John Bridge and Company, Ltd
The work of appraising the wool clip recommenced on the 7th inst., and will be continued, practically without a break, until February 13. This period will comprise…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1918
4,879 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 244
A Blazing Train. a Holocaust In Callcia
A grave disaster occurred to a passenger train at Sambor, Galicia. While Going at full speed, the train caught fire, and the safety brakes refused to act…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Outrace by Train Robbers. Hideous Massacre In Mexico
A passenger train was "held up" by a band of masked and mined robbers at pitahaya (Mexico) last week, and 107 persons were massacred by the miscreants,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Three-card Trick Man Robbed in a Train
Three-card tricksters, who have not played any profitable games for many months, have resumed operations. They followed their calling in a train…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Cycling Speed Judging Contest To-morrow: Anniversary Carnival
To-morrow afternoon the Northern Suburbs Motor-cycle Club will decide a speed-judging contest. Competitors will ride without watches and with speedometers disconnected over a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motor Accident at Paddington. Man Sent for Trial
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Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor-drivers Wanted. For Launches In mesopotamia
The British Red Cross Society has cabled to the Australian Red Cross Society asking if it can supply drivers for Red Cross motor launches in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Motor Smash. Sensational Accident in Victoria
While the mail coach, which runs between Hallsville and Marysville (Vic), was travelling at about thirty miles per hour, and the driver, Alfred Albright,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Calamities Appalling Railway Smash in Canada. Returning Soldiers Killed
A disastrous railway smash occurred on the Canadian-Pacific line at Montreal on Friday night last. A train conveying soldiers bound for Vancouver wan wrecked…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Liquor at Railway Stations. For Passengers Only
A case of considerable interest under the N.S.W. liquor laws was decided at Albury (N.S.W) on Tuesday A cabman, named Henry Carter, was charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Brisbane Tramways. Strong protest by the Directors
A cable from London states that the directors of the Brisbane Electric Tramways have issued a circular to the shareholders, pointing out the seriousness of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Liquor at Railway Stations
At Albury a cabman was convicted on a cange of aiding and abetting the license of the Albury Railway Refreshment Rooms in a breach of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mortdale Railway Gates. To the Editor of "The Propeller."
Sir,--Will you allow me to correct a misunderstanding with regard to the correspondence re the Mortdale railway gates. In…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alleged Railway Thefts
At the Central Police Court yesterday Henry M'Donald (28) was committed for trial by Mr. Love, S.M., on a charge of having stolon oil December 29 nine gun-metal testing discs, one…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Red Cross Motor Drivers
The British Rod Cross hue cabled to its Australian branch inquiring if it can supply twenty drivers for Red Cross motor launches, for service in Mesopotamia. The salary offered is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Car Fatality
The Acting City Coroner (Mr. J. Jamieson) inquired yesterday into the death of Mary Ward (13), a married woman, who was the victim of a motor car accident in Oxford Street,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Brisbane Tram Co. Objections to New State Bills
BRISBANE, Thursday.--A cable has been published which stated that the directors of the Brisbane Electric Tramways investment Company had issued a circular to shareholders…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fatalities & Accidents. Knocked Down Ry Tram
While crossing Liverpool Street, near Oxford Street, City, yesterday evening, John Cooper (60). a saddler, of Clermont Street, Campsie. was knocked down by a tram. Several of his…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →For Mesopotamia. Motor Launch Drivers Required
The British Red Cross has cabled to its Australian branch inquiring if it can supply 20 drivers for Red Cross motor launches, for service in Mesopotamia. The salary offered…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Arab Raids on Hedjaz Railway
The raiding operations which are being carried out by Arab troops along the Hedjaz railway on either side of Maan, show how Turkey's communications with Arabia have…
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