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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1912

1,250 stories in Murray's papers · page 9 of 63

Train' Crashes Through Build-ing

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 17 February 1912 · page 2

The thirr wreck occurred in the State of Utah. A locomotive in the vicinity of Bingham jumped the track, which at this part is…

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News From America Railway Accidents Epidemic. Serious Loss of Life. New York

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 17 February 1912 · page 2

There is at present an epidemic of train wrecks in North America. During Tuesday and yesterday three disasters, attended by serious loss of life, occurred in…

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Incident at Albury Railway Station. Tragic Accident Narrowly Averted

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 17 February 1912 · page 5

A sensational accident occurred at the Albury station yesterday morning as the first division of the express was steaming out. A Mrs. Walker, of Geelong, and her…

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Enormous Railway Bridges

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 February 1912 · page 4

The most notable lectures on the prairie section, of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway are the large bridges spanning the ravines through which…

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Deniliquin to Je? Railway

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 February 1912 · page 2

The Public Works Con[?] Sydney on Tuesday to competency of constructing a way from Jerilderie to [?]…

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Iron Quoits. Union Bridge Club

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 19 February 1912 · page 4

On Saturday afternoon there was a large crowd present on the above club's grounds, rear of Flynn's Union Bridge Hotel, to witness the games for a guinea presented…

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A Railway Juggernaut. Express Dashes Into a Wreck Train. Fort Wayne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 19 February 1912 · page 2

The Pennsylvania express train collided with a wreck train near here on Saturday, and every soul on board the wreck train lost their lives. Four men were killed and…

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Express Train Held Up. Terrehaute (Indiana)

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 19 February 1912 · page 2

A gang of masked and armed men held up and robbed the Vandalia train on Fri­day. They got off with a large sum, com­pletely looting the express cars…

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The Riverina Trade, Railway Conveniences on Border

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 19 February 1912 · page 4

The provision of better means of communication between Riverina and Victoria has been discussed by Victorian Ministers, and it has been decided to place certain…

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Alleged Train Wrecking

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 2

A daring and partially successful attempt at train wrecking is reported from Walla Walla, where the engine of the special stock train from Culcairn…

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Tram Strike Ballot. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 3

The secret ballot of the whole of the Tramway Employes' Association through­out Australia, with the exception of New South Wales, where the trams are…

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Sydney to Fremantle by Motor Car

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 3

The overland cyclist Francis Birtles has arranged to leave for Fremantle early in March. He is to attempt the journey by motor car on this occasion, and will…

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New South Wales. Sydney, Monday. Darling Harbor Railway Congestion. "Mix-up" of Fruit at Albury

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 3

The Royal Commission on the Darling Harbor railway trame congestion took further evidence to-day. Mr. Moses Walters gave evidence concerning a mix-up in the…

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Motor Cyclist Rides Through Barbed Wire

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 4

While motoring along a country road near Echuca, last week a young man, E. A. Foster, had a sensational experience, the was travelling at the rate of about 35…

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The Riverina Trade. Railway Conveniences on the Victorian Border

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 4

The provision of better means of communication between Riverina and Victoria has been discussed by Victorian Ministers, and it has been decided…

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Riverina Railways

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 4

The public works committee took evidence on Tuesday relating to the proposed railway from Jerilderie to Deniliquin. The report from the Chief…

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An Alleged Attempt to Injure a Railway Engine. the Accused Discharged

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 21 February 1912 · page 6

At the Albury Police Court yesterday, before Mr. H. F. Roberts. P.M., a man named Stephen O'Brien, aged 38, was charged on remand with "maliciously placing…

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Iron Quoits. Union Bridge Club

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 22 February 1912 · page 4

On Saturday next on the club's ground, rear of Flynit's Union Bridge Hotel, the semi-finals and final for Mr. Farmer's trophy and 10/ for a Novice Handicap,…

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Threw Himself in Front of Train

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 22 February 1912 · page 3

The body of William Tinson, who arrived recently from England, was found lying railway line about 200 yards north of Lyndham station this morning by…

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Another Train Robbery. Masked Man Robs Passengers. Baltimore

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 22 February 1912 · page 2

A sensational train hold-up, committed single-banded, has taken place in Illinois. While the New York-St. Louis express was mounting a heavy grade near…

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