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Railways, roads & transport, 1910

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Daring Train Outrage Highwaymen at Work. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 29 August 1910 · page 2

A daring attempt to rob the passengers on a train is reported from the State of Iowa. Eight highwaymen, by means of…

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Road Making in Albury Arrival of Some of the Machinery. Bonegilla Riding of Wodonga

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 29 August 1910 · page 2

The time when the Albury roads will be improved is in sight. As already announc­ed a large quantity of stone has been quarried and stacked ready for crushing For the Bonegilla Riding (extraordinary vacancy) in the Wodonga Shire, Mr. Thos. Ryan returned unopposed…

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Cablegrams. (Per Reuter.) N.S.W. Railway Policy Criticism by "The Times." London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 29 August 1910 · page 2

"The Times" yesterday refers to an important contribution from its Sydney correspondent regarding the programme of Mr. Wade, Premier of New South Wales…

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Perth Tramway Strike. Perth. Saturday Night

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 29 August 1910 · page 4

The Tramway Company has been unsuccessful in getting men to drive the trams. Up to the present only 15 have been engaged. There is some talk or bringing men…

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Aeroplane Turns a Somersault

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 30 August 1910 · page 2

Another aviation accident was reported yesterday. M. Le Gagneux, practising in an aeroplane near Havre, was making an excellent flight when something went wrong…

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Cablegrams Aviation Wireless to an Aeroplane. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 30 August 1910 · page 2

Those on board an aeroplane, which was elevated over New York to a height of 500 feet, were able to establish communication by means of wireless telegraphy with…

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Siberian Railway Scandals

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 30 August 1910 · page 2

The revelations made by Count Medem, who is investigating the accounts of the West Siberian railway, implicating the officials at four stations alone in defalcations…

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New South Wales. a Horse Under a Tramcar. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 31 August 1910 · page 6

About 11 o'clock this morning a collision between a two-horse lorry and a tramcar occurred at a spot near the Victoria Barracks, where the road is obstructed in…

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Chauffeur's Motor Jaunts

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 1 September 1910 · page 3

The notreriety which the young [?] [?] [?]H. Smith [?] last week through his trip to Melbourne with Mr. Herece Lansell's [?] car has led…

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Aeroplane Falls at Arnhem London, August 28

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 September 1910 · page 42

The name of a Dutch aviator named an Massdyk has been added to the rapidlyinghtning list of the victims of aviation. Van Maasdyk was engaged ina flight at…

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Wireless Message From Aeroplane. Successful Experiment. London, August 20

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 September 1910 · page 42

Important experiments in the use of aeronautics in Wireless telegraphy have, been made in New York. An aeroplane, fitted wit a wireless apparatus, ascended…

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Train and Motor-car. Level Crossing Accident. of Three Lives. London, August 24

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 September 1910 · page 41

A shocking motor accident occurred at Long Island, Now York, on Wednesday. An automobile, while going over a level railway crossing, collided with a train. Three persons were killed and two seriously…

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Killed by Train. Letters Suggest Suicide

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 September 1910 · page 43

As the special train for Sydney was approaching the Beveridge (Vic.) station on Sunday a man unknown was run over. Letters found on deceased indicated…

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Tables Turned. Train Robbers Captured London, August 27

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 September 1910 · page 42

A sensational encounter with train! robbers, which ended in the discomforture of the desperadoes, has occurred in Iowa. Eight highwaymen, by means of…

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Camden-road Murder. Crippen and Leneve Back in London. Enormous and Excited Crowds. London, August 28

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 September 1910 · page 42

The American dentist, Hawley Crippen, and his typist, Ethel Leneve, who were arrested in Canada in connection with the murder of Crippen's wife, have reached…

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A Woman's Fate Found Dead at Kensington. Tram Guard's Shocking Discovery. Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 September 1910 · page 30

Just off the Bunnerong-road at a lonely spot amongst the sandmills, a young Woman Ivy Alice O'Brien, was found at midnight on Tuesday, lying face downwards,…

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Killed While Sleeping. Shocking Railway Collision. London, August 25

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 September 1910 · page 43

A dreadful fatality occurred, on the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, Michigan, on Thursday. Two trains came into collision at tho Durand station. Eighteen…

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Victorian Railway Traffic

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 September 1910 · page 33

The Victorian Railway Commissioners are finding themselves practically helpless to cope with the rapidly-expanding traffic. The Newport Workshops produced only 55…

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Victorian Railway Supplies

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 September 1910 · page 33

The Victorian Commissioners on Friday decided to accept the tender of Messrs. R. W. Cameron and Co. (Lorraine Steel Company. U.S.A.), for the supply of…

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Using a Motor-Car

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 September 1910 · page 32

Charles Smith, a young man of respectable appearance, was brought before the Bendigo Bench charged with having stolen a motor-car valued at £600, the property…

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