Tumbarumba Railway
Mr W. D. Heather, secretary of the Adelong Railway League, is in receipt of a communication from Mr. R Donaldson, M.L.A., stating that in all…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1911
1,197 stories in Riverina's papers · page 1 of 60
Motor Trials. Melbourne to Sydney
A RELIABILITY motor cycle trial from Melbourne to Sydney was commenced on Wednesday. The competitors were time for arrival at each…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Collision. a Train Wrecked. Six Persons Killed. Vancouver, Jan. 3
Six people were killed in a train wreck at Miller Creek railroad, Kentucky. A collision occurred between a passenger train and coal cars, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Train Strikes Cart. Two Men Killed. Wellington
John M'Auliffe and William Snell, residents of Temuka, were driving in a carl at a crowing, when a railway train collided with the cart. Both…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Raid on Railway Station. a Stout Safe. Sydney
The railway station at Clifton was broken into on Saturday night, and an unsuccessful attempt made to force open the iron safe…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Man's Rash Act. Throws Himself in Front of Tram. Sydney
All unknown man threw himself in front of a train in King-street last night, but although the front portion of the car passed over him he was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bold Robbery. Bandits Hold Up Train. Two Porters Shot. Vancouver, Jan. 4
In Utah by lighting a fuse on the track a successful ruse was made to pull up the overland train near Reese. Two bandits fired a fusillade and shot…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Fatality. Gangers Run Down. Sydney
A runway ganger named Patrick Flanagan was run down by a train and killed, near Woy Woy to-day. A companion named Cook was also…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Perth Tramways Management Defeating Spirit of Wages Board
An illustration of what may be suffered by any city that hands the control of its public services over to private enterprise is afforded by a recent…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →American Railways. Some Appalling Figures. Callous Disregard of Human Life
Some appalling figures are shown in the statistics published by the United States Interstate Commissions relating to accidents on the railways. It appears that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victoria. Tramway Employees. Dealing with Provident Fund. Trades Unionism Emphasised
Who would have believed a few months or so ago that the Melbourne Tramway Company's employees would, for the most part, be firmly established in a trades…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Novel Bridge
The city of Toulouse, which already contains so many interesting monuments, has recently been enriched with a new and very remarkable…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Train Robbed
Two massed bands held up an express train in Utah and robbed a hundred passengers. A negro porter was shot and others were wounded…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Train on Fire
Through carelessness, a passenger who was currying benzine. set fire to a train near Grodno (Russia). Many of the passengers were burnt to death. Several…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Train Terminus Affray. Three Sydney Men Convicted. Sydney
The recent riotous combat between a number of tramway officials and some passengers was ventilated in the Sydney police court to-day. Joy and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Late Train. Ploughed by Express. Six Passengers Killed. Vancouver, Jan. 5
The Spokane to Burlington train, which was two minutes late, took a siding to allow the express to pass. Before the last carriages were clear…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Train on Fire. a Passenger's Carelessness Many Burnt to Death. Vancouver, Jan. 5
The carelessness of a passenger who was carrying benzine, set fire to a train near Grodno, Russia. Many passengers were burned to death and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Liking for Prison. Tramps Who Prefer Gaol
Outspoken criticism of the present prison system appears in the reports of the Commissioner of prisons issued as a Blue-book, says "Lloyd's News."…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Family's Strange Tour. Wife Follows Walking Husband by Motor-car
Hundreds of curious sightseers lined the streets of Pavia on November 22 to witness the extraordinary entry into the place of an English tourist party…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cape Railway Accident
The latest particulars of the accident on the railway at Cathcark Cape Colony, state that fifteen persons were killed…
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