New Aeroplane. Mysterious Invention. Op an Italian Count
The "Daily News" of 7th February states that nearly a dozen of the principal residents of Norbury waited several hours on the previous day,…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1908
586 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 10 of 30
Boys' Bicycle Road Race
A boys' bicycle road race, promoted by Mr. H. Edwards, Junr, took place over the Old Dubbo course on Wednesday afternoon, and created a good deal of interest among…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fords Bridge. (From Our Own Correspondent.)
The monotony of this little town was broken on Easter Monday by the holding of a schhool-children's picnic. From an early hour strings of children, accompanied by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bicycle Road Race. Won by C. Ferguson
THE boys' bicycle road race (nine miles), promoted by Mr. H. Edwards, jun., was ran off over the Old Dubbo road coarse on Wednesday afternoon, under favorable conditions…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Museum. the Age of Steam. Proposed Record
An interesting scheme is proposed by Mr A. R. Bennett for the formation of a National Railway Museum, wherein may be preserved invaluable…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Victorian Railway Accident. The Death Roll
AT the Braybrook railway collision it has been Ascertained 43 persons worn killed outright, or died that night within a short period after wards. Ninety-four others were badly injured, 45…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Railways. Mr. O'Sullivan on the Position
MR. E. W. O'SULLIVAN, ex-Minister for Works, and certainly one of the most progressive men who have ever filled that position, writes to the Daily Telegraph':--…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another Railway Bungle
According to a regulation of the New South Wales Railways published on page 185 of the official time table (says the " Wellington Times ") delegates are allowed return tickets as…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tram Accident in Sydney. Several Persons Injured
A NUMBER of people who were about to return to their homes from Wonderland City, Sydney, on Tuesday night hod a sensational adventure, and several were more or lore injured. Shortly…
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The delay in the arrival of the Adelaide Express on Wednesday morning was due to a sensational occurrence at the Murray Bridge where the locomotive slipped from the points…
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A number of people who were about to return to their homes from Wonderland City, Bondi, on Monday night had a sensational adventure, when several were more…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →London Notes. London, March 20. Peefumery and Motors
The other day a London magistrate was hearing a charge of purse snatching. A lady identified the purse by the peculiar perfume it bore. The "beak" said that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrible Railway Catastrophe. Forty-Three Deaths. Two Hundred and Thirty Injured
In our last issue we published a telegram reporting the terrible railway disaster, which occurred at Braybrook Junction, Victoria, on Easter Monday night, and we…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another Railway Accident. Adelaide
While shunting at Murray Bridge (South Australia) to divide the portion of the Adelaide express, the engine attached to five empty cars slipped the points and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Snowdon Railway
The construction of the Snowdon Railway has been commenced. The line is to be of the rack-and-pinion type, as followed in the more recent mountain railways. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →'Motor Keely.'
Mr. J. W. Keely, of 'Keely Motor' fame, has been brought prominently before the British public of late through the writings of Mrs. Bloomfield Moore, who will, we…
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The following reasons are advanced in favor of the adoption of the Cobar route in constructing the suggested railway to Broken Hill :—…
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A delegation from the local Railway League, consisting of Messrs. T. Rogers, R. Neilson, A. Deans, P. O’Meara, and J. Montgomery, met the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ford's Bridge. (Communicated.)
The following are further particulars of the Ford's Bridge School Picnic and Concert, reported in last issue:—The Ford's Bridge school children's annual…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Train Alarm
A mild sensation was caused amongst the passengers on the Melbourne express on Friday night when it was discovered that the points at Jindalee, the cross station…
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