Killed on the Railway. Sydney
The body of Mrs. Rolls, a resident 0f Riverview, near Ipswich, (Q.), was found on the railway line lying across the rails in a pool of blood. The head…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1910
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Proposed Railway Extension
The following communications have been handed us for publication by Messrs R. J. Parker and T. Starr (president and hon. secretary local Railway League…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmers & Settlers' Association. Dubbo Branch. Railway Carriage of Wheat
The monthly meeting of members of the Dubbo branch of the Association was held on Saturday afternoon at the Protestant Hall, the attendance being…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Great Aeroplane Flight. London
Mr. Glenn Curtiss has won the N.Y. "Herald" £2000 prize for a flight from Albany, the State Capital, to Governor's Island, New York. The distance…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cablegrams. a Cheat Aeroplane Flight. London
Mr. Glenn Curties has won the N. Y. "Herald" [?]2000 prize for a flight from Albany the State Capital, to Governor's Islands, New York. The distance is 150 miles and the time…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ministerial Motor Wrecked. Car Dashes Through Shop Window
Mrs. M. J. DAVIES and her sons, who have a ham and beef shop at Clarenden-street, South Melbourne, were considerably astonished at an early hour on Thursday, when, on investigating…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Blind man run down by Motor
While John Taylor, a blind man, was pulling his barrel organ, along the main road, between Sunningdale and Bagshot, recently, a motor-car caught him, spun him roung like…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Railway Accident
An engine ran over the points while they were closed at the Central Railway Station this morning, smashing the interlocking gear seriously, and disorganising the whole traffic while…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Smash at the Central Railway Station. Sydney
Early this morning an engine, while engaged in shunting work, ran over the points on the main line at the entrance to the Central Railway Station…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Knocked Down by a Tram
An elderly woman, named Mrs. Smith, was knocked down by a tram at St. Peter's, and pinned beneath the wheels. She sustained such terrible injuries that she is unlikely to recover…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Reduction of Railway Fares and Freights
The question of reduction of railway fares and freights was the subject of addresses toy Messrs. A. G. Hule and H. J. Fletcher at a public meeting in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →District News. (From our own Correspondents). NARROMINE. The Peak Hill Railway
The rails of the Narromine to Peak Hill line, which have been laid some four or five weeks since, the total length being 36% miles, are now being…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatality on the Railway Line. Man's Two Legs Amputated
A sudden and fatal accident occurred on the. railway line, near the loco, shed, Cobar, on Saturday night, about 7.15. A man named…
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In both Victoria and New South Wales an effort is being made to promote and establish opposition bodies to the respective existing Leagues of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Spicer's Creek Road. (To the Editor.)
Sir,—I wonder where are our shire representatives, or have we no council at all. We saw the maintenance men a few weeks ago, who ran their cart…
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The following letter appeared in the "Sydney Morning Herald" on Friday last:—"The potentialities of a railway from "Werris Creek to Dubbo or…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tit-bits of the Old Days. Bushrangers on the Road
On the 19th of December, 1831, Mr. Francis Watkins and a Mr. Hartley were driving towards Parramatta. When they had reached the vicinity of Duck River,ade…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Vast Distances Shortened by a Motor Waggon. Of Interest to Country Storekeepers and Others
In these scientific days rapid transit is becoming of such, importance that a few words on the subject can scarcely fail to prove attractive, and more…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tit-bits of the Old Days. Bushrangers on the Road
On the 19th of December, 1831, Mr. Francis Watkins and a Mr. Hartley were driving towards Parramatta. When they had reached the vicinity of Duck River,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our Excessive Railway Charges
The need for reduction in the cost of the railway service to the peogle is generally admitted. How to secure it is a matter of some difficulty. A series of meetings is now…
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