A Train Tragedy. Dutch Lawyer's Death. (Published in the "Times.")
LONDON, Tuesday.—The "Times Rotterdam correspondent states that a lawyer named Wysman left Armst[?]dam on New Year's Eve to spend his birthday with/his…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1922
2,660 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 2 of 133
Accident at the Railway
Mr. C. Gentle, Who recently took up duties as night officer at the Casino railway station, sustained severe injuries to the knee while engaged in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Robbing the Railways. The Dishonest Half-Million
It will probably surprise one half-million--the law-abiding half--to know that this year the other half million have been detected by the collectors in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Proposed Railway. Guyra to Dorrigo. Mr. Nesbitt Suggests Another Line
Speaking in the Legislative Assembly on December 23, Mr. Geo. Nesbitt M.L.A., alluded to the proposal to refer to the Public Works Committee the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Safety Railway. Engine's Electric Brain. Collisions impossible
An engine with a brain of its own, a fool-proof railway, an end to collisions saving of expense and quickening of traffic--the possibility of such a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Popular Railway Officer Mr. and Mrs. Pilcher Farewelled. Speeches and Presentations
The Mayor, Alderman Elsmer Jones, presided at a farewell gathering in the Masonic Hall on Friday night, December 23, at which Mr. and Mrs. H. J…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on Water. Tweed Motor Launch Destroyed. Passengers Dive Into Water
Sullivan Bros.' pleasure motor launch, the Aramis, was burnt about three-quarters of a mile above the Boyd's Bay ferry, Tweed River, at 1…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Child's Tragic Death. Knocked Down by Motor Cycle. Young Man Arrested
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Thors Martz, aged 9, was knocked down by a motor cycle at Penshurst and died in a hospital several hours later…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Mr. Speaker" in Lismore. Holiday Motor Tour. Took Wrong Turning Once. the "Speakership Proposal."
Mr. Levy, the now famous—(in New South Wales at any rate)—Mr. Daniel Levy, Speaker of the Assembly sat incognito in Spinks Park for an hour last night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Jumped From Electric Train. Young Man's Act
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—A young m[?] opened a door and jumped out of an electric train near Royal Park station, Melbourne, late last night. Subsequently the young man…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lorry and Train Collide. a Man Killed
WELLINGTON, N.Z., Tuesday.—A motor lorry was proceeding to picnic grounds near Auckland when it collided with a train at a level crossing…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor Car Accident. Car Skids Near Oberon. Occupants Thrown Clear
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A motor car containing a party of tourists skidded near Obpron, ran up an embankment and completeally overturned. The occupants were thrown…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lismore Municipal Council. Electric Light Works. Dubbo-werris Creek Railway. Union-street Viaduct
At the fortnightly meeting of the Lismore Municipal Council, held on Tuesday night, those present were the Mayor (Ald. C. McKenzie) and Aldermen Ross, Party,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Weather Affects Revenue. £22,000 Lost on Trams
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—About £22,000 was lost to the Government Tramways Department owing to the bad weather during the holidays…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Fares. No Intention of Raising Them. Irregularities in Tickets
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Railway Commissioners deny the overt suggestion made by a newspaper correspondent that there is any present intention of again raising the fares…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Attempt to Wreck Train
SYDNEY, Thursday.--An attempt was made last night to wreck a train on the North Shore line. A bag of bine metal was discovered on the line near St…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Attempted Train Wrecking. Bag of Blue Metal on Rails
SYDNEY, Thursday.—An attempt was made to wreck a train between Hornsby and Milson's Point last night. A bag of blue metal was discovered on the line near St…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Railways of London
All the railway companies catering for the heavy passenger traffic between the city and the suburbs of London have plans for electrifying such…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Another Bomb Outrage. a Tram Car Attacked. Military Fire on Fugitives? (Reuter.)
LONDON, Wednesday.—Another bomb outrage occurred at Belfast last night, when a projectile was thrown at a tram car. The military fired on the fugitives,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cream Boxes on Roads. Has the Council Authority?
"So far as I can see the council does not take any responsibility for cream boxes on the road," remarked Cr. W. T. Missingham (president) at yesterday's meeting of the…
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