The Tramp's Tale
The other day a tramp called upon a pronounced advocate of woman's rights. His tale was a very plausible one but did not seem to meet…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Murray · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1912
1,250 stories in Murray's papers · page 2 of 63
New South Wales. the Railway Autocrat. Colonial Treasurer's View. Sydney
Replying to a deputation of railway workers, Mr. Dacey, the Colonial Treasurer said people seemed to be afraid to approach the Chief Commissioner of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lightning Strikes Tram Sheds
The Rusheutters Bay tram sheds were struck by lightning this afternoon. There were three distinct explosions but only slight damage was done. The electricity…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motoring Melb0urne to Sydney. Yee Establishes a Record
Mr. L. V. Harris, yesterday received a telegram stating that J. E. Yee, the motor cyclist who essayed the task of lowering the record from Melbourne to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →News From America Train Robbery.—train Clerks Gagged. Redding (California)
A sensational hold up has taken place on the Southern Pacific Railway Company's line. Two men, neither of them wearing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disaster to Australian Aeroplane. Aviator Hart and Major Rosenthal Injured. Sydney
W. E. Hart, the Australian aviator, met with disaster this morning. He was to have flown from Penrith to Parramatta with Major Rosenthal, his first military…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Electric Railway Accident in Paris. Paris
An electric workmen's train at the Gare du Auterlitz collided with a stationary engine yesterday. Seven carriages were wrecked, and one of them caught fire. In…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Killed on Railway Line. Geelong
Late last night the body of John Bentley, aged 65 years, was found on the Colac railway line, a mile from the South Geelong station, shockingly mutilated. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Collision at Murray Bridge. Horse Killed-- Rider Rendered Unconscious
A collision of a serious character occurred at Murray Bridge on Saturday evening. About 8 o'clock Walter Proud, in the employment of G. Phipps,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Traffic in Dean St. Cases for the Court
Before Messrs. H. F. Roberts, P.M., and W. Whitehead, J.P, at the Albury Police Court yesterday, came a case in which J. C King was charged with that he "did…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Railway Minimum Wage
An announcement suggesting that the N.S.W. Government has decided upon a course of action which may raise points of some magnitude in regard to railway…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Trams Collide in Paris. Nine Killed and Seventeen Injured. Paris
A shocking tramway accident occurred yesterday at Bondy, a suburb of Paris. Two suburban trams collided with terrible results, nine 7 persons being killed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Road to Wealth
In spite of the great strides made in chemical science during the past half-century, a wide field remains open to the investigator who will…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Rule of the Road. an Argumentative Defendant
At the Albury Police Court yesterday, before Mr. H. F. Roberts. P.M., William Henry Ball was charged with that on December 22, 1911, he "being the driver…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Great Railway Strike in Argentina. Firm Government Action. Buenos Ayres
The strike of the railway men in the Argentine Republic. with the object of obtaining increased pay and shorter hours, is assuming grave proportions…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Racecourse Road
The formation contract on the above road again came before the Municipal Council at its meeting on Monday night. [?]s May last, at the request of the Deniliquin Jockey…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrific Gales on Canadian Coast. Train Blown Off Track. Fatal Snow Slide. Montreal
Tremendous gales are sweeping through Eastern Canada. In New Foundland the coast express train was blown off the track, while snow banks were being…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Cross Roads of Love. Chapter Xvii. a Fool Is More Than a Match for a Knave
Aubrey watched Twickie has he kept fingering his pen, and in his smooth unruffled tones gently insinuated the favours which it was in his power to bestow on…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Motor-cycle Record Broken
J. E. Yee, the Sydney motor cyclist, who left Melbourne at 2 a.m. on Thursday on an attempt to lower the record between the two States of 34 hours 4 minutes, put up…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →War Railway Council
Regulations relating to the War Railway council, which was formed some time ago , have just been issued. They provide that the council shall consist of eleven…
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