Hawes Railway Disaster. Verdict of Accidental Death
LONDON, Friday.--The jury has returned a verdict of accidental death in the case of the victims of the Hawes (Yorkshire) railway disaster on Christmas Eve…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1911
12,561 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 250
Motoring & Motor Gossip
The members of the Automobile Club of Australia are evincing a great deal of interest in the opening run of the year, which is listed for Tuesday night next to Pennant-hills, and a large muster of cars is assured…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Ryde to Parramatta. Proposed Tramway Extension. Meeting at Rydalmere
In connection with the movement to obtain an extension of the Ryde tramway to Parramatta, a well-attended and representative meeting was held in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Tram for Kellyville
At the Parramatta Progress meeting on Wednesday, Alderman Jage said that he had been asked to bring before the meeting the question us to the…
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Some of the budding aspirates for municipal fame in all the municipalities between Parramatta and Hunter's Hill are beginning to manifest some interest in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor and Train in Collision
At Wallacetown (N.Z.), a car driven by Dr. Fullargar ran into the Lumsden-Invercargill train. The car was caught between two carriages, and carried to the cattle-stops and…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Disaster to Excursion Train
As a crowded holiday train, the passengers in which consisted chiefly of women and children, was descending a steep decline at midnight, nine miles from Cathcart, Cape Colony, on to a curved…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Train Smash. Pullman Passengers Killed. New York
A disastrous collision took place on the Central Railroad near here this morning. Whilst a passenger train was standing at a station, a train following dashed into…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wild Weather. Snow Bound On The Rockies. Tardy Transcontinental Train Travelling. Vancouver
It is unable to say exactly how many trains, are now snowbound among the Canadian Rockies, owing to the wires being down; but no Transcontinentals…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Train Smash Near London. Three Killed and Fifty Injured. Some Lucky Escapes. London, December 10
Three men were killed and fifty were injured in the collision at Willesden Junction, on the London and North-Western railway. The 8.30 a.m. express from…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Fall From Tram
Sydney Stubbing (10), residing at Evans-street, Balmain, fell from a tram in Bridse-strert, Drummoyne. He was taken to the Balmain Cottage Hospital by the Civil Ambulance, where he was…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Health Motors Blamed for Spreading Lockjaw
It is suggested by a medical authority that the extraordinary increase of lockjaw is due to the motor car, although the first thought is that the development…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Trade Improved Motor-omnibuses
Mr. Henry Hicks, chairman of directors, presiding last month at the annual meeting of the London General Omnibus Co., said they had come to the conclusion that…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Railway Collision
VANCOUVER, Friday Afternoon.—Six passengers were killed and 18 injured in a collision on the New York Central line at Batavia…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Would-be Rescuer's Unavailing Heroism Loses His Own Life in Attempt to Save Another's—underground Railway Tragedy." London, December 10
A plucky working man who endeavoured to rescue another from being cut to pieces on the Underground Railway at St. James' Park Station, not only failed in his…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Midnight Riot by Toronto Mob Fight Against Street Railway Company—eleven Cars Wrecked. Toronto, December 8
The fight between the citizens and the Toronto Railway Company culminated last night in a riot, thousands parading the streets at the junction of Queen and…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Trackless Tramway
The first commercial trackless trolley in America has been lately installed in Laurel Canyon, near Los Angeles, California, for the purpose of handling…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Portuguese Railway Strike. Employees Insist on Full Demands. Company's' Property Seized. Government Refuse Assistance. Lisbon, Saturday Morning
The railway companies have offered to increase the wages of employees by £30,000 annually, to introduce a nine hours day, and grant free passes…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mutilated. Man Found on Railway Line
A man, whose identity has not been established, was found lying on the Railway line near Redfern tunnel yesterday evening about 7 o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Pateiot's Plan. To Prevent Railway Collisions. Idea Presented Free, Cratis, and for Nothing. (To the Editor.)
Sir,—It a absolutely necessary (in all cases) to send a pilot engine before each train, to act as a scout in advance, in order to clear the line for mail or special trains…
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