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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1908

315 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 4 of 16

Railway Accidents

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 23 April 1908 · page 4

ON Friday night our Sydney correspondent wired as follows:— A railway occurred at Murru[?]undi early this morning. The…

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Latest Cables. LONDON, Monday. Russian Railway Construction

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 23 April 1908 · page 4

The construction of the Amur railway from Kujenga to Khabaruesk will cost £22,500,000 which works out at £16,000 per mile. It…

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Cycling and Motoring Notes

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 23 April 1908 · page 6

IN one of the British motor papers there are illustrations of devices displayed on cars, which indicate the direction that the driver intends taking, and which are…

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Tram Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 23 April 1908 · page 4

A tram at Bondi last night bolted backwards and struck the sand embankment. The impact was very severe and two passengers sustained…

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Awful Railway Disaster in Victoria. 43 Persons Killed. 75 Injured. Sydney

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 23 April 1908 · page 4

A terrible railway collision occurred at Braybrook Junction, near Melbourne. The Bendigo express crashed into…

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Private Land Subdivisions. Railway Facilities

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 23 April 1908 · page 7

BONA FIDE land seekers with a fair amount of capital have had excellent opportunities during the past three months of seeing first-class properties…

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Terrible Railway Catastrophe. Fearful Loss of Life. Two Trains Collide. Bendigo Express Crashes Into Ballarat Train. Carriages Smashed to Atoms. the Trains on Fire. 43 Killed Outright. 60 Others Injured

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 5

A dreadful railway accident occurred on Monday nigh tat Bray brook Junction, about seven miles from Melbourne, where the Ballarat and Bendigo lines…

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Rich Englishman's Road To Ruin. Last Stages Described in His Diary

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 10

New York, February 7.—A fashionably dressed Englishman, Mr. Edward C. Brooks, who for months has speculated on a large scale on the American…

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Awful Railway Disaster. Monday night

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 2

[?]terrible railway collision occurred at Bra[?]brook Junction, near Melbourne. The [?]dige express crashed into a stati[?] Ballarat train and several…

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North Coast Railway

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 7
Also in The Gloucester Advocate

In the Assembly a few days ago the following questions were asked and answered respecting the North Coast railway:— Mr. McFarla[?]: I wish to ask the…

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North Coast Railway. Questions in Parliament

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 4

In the Assembly a few days ago th following questions were asked and answered respecting the North Coast railway:—…

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Railway Collision near Melbourne. Many Passengers Killed and Injured

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 4

A railway collision occurred shortly before 11 o'clock on Monday night at Braybrook Junction, about 7 miles from Melbourne, where the Bendigo…

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Serious Railway Collision. Glen Innis and Brisbane Mail Trains

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 4

The Glen Innis mail train from Sydney collided with the Brisbane express at Murrurundi station early on Friday morning of last week. Thirty…

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Terrible Railway Accident

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 3

A serious railway collision occurred at the Murrurundi railway station at 4.25 a.m., on Thursday. The mail train from Sydney to Glen…

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Motor Economy

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 9

They were chatting in a club smoking room about a friend and his motor. "He seems to be very well…

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North Coast Railway

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 3

In the Assembly a few days ago the following questions were asked and answered respecting the North Coast railway:—…

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New Aeroplane. Mysterious Invention. of an Italian Count

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 30 April 1908 · page 7

The "Daily News" of 7th February states that nearly a dozen of the principal residents of Norbury waited several hours on the previous day…

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Cycling and Motoring Notes

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 30 April 1908 · page 1

Ankle action in cycling is in brief, the raising of the heel when ped[?] is at its lowest point, and dropping the heel when the pedal is at its highest, so as to said it…

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A Bishop on American Railways

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 5

"They caught me young; I've been a Bishop ever since my 37th birthday, and have passed the last 83 years in Australia," genially remarked Rt. Rev. Dr. Doyle, a…

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