Carrington. the Closed Bridge
A meeting of property owners, convened by the Mayor (Alderman M'Cormack), was held in the council chambers on Thursday night, to consider the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1913
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Motor Fatality. Toowoomba
A serious motor accident occurred at Dalby this afternoon. A taxi-cab, driven by Mr. Norman Ballinger, was returning from the Dalby…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Sydney Letter. Lord Denman's Arrival.—the March of 20,000 Cadets.—railway Freights Likely to Go Up.—respecting Desperate Crime.—the Dog and His Master.—a New Appointment for Sir William Lyne.—the Cost of Building. Sydney
Lord Denman received a great welcome. Had it been his first appearance it would be esteemed unusually demonstrative. As it was merely a visit to familiar ground…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Railway Strike. the Porters Fined. Sydney
In the industrial Count to-day, Mr. Justice Heydon delivered his reserved judgment in the prosecutions against the Darling Harbour strikers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Letters to the Editor. Teralba Roads
Sir,—Having road "Resident's" letter on the state of the roads here. I quite agree with him. Let me give "Resident" some of the work that the Teralba…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Sir William Arrol. Greatest of Bridge Builders
Death has erased a name to which pure genius had given world-wide celebrity (said the "Daily Telegraph" on February 21). Sir William Arrol, L.L.D., H.R.S.T.,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Heard in the Tram
Once upon a time the imported black population of a certain country was declared unfashionable, and all available stocks were returned to islands of origin…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Expenditure. Minister's Reply to Critics. Sydney
Mr. Cann, the State Treasurer, had something to say to-day in reply to criticism that has lately been directed against his [?]nistration. It had been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Forged Tram Tickets. Accused Sentenced. Sydney
Two young men—Vivian Ernest Humphrey, aged 25, and Alfred Ernest Eccleston, aged 29—were at the Quarter Sessions to-day sentenced to two years' hard…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mexican Revolt. Troop Train Dynamited. Nogales (Arizona)
The fighting between the Federal troops rind the robels still continues across the border in Mexico. The rebels dynamited a troop train…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatality at Sydenham. Man Cut to Pieces by Train. Sydney
John Gleeson, 52 years of age, a ticket-collector on the Railway, was out to pieces on the railway line near Sydenham station this morning…
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In another column the from authorities that alternations in the time-tables in the Newcastle district will come into force from to-morrow…
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There are practical diffculties in the application of the principle of nationailsation of railways. I am quite sure that any such operation, presuming it to be,…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Motor Cars in Canada
The increasing popularity of the automobile, not only in Canadian cities, but also in prairie settlements, is as much an indication of the Dominion's…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Glaring Motor Headlights
All users of the highways and cyclists in particular will be glad to know that experiments are being made under Government auspices concerning headlights…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Aeroplane Exhibition. Before the King and Queen. London
The King and Queen yesterday visited Aldershot, and witnessed seventoen acroplanes, including a monoplane, simultaneously monocuvring in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Brigands in Egypt. Ransack a Train. Cairo
A band of brigands stopped and ransacked a goods train at Assiut. The police interrupted them and shots were exchanged, a policoman…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Kaiser's Motor Car Accidentally Kills a Boy. Berlin
A motor car in which the Kaisor was riding at Wiesbadon, in trying to avoid a cyclist, ran over a boy. The lad was killed instantancously…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Motor Spirit
The announcement made recently that Mr. de Jarny, chief engineer to the British Motor-cab Company, had invented a carburetter device which would…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New Tramp Steamer at Newcastle
The tramp steamer Valetta, now on her maiden voyage to Australia, arrived at Newcastle yesterday from New York, via ports, with a consignment of case oil…
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