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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1912

518 stories in New England's papers · page 9 of 26

Shooking Railway Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 15 May 1912 · page 5

A shocking railway fatality occurred on Monday night at High-street station, West Maitland, when a young man named Horace Langford…

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Entrance to Railway Gates

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 15 May 1912 · page 2

Mr. Wilson: There is another matter. We have to offer you our best thanks the efficient passenger service—…

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Railway Smash at Quirindi

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 15 May 1912 · page 2

Great excitement was caused at Quirindi on Friday morning last at 12.40, when by some means—at present unexplained—a special stock…

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Guyra to Inverell Railway

Guyra Argus · Thursday 16 May 1912 · page 2

By advertisement it will be seen that a railway meeting will be held at the Shire Chambers on Wednesday afternoon next to urge upon the…

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Railway Accident at Quirindi

Guyra Argus · Thursday 16 May 1912 · page 1

A RATHER serious accident occurred at Quirindi on Friday morning at about 1 a.m., owing to some irregularity in the points. A special stock train…

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Road Expenditure

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 May 1912 · page 3

An analysis of the expenditure of councils in N.S.W. would show that at least a sum of £1,000,000 per annum is spent on road formation and…

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Improved Train Service

The Inverell Times · Friday 17 May 1912 · page 2

The new railway time-table comes into force on Monday next. It will bring with it a substantial improvement in the Inverell-Moree…

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Railway Commissioners' Visit

The Inverell Times · Friday 17 May 1912 · page 2

The Chief Railway Commissioner (Mr. T. R. Johnson), along with Mr. J. Harper, assistant commissioner, Mr. Fraser, engineer for existing…

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Railway League Meeting

The Inverell Times · Friday 17 May 1912 · page 7

The long quiescent Inverell-Glen Innes Railway League burst suddenly into vigorous activity at its meeting yesterday morning…

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Railway Commissioners at Glen Innes

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 May 1912 · page 2

MR R. T. JOHNSON, Chief Railway Commissioner, Mr. Harper, Assistant Commissioner, and staff paid their annual visit of inspection to Glen Innes…

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Shocking Railway fatality

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 May 1912 · page 9

FROM time to time narrow escapes have been recorded of persons crossing the railway line-at High-street station, and it has long been regarded as a…

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Serious Train Derailment

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 20 May 1912 · page 2

A train derailment on the Kurra[?]wang line, West Australia, resulted [?] four men bring seriously injured while others had miraculous [?]…

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Serious Tram Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 20 May 1912 · page 2

A tram smash occurred at Bondi Junction this morning, as a result of which three passengers were injured and two cars seriously…

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Inverell-glen Innes Railway

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 20 May 1912 · page 2

At a meeting of the Inverell-Glen Innes Railway League at Inverell on Thursday (says a wire from Inverell) the following resolution was…

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Aragidale Police Court. FRIDAY, May 17.—(Before Mr. G. Atkin, P.m.). Motor Cases

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 May 1912 · page 2

The P.M.: Call Adolph Keiter Senior-sergeant Hogan: The summons is not served in that case, your Worship. Defendant is out of the…

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Tram Collision

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 May 1912 · page 4

Sydney, Monday Afternoon.—A tramsmach occurred oil the Bondi Junction line during the busy traffic hours this morning. The near bogey of the hindmost car jumped the…

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Terrible Railway Smash

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 May 1912 · page 4

London, Sunday Night.—A railway smash has occurred in France. A mistake by a signalman resulted in a head-on collision betureen two trains on the Maccadet bridge…

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Train Arrangements. Alteration to Time Table

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 22 May 1912 · page 4

Several important alterations were made in the railway time-table on Monday. The alterations were quite unexpected, and, as no intimation…

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Cycling and Motoring

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 22 May 1912 · page 8

Motor cyclists in this country will regret to hear that J. De Rosier (the American Motor Cycle Speed King) has been badly smashed up in a track…

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