Cyclinc and Motoring
Four well-known Australian road racing cyclists, in Messrs. Don Kirkham, L. R. Munro. C. Snell and G. Bell arrived back in Melbourne from…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1914
1,259 stories in Murray's papers · page 53 of 63
Crown-country Railway
In the Legislative Assembly Thursday, Mr. Mackinnon moved that the question of connecting the Dockie-Katamatite and the Benalla-Yarrawonga…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Shells from Armoured Train
A Belgian armoured train dropped several great shells on to the new barracks of the enemy at Malines. The sleeping German infantry suffered…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Kaiser Guarded Life Guards and Detectives Surround. Imperial Train Disguised as Red Cross. COPENHAGEN
Great care is taken to conceal the movements of the Kaiser. His Majesty is surrounded by a large body of Life Guards and an enormous staff of detectives. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bicycles and Motorcycles for Front
Messrs. Lobbe and Sharp, Albury have been informed that an order for 100 new "Speedwell" bicycles, to go with the Australian Expeditionary Force, has been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Woman Terribly Injured by Motor 'Bus
While crossing Fitzroy street, St. Kilda, at the intersection of Acland street, late on Sunday afternoon, Miss Mand Bourke, 30 years of age, of Queen's Mansious,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Germans Abandon Motor Lorries and Burn Aeroplanes. PARIS
Wherever the Germans retired on the Rheims line they abandoned many motor lorries, apparently owing to the shortness of petrol…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Carriage of N.S.W. Wheat Railway Position Stated. Melbourne
Mr. W. Hutchinson, Minister for Agriculture, expressed the view to-day that it was a matter of policy for the New South Wales Government to decide whether it…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Motor Garage
Mr. W. Sallinger, late of the firm of Francis and Sallinger, has opened a fine new motor garage in Sauger-street, in the capacious premises lately erected…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Argentine's Railways
The Argentine is Australia's chief rival as a food-producing country : and the principal lover which brought it to so high a state of development…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →German Aeroplane Lost
A German aeroplane which was reconnoitring over Romilly-sur-Seine, a manufacturing town in the Department of Aube, France, was brought to earth by French…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Message by Aeroplane
Copies of a remarkable proclamation have, been scattered in Antwerp from a German monoplane. It summons the city to surrender within 24 hours, and advises…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Artillery Train Blown Up
Yet another disaster has befallen [?]e-Prussian Guards. An airman attached to the Allies observed two reconstituted divisions of the…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Road Strewn with Dead
After their defeat at Osowiets (southwest of Augnstowo), the Germans were hurled back on to Grejevo, ten miles on the Russian side of the frontier. The road…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →A Cousin in Queensland. Sawmill, Koetong Road
Dear Uncle Jeff,—We are having very dry weather. A good many of the Australians have gone to help the Motherland. I saw a very newsy letter in last…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A Gallant Officer. How Hiernaux Held the Bridge Incidents of the Scheldt Ostend
A stirring story is told of a Belgian officer's gallantry. Sub-Lieutenant Hiernaux who was in charge of a battery gallantly prevented…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Strong German Force in South-west Africa. German Secrets Revealed. Navy's Coaling Preparations. German Artillery Train Destroyed. Sydney, Wednesday, 9 a.m
It is reported that the Germans in South-West Africa have 10,00 well-trained troops, a 68 gun battery, and many machine guns…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Great Plan. Found in Railway Car. Germany's Campaign
The cables informed us some time ago that a remarkable document detailing the German plan of campaign in the war, had been found in a German railway carriage…
Continued on Trove, page 38 →At Bay in Railway Carriage
French officers relate that Lieutenant David Kay, an officer of the Fifth Lancers, became separated from his regiment. He took refuse in a railway carriage, refusing…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Airships and Motors
An official message from the High Commissioner gives interesting particulars as to the effectiveness of air-craft and motor cars as instrument of war. The message…
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