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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1912

518 stories in New England's papers · page 13 of 26

One Train Smashes Into Another

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 11 July 1912 · page 4

A railway smash occurred at Waller[?]ing early this morning. The mail train from Sydney had reached that place, and an usual, has been…

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Railway Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 11 July 1912 · page 4

A train on the Fi[?]el line. Tesman[?], left the rails and dragged tor a distance of [?]lly [?] yards. A number of passengers were slightly,…

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Train Leaves the Line

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 July 1912 · page 4

HOBART, Thursday.—A train on the Fingal. line, Tasmania, left the rails, and was dragged 150 yards. The passengers sustained slight injuries…

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Rival Railway Routes

The Inverell Times · Friday 12 July 1912 · page 2

"Which is the better railway for the State: From Inverell to the coast via Guyra, or via Glen Innes." This was the subject for…

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Tram Fatalities in Melbourne. Melbourne

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 July 1912 · page 4

James Coote was knocked down by a tram in Flinders-street, and sustained severe injuries, from which he died to-day…

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Railway Smash

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 July 1912 · page 4

Sydney, Thursday Afternoon.—A railway smash occurred at one o'clock this morning. The mail train from Sydney reached Wallerawang and turned in on its proper set of…

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Glen Innes-inverell Railway League

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 15 July 1912 · page 2

A special meeting of the Glen Innes-Inverell Railway League was held at Inverell on Thursday, for the purpose of meeting Mr. Vincent…

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Revenge By Private Secretary. Millionaire Shot in a Motor-car

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 15 July 1912 · page 4

The bodies of Mr. Charles T[?]ver and his wife, wealthy residents of San Diego, were discovered one night last month on the thresh[?]old…

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Passenger Dies in the Train

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 July 1912 · page 7

MUSWELLBROOK, Wednesday.—A passenger by the train to Sydney from Scone this morning died in a carriage at Aberdeen. His name is Sheridan,…

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No More Railway Collisions. LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 July 1912 · page 6

THE Angus invention for the prevention of collisions on railway lines was tried at Watchett, in Somersetshire, yesterday afternoon, the trial proving…

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Jessie-street Bridge. (To Editor of "Armidale Chronicle.")

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 17 July 1912 · page 4

Sir,—Will you pardon me in my [?]umble attempt to reply to your cleverly-written article in last Saturday's iasue of your journal, relating to…

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Railway Collision

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 17 July 1912 · page 4

A runaway engine crashed into a stationary passenger train at Sandgate, Brisbane, and a good deal of damage was done. Passengers had…

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Motor Smugglers in France

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 17 July 1912 · page 7

Motoring smugglers, carrying a big consignment of contraband tobacco, rushed the French frontier, using their revolvers, to force the passage…

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Cadillac Motor Cars

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 18 July 1912 · page 6

It is a fact of much signiscate that the Cadillac motor-car, though not a high-priced car, is frequently compared with cars of the costliest…

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Finality and the Bridge

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 19 July 1912 · page 4

THE Jessie-street bridge question is to constitute the subject of a special meeting of the local Municipal Council on Tuesday evening next, and…

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Jessie-street Bridge. Meeting of Subscribers

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 19 July 1912 · page 4

A MEETING of subscribers to the Jessiestreet overhead railway bridge was held at Messrs. T. Jones and Co.'s offices yesterday afternoon. Mr. H. Stutchbury presided…

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"Cadillac" Motor Cars

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 19 July 1912 · page 2

IT is a fact of much significance that the "Cadill[?]" motor car, though not a highpriced car, is frequently compared with cars of the costliest sort. Asked why this was…

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Jess[?]-Street Bridge

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 20 July 1912 · page 7

A meeting of subscribers to the proposed Jessie-street bridge was held at Mr. T. Jones's office on Thursday afternoon…

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Trans-Australian Railway

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 20 July 1912 · page 3

It was stated by a leading importer on Monday that the Minister for Home Affairs had decided to reject all tenders received for the supply of…

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Cycling and Motoring

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 20 July 1912 · page 9

It con be taken for granted that the remarkably fine results achieved in the Dunlrm Company's great overland relay ride from Adelaide to Sydney…

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