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Railways, roads & transport, 1906

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Daily Train Service

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 12 October 1906 · page 2

The following letter from Mr Geo. Reynoldson, M.L.A., in reply to one forwarded by us on 1st inst., speaks for itself :…

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Train Derailed. Passengers Killed and Injured. London, October 8

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 October 1906 · page 46

A sensational accident has happened to the express train running from Milan to Rome. At Piacenza, near the right bank of the Po, in Northern Italy, four…

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Sensational Race. Motoring in America. Spectators Killed and Injured. London, October 8

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 October 1906 · page 46

This year's international motor-car race for the Vanderbilt Cup took place on Long Island, New York, yesterday. The attendance was immense, there being…

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New Railway Regulations

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 October 1906 · page 33

A number of new regulations dealing with railway rates have just been adopted at the instance of the N.S.W. Railway Commissioners. Included amongst them is…

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London Motor 'Buses. Amalgamation Scheme

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 October 1906 · page 46

A scheme is on foot in London to bring all the various motor-omnibus lines under the control of a single company. The proposed capital of the concern is £4,000,000…

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Dusty Roads

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 October 1906 · page 2

Many ingenious inventions have been developed for laying the dust on our roads, but It has been reserved for Italy to essay the problem by removal, the invention…

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Robbing a Railway Station Assistant Stationmaster Bound and Gagged. Bobbers Overlook a Large Sum Oe Money

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 13 October 1906 · page 5

A sensational robbery was committed an Thursday night at the railway station at Wandong (Vic.), On the main line, a mile beyond Kilmore Junction…

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The New Gambling Act. How Punters Got Even. the Rendezvous Under the Bridge

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 15 October 1906 · page 2

In one of his sociological essays Herbert Spencer compares the efforts of those who try to effect social reforms by act of Parliament to the…

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Daily Train

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 16 October 1906 · page 2

It has been decided, according to a letter written by Mr. Geo. Reynoldson, M.L.A., to the editor of the "Berrigan Advocate," to run a daily…

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The Fatality at the Bridge. Coroner's Inquiry. an Open Verdict

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 17 October 1906 · page 2

On Monday, 8th instant, the coroner, Mr. A. A. Williams, conducted an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of James Stephenson…

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Railway Ambulance Class

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 18 October 1906 · page 2

There was a good attendance of the members of the Railway Ambulance Class at a meeting held last evening, when the general secretary of the…

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Child Falls from a Train

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 October 1906 · page 33

The infant son of Mrs. Fraser, of New South Wales, had a remarkable escape from death at Bendigo. Mrs. Fraser boarded the train at Echuca for…

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Safe Robbers. Railway Station Entered

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 October 1906 · page 41

A daring attempt to blow open the Safe at the Eskbank railway goods shed, near Lithgow, was made at an early hour on Sunday morning, but while the…

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Railway Collision. Nine Persons Killed. London, October 15

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 October 1906 · page 43

A serious railway collision occurred at Epernon, 25 miles south-west on Versailles, in France. A flying engine collided with a passenger train which was leaving a…

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Tramway Cashier the Victim

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 19 October 1906 · page 2

Another anarchist robbery is reported from Warsaw. Seven anarchists robbed a tramway cashier and succeeded in getting away…

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The Motor-eye

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 19 October 1906 · page 6

To the Academy-neek, the bridge-brain, and the cycle-arm must now be added the motor-eye, and the wonder is that it has remained unnamed and…

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Terrible Railway Accident. Heavy Loss of Life

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 22 October 1906 · page 2

A terrible railway accident, involving loss of life, has occurred in Russia. Brief telegrams received to-night…

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Railway Rates

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 24 October 1906 · page 5

A new by-law recently came into operation on the Railways which covers covers a number of important reductions in freight rates…

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Victoria. Speed of Motors. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 24 October 1906 · page 3

The Municipal Conference decided to day to urge on the Government the necessity of introducing a Bill next session to regulate the speed of motor…

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Cablegrams. the Crisis in Russia. the Russian Trouble. Guarding the Moscow Railway. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 25 October 1906 · page 3

A number of advanced radicals who were hovering around Petershof have been arrested. A thousand reservists have been…

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