Local and General News Railway to Jervis Bay
The Minister for Home Affairs advises the Hen Austin Chapman relative to the route of the proposed railway line from Canberra to Jervis Bay that the Engineer-in-Chief…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1914
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Science Notes. Telegraphy From Aeroplane
Long distance wireless telegraph experiments recently made from a Broguet aeroplane to a ground station at Douai, France, showed excellent…
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The Administrator Canberra, advises the Hon. Austin Chapman as follows-- I have to acknowledge receipt of your communication of the 23rd ult.,…
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At a meeting of the Good Roads' Association of New South Wales on Tuesday night, it was decided to commence an active campaign to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →How He Died a Victorian Train Mystery. Melbourne
At au inquest held at Castle-maine yesterday, touching the death of Herbert William Parkinson, who died whilst travelling in a train…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Duke of Connaught. Almost Run Down by Train. Toronto Monday Evening
While mossing the lines at a railway station at the Toronto Railway Company's line the Duke of Connaught, Governor-General of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Women Tramway Conductors
The Rapid Transit Company, which operates the electric cars of Philadelphia, bas practically decided to substitute women for men. The women…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Strangling the Railways
Some of the figures which have been adduced to show the progress made by the New South Wales railways during the Commissionership of Mr. Johnson throw…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motorist and Snake. an Exciting Experience
MR. W . J. BEA[?]H, well-[?] ist, who has recently been running a new small car between Melbourne and Sydney, had an existing experience last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Science Notes. Ingenious Railway Signal
A safely device for railway signalling has been invented by a Stoke-on-Trent railway worker. It consists of a metal attached to the ordinary signal-post…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Lorry Burned. a Mysterious Fire. Wagga
A motor lorry owned by Mr. B M'Gilvray of Wagga, was destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon, about four miles from town, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Contemplated Railway Staff Changes at Micalago
OUR Micalago correspondent writes:—Mr. Conll, our obliging night officer, has been informed of his promotion of night officer at Narrabri and is to be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Science Notes. French Armoured Aeroplane
It appears that the German War Department took the lead in protecting aeroplanes by armour plating, and after this the idea was taken up in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Attempted Train Wrecking
The "Petit Journal" reports that an attempt was made in Egypt to wreck a train conveying Viscount Kitchener, the Consul-General in Egypt, and his guests…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Increased Railway Fares and Freights
Executive sanction was given on Wednesday to the raising of £200,000 additional revenue by reintroducing the railway fares and freights taken off in 1907…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Milk Transport by Motor
About twenty farmers in the Yeadon (England) district have recently held a meeting to consider the advisability of convoying milk from their…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two Railway Accidents. at Fish River
Two unusual railway accidents occurred at Fish River on Sunday. While No 88 goods train from Harden was proceeding down the steep incline at Fish River the coupling…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Collision
About noon yesterday two men, Nicholas Gregory and James Creighton were killed under shocking circumstances, their bodies being mangled as the result of a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shocking Accident. Near Redfern Railway Station
A sensational accident, resulting in the death of two men, occurred in the railway yards near Redfern Station soon after 12 o'clock on Monday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To the Grave by Motor-car
Motor weddings are no novelty, hut the other day a motor funeral was to bo seen sweeping along Balham Highroad, London, at a level twelve miles…
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