A Mile Long Bridge in Twelve Days
Some feats of extraordinary rapid construction have been performed, at times, in the history of American railroading; but we do not know of…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1914
119 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 1 of 6
Tram Smash
At about 11.30 on Thursday night a sensational tram collision occurred on the Watson's Bay line, near the Rushcutter Bay tram depot…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Railways. Nationalisation the Chief Point. Meaning of the Royal Commission
The question of the nationalisation of British railways is to be inquired into by a Royal Commission. The following announcement has been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Drummer's Bad Day. From Coon-town. Bleepy Town, Miserable Hotel, Business Nil, Train Late, Threatened with Jail
The stranger stood on the cind[?] platform and scowled upon the world at large. He had spent the day [?] the town, and it had not only…
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Melbourne, Sunday.—A [?] railway accident happened on the railway line about two miles from Murton last night. Harry Ferry, a Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Foolproof Railways. Report on Aisgill Smash. Major Pringle's Proposals
Major J. W. Pringle's report to the Board of Trade on the Aisgill disaster is a remarkable endorsement of the demands of the public for railways that are more nearly…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wingecarr[?] Shine's Motor Lorry. to the Editor
SIR —It was not only my intention, either through the press or from the pubic platform to address the ratepayers of C riding during the election, for reasons which most…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →That Overhead Bridge
In our last issue in referring to the want of an overhead bridge at the railway to alleviate the disabilities and hardships the residents of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Open Column. Municipal Roads. (To the Editor of the Scrutineer)
Sir,—Now that a new council has been elected for Moss Vale municipality, is it too much to hope and expect that some common sense…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wingecarribee Shire Motor Lorry. to the Editor
SIR,—It ls not my intention to enter into a press controversy with ex-Councillor Hindmarsh, but to correct some mis statements, and to put the faute before the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Open Column. Municipal Roads. (To the Editor of the Scrutineer)
Sir,—I was glad to see in your last issue the letter relating to the Moss Vale roads. As a frequent visitor to this district, and driving…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fowl Play. the Motorist's Menace
Toot, toot, too-o-o-t! (writes Ian Hay In the "Dally Mail"). The punctilious motorist, bowling along the open highway at 20 miles an hour, had espied…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our Roads
We have received two letters re the above subject, each under a nom[?] plume, but we decline to publish correspondence dealing with any…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →By Order of the Czar. Chapter Iv. on the Road to Siberia
Fortunately for Dick Chetwynd's mission he was no stranger to St. Petersburg, and be had had some experience of official life in Russia, during both peace and war. He…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motorist Shot Dead. Hit with Dum-dum Bullet
M. Jenatzy, the famous motorist, who was when in England, nicknamed "The Red Devil," met with a tragic fate. He was one of a party who were big game shooting in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A New Road Dressing
Through a remarkable scientific discovery made by chemists at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, it has been found that the dark-colored liquor,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Mad Motorist
London, Feb 16—A motorist spread terror for several hours to-day in Willshire by rushing at high speed in various directions, threatening people…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Merry Little Motor. Economical Joys Of the Modern Runabout
Five thousand miles in a year, on ne[?]t, motor-driven vehicle, for an expenditure of £10 5s—or at the rate of only a halfpenny a mile. This…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Train Smash. Six Cars Damaged
An accident of a serious as [?] although for[?] not [?] loss of life, occurred as the Centra railway station on Saturday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Train Derailed
At 1 a.m. on Thursday an accident, resulting in a heavy goods engine and several trucks being derailed, occurred between Werai…
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