Lingevan was fined 10/…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Jerilderie -Wilson and Argoon Roads
Sir,—With reference to your letter dated 14th May, 1930, on behalf of the Council of Wunnamurra Shire at Jerilderie, urging action on the Jerilderie…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Train Up a Child,’ Etc
A financier was playing bezique with hw son. The son was only ton. A friend was looking oil…
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