Fatalities & Accidents. Struck by Train
Edward Crow (33), living at Bowmer Street. Banksia, was standing on the Banksia railway Station platform early on Saturday morning. when he was struck by the engine of a train…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1917
6,176 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 250
Magistrate on Bridge More Serious Than Fantan
Twenty Chinese fantan and pak-a-pu players were captured on Saturday, when the police, under Inspector Branston and Sergeant Allen, raided premises in Foster and…
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One of the biggest elephants in the world arrived in England a few weeks ago, to appear as one of the stars in the great circus, which Moss Empires, Limited, produced at Liverpool…
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The next open racing for League riders is listed for January 27, at Newcastle, when the local R.S.A. will run a patriotic carnival. The principal event will be the one mile State…
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It was stated by the Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce) to-day that the Government, on an urgent appeal from the British War Office for the despatch of railway men to…
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Edward Crow, 33, of Bowmer-street, Banksia, was conveyed from Banksia railway station to the St. George Cottage Hospital on Saturday, suffering from a broken leg and abrasions…
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Unrest in the Railway Department in consequence of many men being put off is steadily growing, and one prominent industrial official this morning expressed the…
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Through being knocked down by a motor car in Moore-street, near Pitt-street, this afternoon, Miss Madge Curtis, aged 22, of "Grafton," Aubin-street, Neutral Bay, had…
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Entries for the 100 miles motor cycle race to be held at Hartley on Anniversary Day close to-day with the secretary, Mr. W. E. Phillips, Lithgow, or Mr. L. F. staples, the secretary of the Canberra Club…
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MELBOURNE, Saturday.—Senator Pearce, Minister for Defence, referring to the four railway units that the Commonwealth had undertaken to raise for active service, said that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tragic Motor Smash Two Killed-- Three Injured Collision in South Head Road Tram Passengers' Lucky Escape
A sensational collision between a motor car and a tram, which occurred at tho corner of New South Head road and Cross street, Double Bay, about half past 10 this…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Governor-general. Flight in Aeroplane. Melbourne
The Governor-General, Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson, made a flight in an aeroplane at Point Cook to-day. The day was a perfect one for flying…
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Dr. Archibald Grubb's discourse: Mr. Smithers, S.M., in fining a number of Chinese caught gambling at fantan and pak-a-pu, said that he had been' in China, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →To-day's Motor Fatality At the corner of New South Head road and Cross street, Double Bay
Where the Accident Occurred The wrecked car is shown by the roadside surrounded by a group of men. The Smashed Motor Car…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Timber Royalties. Road-building Expenditure. Tenterfield
The local Shire Council has decided to draw the attention of the Forestry Department to the fact that the timber industy is responsible for the cutting up of the roads in the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Frank Longworth's Home-coming. a Reception at ch[?] Bridge
The "Farmer and Settler" subscription agent on the North Coast (Mr. E. F. Rudder) writes:— On Thursday I was unexpectedly the witness…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor and Tram Collide. Big Smash at Double Buy. Two Persons Killed. Three Others Injured
There was a sensational collision at Double Bay this morning between a tram and a motor car. As a result a man and a woman were killed, and two other women and a man were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Boundary Matter. a Fence on a L[?]od Road
Hampton (N.S.W.) writes: J and G are the holders of two adjoining Crown lenses the properties being separated by a road. Can J apply for permission to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →White Robed Russians the Frost-made Road Over the River. Hun Trenches Unguarded
The Russian offensive in the Riga district brief mention of which was made in the last issue of the "Farmer and Settler," was effected by a cunning strategy…
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