Victorian Railway Revenue
For the week ended April 21, 1908, the Victorian railway revenue totalled £82,201, as against £70,643 for the corresponding week of 1907. The…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1908
918 stories in Murray's papers · page 15 of 46
Wahgunyah Train
The travelling public are reminded that on and after to-day the train now leaving Wahgunyah at 3 p.m. daily and returning from…
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A daring attempt was made to wreck the Sydney express at Jindalee Siding, six miles from Cootamundra, on the night of 23rd ult. The night officer, when he went to set the…
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The number of victims of the collision was increased to 44 on Monday afternoon, when Mr. Oscar Skoglund succumbed in the Alfred Hospital to the injuries which he received…
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Mr. A. Kelly, M.L.A., introduced a deputation to the Minister for works in Sydney from Yalgogrin, to urge the desirability of the extension of a railway from…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →Religious Pilgrims Victims of a Railway Collision
A railway collision has occurred in Gargantua, in Mexico. One of the trains concerned was conveying a number of pilgrims who were returning from paying a visit to…
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A meeting of the TocumwalStrathmerton Railway League was held in the Mechanics' Institute on Monday afternoon last, when…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Murrcrun[?] Railway Accident Six Victims Still in the Hospital. the Inquiry Opened. Sydney
The [?] into the railway accident, which occurred on Good Friday, at Murrurun[?] railway station, when the [?] mail train [?] into the…
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In at least, two States there is a tremendous outcry against the management of the railways. It is only fair to say that very little of it…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Braybrook Railway Disaster
It is reported from various hospitals that the sufferers who were injured in the Braybrook railway disaster on Easter Monday night are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Murrurundi Railway Accident. Inquiry by the Special Board Signals That Would Not Work. Engines Without Head Lights. Sydney
The Special Board of Inquiry, consisting of Mr. E. H. Wilshire, chairman, Mr. R. Dunbar, traffic manager of the Queensland railways, and…
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Giving evidence to-day in connection with the Murrurundi railway disaster inquiry, the acting shunter stated that when he examined the lever after the…
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It has not yet been decided on what date night tests of the Bendigo engine are to be made at Sunshine, but it is expected that they will be made some…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Braybrook Railway Disaster. Progress of the Patients. Melbourne
To-day eleven more notices of claims were received by the Railway department in respect of injuries received by passengers at the time of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victoria. Melbourne, Saturday. a Railway Mishap
After the 8.19 a.m. train from Flinders-street railway station to Stony Point had reached Mornington. Junction yesterday, the engine, before continuing its journey…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A New Motor Boat
Mr. Sam. Hordern, jun,. who had ordered a fine new motor yacht, had the satisfaction of [?] his vessel homehed yesterday. The yacht was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Cab Racing. Championship of Australia. Sydney
The initial motor racing contest arranged by the Automobile Club of Australia, was held at the Victoria Par racecourse, Zetland, yesterday afternoon in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Shortage of Trucks. What the Railway Department Is Doing
We have received from Mr. G. R. M'Lauiria, M.L.A., the following letter from the Under Secretary for Finance and Trade hearing on the [?] sate of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Serious Tram Accident. Electric Car Breaks Away. Precipitated Over an Embankment. Seven Persons Killed. London
A serious tramway accident occurred at Bournemouth the favorite Hampshire health resort on Poole Bay, yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Pittsburg Hold Up. Train Robbers Secure £16,000. LONDON
A darling train robbery was committed on Saturday on an American railway. The New York to St. Louis (Missourd) express had on board 10,000, which was…
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