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Railways, roads & transport, 1910

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The Geology Along the South Coast Railway. Part I.

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 16 September 1910 · page 5

THE passenger proceeding south to Nowra or beyond passes through the most interesting geological series within easy distance of Sydney…

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N.s.w Railway Commissioners

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 September 1910 · page 5

The N.S.W. Railway Commissioners will arrive by special train this morning at 10.20 on their annual visit of inspection…

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Aviation Aeroplane Tours. Vancouver

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 17 September 1910 · page 2

Mr. Charles Glidden, the originator of the long distance prize tours for motor cars, is offering a trophy to be competed for annually from 1911 for aeroplane tours…

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Railway Commissioners on Tour Deputations to Mr. Johnson. a Victorian Line to the Wool Stores. the Overhead Bridge. New Trucking Yards

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 17 September 1910 · page 6

On his annual tour of inspection, Mr. T. R. Johnson, Chief Commissioner of New South Wales Railways, arrived in Albury yesterday afternoon at 4.40 o'clock by…

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Alarming Railway Incident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 19 September 1910 · page 2

The fact that a workman's train was severely jolted and rocked through the spreading of the rails has caused much consternation in official circles. The part…

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End of a Scorching Motorist

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 19 September 1910 · page 2

While M. Gulpon, a celebrated French motor man, was driving a car at a speed of 80 miles an hour at Boulogne yesterday, he came upon two cyclists. In an…

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Motor Parties Held Up

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 19 September 1910 · page 2

Two daring and sensational outrages by armed robbers have been carried out in the State of Oregon, U.S.A. A gang of thieves, wearing masks, held up the motor…

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Train Derailed Twenty Passengers Aboard. Ballarat

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 20 September 1910 · page 2

Word was received here this morning that a mixed train which left for Maryborough, Castlemaine, and Bendigo at 7.25 a.m., had been derailed between Clunes…

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French Railway Accident 25 Passengers Injured. an Australian Among the List London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 20 September 1910 · page 2

The express from Dieppe, a French seaport on the English Channel, dashed into the buffers of the Saint Lazare station at Paris, with serious results…

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Fatal Motoring Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 20 September 1910 · page 2

A motor car belonging to Mr. W.T. Appleton, of Malvern, running into the city at 1.15 a.m. on Sunday, struck the rock work edging of a plantation in…

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Motor Car Sensations Tragedy at Munich. Lady Cunard's Narrow Escape. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 20 September 1910 · page 2

A sensational motor accident occurred at Munich on Saturday evening. As lady Bache Cunard was leaving the Opera House at the conclusion of the…

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Visit of N.s.w Railway Commissioners

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 September 1910 · page 3

On Friday morning last at 10.30 the Railway Commissioners, viz., Messrs. Thos Johnson (chief), Richardson and Harper, arrived at Corowa on their visit…

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Candian Railways

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 21 September 1910 · page 5

It Is reported at Montreal that three of the most prominent officials of the Canadian Pacific Railway are devoting their attention to securing control of the Grand…

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General Cable News London, Tuesday. Fatal Motor Car Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 21 September 1910 · page 5

M. Gutmann, a well known Paris banker, was killed on Monday whilst motoring in the vicinity of Malnn. on the River Seine. He was accompanied by his wife, who was…

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New South Wales. Sydney, Tuesday. £100 Damages for Injuries Caused by a Motor Car

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 21 September 1910 · page 6

In the Jury Court to-day, before Mr. Justice Pring, Peter Behringer, a carpenter, sued the General Motor Company for £1000, which he claimed as damages for…

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Big Smash in Portugal. Excursion Train Wrecked

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 22 September 1910 · page 2

News has just been received of a terrible railway accident in Portugal. A train containing 420 excursionists, while travelling at a high rate of speed…

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The Roll in Victoria Animated Debate in Parliament Resignation of Chief Railway Commissioner. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 22 September 1910 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly, [?] member for Stawell and Ararat, moved the adjournment of the House to discuss the frequency of accidents…

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Cablegrams. Railway Accidents Rome-vienna Express Smash Seven Killed and 31 Injured. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 22 September 1910 · page 2

A disastrous railway accident is reported as the result of a collision on the Rome-Vienna line. The driver of the express from Rome…

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The Box Cart Fatality Tram Driver's Mind Unhinged. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 22 September 1910 · page 2

Thomas Patrick Crowe, the driver of the electric [?] which killed little Alec. Morrison, 6 years old, who with two other boys was riding in a four wheeled box…

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Fatal Motor Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 22 September 1910 · page 2

Another fatal motoring accident occured in England yesterday. Mr. Lester Collingwood, a theatre proprietor of Birmingham, was fatally injured in an accident…

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