Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Railways, roads & transport, all years

New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1908

547 stories in New England's papers · page 7 of 28

Latest Telegraphic ews. Sydney, Thursday 12.50 A.M. the Railway Holocaust

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 3

So far [?]can be ascertained the death roll in connection with the Braybook railway district is 43, but the list is likely to be further lengthened. The Victorian…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Terrible Railway Gatastrophe. Fearful Loss of Life

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 3

A DREADFUL railway accident occurred on Monday night at Braybiook Junction, about seven miles from Melbourne, where the Ballarat and…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Shocking Railway Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 3

A SHOCKING railway accident occurred on the Essendon (Vic.) railway line on Friday evening, when a woman was literally cut to pieces by a train at a…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

The Victorian Railway Disaster

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 8

LATER news in regard to the above lamentable accident gives graphic descriptions of the arrival of the relief train after the disaster. "The relief train arrived at…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

The Railway Disasters

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 4

UNHAPPILY by a strange perversity of Providence, the truth of the wellknown aphorism, "Misfortunes seldom come singly," is too often verified in…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Railway Troubles. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 5

A DEPUTATION yesterday urged upon the Treasurer the necessity for better facilities for removing starving stock from drought-stricken districts…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Collision with a Tram. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 5

A SENSATIONAL runaway took place at Redfern this afternoon, when a brick cart collided with a tram. Three persons were injured, but not seriously…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Telegrams. Sydney. Friday. Victorian Railway. Disaster

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 5

The general condition of the patients injured in the Braybrook dusnter shows allronud improvement…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Railway Accident

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 5

Inspector Dews and his sun Leslie were knocked down by a train near Penrith, while walking along the line, both being badly injured…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

The Victorian Railway Catastrophe. Heartrending Scenes

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 7

The awful railway calamity that occurred at Braybrook Junction, near Melbourne, on Monday night, was one that can never be effaced from the…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Train Seats

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 April 1908 · page 2

ARGUMENT is frequently heard amongst railway travellers regarding their right to seats, the general impression being that a traveller by placing his portmantean in his…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Victorian Railway Accident. Tragic and Pathetic Incidents

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 April 1908 · page 2

LITTERED about the bars floor of a room at the Spencer-street (Melbourne) station, and suspended from long rows of hooks upon the cheerless walls is the [?]uddy, blood-stained, torn, and crumpled…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Victorian Railway Disaster

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 April 1908 · page 4

THE names of additional persons injured in the Braybrook accident continue to be sent in. The official total of injured is 232. A number of…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Wonderful Feats Performed on Motor-cars

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 April 1908 · page 3

ONE of the greatest "thrills" lately seen in London was provided by the well-known performer of daring feats awheel, "Bud" Snyder, who rides a…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

The Latest. The Late Railway Disaster. Melbourne, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 April 1908 · page 5

ONE of the victims or the late Braybrook railway disaster died to-day…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Correspondence. Railway Disasters. to the Editors of the Armidale Express

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 April 1908 · page 8

SIRS,—No other subject can fill the minds of the inhabitants of the Commonwealth at the present time but the above. Our people are rejoicing in…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

The Railway Catastrophes

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 28 April 1908 · page 2

The awful catestrophe in Victoria seems a sort of second edition of that which happened at Murrurundi, but on a terrifically larger scale. The…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Railway Extension

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 28 April 1908 · page 2

That the people of the Warialda District are slow in advancing their claims to due consideration in the matter of public expenditure is…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

The Northern Railway Mishap

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 28 April 1908 · page 2

What may be regarded as the most serious railway accident that has yet taken place on the Greet Northern line was that of Friday week near…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Awful Railway Collision. 53 Persons Killed. Sydney, Tuesday, 8.30. a.m

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 28 April 1908 · page 2

One of the most appalling ca[?]astr[?]phes in the annuals of Australian railways, involving fearful loss of and injury to human life, occurred last…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →