Bull Charges a Train
As the train wan approaching Sandgate (Q) station the other day it bull galloped towards the railway with full steam on, leaped the fence like a greyhound, and dropping its…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1911
600 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 1 of 30
Queensland Railway Proposals
The graphic map published in the "Daily Telegraph" of December 1, showing the proposed railway extensions in Queensland, has more than a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Record Motor Drive
SOMEWHAT of a motor record was put up by Mrs. Alex. Garland, wife of the manager of the Union Bank at Wagga, on Christmas and Boxing Day. Mrs. Garland left Wagga on Xmas…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Attempted Train-wrecking
An unsuccessful attempt was made to wreck the Port Pirie express near Georgetown, two large boulders being placed across the line. A black tracker is endeavouring to track the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Train on Fire
The carelessness of a passenger who was carrying benzine caused a train at Grodno to take fire. Many passengers were burned, and several charred bodies have already been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Liking for Prison. Tramps Who Prefer Gaol
Outspoken criticism of the present prison system appears in the report of the Commissioner of Prisons issued as a Blue-book, says "Lloyd's News."…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motoring Bishop Fined
The Bishop of Guildford was fined £4 and costs at Guildford recently for having exceeded the motor speed limit at Wanborough, and for having driven a motor-car without a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Capetown Railway Disaster
Particulars of the Capetown railway disaster show that fifteen persons were killed and many injured. The victims were pinned under the wreckage for four hours. The accident occurred…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tram Service Held Up
The whole of the tramway traffic along Pitt and Castlereagh Street was held up for some time this morning, in consequence of an overhead wire breaking. Many people in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatality on the Railway
Au accident which resulted in the death of two men look place on the railway line between Woy Woy tunnel and Wondabyne on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An Aeroplane Over Perth
THE residents of Perth (W.A.) were started on Saturday by seeing an aeroplane mano[?]uvering above them at an attitude of 2500 feet. The discovery of the strange aerial object, even…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Year Train Arrangements
The western train arrangements on New Year's Day were unsatisfactory. A very great number of people from Wellington, Dubbo and intervening…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest Telegrams. International. London, January 9. Shocking Railway Accident
Details of the Capetown railway disaster reveals terrible sufferings. Six coaches were crushed to matchwood. Many bodies, victims of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Peak Hill Railway Celebrations
DR. TODD, of Peak Hill, has received the following letter from the Hon. A. Griffith, Minister for Works, in connection with the presentation of a pair of scissors in case by the committee to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Huge Railway Frauds. London
An investigation into extensive frauds in connection with the Siberian railway has concluded. Ninety thousand complaints have been examined, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Yankee Railway Fatalities. an Appalling Death Roll
The railway statistics just published by the United States Intestate Commissions toll a disagreeable story. Train accidents are not detailed, but there is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Traction. Use on the Farm. an Interesting Paper
In a paper read at a conference of farmers in Adelaide, Mr W. Hunt writes:—It is over 30 years since the traction…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tour by Motor-Car
NEXT week, probably on Wednesday, Messrs. J. Hives, E. Fitzgerald, L. Gartrell, and E. H. Utley, will leave in the first-named's motor-car on a trip that should prove most [?]ivoable…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Storm in Queensland. Railways Submerged. Brisbane
The storm has commenced to work southwards. Its daily rate is about 300 miles. Floods have occurred in many…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Material for Roads
Some plain speaking was indulged in by the members of the Macquarie shire council on Saturday in connection with an application, made by H. E. Herring…
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