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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
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Last year the Red Roll of persons killed by the Sydney trains reached a total of 25, the twenty-fifth accident happening on the last day of the year. In 1912 the number was 39; the year before, it had been 32. The decrease from 39 to 25 seems to be more than an accidental variation. Statistics are unreliable, arguments when they…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MELBOURNE, Thursday.—New South Wales was victorious in the motor-boat race at the inter-State regatta which was held to-day under the auspices of the combined yacht and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →PERTH, Thursday.—The evidence taken by the Legislative Council's Select Committee on the retirement of Police Commissioner Hare, by the Scaddan Government, is being published…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →On the construction of tho Bairnsdale to Orbost railway line, which is later to be extended from Victoria into New South Wales to connect with the Cooma-Bombala line, 750 men…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A startling tram smash occurred at Rush cutters' Bay, shortly before 11.30 last night Fortunately there were no serious results, due probably to the fact that the cars were not…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →LONDON, Wednesday Evening .Giving further evidence in the case, in which several motor car dealers are charged with conspiracy to defraud the Australian Customs, Mr.Frank…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →NEWCASTLE, Thursday.—William Paris Lang (41), a guard in the Railway Department, died in the hospital to-day from injuries received at Fassifern. He was engaged in shunting opera-…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE great under-world enemy of righteousness would appear to be justifying his scriptural title of "The Prince of the Power of the Air." Last week's cables brought news of the intended introduction of a bill,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →There was no milky was of stars. But just a field of green With [?] by the pasture bars All [?] and [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The principal feature of this motor-driven train for hauling heavy loads across certain sections of the globe that have no substantial roads, consists in the front and rear-laying…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[?] arrived here [?] having [?] been [?]here and the entire population [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →M. Bonner arrived here in an aeroplane on Wednesdny, having flown from Paris. This was the first aeroplane that had been seen here, and the entire population witnessed…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Frederick Morris, a gunsmith, died yesterday from fracture of the skull, caused by Jumping off a train which was in motion. As Morris objected to go to the hospital he…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Alf. Rees writes:—Dear Comrades, Revolutionary greetings, Christmas greetings, very prophetic birth of the Saviour. How many Sa[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road speed-men will be interested to learn of some Special features in the cycles used by the crack French road-riders in the important French long-distance road contests. One is a brake that acts on the side of the…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Miss Trehawke Davis accompanied, the airman. Ha me!. In a monoplane filght at Hendon yesterday, when the machine was made to loop the loop twice…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Automobile Confederation of Canada is petitioning the Dominion and provincial Governments to employ convicts in the building of roads…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sir,—I have just returned from a trip to Melbourne, and can quite endorse the remarks of the Lord Mayor and Mr. Claude Lyons, that Melbourne roads are an object-lesson that…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →[?] warnings and [?] people still [?] moving [?] travelling by the [?] due out [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →BY means of the simple trick of pulling the communication cord a couple of audacious criminals managed to rob the mail-van attached to a local train near Neisse, not far from…
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