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Railways, roads & transport, 1908

547 stories in New England's papers · page 3 of 28

Guyra to Guy Fawkes Road. (To the Editor, Guyra Argus)

Guyra Argus · Thursday 27 February 1908 · page 4

Sir, Allow me through the columns of your journal to bring under the notice of the Guyra Shire Council the condition of the road from Guyra to…

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Flying Motor Car

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1908 · page 4

THE London [?] of the Newcastle Morning "Herald" writes:—The capture by a British competitor, Mr. Henry Farman of the Deut[?]h-Archdeacon prize in Paris, in…

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Stealing Motor Cars

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1908 · page 2

A MAN was arrested at Christchurch N.Z., on a charge of thieving extraordinary. The indictment of the Crown will be that be is responsible for the theft of two motor cars and a large number of…

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Attempted Train-Wrecking

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 4

An attempt was made to derail a train, near Wellington (N.S.W.) by placing a sleeper across the rails. No damage was done. Two boys are…

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Manchurian Railway

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 4

Britain recognises the value of the undertaking given by China not to construct a co-operative railway to connect with the South Manchurian…

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Railway Extension

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 March 1908 · page 2

WHEN wooing the suffrages of Gough at the last general election, Mr. F. J. THOMAS, in the course of his speech…

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Cablegrams. London, Monday. Rapid Motoring

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 11 March 1908 · page 4

A motor car was driven 100 miles in 72 minutes at Florida Bench, America…

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Railway Accident

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 11 March 1908 · page 4

A railway porter named Nash was killed at Young to day, being crushed between the buffers and some waggons…

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Local and General. Railway Accident

Guyra Argus · Thursday 12 March 1908 · page 4

Yesterday the mail train from Sydney was seven hours late in reaching Guyra. The cause of the delay was the derailment of a refrigerating…

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A Railway Smash. the North-western Mail. 11 Persons Injured

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 2

The mail train which left Moree at a quarter past 2 on Tuesday afternoon for Sydney was partially derailed between Blandford and Wingen, on the Northern…

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Railway Smash

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 4

ON Wednesday we received a wire to the effect that carly in the morning of that day the North-western mair Strain from Moree to Sydney was smashed up between…

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Recent Railway Accident. Sydney, Thursday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 5

MISS CRIMES, one of the victim of the railway smash at Blandford on Tuesday night is still in a precarious condition. The other injured passengers ore recovering…

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Motoring Accident. London, Wednesday

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 5

THREE persons were killed and ten injured by a motor car leaving the track daring a motor race at Cairo, held in honor of the Duke of Connaught…

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The Railway Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 8

CONSIDERABLE excitement was created in Armidale on Wednesday morning when an Express wire came through just after breakfast announcing that a serious accident…

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Railway Accident

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 2

Passengers by the North-western mail train, making its way through the night towards Sydney were, just before 12 o'clock on Tuesday night,…

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Railway Picnic

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 6

A general meeting of the railway employees was held at the Railway Refreshment Rooms on Friday evening last to settle up business in…

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The Railway Accident

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 4

The Committee of Inquiry report that the accident to the North-Western mail was due to the refrigerator car being attached to the engine…

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Recent Railway Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 March 1908 · page 8

DETAILS of the railway accident at Blandford, the other night, show that altogether the occurrence was one of the roost dramatic and sensational that could take place in the…

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Railway Accident

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 17 March 1908 · page 2

The mail train which left Moree at a quarter past 3 on Tuesday afternoon for Sydney, was partially derailed between Blandford and Wingen, on the…

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Railway Accident

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 18 March 1908 · page 4

An engine, tender, and five carriages of a train near Wimbledon left the line and rolled down an embankment. Although a large number of…

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