Ontario Explosion. Railway Company Fined. London
The explosion of a carload of dynamite which occurred in Essex, Ontario, on August 11, and by which the whole village was practically destroyed and…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1907
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Aeroplane Record
LONDON, Monday.—The areoplane of M. Frewin flew 771 metres at Paris in 53 seconds, beating M. Santos Dumont's record of 220 metres…
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During a dense fog in London an electric train from Baker-street collided with another standing at the West Hampstead station of the…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—At a special staff meeting at Paddington yesterday, at which 850 employees of the Great Western Railway Company of all…
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Expression has been given to the opinion that the railway administration is not at present moving fast enough to keep pace with the development of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The King of Spain. His Train Derailed. London
When the train conveying King Alfonso of Spain, Queen Ena, and their infant son, was entering Cherbourg it was accidentally derailed, one of the…
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Some excitement was caused by a collision between an outward bound Wallsend tram, and one of the Castlemaine brewery waggons in Hunter-street West,…
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The Congress of the National Free Labour Association, now sitting in London, has passed resolutions condemning the action of Mr. Richard…
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LONDON, Thursday.—A goods train and a passenger train came into collision at Lahore, India. The drivers of the trains were killed…
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Mr. Lloyd-George, the President of the Board of Trade, addressing the Welsh National Liberal Convention at Rhyl, appealed to the nation to support…
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Both sides in the railway dispute express their determination not to give in. The demands of the men are for better hours and pay, but the chief grievance…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →London News. Australia's London Offices.—the Railway Crisis.—wireless Telegraphy.—the Cricket Team for Australia.—canadian Immigration.—an International Horse Show.—colour Photography.—the Voyage of Mr. Churchill. London, September 27. Australia's London Offices
The Federal House of Representatives at Melbourne has been discussing the question of endorsing Sir William Lyne's selection of the Strand site for the…
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LONDON, Friday.—Seventy-five per cent. of the men employed on the Great Western Railway have assured the manager that they are loyal to the…
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A railway accident resulting in much loss of life is reported from Cologne. The front portion of a train, consisting of passenger coaches, became…
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The Moree train met with an accident near Breeza early yesterday. While the train was approaching Breeza station something went wrong with the points,…
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After two further conferences with the directors of the British railway companies, Mr. Lloyd-George, the President of the Board of Trade, has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Difficulty. Meeting of the Men. Result of the Ballot. London
A meeting of railway men was held in the Albert Hall, in Kensington, yesterday, which was presided over by Mr. J. E. Ellis, M.P., when there was an…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—Mr. R. Bell, M.P., the secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, unofficially learns that the proposals…
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The "Daily Express" states that the settlement of the railway dispute, assuring peace throughout the country, is a matter of a few hours…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Crisis Over. Conference Successful. Compromise Arrived At. London
The conference between the representatives of the railway employees and Mr. Lloyd-George, the President of the Board of Trade, has had a…
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