Like a Motor-car
A large German woman held up a long line of people at the money order window in a post office the other day and all because her memory had failed. She wanted…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Murray · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1913
1,199 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 60
Trip to Oaklands for Railway Opening
The Committee of the Urana-Oaklands Railway League kindly sent me an invitation (as President of the Wunnamurra Shire) to the opening ceremony and I wish…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Transcontinental Railway
According to the "Age" of the 17th inst., Mr. D. Culliney, Secretary of the United Laborers' Union, received a telegram from Port Augusta…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Electric Motor As a Substitute for the Brain
That the function of the human brain can in certain cases be fulfilled by mechanical devices has long been understood, and has led, among other things,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Construction in New South Wales
In his speech at Oaklands on the occasion of the opening of the railway, Mr. M'Gowen stated the progress of New South Wales in railway…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Electric Motor Ab a Substitute for the Brain
That tho function of the human brain can in certain cases be fulfilled by mechanical device has long been understood, and has led, among other things,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Aeroplane Disaster. Greman Officer Killed. Berlin
All aeroplane accident, which resulted in one German [?] losing his life while another was badly hurt, occurred yesterday at Magdeburg, the capital of Saxony…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motorless Eden
The small daughter of a well to do family was [?] intently a picture of teh Garden of Eden. At last she asked in a perplexed voice:…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Carriage Sheds Burnt Down. Wallangarra
A fire broke out in the railway carriage sheds her eat at 3 o clock this morning. Four carriages, including an old State car, were destroyed. Despite the efforts of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Cycle Record Breaking. Two More Riders in Albury To-day
Motor cyclists seem to be quite enthusiastic ever the matter of breaking the record for the journey from Sydney to Melbourne, or vive versa. So many men have setr our on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire in Railway Shed
A fire occurred at the railway shed, Wallangarra (on the Queensland border), this morning. Four carriages were totally destroyed and others seriously…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Terror of the Air. an Invisible Aeroplane. Washington
The U.S. War Department is experimenting with a new materials for aeroplanes, the fleet of which is to render an aeroplane invisible at the height of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Cycle Record-breaking. Yee Arrives in Albury
In his endeavor to the lower the motor cycle record between Sydney and Melbourne, and in win the special prize of a gulnea watch, which will be presented to the cyclist who…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →German Runs Amok. Shoots a Railway Laborer. Brisbane
A German named Victor, employed on the railway flying gang at Neila Ponds, ran amok on Saturday night. He fired shots from a revolver at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Cycle Record-breaking. Another Man to Attempt It
A motor cyclist named J. Liddle passed through Albury yesterday on route from Melbourne to Sydney. His object was to become fam[?]arised with the road, and he, on Friday,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Cycle Record Breaking. Sydney to Melbourne. Melbourne
The Continental Rabber Company received a telegram to-day, stating that Eric Taylor, who left Sydney last night to try and run between Sydney and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Invisible Aeroplane. Washington, January 25
The War department is making experiments with a new material for the manufacture of planes for flying machines. The authorities are endeavoring to make a…
Continued on Trove, page 43 →Victorian Country Roads Act
The Victorian Minister for Works, in a speech, at Frankston, foreshadowed some important, municipal reforms under the Country, Roads Act. The Government…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →John Bridge & Co. Ltd
John Bridge and Co. Ltd. report on 24th January:—Hides.—Golden results are assured. Sheepskins.—unchanged. Tallow.—Values at times showed an improvement of…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Railway Cars Burned
A fire broke out in the carriage shed at the Wallangarra railway station on Friday morning. The Sydney mail train, which was waiting, to convey passengers to…
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