Tramcar Accident. Seven Passengers Killed. Nine Seriously Injured. [Reuter's Message.] London
Barrier Miner · Monday 4 May 1908 · page 2
An electric tramcar yesterday got beyond control going downhill at Bournemouth and was precipitated 20ft. over the embankment into the gardens of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Train Dynamited. London
Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 May 1908 · page 4
A train was dynamited near Butte, Montana, U.S.A. to-day. Several persons were, killed and injured. The outrage is believed to be the work of a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Attempted Train Wrecking. Adelaide
Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 May 1908 · page 4
The police are still making on investigation concerning the attempt to wreek a train three and a-half miles south of Port Augusta last Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Train Robbery. London
Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 May 1908 · page 4
A gang of masked robbers held up the express near Pittsburg. U.S.A., today and stole £10,000, which sum of money was being conveyed from the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →South Australia. Railway Commissioners' Conference. Adelaide
Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 May 1908 · page 4
Mr. A. G. Pendleton (Commissioner of Railways) will attend the conference of Interstate Railway Commissioners to be hold at Melbourne next week…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Victorian Railway Disaster. Testing Brakes
Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 May 1908 · page 2
The decision of the Cabinet that a jury shall be empanelled to "assist" the coroner (Dr. Cole) at the inquest on the victims of the disaster, makes it…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Victorian Railway Disaster. Inquiry Opened To-day. Melbourne
Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 May 1908 · page 4
The inquiry was opened to-day into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of the victims of the Victorian railway disaster. The coroner (Dr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Victorian Railway Disaster. Royal Commission of Inquiry. Melbourne
Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 May 1908 · page 4
The Royal Commission to inquire into the Sunshine railway disaster has been apponted. The commission consists of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Third Edition. Death of Dr. Herbert Horne. Result of a Motor Accident. End of an Adventurous Career. Melbourne
Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 May 1908 · page 8
Dr. H. Horne, who was injured in a motor-car accident at Traralgon yesterday, died to-day. Two years ago he was attacked by brigands in China,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway Extension
Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 May 1908 · page 5
The City Council last night had the matter of the Cobar Railway League's request for the Council's co-operation in urging the construction of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Railway Shed Robbed. At Port Darwin. Adelaide
Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 May 1908 · page 8
A telegram has been received from Port Darwin that the railway shed was broken into by thieves on Saturday night. The shed contained the cargo of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Victorian Railway Disaster. List of Claims Increasing. Melbourne
Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 May 1908 · page 8
The claims for damages forwarded to the Railway Department in connection with the accident at Sunshine (Braybrook) now number 429. One young…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →More Railway Accidents. a Victorian Smash
Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 May 1908 · page 5
Another railway mishap in Victoria occurred at the John-street crossing near Glen[?]erric railway station, on Saturday, when an up goods-train ran…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Summoned for a Tram Fare
Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 May 1908 · page 5
A case in which the amount olaimed [?] 3d. is to be heard at the Ballarat court on Friday. The Ballarat Electric Tramway Company have served a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Murrurundi Railway Accident. Finding of the Board of Inquiry. Sydney
Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 May 1908 · page 2
The report of the board of inquiry which investigated the Murrurundi railway accident was made available yesterday. The board finds that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Canadian Railway. London
Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 May 1908 · page 2
Sir Wilfrid Laurier (Canadian Prime Minister) has introduced a bill into the Dominion Parliament subsid[?]ng the construction of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tram and Cart Collide. Young Man's Peril. Sydney
Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 May 1908 · page 4
To-day a tram [?]rashed into a light waggon, deiven by a young man, named Peters, in George-street. Peters who was hu[?]ed across the roadway,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →White Cliffs Railway League
Barrier Miner · Friday 8 May 1908 · page 7
A meeting of the White Cliffs Railway League was held on April 28 in the Mecnanics' Hall, Mr. W. J. O'Neil, president of the Progress…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Victorian Railway Disaster. Driver Milburn's Report. Melbourne
Barrier Miner · Friday 8 May 1908 · page 4
Driver Milburne report on the Victorian railway disaster has been published. He states that on approaching the Sunshine (Braybrook) station the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Victorian Railway Disaster. Inquiry to Be Resumed on Monday. Melbourne
Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 May 1908 · page 8
The inquiry into the circumstances connected with the Victorian railway disaster will be resumed on Monday before the coronor and a jury of nine…
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