Two Railway Fatalities
Two railway fatalities occurred on Friday night in West Australia. Mr. Bourke, paymaster of the Public Works Department, while returning on a trolly…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1914
174 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 4 of 9
Motor Cyclist Killed
H. B. Bush, a motor cyclist, collided with a sulky and was thrown in Wagga on Friday. He sustained injuries to the brain. He was admitted to the Wagga…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Sulky Accident. Dragged for Two Miles Along a Road
THE particulars of the fatal accident which befell Mr. Patrick Sheedy, of Narrabundah on Monday night last as briefly referred to in our last Tuesday's issue, were detailed at…
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The term of seven years for which Mr T. R. Johnson (late Railway Commissioner) and his colleagues were appointed expired on Tuesday. Mr Harper has been offered the post of Chief…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Travelling without a Railway Ticket. a Good Samaritan Magistrate
As interesting case was heard on Saturday last at the Queanbeyan Police Court, before Messrs. Gale and Moore, J's.P. An elderly man of respectable appearance, but evidently…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Destroying Trees on Roads
The Burrangong Shire Council has obtained a verdict of £2 and costs against a person who felled a tree on a public road within the shire of Burrangong. The shire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Great Railway Tunnels of the World
The world's greatest tunnels are to be found in Europe, and a brief summary of those in the "Engineer" shows that the greatest is the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Science Notes. Oil Power for Railway
The use of oil fuel in the United States is rapidly increasing. The transcontinental railways are now using oil fuel on many miles of line. Some of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Amusing Scene in a Tramcar
He was a nice young man, with a pretty little stick, polished boots, and a stand-up collar, and he were a button-hole bouquet composed of a rose…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →[?] of the Federal Treasurer. [?] Yass-canberra Railway. [?]Tant Reference by Sir John Forrest
[?] (Federal Treasurer), Mr. [?] Owes, arrived at Yass by [?] from Melbourne at sir [?] Tuesday morning, and they were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Visit of the Federal Treasurer. the Yass-canberra Railway. Important Reference by Sir John Forrest
SIR John Forrest (Federal Treasurer), Mr. Allan, and Colonel Owen, arrived at Yass by the express train from Melbourne at six o'clock on Tuesday morning, and they were…
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Thus the Bombala "Times": --"The mail was late the other day so the train was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Train Smash at Central Station
A smash occurred at the Central Railway Station, Sydney, about noon on Sunday, resulting in the wrecking of a couple of cars and the severe damage to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident to the Coom Mail Train. Brakes Prevent Disaster Carriages Dragged Nearly Two Miles
Joppa Junction, about four miles from Goulburn, and where the Cooma line connects with the main southern line, was the scene of a peculiar railway accident…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious Train Accident. Connecting Rod Becomes Disjointed. What Might Have Been
A railway accident occurred early on Sunday morning four miles from where the Cooma line connects with the main southern line. The connecting rod on the side of the…
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Mr Hoyle, the Minister presiding over the railway service, was formerly an employee on the railways. He has been inquiring into…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Concrete Railway Ties
Elastic concrete tins of great strength holding nails and bolts bolter than wood, are claimed as a new German railway product. Ties of iron…
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Work is to be put in hand immediately, on the tunneling for the tube railway which is to be constructed by the Post Office to facilitate the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Why Stop the Train?
Thus the Bombala "Times": "The mail was late the other day is the train was pulled up between Cooma and Nimitabel to allow a…
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