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Railways, roads & transport, 1910

1,064 stories in Murray's papers · page 48 of 54

Lookhart Clear Hills Railway

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 November 1910 · page 2

The tender of James Patterson, Balladoran, for loading at 86 per 100, 80,000 sleeper into trucks for the Lookbart Clear Hills railway, was recently…

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The Aeroplane in Africa. Paris

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 19 November 1910 · page 5

The French Government is establishing an aeroplane depot at Biskra, in Algeria, an old town or rather collection of villages, 117 miles south-south-west of Constantine…

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Fatal Tram Bolt 3 KILLED : 27 Injured. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 19 November 1910 · page 5

A disastrous accident occurred near Bristol yesterday. While a tram was conveying 62 colliers from Kingswood to Bristol, it got out of…

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Stormy Railway Debate. Perth

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 19 November 1910 · page 5

A somewhat acrimonious debate took place in the Assembly last night, when the second reading of the Southern Cross to Bullfinch railway was being considered…

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London’s Silent Motor ’Buses

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 November 1910 · page 2

Nearly 25,500,000 passengers were carried last year by the Great Eastern London Motor Omnibus Company, Ltd. This was an increase of…

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Fire at Tram Repair Shed

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 21 November 1910 · page 3

A quantity of shavings at the Randwick tram repairing sheds was last night ignited by a spark from a drying furnace. A big blaze was the result, but the employes…

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Camden Road Murder Crippen's Farewell Message. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 22 November 1910 · page 2

All efforts to obtain a reprieve for Hawley Crippen have so far failed and unless something unforseen occurs, the sentence of death will be carried out early…

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Baku Naski Railway

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 22 November 1910 · page 2

British and Russian, statesmen and traders in sympathy towards the Baku Naski railway now estimate that the cost will be £21,000,000. An international…

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Another Railway Smash

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 November 1910 · page 2

Yet another railway accident resulting n the death of an engine driver, occurred on Saturday at Kilmore Junction. The brakes of a goods train failing to hold it…

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Swan Hill Train Service. Resolutions at Public Meeting

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 23 November 1910 · page 4

The Swan Hill shire council at its last meeting adopted the resolutions paused by the public indignation meeting held recently. Cr. Stewart stated…

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Railway Lines to Be Destroyed If Blacklegs Carried

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 23 November 1910 · page 2

The strikers in South Wales are making a very determined stand and are taking drastic measures to enforce their principles…

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Railway Collision in Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 23 November 1910 · page 3

A serious collision occurred in the Spencer-street (Melb.) railway yards on Monday night. The 8 p.m. train from Whittlesea to Melbourne steamed into the yards…

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A Tramp's Unlucky Mistake

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 23 November 1910 · page 1

It was in the gloaming, and Weary Walker laid down his bundle by the [?]adside and sighed a sigh of relief for there, not one hundred yards in…

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Fatal Road Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 24 November 1910 · page 3

A serious accident happened last night on the road between Myrangee and Molong. Two men named Charles Johnston and Frank Brown were riding on top of a…

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Goods Train Bolts

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 November 1910 · page 33

A goods train from Bendigo via Heathcote ran into, a dead end at Kilmore Junction station on Saturday morning, and was wrecked. The driver, James Ryan, was…

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Another Alarming Train Accident. Ten Passengers Slightly Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 November 1910 · page 43

A serious collision occurred in the Spencer-street-railway yards on Monday night, adding yet another to the long list of recent alarming occurrences on the Victorian…

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Bridge Versus Billiards. Will the Latter Conquer the Former ?

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 November 1910 · page 3

The rumour that the popularity of bridge is on the wane in London society comes as the best of news to ladies' maids. Since the game…

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Linking Up the Railways

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 November 1910 · page 32

At a meeting of tho members of the Government party at Brisbane the Premier (Mr. Kidston) outlined two schemes to provide for linking, the…

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The Middle East. Trans-persian Railway Great Project Favored. London, November 21

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 November 1910 · page 42

The proposal to construct a railway cross Persia, and thus establish communication (including the Caspian Sea steamer route) between Nushki, near Quetta, on the…

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Tram Breaks Away. Three Miners Killed. Many Injured. London, November 17

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 November 1910 · page 43

The Kingswood coal mine, near Bristol, has been the scene of a distressing tramway disaster. The tram, laden with 62 of the colliers, was descending an incline…

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