Duplication of N.e. Railway
A conference of shire councils, convened by the Violet Town Shire Council, was held at Violet Town on Friday, for the purpose…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1912
1,250 stories in Murray's papers · page 26 of 63
Railwaymen Restive
The militant section of the railway men are agitating for a general strike. Sectional meetings of the railway employes have declared that they will refuse…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Bandits. Raid at Richmond. Armed and Masked Burglars. But "Thorough Gentlemen." at the House of a Widow. the Wrong Premises Entered. Melbourne
The motor bandits who recently terrorised Paris have their imitators in Melbourne. Early this morning two armed and masked men, who had evidently planned the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wodonga Railway News
After a delay of some months work has been resumed on the trucking yards at Wodonga. The old wood blocks are being torn up, and replaced with stone…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bogus Motor Accident. a Sensational Sequel. London
A civil action was brought by Mr. and Mrs. Davies of St. James Square, Holland Park, to recover damages from the Fiat Motors Ltd., for injuries sustained in a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Starving Stock Rates. Concessions on the Victorian Railways
The Victorian Railway Commissioners have decided, in view of the drought conditions existing, to revert to the starving stock rates which were current…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Masked Burglars. Five Men Rob Widow. Escape in Motor
Five masked and armed burglars drove in a motor car to the house occupied by a widow named Annie Baker, at Richmond (Vic.) yesterday morning. They…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Using the Mallee Country. Water Conservation Scheme. Value of the Border Railways. Millions of Acres to Be Available
It is principally by reason of the want of railways and water that the mallee country on the New South Wales side of the Murray has remained…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bottle Hurled at Train
Ernest Timson, a Wesley College boy, was the victim of a dastardly act on Tuesday. As the 5.23 p.m. train from Melbourne to Sandringham was approaching…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Fatal Collision. Motor Cycle Smashes Into Tram Sydney
A young man named John Lorrimer, aged 26 yeats, who Tears, who resided at Francis st., Leichhardt, met with a horrible death to-day. He was riding motor bicycle in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →M'keen Train Motors
A difficulty has arisen in the running of the M'Keen motor cars in Victoria owing to the inadequacy of the baggage rooms to provide sufficient space for the number of…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Crushed by a Train
The death of James Francis O'Connor, fo,was the subject of an inquiry by the coroner, at the morgue to-day. O'Connor at the morgue to-day O'Connor, was run over by a train at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →120,000 Men Cease Work. Railway Trouble Threatened. London, May 26
Although only a few days have elapsed since the Milwall dockers refused to work with a watchman named Thomas, whom they alleged to be a non-unionist, their…
Continued on Trove, page 42 →Rioting in Hungary. Trams and Shops Wrecked. Mob Charged with Bayonets. Hundreds of Casualties. Budanest. May 24
Trouble has been threatening in Hungary for some time in connection with the movement in favor of universal suffrage, and it has now culminated in a remarkable…
Continued on Trove, page 42 →Motor Car Runs Amok. Petrol Catches Fire. Sydney
A sensational advanture befell a motor car to-day in the city. The car is owned and driven by Mr. Lewis Williams, of Coogee. At…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Figures of a Motor Club
The Royal Automobile Club of England, which has the finest club premises in the world, now has a membership of over 7000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An Aeroplane Gun
Messrs Vickers (Limited) have pro-duced a new quick firing gun at their Erith works for use. on dirigible's and aeroplanes, says the “Times.” The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Serious Railway Smash. S Killed and 41 Injured. Berlin
A railway accident, entailing serious loss of life occurred on Wednesday at Salzburg, a large town in Austria, 75 miles south east of Munich…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Schoolboy's Head Crushed. a Tram Fatality. Sydney
A boy named Jack Ruttor, aged 13 years, who lived with his parents at Randwick, was riding on the footboard of a tram on his way to school, when he was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railway—border Protest
A special meeting of the Albury Football Association was held at Carter's Saloon on Thursday night to deal with the protest lodged by the Railways against…
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