Train Hold-up. Robber Captured. Vancouver, Saturday Morning
A robber single-handed held up a Colorado passenger train near Pueblo, U.S.A., at the revolver point. He secured £25 and a quantity of jewellery,…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1911
12,561 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 250
Brierleys Hurry. An Accountant Called to Account. About a Train That Wasn't Stationary
Mr. H. C. Brierley, a well-known resident or the northern suburbs, and a Sydney accountant, toed the mark in the North Sydney Police Court, before…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New London Railway
The feature of a new London railway from Feltham, on the London and SouthWestern line, near Staines, to Tilbury, with a branch to the Victoria and Albert…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Millions for Railways
The Canadian Pacific Company is planning new railway lines to open up the districts of Western Canada. Millions will be spent in double-tracking the transcontinental lines…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Robbers Hold Up Tramcar
Masked robbers boarded an electric car on the outskirts of Santa Monica, a Californian tourist resort, near Los Angeles, ana held up the motor man and 22 passengers…
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A passenger train collided with a coal train near Pontypridd, in the Rhondda Valley, Wales, and the carriages were telescoped, the passengers being entrapped…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Manly Tram. And Unmanly Tram Men
One of the peculiarities of the Spit to Manly tram is the indifference with which the tramway men treat the travelling public. A few days ago this writer…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A Fare Go. an Infirm Old Man Charged. Mister Wigg of the Car-badge Patch. the Tram Inspector Anticipates a Year's Big Business Wiggs-on-the-grin
Tram troubs and travellers are evidently still on the job in the northern suburbs, where scarcely a week passes by without a case cropping up in the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Railway Traffic. Picking
Owing to the prevalence of the plague, the railway traffic from North China has cased, except that from Tientsin to Peking, and from Peking to Hankow…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Father Bridge Memorial Church
The foundation stone of the Father Bridge Memorial Church was laid by Cardinal Moran at Erakineville on Sunday in introducing His Eminence, the Rev. P. kerwick paid the cost of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New use for Aeroplane. Rounding Up Cattle
VANCOUVER, Sunday.—A French aviator named Simon rounded up cattle while aeroplaning on a ranch in Texas. He headed off ani[?] in a manner which ereked the admiration…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Road Dressing Tests
Some tests in connection with road dressing, which will be of great interest to Local Government Engineers especially, were recently carried out by Messrs. Win. Staley and Co., of Sydney, well known as coal tar contractors, to the N.S.W…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Train Held Up
VANCOUVER, Sunday.—A robber, single-handed, at the point of a receiver, held up a Colorado passenger train near Pucbio, and secured 100 dollars and a quantity of jewellery,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Father Bridge Memorial Church New Roman Catholic Edifice
Cardinal Moran laid the foundation-stone of the Father Bridge Memorial Church at Erskine-ville yesterday. There was a large gathering present, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Train Robber Captured. Pleads That He Was Drunk
VANCOUVER, Saturday. -- A robber, single-handed, held up a Colorado passenger train near Pueblo, U.S.A.. at the point of a revolver. He secured 100 dollars, and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A Train Held Up. at the Point of the Revolver. Vancouver, Jan. 29
A Colorado passenger train was held up, single-handed, by a robber at the point of a revolver. The man secured 100 dollars and a quantity of jewellery, and then…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Missing Link of the Transit Problem. Filling the Gap. the Crux of the Transit Problem. Bridge, Tunnels, or Pontoons
The weak point in working out transit Schemes for Sydney is the "lack of direct communication with North Sydney. We have a tram service that has been pushed to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway Accident in South Australia
Owing to a washaway, caused by the recent heavy floods in South Australia, a serious accident occurred to a train some miles from Hergott on Saturday evening, resulting in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Robberies in Paris
PARIS, Sunday Evening.—Waggons at Vaugirard railway station. Paris, are pillaged of bales of cotton goods, farms produce, etc., to the extent of £40,000 annually. The waggons are…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cycling and Motoring. Last Saturday's Club Races
Marrickville Club, five miles road race, Homebush course. Results:A. C. Weston, 30s. 1; C. A. Penrose, 20s, 2; J. Moore, 20s, 3. Fastest time, L. A. Walcot, from seratch…
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