Railway Accident in Canada
A land slide has occurred on the National Transcontinental Railway line, which overwhelmed a construction train at Lata[?]ru, Canada, resulting in the foss of 25…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1910
1,527 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 22 of 77
Slipped Under a Tram. a Shocking Accident
A shocking accident happened In King street, Sydney, on Saturday night. A man, whoso name is supposed to be A. Roberts, and who is reported to have…
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Every motorist knows that the true charm of motoring is in the complexity of the delights derivable. You may whirl on your way at 50 miles an hour,…
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The old " Black Bridge," between Singleton station and the railway bridge over the Hunter, is gone, and a new steel fixture replaces the wooden…
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In view of the fact that the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works is due in Muswellbrook on the 25th inst, for the purpose of taking…
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The announcement that Mr. Johnson, chief Railway Commissioner, was about to take three months' leave of absence for the benefit of his health…
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It is officially notified that the Public Works Committee will visit Muswellbrook on the 25th instant, for the purposes of obtaining information with regard to the…
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A fatal railway accident occurred at Blacktown station last evening, when a man, whose name is supposed to be James W. Smith, of Petersham, was shockingly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An Aeroplane's Feat. 56 Miles Across Country. London, April 20
Mr. Henry Farman had flown in an [?]e for a distance of 50 miles acres coun[?]m Etampes to Chevilly. near Orleans. M. [?]m flew on the same aeroplane a distance…
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At a meeting of the Dubbo branch of the Farmers and Settlers Association, Mr. S. J. Laverack complained of shortage in the wheat delivered by the Railway Department…
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An important forward step in the direction of constructing a transcontinental railway through Western Queensland to link up Port Darwin with Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide, has been…
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The railway earnings for the quarter ending March 3 show a comparative increase, of £189, 210. The expenditure for the same period increased, leaving a net gain of £62.145 The…
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A serious accident occurred at Newtown on Monday night during the heavy storm which swept over the city and suburbs. A girl named Edith Egan, 17,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Face Both Ways!—a Remarkable Double-boilered Engine Built in Lancashire for the Burma Railways
The odd-looking, double-boilered engine shown in the photograph was built by the Vulcan Foundry, Newton-Wellows, Lanes., for hauling heavy, train loads over mountain gradients on the Burma railways, which cross the celebrated Zibingyi Ghat, where the ruling gradient is 1 in 25, and the curves of only 300ft [?]dius The boilers are independent of each other, there also being two Belpaire pattern fireboxes. The engines have steam mechanism, both steam and vacuum brakes, and a patent counter-pressure brake for regulating the speed when descending steep inclines…
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London, Wednesday.-After Mr. Henry Farman Had flown in an aeroplane for a Stance of 60 miles across country from Flampes to Chevilly, near Orleans, M…
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Ottawa, Wednesday.—A Quebec mes sage reports that a train of six cars was crossing a temporary trestle bridge span ning a ravine on the National…
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A shocking, fatality occurred on Wed nesday on North Fremantle bridge over the Sawn River. As the 9 a.m. train from Fremantle to Perth was crossing…
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Riding to and fro upon the footplate of an engine, Lieutenant-Colonel H. A. Yorke, British Board of Trade, and Major J. W. Chief Inspecting Officer of Railways for the…
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In the "Herald" few days ago appeared an article on dust loss roads, showing what was being done in Eng land to abate the dust nuisance:…
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Sir.—In the recent State bye-elections two seats in which the farmers' vote predominates, have been lost, and producers have been charged with apathy in…
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