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

Railways, roads & transport, 1910

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Recent Railway Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 4

On Friday afternoon Mr. Ellis, who was injured in the railway accident at Goulburn on Wednesday morning, and is at present in the hospital, was improving…

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Railway Smash. Driver and Two Firemen Killed. Awful Suffering

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 4

Melbourne, Sunday. — Within a few hours of the narrow escape from disaster of a wheat train at Trawalla, and within twenty miles of the spot, another wheat train was…

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Railway Accident in Goulburn Marvellous Escape of Two Goulburn Citizens

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 4

On Saturday afternoon two of Goulburn's leading citizens, Messrs. C. Gillespie and A. A. Kerr, had a marvellous escape from a horrible death. They were returning from…

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Railway Disaster. a Driver and Two Firemen Killed

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 3

A disastrous and fatal railway accident--by far the most serious that has happened in Victoria since the Sunshine calamity of two years ago--took place at Beaufort, a station…

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The Latest. Another Railway Accident. Goulburn Resident Killed

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 10 February 1910 · page 2

Word was received in Goulburn early this (Thursday) morning of a shocking fatality at the Homebush yards, the victim being Mr. Austin Barker, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Barker,…

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Railway Accidents

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 10 February 1910 · page 2

With respect to the accident at Leura on Friday the Department Board, which made an investigation, has reported that the driver of No. 65 goods ran past the signal, which…

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Cycling and Motoring. (From the Dunlop Rubber Co.)

The Yass Courier · Friday 11 February 1910 · page 3

But for a bit of bad luck, the attempt made last week by the Melbourne motorists, Messrs. S. Day and H.B. James, on Mr. G. G. White’s…

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A Cooma Train's Narrow Escape

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 6

A correspondent informs us that on Thursday morning the mixed mail train going to Cooma had a wonderful escape at Eumeralla from a serious accident. Two…

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Knights of the Pistol. Some Notorious Highwaymen Who Haunted the English Roads During the Old Coaching Days

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 8

Unlike the criminal of to-day, there is a delightful touch of romance pervading the rogues of the past, more particularly to the pistol bearing, red-coated highwayman than…

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Another Katoomba Railway Accident

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 2

Another railway accident occurred on the line between Katoomba and Medlow Bath a truck attached to a local train completely upset. The train…

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City Railway Swash. Carriages and Brakevan . Collide. a Thrilling Resurrection

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 6

A STRING of oar railway carriages crushed with terrific force into a break-van at the “dead” end of No. 1 platform at the Control…

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Killed by a Railway Engine. Austin Barker's Death

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 6

The fatal accident to Mr. Austin Barker formed the subject of an inquest by Mr. E. L: Maitland, coroner for the Parramatta district, at Homebush on Thursday afternoon…

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A Giant Bridge

The Burrowa News · Friday 18 February 1910 · page 5

The building of the great Manhattan Bridge has added another chapter to the romance of modern engineering. Whether the finished structure…

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Illustrated Notes From all over the World the Highest Bridge in the World

The Burrowa News · Friday 18 February 1910 · page 5

Our illustration shows the highest bridge in the world. It runs over the Sioule Valley, and opens a new route from St. Eloy to Volvie, on the…

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Train Accident

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 23 February 1910 · page 2

A train in Ireland dashed into a landslide, and the rear carriages were thrown into the sea, but 40 passengers escaped…

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Run Down by a Train

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 February 1910 · page 2

Queanbeyan, Wednesday.—A ganger, named Harrison, was run clown by a train near Tuggranong, and sustained serious injuries to the head…

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Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Association

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 February 1910 · page 2

The annual conference of the Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Association was concluded on Wednesday. The Goulburn delegates were Messrs. E. Rogers…

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Shocking Railway Fatality. Young Man Killed

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 February 1910 · page 6

On Thursday at noon Charles Day, aged about 20, a painter, a resident of Melbourne, was run over by a goods train between Jerrawa and Coolalie. The wheels passed over…

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Fatal Railway Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 February 1910 · page 4

While running his length on the railway line between Tuggranong and Royalla on Wednesday morning last Mr. Isaac Harrison, a ganger, was run down by a special goods train…

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Motor Record

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 February 1910 · page 4

Mr. Syd. Day, the Melbourne motorist, who recently made two unsuccessful attempts to lower Mr. G. G. White's motor record of 21 hours 19 minutes between Sydney…

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