Fatal Railway Collision
VANCOUVER Friday Evening.—Six persons were killed and 18 injured by a coillst[?] on the New York Central railway, at Batavia. New York state…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1911
12,561 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 250
Paper Motor Tyres
It is surprising that paper, which is used for waggon wheels, has not yet been adopted for the manufacture of automobile tyres. An ingenious inventor has now undertaken to…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Run Down. Terrible Motor Car Accident at a Level Crossing
THE Countesse Antoine de Nicolal and her son. Comic Christian do Nicolal, with the driver of their motor cur, were killed in a terrible level-crossing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Nunky's" Plight. Marchioness Mother-in-law and the Motor-car
SOME amusing letters were read in the London King's Bench Division, when Justice Bankes and a common jury heard a case in which a motor-car figured. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor-Sleigh
The illustrations on this page are of a novel motor-sleigh for the Grand Duke Cyril of Russia, which has just been built. It is constructed on the turbine-propeller…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Tramcar Incident
A lady, while travelling in a tram-car proceeding to Long Bay (Sydney) one day recently accidentally dropped ber handbag, containing £12 odd from the car after it had passed…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →United States Railways
American railways could save £60,000,000 [?] year in expenses by the adoption of more scientific methods of management, according to…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Comtesse and Son Killed. Terrible Motor-car Accident at a Level Crossing
THE Comtesse Antoine de Nicolai and her son, Comte Christian de Nicolai, with the driver of their…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Railway Economics. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir.—Many instances have occurred in this state of railways constructed along routes that ought not to have been adopted, the divergence from an economic route having been…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A Teetotal Railway Station to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—I have recently read some letters in your paper under the above heading, and am pleased to see that at last this great injustice to travellers is arousing some protest from…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Queensland. Railway Washout. Brisbane
The district engineer at Maryborough advised at 2 p.m. yesterday that there was a washout 12ft deep and 10ft wide at 53 miles 70 chains, between Chowey and Didcot on the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Cycling and Motoring. To-day
Opetn Runs.—Burwood (league), Newtown, Willoughby, Botany, Dulwich Hill. Glebe Club.—Run to Lady Robinson's Beach. Summer Hill Club.—Run to Cronulla…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Strike in Portugal. Postal Service Restored. Railway Compromise Refused. Lisbon, Jan. 12
The shops in Lishon, which were closed owing to a strike of employees for a working day of 12 hours and a rest day, have been re-opened…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Motor Speeds
Sutherland Shire Council have endeavoured to arrange for limits of motor speed in various portions of the Shire and have suggested certain sections of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fall From Tram
About 3 o'clock this afternoon Sydney Stubbins, aged 10. living in Evans-street, Balmain, fell from a moving tram, and was taken by the Civil Ambulance to the Balmain…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Guard's Mysterious Death. Body Found on Railway Line. Orange
Ganger Parker, at 6.25 this morning found the body of Guard Wasson lying on the railway line near Cullya Station crossing, and reported the matter to the district…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Motors, Botors, and Aeroplanes
The ocean race from Rose Bay to Botany and back, fixed for this afternoon, has been abandoned on, account of insufficient entries. The event tad been arranged by the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Collision in American. Seven Passengers Killed. New York
Seven occupants of a Pullman sleeping-car were killed in a collision on the Central Railroad to-day. Twelve others were injured. The passenger train was standing at the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Railway Superannuation Boat. to the Editor
Sir,--I have read with interest the letter in your of the 10th first, by "Line Clear," and his sugges[?] that the employees of the railway service prevail[?] Mr. J. H. Catts to abandon his claim for the public[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Border Railways Commission. Victoria and South Australia
ADELAIDE, Friday.--The Border Railways Commission have made arrangements for a tour of inspection of the country between Pinnaroo and Kow Plains, a few miles…
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