Belgian Shipyard and Aeroplane Factory. Amsterdam
Germans seized an aeroplane factory in a suburb of Antwerp, together with the shipyard, in which to build submarines…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1915
1,000 stories in Riverina's papers · page 1 of 50
In an Armored Train. Fired at by Friend and Foe
Geoffroy Young, special correspondent of the London Daily News and Leader, wrote from the North of France on October 28:—It is impossible to attempt to give an idea…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor Cycling. Melbourne to Sydney
THE fifth annual interstate motor' cycle reliability trial between Sydney and Melbourne, which extends over four days, commenced on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Million Hides. Tor Motor Cars
As an indication of the tremendous site of the automobile industry, it is interesting to note that in one year approximately 1.000,000,000 hides are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. Sensational Episode Broken Hill Turks Fire on Picnic Train Further Proof of German Atrocities Italy and Turkey the American Note. War at Broken Hill. Turks Attack Picnic Train. From Entrenched Position. Several Killed and Wounded. Police and Military Arming. Sydney
A train en route from Broken Hill to Silverton, conveying a Manchester Unity Oddfellows' picnic party, was attacked by a number of entrenched…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shocking Railway Fatality SYDNEY
Daniel O'Brien, a railway shunter, fell from a train between Sydney and Parramatta last night, and wes killed instantly. It appears deceased was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Cyclist Killed. SYDNEY
A motor cyclist named Clarry Vembrick was killed in a collision with a motor car on the Bathurst Road, Katoomba, yesterday. The motor cycle…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Reported Aeroplane Raid. British Aviator Does Damage. London
The "Times" correspondent says at is reported in Brussels that great havoc has been caused by a British aviator, who dropped 12 bombs on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Turks Attack Train. Broken Hill Sensation
A PARTY of Turks attacked a train near Broken Hill. Four persons were killed in the fight which followed, and many were injured…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Russians Hold the Railways. German Reinforcements Sent. Petrograd
An army messenger says the Russians now hold the strategic railways connecting Bukovina, Western Galicia, and Hungary, and are within too…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga-humula Railway
It has been decided by the Public Works Department to make a change of engineers on the Wagga-Humula railway. Mr. P. J. King, a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Unions and the War. Railway Workers in Conference the Question of Enemy Workers. Sydney
The report of the Railway Work[?] and General Laborers' Association which was read at the annual conference to-day, stated that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Magnitude of Britain's Task. the Need for More Men. Progress of Russian Campaign Important Developments Taking Situation at Constantinople Feverish Preparations for Defence The Formidable Disaster Narrow Escape of Explosion. Officers Stay on the Bridge. London
Further particulars of the Formidable disaster show that the vessel was struck abaft the magazine, and had this exploded the vessel would have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Servians Destroy an Aeroplane. London
A hostile aeroplane which flew over Pajevatz and Gradiste, was brought down by Servian artillery…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sensational Episode. Turks Attack Picnic Train. Sydney
A train on route from Broken Hill to Silverton convoying a Manchester Unity Oddfellows' picnic party, was attacked by a number of entrenched…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Tram Derailed SYDNEY
A tram car which was proceeding towards Cook's River, left the rails near Frederick-street St. Peters, and crashed into an electric…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wagga Unemployed. Representations to Railway Engineer. Condition's on the Humula Line. 200 Men Wanting Work
A deputation appointed at a general meeting of the unemployed in Wagga, held at the beginning of the week, met Mr. G. C. Bernard, resident engineer…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Waiting to Raid England. Eager Aeroplane Chief. New York
The New York "Times" correspondent interviewed the chief of the German aeroplane squadron who is eagerly awaiting orders to raid England…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Scene at Railway Conference. the Norton-griffith Scheme Discussed. Upheld in Executive Report. "Exceptional Remedies for Exceptional Cases." Sydney
The proposal of the Minister for Works to entrust the carrying out of three million pounds worth of railway construction to the Norton-Griffith…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Card-sharpers Busy. Profits on Train and Boat
The profession of card-sharping on train and boat is an old-established and flourishing one, but business is reported to have been unusually…
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