Killed on the Railway
Frederick Horbert, who was employed on a ballast train between Fassiforn and Awaba, mot his death in a shockingly sudden manner, while at work shortly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1911
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Railway Fatality. Coroner's Inquest
An Inquest was held by Mr. C. Hibble, the district coroner, at the Newcastle Courthouse, yesterday, concerning the death of Frederick Henry Herbert, of Fern…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Tramway Association. Federal Arbitration. Sydney
The formation of the Australian Tramway Employees' Association has, with the granting of registration of that body under the Federal Arbitration and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An Aeroplane Flight. Vancouver
Mr. Eugene Ely made a successful flight at San Francisco yesterday. He ascended from the shore, and landed on the deck of a warship in the bay…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motoring Disaster. a Lady Killed. Adelaide
Among the visitors to the Clare races on Wednesday were a party comprising Mr. B. May, of Gawler, his wife, and sister-in-law, and niece, Miss May, of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Omnibuses. Government Experiment. Sydney
Just before Parliament went into recess, Mr. Griffith, the Minister for works in reply to a question, said he proposed to consider the question of having a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Train Derailed. Collision with a Cow. Four Persons Killed. Chicago
An extraordinary railway accident occurred a Fort Smith, in Arkansas. A train bound from Chicago to Rack island dashed into a cow, with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Border Railways
The State Minister for Works has made an Important statement concerning the railway construction policy of the Government. New South…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Disaster. London
An express train at Batterson, in London, yesterday dashed into a gang of platelayers. Three men were killed, and two injured…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Accidents. Gallantry of Convicts. Vancouver
A Canadian Pacific train was derailed on the Open Sound branch. A number of passengers were seriously injured…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mexican Railway Strike. Traffic Paralysed. Vancouver
A strike has paralysed the traffic on 1000 miles of the Mexican branch of the Southern Pacific Railway Company's lines…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Decentralisation. Military Evidence. Sydney
Major-General Hoad, Chief of the Australian Section of the Imperial General Staff, arrived in Sydney yesterday from Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Collision. at Central Station. a Pointsman's Promptitude. Sydney
A smash occurred at the Central Railway Station early on Saturday morning, when two runaway eagines coupled together crashed into a set of ten standing empty…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accident to a Coal Train. Engine and Trucks Derailed
The engine and three trucks of a coal train from Lambton B Colliery were derailed near the runaway points behind the up platform at the Adamstown…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Disaster. Collision in Wales. Four Bodies Recovered. London
A terrible railway accident has happened in the Rhondda Valley, in Wales. A passenger and a coal train…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Silverton Tramway. Broken Hill
The Silverton Tramway Employees' Association this morning sent an ultimatum to the general manager stating that the members of the association intend to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Decentralisation. the Military Aspect. Sydney
The commission appointed to inquire into the question of railway decentralisation in New South Wales met again today. There were present: Messrs. C. N…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Disaster. South Wales Accident. Prominent Men Killed. London
Further details of the collision which occurred in the Rhondda Valley, in South Wales, between a passenger train and a coal train, show…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Silverton Tramway. Broken Hill
The Silverton Tramway Employees' dispute was not settled yesterday, as reported, but as the result of the meeting held last night a deputation…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The North Coast. Railway Development. Sydney
The Decentralisation Commission sat in Sydney to-day, and took further evidence regarding the prospects of the development of the northern coastal…
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