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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1911

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Mount Victoria. Roads and Motors

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 1

The Blue Mountains Shire Council will have plenty of road repairing to attend, to in the near future, as our last Shire Council apparently forgot that there were…

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Narrowly Averted Sydney Express Train in Danger, Junee

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 3

What might have been a serious accident was narrowly averted this morning. A stationary goods train was at the Bethungra railway station,…

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Loss of Memory. After a Railway Accident. London

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 3

Ward, a passenger by the Hawes express, at the time of the accident, lost his memory, and stayed at an obscure Glasgow hotel. It was believed that…

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Motor and Train Collide Doctor and Child. Killed. Nurse Seriously Injured. Auckland

National Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 2

A motor car driven by Doctor Fullerton was run into by a train at a level crossing at Wallace Town, Southland, this…

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Train and Motor Car. a Fatal Collision. Doctor and Niece Killed. Auckland (N.Z.)

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 3

A motor car driven by Dr Fullerton was crashed into by a train at a level crossing at Wallacetown this morning. The car was thrown by the engine into…

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Sparks From Engines. Victorian Railway Department Pays. Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 1

In 1909 considerable damage was done in the parishes of Warrenbyne and Bolio by a fire which was started by sparks from an engine, and 55 landowners…

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The Increase of the Motor Car

The Bathurst Times · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 2

For some years Victoria led as regards the number of motor cars in the Commonwealth States, but recent figures compiled show that New South…

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Unhappy Portugal Railway and Shop Employees' Strike. No Trains Running. Several Street Encounters. Lisbon

National Advocate · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 3

A railway strike has broken cut. The men ask for eight hours, and increased wages, amounting to £120,000 annually. The companies conceded…

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Canowindra— Gregra Railway

Leader · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 5

Mr. Ken Gavin, Hon. Secretary of the Cudal Railway League is convening meetings of that body to be held the Cudal School of Arts Hall at…

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The Big Storm. Damage on Sea and Land, Extraordinary Rainfalls. the Hawkesbury in Flood. South Coast Railway Held Up. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 2

Last night's storm was the only cast[?] gale recorded for 30 years in which the wind attained a velocity of 85 mile. The damage in the suburbs was fair…

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Carcoar-cadia Railway. Carcoar

National Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 6

Some time ago an agitation was set on foot for the construction of a line of railway from Carcoar to Cadia, and recently it was resumed. The Mayor…

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Rival Railway Routes Oberon Railway League Active. Oberon

National Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 6

A well-attended meeting of the Oberon Railway League was held in the Federal Hall on Thursday night. Mr. J. Doust, vice-president,…

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A Man Killed on the Railway. a Guard’s Mysterious Death

Leader · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 3

This morning the body of Thomas Wasson. a railway guard, was discovered on the railway Tine about 3½ miles from Orange. It appears that…

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Attempt to Wreck Mail Train. Hobart

Leader · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 2

An attempt was made to wreck the mail train from Launceston to Hobart In acutting near the Botanical Gardens a large stone weighing about a…

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American Railway Accident. Seven Killed and 12 INJURED. New York

The Bathurst Times · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 3

Seven occupants of a Pullman sleeping car were killed in a collision on the Central Railroad. Twelve others were injured…

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A Railway Tragedy. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 2

The shockingly mutilated body of an unknown man was found on the line ia the Redfern Tunnel last night…

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Fall From a Tram. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon Sydney Stubbins, aged 10, living in Evans-street, Balmain, fell from a moving tram, and was taken to the Balmain Hospital, where…

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Body Found on Railway Line. an Orange Sensation. Orange

The Bathurst Times · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 2

Ganger Parker, at 6.25 yesterday morning, found the body of Guard Wasson lying on the railway line near Cullya Station crossing, and reported the…

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Guard's Mysterious Death Body Found on Railway Line. Orange

National Advocate · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 2

Ganger Parker, yesterday morning, found the body of Guard Wasson lying on the railway line near Clergate Station crossing. Wasson's head was…

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Oberon Railway League. Preparation of Evidence

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 1

A well attended meeting of the Oberon Railway League was held in the Federal Hall on Wednesday night, when there were present Mr. J. Doust, vice-president, in…

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