Bombs in Metz. Military Train Damaged. Not Nursemaid Murderers. London
Two French dirigibles; dropped nine bombs on the railway station at Metz. They landed on a military train, causing many" casualties. The inhabitants…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1915
1,509 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 3 of 76
Another Tram Jump. Several Passengers Injured. Sydney
A tram bound for Cook s River jumped the rails in King Street, St. Peters; this morning, and crashed into an iron pole which supported the overhead…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Run Down by Trams. the Record for 1914. SYDNEY
During 1914 26 persons mot with death through being run over by trams in Sydney, against 39 in the previous year…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway to the Border
Mr. Hutchison, Chief Engineer of the Railway Department, visited Kyogle last week for the purpose of making an inspection of the route…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tram Leaves the Rails. Four Passengers Injured
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A tram car, which was proceeding towards Cook's River, left the ralls near Frederick-street, St. Peters, and crashed into an electric…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coronial Enquiry Destruction of Motor Launchclga
The Corner, Mr. Joshua Bray, held an inquiry at the Court House yesterday into the circumstances surrounding the destruction of the motor boat…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Construction the Norton-griffith Scheme. Causes Angry Discussion. Sydney
There was a heated discussion at the Railway Workers and Laborers' Conference to day regarding the proposal of the Minister for Works to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Thr Motor Tax
The following is the list of the amounts payable on the different sized cars:—Of and under 12 h.p., £2; over 12 and under 16,£3; 16 and 26, £4; 26 and 33, £7…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Accident. Four Men Killed on the Transcontinental Line. Brake Van Overturned
MELBOURNE, Wendesday.—An accident in which four men lost their lives and five others were seriously injured happened on the transcontinental railway yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Workers Disagree. a Heated Discussion. Union Executive Resigns
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The proposal of the Minister for Works (Mr. A. Griffith) to entrust the carrying out of £3,000,000 worth of railway constrauction to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Northern Coastal Roads
A stranger has a word or two to say in Grafton "Argus" concerning the constal roads that lead to the North. He recently journeyed through from Newcastle to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To Baid England. German Aeroplane Squadron Eagerly Awaiting Orders
NEW YORK, Wednesday.—The New York "Times" correspondent interviewed the chief of the German aeroplane squadron, who is eagerly awaiting orders to raid…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Killed by a Train. a Brakesman's Death
SYDNEY, Thursday.—A brakesman named James Anderson was ongaged uncoupling some stationary trucks near Belmore, when he was knocked down by a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Employee Drowned
SYDNEY, Thursday,—A railway employee named john Cooney was drowned while bathing in the Nepean near Mulgoa…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CABLEGRAMS. Underground Railway Afire Panic in New York. Rescued Through Gratings, Frantic Fight for Freedom. London
The entire underground railway service of New York has been disorganised through fire breaking out, owing to fusing of the electric insulation…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tube Railway Fire. New York Underground System Disorganised. Fearful Scenes
NEW YORK, Wednesday.—The whole of the underground railways are disorganised owing to a fire in a tube in Fifty-Third— street. There was a terrible panic in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Aeroplane Signals: Clever Scheme
There has been tried in France an apparatus for signalling from aeroplanes, consisting of a reservoir of lamp black, which is connected with a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Extension of America's Aeroplane Service
WASHINGTON, Thursday.—The Naval Affairs Committee passed appropriations for a large extension of the aeroplane service, a million dollars being set apart for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Good Roads Association
We should expect more from the conference of Good Road Association of the several States (says the "Daily Telegraph") if we had not been led to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Uncomfortable Train Travelling
Travellers by train from Grafton to Murwillumbah have every reason to complain of the many deficiencies of the service. The inconvenience…
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