Cape Railway Accident. Terrible Scenes. a Doctor's Bravery. Capetown
Details of the railway accident which occurred near Catheart, forty-five miles from King William's Town, in Cape Colony, last week, show that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1911
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Fire in Santiago. Railway Station Damaged. Santiago
The Central railway station in Santiago, in Ch[?], has been partially burned Several sleeping and restaurant…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hamilton Tramway Fatality. Verdict of Accidental Death
An inquest was hold at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday by Mr. C. Hibbie, the district coroner, concerning the death of the young man David Gilmore, who…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hawes Railway Accident. Suspended Memory. London
A passenger who was on the train which met with disaster at Hawes, named Ward, lost his memory by the shock…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Aeroplane Accident. Aviator Unhurt. San Francisco
When landing after an aeroplane flight yesterday, the aviator Latham crashed into a fence He was thrown out but escaped,…
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Barney Oldfield, who is coming to Australia, is one of the world's most noted and daring motorists He has been a prominent rider in America almost since…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our Sydney Letter. the Government and an Insurance Department.—what of Annuities?.—something Aboutmoney-lending.—the Spit-manly Tram.—sparks From the Locomotive.—the Master Tailors and the Journeymen. Sydney
It is on the cards that the Ministry will ask Parliament to create a State Insurance Department. If it is done, it will be a good thing, conditionally that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Car Fatality. Two Persons Killed. Wellington
A motor car driven by Dr. Fullerton was crashed into by a train at a level crossing at Wallacetown, Southland, this morning. The car was thrown by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Cecil Grace. Wrecked Aeroplane Found. Brussels
All doubts as to the fate of Mr. Cecil Grace, the missing aviator, who crossed the Channel in his aeroplane on December 22nd, and afterwards…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Melbourne Tramways. Melbourne
The Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company has informed its employees that ordinary hours will be reduced from 54 to 48 per week, without reduction of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Portuguese Strikers. Railways Laid Idle. Lisbon Shops Closed. Lisbon
The men employed on the Portuguese railways have gone on strike. They demand an eight-hour day, and increases in Wages amounting to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hawes Railway Accident. the Jury's Finding. London
The inquest into the death of the victims of the railway disaster near Hawes has concluded. The jury returned a verdict of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tramway Employees' Wages. Broken Hill
The employees of the Government street tramway at Broken Hill have received intimation that their wages have been increased by 1s per day all round. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Collision. Vancouver
Six passengers were killed and18 injured in a collision on the New York-Central line at Batavia…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Sydney Letter. Cricket and Science.—mr. Collingridge and Early History. a Really Great Gale.—the Tram Conductor.—a Shortlived Strike.—australia and the English Market. Sydney
There is a feeling of relief that the South Africans won the third test. Anarchists may rise and full, Empires advance and dissolve, the destinies of the race be varied…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Road Maintenance. Cost of Railway Haulage. Sydney
A deputation from the Local Government Association waited on Mr. Johnson, the Chief Railway Commissioner, this afternoon, with regard to carriage of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Snowstorms in Spain. Train Swept Away. Havoc at the Ports. Madrid
The Governor of Leon, in Spain, reports that an avalanche occurred between La Pucbla and Degardon, and swept into a river the locomotive and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Persian Railways. Assurance to Turkey. Constantinople
Germany has assured the Porte that the negotiations which are still progressing with Russia deal exclusively with railway construction in Persia,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Accident. Three Men Killed. Paris
A passenger train collided with a ballast train at Vire, a town in the Calvados department of France. Two drivers and a stoker were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bohemian Twin Sisters. a Railway Claim. Are They One or Two? London
The Bohemian twin sister Yosefa and Rosa Biazos, who are inseparably joined together, have arrived in London from Edinburgh, to undergo…
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