Fakumen Railway
At the instance of Great Britain, Japan has withdrawn her objections to the construction of the Hsinmintin-Fakumen railway in Southern Manchuria. She also agrees not to oppose the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1908
1,332 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 33 of 67
Sensational Railway Accident. a Narrow Escape. Messrs. R. G. D. Fitz-gerald and J. C. White Injured
A BRISBANE (Queensland) wire on Wednesday says:—A sensational railway collision occurred at the Croydon junction this morning,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sad Railway Fatality. In the Wrong Train
A telegram in our last issue announced the shocking death of a young man named A. E. Brewer at Lewisham railway station, on Wednesday morning,…
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While the race train was returning from Port Pirie (S.A.) course on Wednesday afternoon a young man. John Joseph Waters, who was standing on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Cold Snap. Brakes of a Train Frozen
The cold was so intense at Piper's Flat on Wednesday that the brakes of a colliery train were frozen to the wheels, and the wheels to the rails…
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Information was received on Wednesday that the special train conveying Wirth Brothers' circus had smashed into a goods train at Croydon…
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The community at large (says the Tamworth News) was skocked when it became known on Monday night that Mr Thomas Hetherton, who has been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Brandy for a Motor Car
The following is a letter sent by a correspondent to "Motor Traction," which journal congratulated the writer on his combined system of fuel tasting…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Horses on Railways
A deputation representing the New South Wales Breeders, Owners, and Trainers' Association was introduced to the Railway Commissioners by Mr. A. Hill, president of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sensational Railway Accident. Several Passengers Injured. Signals Disregarded. Brisbane
A sensational railway collision occurred at the Croydon junction this morning, through, it is stated, the driver of a special excursion train disobeying the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Car Ablaze. (By Cable). London
A motor-car took fire at Beachy Head, Sussex, and was soon all ablaze. The occupants escaped, and the blazing car backed over, a cliff and fell 300…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Croydon Railway Accident. a Miraculous Escape
Mr Fitzgerald, M.L.C., and Mr J. White, of Muswellbrook, New South Wales, returned to Brisbane on Thursday night. Both had been injured in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hudson Bay Railway
Renter's correspondent a Ottawa telegraphs that a bill which has been Introduced into the Dominion House of Commons offers settlers 25,000,000 acres…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motoring and Health
What is the effect of motoring upon the human body and health generally, asks "Chambers's Journal." High-speed travelling, it is maintained, disturbs the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railways Nationalisation
The French Senate, by a majority of 37 votes, sanctioned the Government's bill for the purchase of the Western Railway after the discovery that a number of members…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Collision in India
In the collision at Baroda, 15 people were killed and 270 were injured…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Early on the Road. Armed Youth's Escapade
About 6 p.m. on Sunday, Emil Patterson, aged 18, Alfred Doidg, 18, Thomas Joseph Cahill, 19, called at A. J. M'Donald's farmhouse, at Werribec, Victoria, and asked for a shakedown for the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Fatality. Asleep on the Rails
A fatal accident happened about 7 o'clock on Saturday morning at the Young railway station to a drover named Hood. It appeared that the…
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Great loss of life was caused by an accident on the Indian railways yesterday. The disaster occurred on the Bombay-Baroda line, an express train,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railway Smash. Passengers Return. How the Accident Occurred. No Claim For Damages. (From Brisbane Courier, June 26th)
The Hon R. G. D. FitzGerald, M L C, and Mr. J. C. White, both of Muswellbrook, New South Wales, returned to Brisbane last night. Both…
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