Gold Ingots Disappear. Ok Continental Railway, Paris
A sensational robbery of gold has taken place on the railway between Constantinople and Paris. The ottoman Bank in Constantinople…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1913
1,199 stories in Murray's papers · page 56 of 60
Story of Masked Man, Breaking Into Railway Station Swan Hill
Alian Claude Peter Vaughan, 17, was before the court this morning on a charge of having broken into Mystic Park railway station with intent to commit a robbery,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Improving the Roads. Grant of £450
At last night's meeting of the Albury Municipal Council a letter was received the Public Works Department, intimating that a special grant of £150…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Hello!" Saved a Train
On March 23rd last a cablegram from Atlanta, America, stated that a man dreamt he saw a bridge collapse. He was so impressed that he went to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Train Wreckers in New Zealand
A deliberate attempt was made to wreck the southward main express near Wellington, N.Z. Twelve plugs of gelignite were placed on the line, with detonators,…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →Cablegrams. on Fire at Sea. Battleship to Rescue. Crew's Dash Through Flames. Captain on Bridge Until Burnt Under Him. London
The s.s. Scots Dyke was nearing the end of a voyage from North Africa tp Sunderland when fire broke out on board. The highly inflammable nature of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transcontinental Railway
The Federal Government has decided to order shortly the first passenger rolling stock for the transcontinental railway. The carriages, which will be of a corridor type,…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →Tocumwal's Importance. Railway Traffic Comparisons
The importance of [?]val as a railway cent[?] is strikingly shown in the annual report of the Victorian Railway Co[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Border Railways. Mr. Ball's Attitude
Following is the Hansard report of Mr. Ball's speeches in the N.S.W. Parliament on the question of border railways. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wages Board Delay. Railway Officers Wait on Minister. in Albury Last Evening
A deputation from the Southern branch of the Railway Officers' Association waited on Mr. D. R. Hall, Minister for Justice, in Albury last evening. It consisted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wodonga to Melbourne Train. "Speeding Up" Impossible
Representations were made recently to the Victorian Railway Commissioners that the department's "speeding up" policy was urgently…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Train Wrecked by Constitutionalists. El Paso (Texas)
The Mexican Constitutionalists claim that they destroyed two trains conveying 1000 Federal troops south of Juarez. The United States is strengthening…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Aeroplane on Fire. Paris
The well-known airman, M. Vedrines, and his brother, Emile, had an exciting experience in the air yesterday. While they were flying at a height of 1500 yards…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Car Racing. £1000 Match. Jeffkins V. Campbell. Two Heats of Two Miles and Final of One Mile
The first motor car event on Saturday on the Richmond racecourse was the first heal of the £100 match between Jeffkins (America), and Campbell…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Eight Hours on Railways. Strike Threatened in Waled. London
At a meeting yesterday of the railway workers of South Wales it was resolved to strike on December 1 unless an eight hours day in conceded before then to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Men Killed. Motor Car Overturns
A shocking motor accident, resulting in the instantaneous death of Gibson Leslie Blake, 35, manager in Launceston (Tas.), for Heather's motor garage, and Lindsay…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dreadful Lift Fatality Railway Porter Killed
A terrible lift accident, involving the death of a porter named James Laffan, occurred on Saturday afternoon at Flinders street railway station. Melbourne,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Seven Men Killed. Train Runs Down Platelayers Berlin
A shocking railway tragedy occurred yesterday at Karlshorst. A train ran into a gang of platelayers, with the result that seven of the men…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sad Motor Fatality. Mother and Three Children Drowned. Paris
A priest, who was at night time driving a motor car in which were seated his mother, his sister, and the latter's three children, accidentally drove into a canal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway League Meeting. Coming Conference Discussed
In response to a request of the Wakool Railway League, a meeting of the Balranald League was held on Friday evening last. at the President's (Mr A…
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