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Railways, roads & transport, 1867

8 stories in New England's papers

Robbing a Railway Train

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 9 March 1867 · page 4

The whole of the gang who robbed a train on the Louisville and Nashville railroad have been tracked and arrested by citizens of Franklin, Kentucky. One of the party, a…

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A Scene on a French Railway

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 24 August 1867 · page 4

THE 'Salut Public' relates a fearful scene which took place a few days ago between the stations of Blaisy and Dijon, in a third ciass carriage of a train on its way from…

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Miscellaneous Extracts. Fearful Railway Accident Between Bombay and Bhosawal

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 14 September 1867 · page 4

EARLY on Wednesday, June 25th, one of the most appalling accidents which it has ever been the fate of journalists in India to relate, occurred on the G. I. P. Railway to the…

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Original Correspondence. the Railway Meeting. To the Editors of the 'Armidale Express.'

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 21 September 1867 · page 2

GENTLEMEN—Will you allow me to correct a few mistakes on important points made by one or two of the speakers at the meeting on Wednesday? On the subject of the Treasurer's financial…

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Extension of Thegreat Northern Railway

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 21 September 1867 · page 2

ON Wednesday, shortly after noon, a public meeting was held in the Armidale Court House, to determine what steps were necessary for the purpose of urging upon the…

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Railway League, Armidale

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 19 October 1867 · page 2

THE meeting called for Saturday afternoon, at the New England Hotel, was only attended by five members, still some business was effected. The weather was…

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General Summary of European News. Per Overland Mail. the Fatal Railway Accident in Ireland

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 26 October 1867 · page 4

BRAY Head, the bold promontory, as the English tourist who has travelled along the Wicklow and Wexford Railway knows, is a sheer precipice along by the sea, with…

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Shocking Murder in Old Kent Road

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 23 November 1867 · page 2

A PECULIARLY shocking murder was committed on the morning of September 3. For some time past a man named Louis Bordier, aged 35, a native of Bordeaux, and by trade…

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