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Railways, roads & transport, 1910

1,064 stories in Murray's papers · page 19 of 54

Electioneering on a Motor Car

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 June 1910 · page 1

Our sketch show how a [?] power Benz car was badly knocked about at one of the recent elections The car show a is the property of Mr…

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Scientific Notes, Tube Railway Between Den-mark and Sweden

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 June 1910 · page 1

A definite proposal has bear put forward for the construction of a [?] between Denmark and Sweden staring at Copenhagen and…

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Cut to Pieces by a Train. Bendigo

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 20 June 1910 · page 3

Word was received in Bendigo to-day that a man named Tobin about 45 years of age, who was employed by the Railway department as a fencer had been run over…

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Railway Collision in France Telescoped Carriages Catch Fire. Ten Corpses Recovered. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 20 June 1910 · page 2

A terrible railway disaster occurred in France yesterday when the Paris to Ganvile express collided with, a slow train standing at the platform at Ville Preux…

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Road Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 June 1910 · page 3

On Tuesday while a young man named Cole, in the employ of Mr J. T. Wood, Boweys and Ringwood, was engaged in driving a weggon and team of horses…

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Terrific Speed of the Train

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 21 June 1910 · page 2

There is evidence that the train descended the gradient to the Villepreux station at a speed of 63 miles an hour, instead of the regulation speel of 50 miles an…

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Aeroplane's Passenger. How a Lady Spent £126. LONDON

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 21 June 1910 · page 3

A sensational aeroplane accident occurred, at the Brooklands track on Saturday. Mr. Grahame White, the well-known aviator had arranged to make a flight with a…

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Cablegrams. French Railway Horror Passengers Roasted Alive Pinned Under the Burning Cars. Twenty Corpses Recovered. Nearly All Unrecognisable. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 21 June 1910 · page 2

Additional particulars have been received of the shocking railway disaster at the Villepreux station, near Versailles, in France, on Saturday…

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Railway Facilities for Settlers In. Riverina

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 21 June 1910 · page 4

The conference that is being convened by the Clear Hills branch of the Fanners' and Settlers' Association, to take place at Berrigan on August 11 of shire councils…

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Cablegrams. New Siberian Railway Gigantic Russian Scheme a Line 1300 Miles Long. to Cost Seventeen Millions. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 21 June 1910 · page 2

A Ministerial Committee sitting at St. Petersburg has approved of the construction of a Southern Siberian Railway, starting from Orsk, in the Russian Government…

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Attempt at Train Wrecking

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 22 June 1910 · page 6

Strange occurrences are reported from Sandringham (Melb.) In the dark tours of Thursday morning the signals at the local station were found to hare been seriously…

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French Railway Horror Trains Practically Consumed. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 22 June 1910 · page 2

The experts who are inquiring into the shocking railway disaster at Villepreux, near Versailles have ascertained that the ignition of the wreckage was due to the…

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Cablegrams. French Railway Horror Defective Engines Admitted. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 23 June 1910 · page 2

Leduc, the driver of the Granville Express which dashed into a stationary train at Villepreux, in France, states that on nearing the station the waterfeed tube of…

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Mono Railway for Gippsland

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 23 June 1910 · page 3

Mr. J. A. Henderson, engineer of the Tambo shire council, has put forward a suggestion for the construction of a mono railway from Bairnsdale to Orbost in lieu…

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To-morrow's Bridge

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 June 1910 · page 12

There's a stream of trouble across my path, It is black and deep and wide. Bitter the hour the future hath…

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A New Game: "Hunt the Road-scraper."

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 24 June 1910 · page 2

Comparing the state of the footpaths and roads of Albury this winter, with that which prevailed during the depths of winter last year, it must be candidly admitted…

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The Children. For Young Australians Who Road "The Banner." Language—and Habit. No. 2

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 June 1910 · page 12

Last week we had a little talk about language, and we came to the conclusion that slang, "bad" language, and "foul" language are more common amongst us…

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Developing Siberia. New Southern Railway. Cost £17,000,000. London, June 20

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 June 1910 · page 42

An important railway project for opening up communication in South-Western Siberia, has been considered by the Russian authorities. The Ministerial Committee…

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Turkish Affairs. Baghdad Railway Loan. London, June 20

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 June 1910 · page 43

The Continental syndicate which is financing the Baghdad railway has announced the issue, at 86½ of a loan of £4,312,300, bearing interest at 4 per cent. The loan…

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Aeroplane Accident Ar Aldershot

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 25 June 1910 · page 2

Mr. S. F. Cody, the British military expert in aviation, had a narrow escape, from death at Aldershot yesterday. Ife was experimenting with an aeroplane…

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