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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1908

547 stories in New England's papers · page 11 of 28

Railway Combine

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 3 June 1908 · page 4

The great Central, and Norths Entora railways have effected com biofttibo. with a capital of £160,000 000…

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Railway to the Coast

Guyra Argus · Thursday 4 June 1908 · page 2

On Friday last Messrs. W. M. Stevenson and S. H. Wickerson, the delegates appointed by the Guyra Progress Committee to attend the…

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Wanted a Road

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 5 June 1908 · page 4

A NUMBER of residents residing within A Riding, at Dundee, desire consideration from the bands of Severn Shire Council by way of a road from Dundee Railway Station…

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The Making of Motor Cars

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 June 1908 · page 6

It appears that France which a few years ago, led the world in the manufacture of motor cars, is relatively dropping back at least in number of…

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By Motor to Grafton. Fast Running

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 June 1908 · page 4

RECENTLY the writer received an invitation for a motor trip to Grafton from Mr. E. Williams, motor expert, of 14 Mansfield. street, Glebe Point, Sydney, Needless to…

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King of Kings in a Motor

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 June 1908 · page 7

That masterful monarch, the Emperor Menclik, ruler of Abyssinia. King of Kings, direct descendant of Solomon and the Queen of Sheha…

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Inverell to Coff's Harbor Railway

Guyra Argus · Thursday 11 June 1908 · page 2

On Wednesday last a representative public meeting, convened by the President of the Guyra Shire Council, was held at the Guyra Oddfellows' Hall, to…

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Inverell to Coffi's Harbor Railway

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 12 June 1908 · page 5

AN imporeant public meeting was held at Guyra on Wednesday, to urge a railway connection between Inverell and Coff's Harbor via Tingha, Guyra, and Guy Fawkes. The…

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Guyra & District. GUYRA, Wednesday. The Proposed Railway

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 June 1908 · page 4

A LARGE and representative public meeting, convened by the president of the Guyra Shire Council, was field at Guyra to-day to take steps to urge that the proposed railway…

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Railway Collision

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 June 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday Night.—A pilgrim train and a goods train collided in Italy, and nine pilgrims were killed and eighty injured…

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Guyra. Railway Conference

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 13 June 1908 · page 5

A conference of delegates representing various centres of the Guyra district and Armidale was held on Wednesday, Mr. L. P. Dutton,…

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Sunshine Railway Disaster

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 13 June 1908 · page 4

At the Sunshine (Vic.) railway disaster inquiry, the jury intimated that they were quite satisfied that the night accident signals were ob[?]chred…

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What Stops a Train

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 June 1908 · page 3

There are two automatic continuous brakes in this country now in general use on railways. viz., the Westinghouse and the vacuum. The…

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Cost of Road making

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 June 1908 · page 4

A TRIAL of a road-grader was recently made by the Goobang Shire Council on the formation of a raid near Bogan Gate, and 103 chains were formed at a cost of £33 6s…

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Glen Innes-Inverell Railway

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 June 1908 · page 4

WE have the best endurance for stating that it is the intention of the…

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Preventing Railway Accidents

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 June 1908 · page 4

MR. JAMES KRISS, a Gundagai blacksmith, has invented an apparatus which he claims will minimise the danger of railway accidents similar to the Braybrook…

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Coolootal Railway Meeting

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 16 June 1908 · page 3

A large and representative meeting was held at Coolootal on Saturday last the [?] inst, for the purpose of forming a Railway League Mr M…

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A Reckless Motorist

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 17 June 1908 · page 5

A wealthy lumberman at Seattle (U.S.A.) has been fined £100, and sentenced to an indefinite term of imprisonment, for killing a child while…

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The Murrurundi Railway Smash

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 17 June 1908 · page 5

It is understood that the claims for compensation in connection with the recent railway disaster will total £15,000…

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Railway Accident

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 17 June 1908 · page 5

An unknown man was run over and killed on the railway line last night. The body was horribly cut about and disfigured, making identification…

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