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Northern Rivers · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1910

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Inver[?] Railway

Northern Star · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 4

A public meeting convened by the ' Inverell-Glen Innes Railway League was held in the Town Hall, Inverell, on Monday night. Alderman McIlveen proposed the…

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Trams in Collision. Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 9

A stationary and a moving tram collided at the corner of Hunter and Elizabeth Streets this morning, and four persons were more or loss seriously injured, and…

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[?] Railways

Northern Star · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 8

Berlin is to have the first [?] railways in Europe, according to H[?] the wealthy newspaper proprietor and philanthropist, who has purchased the German…

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A Day's Tramp. and a Day in the Life of an Hotel Groom

Northern Star · Monday 7 February 1910 · page 2

After ttree montns heavy harvest work in the hot black breast of the Darling Downs, it was pleasant to wander idly up and down amidst the hills and dales and…

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Railway Fatality. Four Men Killed. Plucky Fireman's Sufferings. Melbourne

Northern Star · Monday 7 February 1910 · page 3

A railway accident occurred at Bea[?] Station early this morning, resulting in the deaths of an engine, driver and fireman named respectively Coward and Russel…

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Railway Revenue

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 2

MR. FERGUSON, Station master, Casino, has kindly supplied us with the figures of the revenue collected at the casino Station for January, 1910. The previous year's…

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The North Coast Railway and The Clarence

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 3

MR. W. AUER of the clarence forwards the following open letter" to the minister for Works:—At this stage of the construction of the north const…

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Railway Accident. Narrow Escape. Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 3

The pilot engine attached to the mail train which arrived at Katoomba on Saturday night ran off the rails at the home signal, and went 148 yards before being…

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Railway Nationalisation. Australia and Canada Compared

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 3

In the "Quarterly Review" recently was an article against the nationalisation of British railways, in which the State-owned railways of the colonies…

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Railway Disaster

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 3

A railway accident occurred at Beaufort (Vic.) station early on Saturday morning, resulting in the deaths of an engine-driver and a fireman, named…

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AD esert Railway Survey Engineers' Report

Northern Star · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 7

The report of the three engineers (Messrs. R. Deane, Alex. B. Moncrie[?] and Jas. Thom[?]son) responsible for advising the Government in connection with the…

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Attempted Train Wrecking. Melbourne

Northern Star · Thursday 10 February 1910 · page 3

A deliberate attempt was made to wreck the Waubra train in Victoria…

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Serious Railway Smash. at the Central Station. Two Carriages Telescoped. One Man Injured. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 10 February 1910 · page 3

A serious railway smash occurred at the Central Railway Station at seven o'clock this morning. It appears that while the Northern, train…

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Railway Station Robbed. Policeman Fires at Burglars. On[?] Man Wounded. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 10 February 1910 · page 3

The Alberton railway station, between Adelaide and Port Adelaide, was entered by burglars early this morning. The safe was blown open, and a small…

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Victorian Railway Disaster. Three Men Killed. MELBOURNE

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 11 February 1910 · page 4

A WHAT-LADEN train from Stawell, drawn by two engines crashed into dead end at Boaufort station, 30 miles west of Ballarat at 2.30 a.m. on Saturday…

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Kyogle Railway

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 11 February 1910 · page 4

EVERY Monday, Thursday and Saturday a train leaves Casino at 3.15 p.m., leaves Kyogle at 5.15 p.m., and arrives at Casino at 6.80 p.m. same day…

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Another Railway Fatality. Cleaners Run Down by Engine. Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 11 February 1910 · page 3

Another raliway accident, making the fourteenth within a fortnight, occurred at Homebush lost night. Austin Barker, aged 21, Frederick…

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Senator Gray's Accident. the Dangerous Railway Platforms. Murwillumbah

Northern Star · Friday 11 February 1910 · page 3

Senator J. P. Gray will not speak to-morrow night, as announced, owing to his suffering from the after effects of falling from a train when alighting from Byron…

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Railway Disaster. Victorian Wheat Train Bolts

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 9

A railway accident occurred at Beaufort station (Vic.) last Saturday, resulting in the deaths of an engine-driver and a fireman, named respectively Coward…

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Beaufort Railway Disaster, Crew of the Train

Northern Star · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 6

The crew of the runaway wheat train two engines of which were overturned at Beaufort on Saturday morning were all residents of B[?] Edwin Francis…

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