Railway Accident. Six Persons Killed. Sharon (North Dakota)
A Great Northern train was wrecked last night. Six persons were killed and thirteen injured…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1912
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A Daring Escape. Rush in a Motor Car. Paris
The ex-French officer Lux, who made a sensational escape from a fortress at Glatz, in Germany, was aided by friends…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Northern Road
The "Post-office Directory" of 1837 contained the following brief description of Newcastle and of the read from the town, through Maitland, to the Great…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Our Sydney Letter. Mr. Dacey's Little Scheme.—wood Versus Bricks and Mortar.—the Pioneers' Club and "Australasia."—ushering in the New Year.—still the Water Question.—a Strike Against a Ferry and Tram. Sydney
Mr. Dacey's scheme to erect a wood suburb has not excited any very great amount of enthusiasm. Some of the leading objections have been touched but…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway to India. Value to Australia. London
Russian syndicates are subscribing £100,000 to defray the cost of finally surveying a line of railway to connect Russia and India via Persia…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Popular Science. the Road to Wealth
In spite of the great strides made in chemical science during the past half century, a wide held remains open to the investigator, who will turn his attention…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Motor Launch Adventure. Perth
Thirteen days in a small motor launch with batteries dead, and engines silent, is the experience which befell Mr. and Mrs. Thomas, West Perth, and family…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tram Smash in Sydney. Car Jumps Fifty Yards. Sydney
A sensational accident occurred in Williams-street about half-past six o'clock this morning. A loaded tramcar collided with a lorry, and a horse valued at £80…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Motor Record. Newcastle Rider Successful. Sydney
A few weeks ago, W. Tormey, on a motor cycle, did the journey from Melbourne to Sydney, a distance of 577 miles, in 34 hours 3 minutes. J. E. Yee, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Progress and Railways. Track at Oranienburg
Now that the question of nationalising our British railways is coming within the region of practical politics, all that concerns their safer and more economic…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Disastrous Fires. Motor Works Explosion. Winnipeg
A cigarette exploded a can of gasoline at some motor works at Fremantle. The fire destroyed the building and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Administration. Chief Commissioner's Position. Comment by the Treasurer. Sydney
A deputation representing the Railway Workers and General Labourers' Association, waited on Mr. Dacey, the State Treasurer, to-day, and brought under his…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Aeroplane Smash. Machine Collides with Post. Sydney
The Australian aviator, Mr. W. E. Hart, had his first smash yesterday, while carrying a passenger, Major C. Rosenthal, officer commanding the Howitzer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Train Robbery. Mail Sacks Rifled. Redding (Cal.)
Two unmasked men robbed the South Pacific Company's north-bound Oregon express near Red Bluff. They bound and gagged three mail…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Accident. Ipswich
A fatal accident occurred at the Bundamba railway station late on Saturday night. Patrick Murray, a single man, living at…
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The statements made by Mr. Dacey, the State Treasurer, in response to a deputation of railway labourers, in regard to the attitude of the Chief…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Ships' Future
At the annual mooting of the Cleveland Institution of Engineers, hold at Middlesbrough, Mr. H. Stonewall Jackson, of the firm of Messrs. Richardson, Westgarth,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tramway Fatality. Sydney
David Paxley, about 45 years of age, died in the Sydney Hospital this afternoon from injuries received in a tram car accident in George-street late last…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Collision. Many Persons Injured. Paris
An electric workmen's train collided with a stationary engine at the Gare d'Austerlitz, in Paris. Seven coaches were wrecked, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Control. Statement by Mr. Beeby. Sydney
Mr. Beeby, the Acting Premier stated this afternoon that he wished to remove any impression that might exist that there were strained relation between…
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