An accident which narrowly escaped being a catastrophe of the first magnitude occurred just outsldo tie Elstrnwlck station at about 5 o'clcock last night. An electric tram had just left Elsternwick for Brighton Beach wben pnortlon of the undergcar of tho fourth carrlago broke. Tho hrokon part dragged along tho permanent way, and smashod tho interlocking signalling apparatus. The effect of this was to close tho points, and life two rear carriages woro derailed broko thoir couplings, and travollcd across the permanent way to the goods siding. A train travelling towards Melbourne was approaching Elsternwick at tho timo, but pulled up in time to avoid a collision. Much damage was done to the line and rolling stock, but no one was injured. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 132 wordsAdjourned from last month in order to enable the appeliant to make a statement by affidavit the appeal of Ernest James Hopkins (alias Ernest Andrew Loughrey) ...
Article : 494 wordsBilly Estcourt, good looking and popular, is infactuated with a woman, Violetta Dobson, whom he met at a third-rate dancing hall. His mother is very upset, and sends for Margery Laugford, ...
Article : 3,529 wordsUnder the arrangement by which sugar, which was 6d. a lb. on Tuesday night, became 5d. a la. yesterday morning, retailers, who carried stocks purchased at the higher wholesale prices, lost the differonce. Most of tham, therfore allowed their stocks to run out. At 7 o'clock yesterday morning fleets of motor lorries and horso-drawn vehicals left the wholesale house with supplles of the cheaper sugar for the ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 120 wordsThis picture shows one of the derailed carriages at Elsternwick, with one set of wheels buried in the ballast. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 22 wordsAt the District Court on October 5 Parsons Brothers and Co. Proprietary Ltd., of Collins street, was charted with a contravention of the by-law of the Melbourne ...
Article : 386 wordsThe Minister for Lands (Mr. Oman) has accepted the resignation of the Richmond City Council of the control of the Richmond Park. It is probable that a ...
Article : 164 wordsThe spring show of the National Rose Society of Victoria was held in the Town Hall yesterday afternoon and evening. It was opened by the Lord Mayor (Councillor ...
Article : 942 words1. Best Bloom of the Show-Yvounne Vachorot, exhibited by Mr. J. V. Rossi. 2.Champion Bunch of Decorative Roses — Edith Part, exhibited by Mr. Rossi. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 42 wordsMembers of the Rotary Club dispensed with the usual after-lunch speech yesterday and paid a visit instead to the Metropolitan Fire Brigade's station, where a demonstration by firemeon was arranged by the chief officer (Mr. Harry B. Lee). The picture shows the members watching the extension ladder being operated. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 54 wordsThis picture shows the effect of electrolytic action on two experimental concrete blocks, 7in. square by 22in. long, reinforced with one ¾in. mild steel rod. The average current was 0.03 amps., and the block cracked, as shown, in 40 days. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 46 wordsNew settlers for Victorian to the number of 160 have been met and welcomed by officials of the New Settlers' League during the last fortnight. Of this number 83 were ...
Article : 305 wordsHOBART, Tuesday. — Two additional charges of number were prefered to-day against George Carpenter, who is already under arrest, charged wtih the murder of ...
Article : 118 wordsBRISBANE, Tuesday. — The Parliamentary Country party met to-day. Mr. Vowels (leader of the party) presided, and, with the exception of Mr. Green and Mr. ...
Article : 279 wordsWhen a motor car was about to cross the tramline in St. Kilda road yesterday afternoon to go into Coventry street, South Melbourne, the driver, Albert ...
Article : 93 wordsPERTH, Wednesday. — Constable Flinders has returned to Hall's Creek station, and reported that Banrao, the aborigine suspected of having murdered Joseph ...
Article : 95 wordsWilliam M. Chellew, aged 69 years, of Stanhope street, Malvern, was riding a bicycle along Dandenong road, East Malvern, on Tuesday, and was knocked down by a motor-car. He was ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thu 2 Nov 1922, Page 5
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