Train Transit for Farm Produce
The strikes, the wreck, and the bar harbor troubles of the steamship people, show up once more the disabilities that farmers on the coastal…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1908
1,108 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 12 of 56
Return of Relief Train. Anxious Watchers. Vivid Descriptions by Participators
The relief train arrived at Spencer-street at 1.20. The platform was crowded with friends and relatives, and the glistening helmets of the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Latest Details. The Driver's Statement. Brakes Failed. Signals Against Him. Train Uncontrollable. Extraordinary Occurrence
The "Age" has the following interview with the enginedriver of the Bendigo train, Leonard Milburn, an elderly experienced man. He states…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Victorian Railway Catastrophe Forty-three Deaths 139 Persons Injured Melbourne
The official list of those killed in Monday night's railway accident at Sunshine was made available this morning. It showed that 42 deaths had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Disaster. Collision near Melbourne. Two Crowded Passenger Trains. Forty-three Killed Outright. A Hundred & Forty-five Injured. Some Roasted in the Burning Wreckage. Carriages Smashed to Matchwood
A terrible accident occurred at Braybrook Junction, by which 43 passengers have been killed, 145 injured, many seriously. The Ballarat and Bendigo express trains met at the station. The Ballarat train was due at Spencer-street at 10.27 p.m., but was running…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Fire Fiend. Abroad in Mudgee Two Disastrous Conflagrations. Total Damage £2500. Dr. Lester's Motor Car Destroyed. Two Fires within Three Days. After five years Immunity. Mr. D. B Collins' Stock Totally Destroyed. Prompt and useful work by the Brigade. One of its Members
Fortunately, in Mudgee, the alarm of fire is of very rare occurrence, and though we have a fire station and an energetic band of fire-fighters always…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Attempted Train Wrecking Iron Spikes on the Line Goulburn
While Mr. Christie, electrician, was riding his bicycle along the line near Goulburn on Tuesday night, he found several iron pig spikes, about 5 inches…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Disasters
THE railway smash, which occurred at Murrurundi last week, is to be inquired into by a special Board appointed in terms of the Railway Act. Those who…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dashed to Death Horse Collides with a Tram Two Persons Injured Sydney
A horse belonging to Daniel McLea, a resident of Botany Road, dashed itself to death to-day. It was standing in Regent-St. when it suddenly took fright and bolted. It…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Victorian Railway Calamity
The holocaust which followed the collision at Braybrook station, near Melbourne, on Monday night stamps that disaster as the greatest in the railway…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Portland Ball. the Railway Grievances
The race Club ball was held in Tweedie's Hall on Easter Monday night. The night was admirably suited for dancing, being very cool, and a large number availed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Accident at Penrith. Two Persons Injured. Penrith
A painful accident occurred near the distant signal at the Penrith railway station at ten to seven to-night. Inspector Dews and Ganger Pulman had just arrived by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Tram Accident
An elderly man had a narrow escape from death in attempting to alight from a tram at Redfern station this morning. He was admitted to the hospital in a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway to Broken Hill
The Minister for Public Works is making arrangements to traverse at an early date the country between the existing railway system and Broken Hill, and will be…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Overland Motor Trip. Exciting Experiences
A sensational run, and one that is perhaps unique in automobile circles in the southern hemispiere, has been accomplished by Mr. Harry James, the well-known…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Recent Railway Smash
Sunshine is one of the most important junction lines in the State of Victoria, and yet at Sunshine Junction Station there was only one man…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway "Nerves." Nervous Travellers
THE frequency of accidents on the New South Wales railways of late, coupled with the appaling disaster in Victoria, has created a feeling of unrest amongst the travelling…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Terrible Railway Accident. Forty-three Deaths
The following details of one of the most appalling railway disasters in the history of the railways of Australia were published by us as an "Extraordinary" on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Railway Smash
ON Good Friday morning at Murrurundi the Brisbane mail train crashed into the Glen Innes mail train with two engines attached while it was slowly moving back to the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Victorian Railway Disaster Condition of the Injured. Melbourne
Those injured in the recent sunshine railway disaster are progressing satisfactorily, but the condition of a few is still critical…
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