The Czar's Movements. Past Motor-boat Sent to St. Petersburg
By special arrangement with the Russian Embassy, a well-known London company is despatching a motor-boat to St. Petersburg…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1906
689 stories in Riverina's papers · page 4 of 35
The Development of the Motor
These diagrams indicate the remarkable increase in the power and speed of racing cars that has take place since 1894. At the date the average speed was only 12 miles per hour, while inthe recent Paris-Madrid race it was 65, and the horse-power has risen in the some period from 4-h-p to 99-h-p. Owing to the keen competition, manufacturers have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Court. WEDNESDAY. Before Mr. J. H. Nisbett, P. M. Railway Gases
Three men were charged under section 14 of the railway by laws that they did, on the night of the 30th instant, without reasonable excuse, travel on a vehicle not…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Engine Drivers. Trouble in Sydney
The men belonging to the Railway Engine Drivers Society of New South Wales are not a happy family. They are complaining that they do not…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Railway Picnic
The railway picnic to be held at Wagga on Monday, March 5, was the subject of a letter received by the Borough Council at its meeting on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Riot on a Railway Station. Cyclists and Officials
A disturbance occurred at the railway station Casterton (Vic.) on Wednesday morning, owing to an altercation taking place between a number of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bag of Gold in a Tram-car
It is not every tram-car passenger who casually leaves a bag containing nearly £1000 in notes and gold behind him on the seat when he leaps from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Accident. at Stratton's Siding
A rather serious railway accident occurred at Stratton and Sons' (flour mill) siding, about three-quarters of a mile from the railway station, at mid-day…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. SATURDAY. Before Mr. F. Pinkstone, J.P. Railway Case
John Williams was charged with the use of a conveyance of passengers on the railways; and he made a strong appeal for his release, saying he had been in gaol…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor-cars up Kosciusko
THE time of the fine tourist district, known as the Southern Alps, appears to have arrived, and Kosciusko and Yarrangobilly will soon be as well…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railway Commission
Colonel Burns has been appointed to fill the vacancy on the Royal Commission of Enquiry into the railway administration…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Girl's Secret Bridge Debts. Promises Never to Plat Again
The painful stories revealed In a recent correspondence in the "Dally Mat!" of gambling among the women and young girls who frequent some of the modern…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Local School Children's Matter. Railway Department, Chief Traffic Manager's Office, Sydney. 2nd February, '06
Dear Sir,--With reference to your call of the 24th ultime, when you asked whether the morning mixed train might be stopped at No. 8 gate, between Brampton and Bellingen, to pick up eight school…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Czar's Movements. Fast Motor-boat Sent to St. Petersburg
By special arrangement with the Russian Embassy, a well-known London company is despatching a motor-boat to St. Petersburg…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road Tenders
Tenders for the undermentioned road works were opened at the Wagga Roads Office yesterday, the lowest being stated in each instance:— No. 28,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Situation in Russia. Continuance of Bomb Throwing. Four Gendarmes Killed. a Tavern Wrecked at St. Petersburg. Siberian Railway Disorders. Ringleaders Captured. the Letts Insurrection. London, Feb, 11
A boy at Warsaw threw a bomb at four gendarmes. A terrific explosion followed, all four being killed. The boy escaped…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Collapse of a Bridge. Narrow Escapes
On Saturday afternoon, whilst crossing a bridge near the Broken River Hotel on the Benalla-road (Vic.), Mr. J. Crockett's traction engine caused…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Explosives on Railway
An attempt to wreck the Sydney to Moree mail train about a mile from Werris Creek station was made on Tuesday morning. Fettlers tools, which were left along the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Another Train Mystery. Unknown Woman's Leap
A mysterious railway tragedy was investigated by the Burton-on -Trent Coroner yesterday, and left unsolved. On Monday evening, the 27th…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In a Third-class Railway Carriage
"Many people who are otherwise scrupulously honest" (writes a correspondent of a contemporary), "take a delight in committing petty frauds on railway…
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