Shocking Railway Accident. . Woman Decapitated
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 5
A shocking railway accident occurred on the , Essenden, (Vic.,) railway line last evening, when a woman was literally cut to pieces by a train at a point about 200 yards south of the Moonee Ponds…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Very Latest Cables. London, Friday afternoon. Railways in the East
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 5
The Ameer of Afghanistan, states that the railway from Khupnga to Rhabaroosk, costing 22½ millions sterling (£16,000 per miles), must be built entirely with russian…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →North Coast Railway
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 4
The time allowed for the completion of the first section of the North Coast railway, under contract, is two years from the date of the acceptance of the tender. Tenders have been received…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Railway Smash
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 5
One of the men of the 2nd Regiment, named M'Donnell, who came into camp at Liverpool, after going through the Murrurundi railway collision, took a turn for the worse this morning, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The White Ant. Bores Through Tram Cables
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 14
A remarkable discovery has just been made in connection with the Sydney tramway cables. The custom is to lay the cables in a wooden troubling, at a depth of 2 feet from…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →New York to Paris Motor Race. Through a Hurricane. Night of Agony
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 7
Signor Antonio Scarfoglio, the driver of the Zust car in the 20,000-mile race from New York to Paris, sends to the "Daily Mail" a thrilling story of his adventures…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Singleton Argus. Published Good Friday Railway Facilities
Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 4
The inability of the Railway Department to cope with exigencies that have arisen from time to time, is not a subject that can be contemplated with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Latest Hews by Wire. Sydney, Monday. the Railway Accident
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 April 1908 · page 3
Mr. Waddell, Treasurer and Minister of Railways, stated this morning that, he had received a report from the Chief Railway Commissioner in relation to the department…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Railway Disaster
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 April 1908 · page 2
Tho railway smash at Murrurundi on Friday morning last will canso mingled feelings throughout the community. There will be a feeling of thankfulness that, with the terrific…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railway Dispute
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 April 1908 · page 3
The Board of Trade will intervene in the dispute between the North-castern Railway Company and its employees on account of the company refusing to grant bettor…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Unification of Railways
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 April 1908 · page 3
Mr. Conacher, an English traffic export, has presented to all the South African Governments a report, strongly advocating the unification of the South African…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Murrurundi Railway Smash. Officers Suspended Secret Inquiry
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 April 1908 · page 3
The injured passengers at the Murrurundi [?] are getting on fairly well, Edward [?] of Hurstville is the most seriously [?] He is suffering from slight coneus…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrible Railway Catastrophe. Fearful Loss of Life. Two Trains Collide. Express Crashes Into Ballarat Train. Carriages Smashed to Atoms. the Trains on Fire. 43 Killed Outright. 60 Others Injured Melbourne
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 April 1908 · page 5
Twenty-seven people were killed in a railway collision at Braybrook Junction last night. The Bendigo train crashed into a train which arrived from Ballarat…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Dispute
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 April 1908 · page 5
Moss meetings of the employees or the North-eastern Railway have rejected a proposal for conciliation in their dispute with the company rewarding hours of labour and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The World's Railways, Astonishing Figures
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 April 1908 · page 7
From the tables published annually in Germany, it appears that on December 31, 1905, there were 562,783 miles of railways in operation. Of this number there were…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Latest News by Wire. Tram Accident in Sydney. Several Persons Injured
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 April 1908 · page 4
SYDNEY, Tuesday. A number of people who were about to return to their homes from Wonderland City last night has a sensational adventure, and several view…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Transvaal Railways
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 April 1908 · page 5
Sir George Herbert Farrar, Sir James Percy Fitzpatrick, and Mr. Quinn have resigned their seats in the Intercolonial Council owing to Lord Selborne instructing its railway…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Railway Accident. on the Northern Line. Engine and Trucks Derailed
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 April 1908 · page 5
It is reported that two carriages, containing a detachament of cadets from the singleton encampment, got off the rails near Worris Creek, but were soon replaced without any injury or inconvenience,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Murrdrundi Railway Accident Board to Hold Inquiry
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 April 1908 · page 2
The Premier stated on Tuesday evening that the Government had decided to appoints an independent board, under the Railways Act of 1901, to inquire into the Murrur[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New York to Paris Motor Race Forest Adventures
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 April 1908 · page 7
The special correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" continues his account of the race:—Cedar Rapids (Iowa), Feb., 25…
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