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Railways, roads & transport, 1908

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Victims of Railway Disaster Buried

Northern Star · Thursday 23 April 1908 · page 3

Twelve victims of the Sunshine disaster were buried this afternoon. Fifteen others are ararnged for to-morrow…

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References to Vtctorian Railway Accident. London

Northern Star · Thursday 23 April 1908 · page 3

Newspapers make sympathe [?] references to the Melbourne railway accident…

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Terrible Railway Disaster in Victoria. Forty-three Persons Killed. Many Others Injured. Melbourne

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 8

A DREADFUL railway accident occurred late last night at Braybrook Junction, about seven miles from Melbourne, where the Ballarat and Bendigo lines meet. A…

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Murrurundi Railway Accident

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 7

THE more seriously injured of the passengers in the railway accident at Murrurundi, who are now in the local hospital, are getting on fairly well…

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North Coast Railway

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 4

THE time allowed for the completion of the first section of the North Coast railway, under contract, is two years from the date of the acceptance of the tender. Tenders…

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Serious Railway Disaster. Sydney

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 6

A serious railway collision occurred at Murrurundi railway station at 4.25 a.m. yesterday. The mail train from Sydney to Glen…

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TELEGRAPHIC Braybrook Railway Disaster Sydney

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 7

SOME dreadful scenes were witnessed as the work of rescuing the dead and injured at tho Braybrook railway disaster progressed. The second-class carriage, in winch most of…

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Two Terrible Railway Accidents. At Murrurundi

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 2

A SERIOUS railway accident happened at Murrurundi early on Good Friday morning, the mail train from Sydney to Glen Innes. colliding with, tho first division of the…

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C0raki-casiho-kyogle Railway

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 4

THE public meeting which has been convened for this evening, to consider the final steps to be taken in the matter of placing evidence before the Public Works Committee in support…

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Bishop Doyle on American Railways. Compares Management with Australian Lines. Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 3

Bishop Doyle, interviewed at San. Francisco, contrasted the American system of railway, management with that in Australia much in favour of the latter, and…

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The Railway Disaster. Railway Officials Condemned. Melbourne

Northern Star · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 3

The action of the railway offcials at North Melbourne in collecting tickets from the passengers who ware being brought into Melbourne from Braybrook after the…

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A Bridge Problem

Northern Star · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 2

For many years after iron was used for building purposes it entered very little into the construction of bridges. There was no doubt about its strength, but it could…

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Aerial Flying Fish. Aeroplane That Will Travel 60 Miles an Hour Five Pairs of Wings

Northern Star · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 6

A totally new type of aeroplane has been designed by M. M. Voisin for Mr. Farman, the winner of the £2000 prize for a circular flight of one kilometre, and is now…

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Another Train Collision. Shunting Accident to Adelaide Express. Melbourne

Northern Star · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 7

The Adelaide express reached Ballarat an hour late on Wednesday evening owing to a mishap at Murray bridge At the latter place the train was…

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Appalling Railway Disaster. MELBOURNE, Tuesday Morning

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 9

The most terrible disaster in the history of Australian railways occurred late last night at Braybrook Junction, seven miles from Melbourne. A crowded…

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Murrurundi Railway Accident

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 9

Re the railway smash which occurred on Good Friday, 17th inst., Mr. Waddell, the Treasurer states he lias received a report from the Chief Railway…

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A New Motor Wheel. Substitute for Pneumatic Tyres

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 3

In a report to the Washington Bureau of Manufactures, Mr. Thomas H. Norton, the United States Consul at Chemnitz, gives particulars of a motor…

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Victorian Railway Disaster

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 7

The awful railway calamity at Braybrook (Victoria) becomes a great deal more appalling as time and examination disclose the details 'of its tragic realism,…

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Murrurundi Railway Accident. Special Board of Inquiry. Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 7

The special Board of Inquiry into the Murrurundi collision consists of Mr Wi[?]tshire (Chairman) with Mr. Dunbar, Traffic Manager of the Queensland railways…

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The Railway Disaster. More Persons Announcing Injuries. Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 7

Persons who were injured in the Braybrook railway disaster continue to send in their names and it is anticipated that the total number will reach 250…

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