Motor Fatality. Ad Ending to Shopping Expedition
SYDNEY, Saturday. -- Mrs. Lawson, who was killed by a motor car at Parramatta last evening, had been shopping, accompanied by her two children, aged 2 and 4 years…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1917
1,552 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 7 of 78
Train Breakdown
The mixed, tram, passengers and goods, due to arrive at Murwillumbah at 11.5 a.m., was held up for a considerable time yesterday through the…
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SYDNEY, Monday.--On Saturday night a fire was discovered under the decking of the bridge spanning the Hawkesbury River at Windsor. The firemen subdued the outbreak…
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The bridge spanning the Hawkesbury at Windsor was discovered to be on fire last night. The fire was extinguished by the local brigade. It appears that the…
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The Pullman car owned by Mr. Geo. Kinneally, was totally destroyed by. fire while on a run between Murwillumbah and Tweed Heads on Sunday…
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LONDON, Sunday.--A Rumanian refugee train met the most terrible disaster in the history of that country. Three hundred and seventy-four were killed and 756 injured…
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The mixed train, passengers and goods, due to arrive at Murwillumbah at 11.5 a.m., was held up for a considerable time on Monday through the engine failing at Mullumbimby…
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At the annual meeting of the Mullumbimby Progress Association, held last week, Mr. Nelson brought up the subject of the proposed new…
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While a coal train, with 500 tons of coal, was nearing Waterfall station last night, 20 of the trucks broke away, and ran towards Helensburgh…
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LONDON, Monday. -- The War Cabinet has instructed Lord Derby to call up all lads, attaining the age of 18 and train and; employ them in home defence until 19, excepting…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday. -- During the recent tour of inspection in which the Inspector-General of Police covered 1600 miles in a motor car, he found the roads generally in…
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It is just 20 years, "Diarist" of the "Westminster Gazette" reminds us, since the use of motor-cars on highways was permitted in England, according to the…
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At last meeting of the Gostwyck Shire Council, the Engineer in his report stated that the car had covered for the year 8500 miles, and that the total cost, including tyres, oil,…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday. -- A derailment occurred near Helensburgh last night. A special coal train, during shunting operations, ran away overturning and blocking both lines. A…
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A meeting of the above was held on Thursday in the School of Arts, to make arrangements for the reception the reception of the public Works…
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The Federal Minister for Works has had a trip over the completed portion of the east-west railway to Port Augusta, and with the…
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The following passengers travelled from the district per New England Motors since last issue :—Mesdames Rowse, Green, Rogers, Wiley, Misses Wiley,…
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Messages from Paris report that among military works in connection with the Sinai campaign, is the construction of 390 miles of railway,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Fall From a Tram. Young Woman Killed. Sydney
A young woman fell from a tram, near Maroubra Bay, last night, and died at 6 o'clock to-day. She has not yet been identified…
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CAIRO, Wednesday. -- Three hundred and ninety miles of railway has been constructed in connection with the Sinai operations. There are important trade prospects after…
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