Railway Disaster. Eighty Persons Killed. London, Augt 8
A shocking railway accident occurred yesterday on the line of the Denver and Hio Grande railway system, which runs through Colorado and Now Mexico. Heavy rains…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1904
641 stories in Murray's papers · page 22 of 33
100 Ton Railway Trucks
The Americans set the example in huge railway trucks. A hundred-ton truck on a railway in America is a common sight, as is a train of such conveyances whon the grades…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Jerilderie Railway Station Robbery
The man Terence M‘Donald, who on his discharge from Pentridge was re-arrested by the Victorian police on a charge of being concerned in the robbery at the Jerilderie railway station in 1902, was brought…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Tocumwal Railway
In regard to the proposal to construct a line of railway from [?] in victoria to Tocu[?]wal, in New South Wales the Victorian Premier…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Railway Sheds at Hay
The Railway Department are about to proceed with the work of erecting engine and carnage sheds at the Hay railway station. An officer has already arrived, and is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Railway Accident
William Lyons, a railway employe, was knocked down by a passenger train at Eveleigh, and his skull fractured…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Blowing Up the Manchurian Railway
A cable message received in London states that a Japanese spy succeeded in exploding the Manchurian railway between Anshantian…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CABLEGRAMS. General War News. LONDON, Wednesday. a Loan Without Interest. for the Korean Railway
Japan is raising an additional internal loan of one and a half million yen, not bearing interest, for the purpose of completing the railway line in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tumut Bridge
On the 11th inst. the Tumut bridge was officially opened by the Mayoress (Mra. J. E. Madigan), who, in the presence of a crowd of people, out the blue ribbon with a…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Railway Communication. London. August 16
The Russians are experiencing some difficulty in maintaining their communications by rail northward at Haicheng. Liaoyang and Anahantian (some 15 miles to the south)…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Victorian Railway Refreshment Rooms
The Railway Commissioners have had the whole of the refreshment rooms on the various lines inspected and reported upon by Mr. S. Seward, of Craig's hotel,…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Members' Railway Passes
The "S.M. Herald" says :—Taking the members of the late Legislative Assembly who were defeated, and those who did not offer themselves for re-election. some 40…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Motor-cycling
Something rather novel was witnessed on the cycling track during the interval at the football match on Wednesday, when Mr J. G. Johnston (Echuca) and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Chosen Site. Facts About Dalgety. Railway to Cost £1,778,000
The site selected last week by the House of Representatives for the Federal capital is two miles to the westward of the small village of Dalgety; situated in a desolate looking, rock…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cycling. Warranambool to Melbourne Road Race. Finish Not Exciting. Melbourne
A large crowd gathered at the Haymarket to witness the finish of the Warnambool to Melbourne Road Race which took, place to-day under…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Times
On Wednesday morning, says the "Daily News" Messrs. A. Rice and F. C. Blacklock started for the Corowa show on motors, and accomplished the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Strathemerton-tocumwal Railway
Mr. Cope, president of the Strathmerton branch of the Strathmerton-Tocumwal Railway League, has received a letter from Mr. Graham, M.L.A., stating…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tenders for Bridge Caretaking
Through the courtesy of Mr. Coane, the local Road Superintendent, we are enabled to give the following tenders for the care-taking of the two under mentioned bridges:…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fight Between Stallions. Exciting Train Incident
M'Gill's contingent at Randwick (Sydney), was increased last Friday by Buckmaster and Buckhurst, two splendid young Buckthorpe stallions, which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Application for the Closing and Purchase of a Road
Application has been made by Mr. F. C. Piggin for the closing purchases of a road of 1 acre 1 road 23 parches, parish of Corowa, count of Hume,…
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