Transcontinental Railway
The Minister for Home Affairs has received a second progress report from the committee of interstate railway engineers who are inquiring into the feasibility of…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1903
697 stories in Riverina's papers · page 17 of 35
Proposed Lockhart to Clear Hills Railway. Opinion of the Department. Heavy Annual, Loss Anticipated. Betterment Principle Suggested
On Friday the Public Works Committee opened an inquiry into the expediency of constructing a line of railway from Lockhart to Clear-hills. Mr. J…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Horrors. London
During a motor cycle race at Bristol on Saturday, two cyclists collided, one being thrown at a speed of forty miles among spectators, when two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Fatality. a Junee Guard the Victim
A very sad accident, attended by fatal consequences, occurred at Culcairn on Tuesday when Frank Bourke, a railway guard stationed at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Train Accident
An elderly man, who has not yet been identified, was, while crossing the railway line near Petersham this morning, knocked down by a passing train and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Motor Cars. Success En South Australia. Adelaide
The Engineer-in-Chief informed the Railway Commission to-day that the motor tricycle for carrying mails between Mount Gambier and Beachport was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shocking Railway Fatality. a Guard Killed
A shocking accident which had a fatal result occurred shortly bofore 12 o'clock on Monday night at Culcairn. On arrival of the down goods train (in charge of driver C…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Clear Hills Railway Proposal. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
The Works Committee took further evidence to-day in regard to the Lookhart— Clear Hills railway proposal. H. M'Lachlan, Secretary of Railways,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →French Motor Race. Paris to Madrid. Eight Fatalities. Competitor Burned Alive. London, May 25
The international motar car race between Paris aad Madtid, which commenced on Sunday, was responsible for a most shocking series of fatalities…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Telegraphic News. General Cables. London, May 25. Motor-cycle Accident
An extraordinary accident occurred yesterday during a motor cycle race at a sports meeting at Bristol. Two motor cycles came into collision, and one of them, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lockhart Clear Hills Railway. a Non-paying Line
The Public Works Committee gave further consideration on Tuesday after noon to the expediency of constructing line of railway from Lockhart to Clea…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shocking Railway Fatality Guard Crushed Against a Wall
A shocking accident occurred on the railway at Culcairn early on Tuesday morning, resulting in the death of Frank Burke, guard of the goods train from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sensational Motor-car Race. Two Hundred and Twenty-three Competitors. Nine Fatalities. Great Speeds Registered. London
The great motor car race from Paris to Madrid, organised by the automobile clubs of France and Spain, was started on Sunday, but owing to the number of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Dangers of Motor Racing. London
Owing to the numerous shocking accidents in the Paris to Madrid motor car race, extra precautions are being taken in connection with the forthcoming…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victorian Railway Commissioner
Mr. Thomas Tait, the new Chief Railway Commissioner of Victoria, arrived at Brisbane from Canada to-day. When interviewed, he said be preferred to express no…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Roads Fenced in by Landholders
The manner in which certain landholders, whose property reaches almost to the boundary of the boundary of the town of Howlong, have closed in streets is causing much…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →World of Sport. Motot-car Road Racing. Eight Fatalities Occur
The great Paris-Madrid motor car race was started on Sunday, and provided numerous sensations. Three hundred thousand Parisians picnicked all…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →South Yarra Tragedy Murderer Mangled by a Train. Death of the Second Child
As the train was approaching Prince's Bridge station, Melbourne, from Jolimont at 6 o'clock on Thursday evening the driver felt the engine bump, and an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Prahran Murder Suicide of the Husband. Cut to Pieces by a Train. a Revolver Found
The last chapter of the grim, domestic tragedy at Prahran was closed on Thursday night by the murderer, John Stott, committing suicide…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Thomas Tait. Victorian Railway Commissioner. Interviewed at Brisbane
Mr. Thomas Tait, the recently appointed Commisioner of the Victorian Railways, arrived in the Miowera at Bay on Tuesday night. Interviewed this morning,…
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