German Railway Disaster. Tunnel Collapse Due to Earth Tremors. Berlin
It is supposed that the Harrafelsen railway tunnel at Braunsdorf on Sunday was due to earth tremors. The tunnel fell in just prior to the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1913
1,199 stories in Murray's papers · page 59 of 60
Balranald Railway. Leagues' Conference. Route From Swan Hill Favored
At the Wakool Hotel on Wednesday afternoon last delegates from four district railway leagues met in conference to consider the proposed railway…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Macadam Roads Obsolete
"Waterbound macadam roads," which for practicably a century have been adequate for the traffic, have now, under the new conditions, become obsolete, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Disasters. German Tunnel Collapses Berlin, December 15
The Harrasfelsen Tunnel on the line to Braunsdorf collapsed on Sunday, burying a train which was passing through at the time…
Continued on Trove, page 43 →About Motor Cars
The automobile is evidently the vehicle of the age, and all appearances indicate that in a few years more, the ownership of motor will be as common as in days gone…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →Cricket. Albury V. Railway
The following will represent Albury on show grounds, on Saturday at 2.15 p.m.:—C. Nagle, A. Evershed, J. Johnstone, E. White, A. Young, T. Sparkes, C. Angel, O…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Markets. Sydney Railway Market. Sydney
At the railway markets to-day 67 trucks of produce were offered, and 14 passed in. The market was firm. Wheaten chaff, choice, was quoted at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Finley-Tocumwal Railway Passenger Service
We are in receipt of the following copy of letter, received by Mr. R. T. Ball, M.L.A., with reference to the opening of this line for traffic at an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Fire in Sydney. a Motor Agency Destroyed. One Hundred Thousand Pounds Lost. SYDNEY
A large seven storey building, opposite the Central railway station, occupied by Williams Bros., motor agency, was totally destroyed by fire at a late hour last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →" Jack" Johnson's Luck. Another Motor Accident Narrow Escape From Death
Jack Johnson, the boxing champion, and his wife had a narrow escape from death in a motor accident in London street a few months ago. They had an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Finiey-Tocumwal Railway. Passenger Service by the Works Department
The following communication has been received by Mr R. T. Ball, M.L.A., from the Public Works Department, , through Mr J: Davis, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Border-Railway Government Action Urged
An important meeting in connection with the border railways was held at Balranald on Wednesday of last week, when delegates of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat Accommodation. Enlargement of Railway Sheds
Since the opening of the new line of railway from Lockhart to Oaklands the Railway Commissioners find that they considerably…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tramways Discussed
The State Cabinet proposes to investigate the workings of the tramway departments. Among the matters to be inquired into probably will be the running of non-paying…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →General Cable News. Railways of U.S.A. WASHINGTON
The Interstate Commerce Commission has reported that there were during the past fiscal year nearly 300,000 violations of the laws governing the employment of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Apthans Hold Up a Train. Kill Staff and Loot Parcels. Calcutta
A band of Pathan outlaws held up the Peshawur mail train on Saturday. After killing the European driver and guard, and the Indian fireman, they looted a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Thrilling Motor Accident Wonderful Escape of Two Men. Geelong
A motor car with two occupants, smashed the wooden rails of the approach to Barwon bridge just before midnight, took a flying leap over the embankment, and landed at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrible Motor Fatality. Cyclist Killed at Donnybrook
A sensational collision between a motor car and a bicyclist on the Sydney read, near Donnybrook, at 5 p.m. on Saturday, resulted in the death of Gorden Campbell Murch, a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Fires Near Racecourse. Cause Ascribed to Sparks From Railway Engines
Sparks from the railway engines are assigned as the cause of two grass fires in the vicinity of the Albuty racecourse yesterday and last night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Airman's Tragic Death. Killed in Motor Accident. London
Mr. Robert Slack, a prominent British airman, was killed in a motor accident on Saturday at Radlett, 15 miles from London…
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