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Railways, roads & transport, 1910

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Effect of Heavy Wind. Blown Out of Aerodrome

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 August 1910 · page 47

A singular incident occurred on Saturday at the Blackpool aviation meeting, near Liverpool. "Whilst the altitude prize was being contested, a strong wind raged, and…

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Run Down on Bridge

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 August 1910 · page 33

A report from Horsham states that Hugh M Cormack, aged 76 ab old-age ponsioner, who is almost blind and deal, had a narrow escape from death on Friday morning…

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Washaway Derails Train. Guard Killed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 August 1910 · page 28

A washaway occurred on Millars' Karri and Jarrah Company's Karridale (W.A,) line on Friday afternoon, with the result that a timber train was derailed, and the…

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Brig of Ayr. Restored Bridge Opened. London, July 29

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 August 1910 · page 43

Lord Rosebery to-day performed the ceremony of opening the Auld Brig of Ayr, rendered famous by Robert Burns. Subscriptions have been solicited from…

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Railway Strike. Canadian Grand Trunk Pacific. a Settlement Probable. London, August. 1

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 August 1910 · page 47

The directors of the Canadian Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company announce that they are prepared to raise the wages of their employes who are on strike by 15…

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Railway and Transport Riverina. the [?]Erence

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 5 August 1910 · page 4

The [?] has been prepared [?] to be held at Berrigan [?] 11th inst., commend [?]cuss the very…

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Culcairn Road Making Plant

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 6 August 1910 · page 6

Although there has been among a section of the ratepayers on the Walla Subdivision a strong feding of dissension at the Culcairn Shire Council purchasing a…

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Sudden Death on Railway Station. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 6 August 1910 · page 5

A woman named Mary Eddy Tresize bought a return ticket to Ringwood at the Flinders-street railway station this morning, and was proceeding towards the…

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Dutch Railways. After Fifty Years' Struggle They Pay Only About 4 Per Cent

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 6 August 1910 · page 4

The railways of Holland seem to have a pretty hardscrabble time of it. Water competition—that of the canals and of the Rhine—has always…

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D. and. M. Railway C[?] Half-yearly Meeting. Five Per Cent. Dividend

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 6 August 1910 · page 2

On Tuesday morning, the [?] half yearly meeting of shareholders of[?] above Go., was held at the company’s John Holtom (chairman of director[?]…

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Burglars Steal an Aeroplane

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 8 August 1910 · page 3

Burglars broke into a garage near Verniers, near Paris, and stole an aeroplane belonging to M. Spoonaers. Both burglars and the aeroplane have disappeared. It…

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Street Railway Tragedy a Shocking Affair. Adelaide

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 8 August 1910 · page 3

A man, whose name bas not yet been discovered, met his death in a horrible fashion to-day. The trains from Port Adelaide to the…

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Perth Tramway Strike. Perth

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 8 August 1910 · page 2

The strike of tramway employes in Perth still continues, and the city has dropped to a state of stagnation only second to that from which the discovery of gold on…

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Canadian Railway Accident Sir Wilfrid Laurier Involved. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 8 August 1910 · page 2

An extraordinary railway accident occurred yesterday at Regina, in Norlh-West Canada. An express train, travelling at a speed…

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How the Canadian Railway Strike Ended

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 9 August 1910 · page 2

The Grand Trunk Railway Strike of Canada is over. Half the men who threw up their Work have been token back. The remainder will be gradually absorbed as…

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Silence in the Train. the Perfect Railway Manner

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 10 August 1910 · page 3

The perfect railway manner is one of silence, combined with a respect for the silence, hurry, and volubility of others. You should not force…

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Murder in a Railway Carriage

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 10 August 1910 · page 2

Dickman, who was convicted of the murder some months back in a railway train of a colliery cashier who was conveying the wages for the company's employes, was…

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Railway Accident in California

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 10 August 1910 · page 2

A terrible railway accident occurred yesterday at the small village of Jgnacio in California. A special locomotive collided with a passenger train. Thirteen…

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Road Making Machinery for the Hume Shire. Purchase Deferred

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 11 August 1910 · page 2

At the meeting of the Hume Shire Council yesterday the engineer (Mr. Thos. Oatley) reported that he had gone carefully into the matter of the purchase of a…

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Railway Facilities for Riverina Conference at Berrigan

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 11 August 1910 · page 4

The agenda paper has been prepared for the conference to be held at Berrigan on the 11th inst., to discuss the very important subject of railway extension and transport…

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