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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1908

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Fearful Railway Disaster. Collision Near Melbourne. Forty-three Lives Lost. Forty-five Persons Injured. Melbourne, Tuesday morning

The Yass Courier · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 2

The most appalling disaster in the history of Australian railways occurred late last night at Braybrook Junction, about seven miles from Melbourne…

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Our Sydney Letter. Sydney, Thursday. the Railway Catastrophes

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 7

Had you any friends in these terrible railway accidents? is a common question just now, and one is very glad if he is able to answer it in…

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A Terrible Railway Tragedy. Over Forty Lives Lost. Over Two Hundred Injured

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 3

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH gives the following account of the some connected with the awful Victorin[?] railway accident by which 48 lives were lost and over 200 injured :—…

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Railway Accidents. To the Editor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 2

Dear Sir,—The frequency of the above lately may prove a benefit in the end if they call attention to the overwork, long hours, and work expected from our men,…

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Reported Escapes From Railway Accidents

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 2

The recent railway accidents have given rise to much talk, and curious statements are I bring made regarding narrow escapes which are said to have occurred recently. Official in"…

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Railway Accidents

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 April 1908 · page 4

The names of 317 persons have now been recorded as having suffered injury in the Braybrook disaster. this represents about a third of the total number of passengers on both trains…

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The Bendigo Train. Total Weight—840 Tons

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 2

A STATEMENT has been prepared by the Railway Department, showing the weight of the Bendigo train that Collided with the Ballarat train last Monday week. The figures reveal that the total…

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Wonderful Foals Performed on Motor-Cars

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 4

ONE of the greatest “ thrills ” lately seen in London was provided by that well-known performer of daring feats awheel, “ Bud ” Snyder, who rides in a motor-car which…

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The Latest. Sydney, Thursday. The Murrurundi Railway Smash

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 30 April 1908 · page 2

The Special Board appointed to inquire into the Murrurundi railway smash held its first sitting at Murrurundi to-day. The driver of the Brisbane mail train was the…

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Public Works Officer Killed. Fall Off Pyrmont Bridge

The Yass Courier · Friday 1 May 1908 · page 2

Mr. W. A. Smith, metropolitan engineer in connection with the Department of Public Works, met with an accident while in the performance of…

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Brakes All Right. Victorian Railway Disaster. Trial Runs of the Train

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 2

A [?] of the breaks of the Bendigo train was, despite protest from Driver Milburn’s counsel, held on Tuesday morning, without Milburn being present, under conditions as nearly as possible…

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The Motor Car. a Health Giver. Medical Testimony

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 3

The motor-car is so universally looked upon as a luxury and a means of recreation that it may be somewhat of a surprise to many of…

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Big Motor Race. Twenty Thousand Miles. Some of the Difficulties

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 6

In connection with the motor race from New York to Paris, Mr Robert L. Jefferson, F. R. G. S., an experienced motorist, well acquainted with Siberia,…

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England’s Railways and Ours. Interesting Comparison. by an Ex-commissioner for Railways. Melbourne

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 2

Mr. C. J. Oliver, the ex-Chief Commissioner for Railways in New South Wales, arrived to-day from London, by the A berd[?] liner Miltiades. Accompanied by [?] daughter. Mr . Oliver has…

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Victorian Railway Smash

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 4

Melbourne, Thursday—The Railway Department now have the names of 403 people who have intimated that they have sustained injuries in the accident at Braybrook…

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The Murrurundi Railway Smash

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 4

Murrurundi is at present the centre of considerable interest, owing to the presence of the board appointed to inquire into the cause of the serious collision which occurred at…

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Cycling and Motoring Notes. (From the Dunlop Rubber Co. of Australasia, Ltd)

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 5 May 1908 · page 4

We are in receipt of a programme of road events from the [?], secretary of, the lnter-Club Cycling Association, and which are to be decided this…

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Runaway Electric Tram. London, May 2

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 May 1908 · page 4

A terrible accident occurred at Bournemouth, south of England. An electric tramcar got beyond control, proceeding downhill, and was precipitated over an…

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Year In a Train

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 6 May 1908 · page 1

FROM S[?]burg ( writes the [?] correspondent of the DAILY TELEGRAPH) comes a story of [?] extraordinary but under by a commercial traveller, president in that city…

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Abducted by Motor. a Girl's Adventures. with "A Silly Young Idiot."

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 6 May 1908 · page 4

The hearing was resumed at Newcastle Assizes on 20th February of the action against [?]esford Lisle, a young Northumbrian of means,…

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