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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1910

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Terrible Railway Accident. Three Men Killed

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 6

A serious railway accident occurred at Beaufort (Victoria) early on Saturday morning, resulting in three men being killed, and a fourth being so…

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Railway Workers' Union. (To the Editor.)

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 3

SIR,— I ask your permission to publish the following remarks in your valued journal, in regard to the management of the Railway Workers'…

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Our Bridge Cleaner

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 10 February 1910 · page 8

SIR,—Can yon inform a suffering visitor to our bridge what has become of the cleaner? Has be gone on strike? It seema such along time since the side walks were…

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Railway Disaster

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 10 February 1910 · page 5

A railway accident, resulting in the death of three men and serious injuries of a fourth, occurred at Beanfort Station (Vic.). A heavy goods…

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Train Runs Away

Macleay Argus · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 10

A RAILWAY disaster occurred on Saturday at Beaufort Station, Victoria which resulted in the death of the driver and two firemen. The train was conveying…

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Train Wreckers at Work. Iron Placed on Rails

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 10

What appears to have been a deliberate attempt to wreck the Wanbra (Victoria) train was made on Monday afternoon. The fact that the act was…

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Another Railway Accident. One Man Badly Hurt

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 10

A railway smash occurred at Sydney Railway Station on Wednesday morning. It appears that while the northern train was being made up,…

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Explosion on Railway. Attempt to Wreck a Culvert

Macleay Argus · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 17

AN attempt was made early on Friday last week to blow up portion of the East Greta Company's railway. The spot where the attempt was…

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Railway Accident

Macleay Argus · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 11

Another railway accident occurred between Katoomba and Medlow Bath yesterday. The load of a truck in a coal train was completely upset. The…

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Mishap at Central Railway Station

Macleay Argus · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 11

Yesterday while a train was being made up at the Central Railway Station, Sydney, a string of cars collided with a brake van. The…

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A Novel Aeroplane

Macleay Argus · Saturday 19 February 1910 · page 4

The peculiar aeroplane shown in our illustration is that invented by M. Gwandan. The machine is of a very novel construction; it is of the…

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Railway Smash Averted. Train Stopped with Difficulty

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1910 · page 9

Word was received in Ballarat on Wednesday night that another railway smash had been narrowly averted ac Beaufort. A mixed train left Stawell…

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Railway Accident Narrowly Averted

Macleay Argus · Saturday 19 February 1910 · page 11

A telegram from Melbourne states another railway smash was narrowly averted at Beaufort (Victoria) yesterday. The brakes on a mixed train were found…

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North Coast Railway

Nambucca News · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 6
Also in Macleay Argus

Mr. Briner M.L.A. has been informed as the result of a personal interview, that the work of constructing the North Coast Railway will be pushed on as quickly as…

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North Coast Railway. BELLINGEN

Nambucca News · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 6

At the official opening of the Bellingen Show, to-day, Mr. Briner, M.L.A. said the survey of the North Coast railway line to Kempsey would be…

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Railway Disaster in America. Train in Flames. Ten Killed. 25 Injured

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1910 · page 5

The New York correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph" wrote on 7th December:- Details arrived this afternoon of a…

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Railway Works—Third Section

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1910 · page 3

This portion of the country is looking beautiful; there is grass and water in abundance. Fresh fish can be had for breakfast daily along the various…

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The Dorrigo Railway

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 2 March 1910 · page 2

ALTHOUGH the Dorrigo is a good many miles away from Kempsey yet such an interest is being generally taken in this richly productive and coming…

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The North Coast Railway

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 2 March 1910 · page 5

Mr. Briner, M.L.A. has henn informed, us the result of a personal interview, that the work of constructing be North Coast Railway will be…

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