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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1901

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A Terrible Railway Accident. Smash Up at Sydenham. Nine Killed; Twenty Two Injured

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 22 February 1901 · page 2

On Friday evening last week a few minutus past 6 o'clock, the 5 55 p m. fast train, Sydney to Burstville, was wrecked just outside Sydenham station. The…

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Terrible Railway Catastrophe. On the Illawarra Line. Seven Persons Killed, and 25 Seriously Injured

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 6

ON Friday evening a few minutes pan 6 o'clock, the 5.55 p.m. fast train, Sydney by Hurstville, was wrecked just outside Sydneham station. The wreck was caused…

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Victorian train [?]

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 25 February 1901 · page 2

James Maloney an siderly [?] was run over by a train and killed at Kensington near Melbourne…

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Trans-siberian Train Lighting

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 25 February 1901 · page 4

The trains which are now running over the section of the Trans-Siberian from Moscow to Irkutsk are provided…

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The Sydenham Railway accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 25 February 1901 · page 2

The patients from the railway smash at Sydenham on 15th inst., and who are lying at the Prince Alfred Hospital are progressing…

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SYDNEY, Monday. Fatal tramway accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 4 March 1901 · page 2

William Bingham, an engineer, residing at The Globe, was run over by a tramear at Pyrmont on Saturday night. He was taken to…

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160 MlLES an Hour. Gernan Railway Scheme

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 11 March 1901 · page 2

The German Emperoe, who is keenly interested in technical invention and discover;, has had submitted to him a…

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The Chinese Trouble. the Tientsin Railway Dispute. London

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 18 March 1901 · page 2

The British troops guarding the railway siding, which is being constructed at Tientain by Mr. Kinder have been strongly reinforced…

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Why He Tramped

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 22 March 1901 · page 4

Housekeeper— I'd just like to know why you go tramping through the country? Mouldy Mike— Well, mum,…

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Southern Monaro Railway and Federal Capital League

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 29 March 1901 · page 2

A meeting of the Railway and Federal Capital League was held at the Secretary's office on Thursday afternoon, Mr. R. Campbell in the chair…

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Female Tram Guards

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 6 April 1901 · page 9

In Santiage and Valparaiso women are employed as conductors on tramways. They wear a dark-blue uniform with a white apron tied with red ribbons, and large white…

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Tramway accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 15 April 1901 · page 2

A bookmaker's clerk named Albert [?] fell off a tream car, sustaining serve internal injuries…

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Railway fatality at Harden

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 19 April 1901 · page 2

Early this morning the mangled body of a man found between the rails at Hardan. Deceased was identified as Richard Walker, an…

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Tramway accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 29 April 1901 · page 2

An elderly woman fell from an electric tramear at Mosman's bay and ws taken to the sydney hospital Her injuries consisted of…

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Victorian railway traffic

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 3 May 1901 · page 2

The Victorian railways are reaping quite a harvest from visitors to Melbourne over the Commonwealth celebrations…

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Compressed Air Tramway Cars

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 3 May 1901 · page 1

Compressed air as a motive power for tramway cars seems to be successfully applied in New York and Chicago. We learn from the 'Street Railway Review'…

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Railway Disaster. Inquest. the Verdict

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 10 May 1901 · page 2

The inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of Herbert Henry Darnley, killed through the derailment of a train near Sydenham on…

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Railway fatality

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 13 May 1901 · page 2

An inquest was held touching the death of Miss Sarah O Shannessy, aged 38, who was killed by being run over by a train at Menangle on…

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Collapse of a Bridge. Sensational Accident at Bendigo. Melbourne, Wednesday Morning

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 17 May 1901 · page 3

During the testing of the new bridge at Bridge-street, Bendigo, last evening, a sensational accident occurred, the bridge suddenly collapsing. This resulted in the…

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Work on the Mimitybelle Road. (To the Editer of the 'Mana's [?])

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 20 May 1901 · page 2

SIR:-Re paragraph which appeared in a late issue of the "Meracury [?] it was [?] to compare [?] of work done on Nimityhelle [?]…

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