The Railway Fatality. Inquest Adjourned
An inquest was held at the Newcastle Courthouse on Saturday morning, by Mr. G. T. Edwards, the deputy coroner, into the circumstances of the death of…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1913
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Railways and Development
The local incidence of the development which follows the making of a railway such as that which is now being constructed to the north coast of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Gauges. Report of Engineers. Melbourne
The engineers of the several State Railway Departments, who recently met in conference under the chairmanship of Mr. H. Deane, Engineer-in-Chief for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Car Fatality. Three Lives Lost. Paris
A motor car skidded while crossing a bridge on the Seine, and fell into the river. Two children of Madame Duncan, a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Letters to the Editor. a Maryville Road
Sir,—I wish to inform the people of Newcastle and other suburbs of the splendid Way in which the Wickham Council is treating the citizens of Maryville. In view…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sun and Sulphur. Motoring in the Pyrenees. Vernet-les-Bains
Can anybody tell me of a nice, easy complaint which would serve as an excuse for a six weeks sulphur cure? It must not interfere with long walks and…
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The high level bridge at the Tarro railway station is now complete, and opened for vehicular and pedestrian traffic, and the old road crossing closed. The road…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Motor Fatality. Fall Into a River. Berne
A motor car containing Dr. Dubois, his wife, child, and a friend, was precipitated from a parapet at Fleurier, and fell a distance of 25ft into the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Bandits. the Execution. Paris
The motor bandits found guilty, of murder were executed yesterday. Soudy, as he quitted his cell, shouted "Au revoir!"…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Sydney Letter. "Not on the Roll."—quarterly Railway Report.—conscience Money.—mr. Holman Has Done Well.—the Rules in Precedency.—judges Not Approved by the Bar. Sydney
"You will be fined if your name is not on the roll." What does the Act say? Enrolment is compulsory but where does the voters responsibility end?…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Railway Strike. Royal Commission Opens. Sydney
The Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the questions which arose out of the recent railway strike commenced its sittings this morning in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Launch Burned. Brisbane
The motor launch Scotta, with four passengers and o[?] steersman on board, was burnt to the water's edge near Magnetic Island to-day…
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A gruesome story of a murderer's motor car ride with the body of his victim propped up in the car beside him, 'was told at the Salem, Massachusetts, court, when…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →South African Railways. Cost of Construction. Capetown
In the Union Assembly yesterday the Railway Bill was read a first time. The bill provides for the construction of 794 miles of lines, at a cost of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Railway Trouble. Industrial Court Cases. Sydney
The cases arising out of the prosecutions in connection with the recent railway strike were brought before Mr. Justice Heydon in the Industrial Court…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Main Roads Classification. Interim Report. Sydney
Mr. Griffith, the Minister for Works, has received an interim report from the Local Government Engineer (Mr. R. E. Jones), to whom has been delegated the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney Harbour. the Bridge Question. Sydney
A large and influential deputation waited on Mr. M'Gowen, the State Premier, to-day, and urged that more expedition should be shown in the matter of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Railway Trouble. Evidence at Inquiry. Sydney
In the Royal Society's' rooms to-day, Mr. A. B. Piddington, K.C., the Commisioner appointed to inquire into the working of the State Industrial…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Collision. Twenty-eight Fatalities. Bombay
A passanger train collided with a goods train at Nagpur. Twenty-eight Indians were killed, and fourteen Indians and two…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Teralba Roads
Sir,—I and other citizens of Teralba are wondering if the Lake Macquarie Shire Council is still in existence. Judging by the awful state of the roads…
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