Railway Robbery. LONDON, Wednesday Night
THE railway station at St. Minnesots (U.S.A.) was robbed of £5000 by a man, who compelted the clerk to pen the safe, after looting which the robber made his escape…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New England · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1907
584 stories in New England's papers · page 8 of 30
Railway to the Coast
ON the initiative of Ald. Bonner, Mayor of Armidale, a further effort was made on Monday night to arouse local interest in the matter of securing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Car Accident. PARKES
MR. STRAHORN'S motor car capsized while travelling at the rate of 25 miles an hour between Parkes and Peak Hill. Mr. Fitz Alien, one of the four occupants, was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →For Motor Airships. the "Daily Mail" Prize
There is now a "boom" in aeroplanemaking in this country, due to the "Daily Mail's" offer of L10,000 for the first successful flight from London to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor-Car Accident
A motor-car containing Dr. Kane and his wife collided with the handrails of a culvert near Berry. Mrs. Kane was thrown into the creek and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Traffic
The Minister for Works stated on Saturday that he was trying to direct the northern and north-western trade to Newcastle. It was impossible to cope with the trade on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Commissioners. SYDNEY. Monday Night
The Railway Commissioners will probably leave for their trip north this week…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Latest Railway Accident. SYDNEY, Monday Night
A young married man named W. E. Weston, a clerk, residing at Campsie, attempted to board a moving train at Marrickville this morning, and fell between the carriage and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Accident. AUCKLAND
MR. E. M. Smith, a member of the New Zealand Parliament, baa been killed through falling off a tram near Wellington…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Train Adventure
When Betty reached the station in Lucca, the train was almost clanking out. 'Pronti!' yelled the little legged conductor; and the engine began its…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Motor Omnibus Slang Wildly Classical
With the motor omnibuses there has come a new "slang" language. It has evolved from the brains and tempers of drivers and conductors…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Another Alpine Tunnel. Sew Railway Line Planned to Pierce the Bernese Alps
Consul Keene writes from Geneva that since the Simpion tunnel has been opened to traffic the subject of the lines of access to the new…
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ALL sorts of rumors are afloat with regard to suggested alterations in connection with the running of the Brisbane Sydney mail train. It is now reported that the Brisbane…
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A good deal of interest was taken m the road race, run under trip auspices of the Inverell Motor and Bicycle Club, on Wednesday afternoon lost. There was a very…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Correspondence. Tableland-coastal Railway. (To the Editor of Couruer.)
SIR.—At a meeting of the Armidale Railway League held in Armidale recently p[?]ided over by His Worship the Mayor (Ald. J. P. Bonnar), it was decided to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Remarkable Motor Car Invention
A novel French touring [?]sp, the road being travelled is shown upon a band of paper, which is [?]ounded on the [?]plechboard of the motor-car, and by automobile unrolling…
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INSPECTOR CROW, a special officer, is at present in Glen Innes conducting an examination on the sight of the local employees On the railway. The test is a severe one, a…
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THE recently imported Railway Commissioner has lost no time in getting into harness and already he has visited various centres in the State. As Mr. Johnson has notified his…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Conference
THE Armidale railway league has decided to hold a conference at Armidale on May 27, to which delegates are to be invited from all towns from Tamworth to Tenterfield. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another Alpine Tunnel. New Railway Line Planned to Plerce the Berneae Alps
Consul Keene writes from Geneva that since the Simplon tunnel has been opened to traffic the subject of the lines of access to the new…
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