Railway Museum. the Age of Steam. Proposed Record
An interesting scheme is proposed by Mr A. R. Bennett for the formation of a National Railway Museum, wherein may be preserved invaluable…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1908
192 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 10
Motor Economy
They were chatting in a club smoking room about a friend and his motor. "He seems to be very well…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Appaling Railway Disaster
THE most appalling railway accident in the history of Australia occurred at Sunshine (or Braybrook Junction). seven miles from Melbourne at 10.35 on Monday night. So…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Accidents
A TERRIBLE railway accident occurred at Braybrook (Victoria) platform on Monday night, when a Bendigo train crashed into a train which had arrived…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bridge Disaster. Terrible Catastrophe at Quebec. Structure Collapses. Seventy-eight Men Killed
A terrible bridge disaster has off occurred at Quebec, involving a loss of between 70 and 80 lives and damage to the extent of £300,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Railway Disaster. MELBOURNE
A dreadful railway accident occurred late to-night at Braybrook Junction, about seven miles from Melbourne, where the Ballarat and Bendigo lines meet. A heavily loaded…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Risks
The chance of being killed while travelling by train is only one in twenty-one million journeys—a very small chance indeed, when compared…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Attempt to Wreck a Train
A DARING attempt was made to wreck the Sydney express at Jindalee Siding, six miles from Cootamundra, on Thursday night. The night officer, when…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →More Railway Accidents
THE list of accidents on the railways in this State and Victoria was added to on Friday last. At Junee, while the down mail was being shunted in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Motor Car. a Health Giver. Medical Testimony
Mr H. H. Ridle. M.B., Cambridge, writes in the "Daily Mail" of 27th February:—The motor-car is so universally…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Motor Race. Twenty Thousand Miles. Some of the Difficulties
In connection with the motor race from New York to Paris, Mr Robert L. Jefferson. F.R.G.B., an experienced motorist, well acquainted with Siberia,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"The Broken Road." Story of the Frontier. Vividly Descriptive
In the "Daily Mail" of 17th July George Gascoyne writes:— If you would understand aright the haunting attraction of the Indian…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →'Motor Keely.'
Mr. J. W. Keely, of 'Keely Motor' fame, has been brought prominently before the British public of late Mate through the writings of Mrs. Bloomfield Moore, who will, we…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Snowdon Railway
The construction of the Snowdon Railway has been commenced. The line is to be of the rack-and-pinion type, as followed in the more recent Swiss mountain railways. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cornering in Railway Trucks
The general outcry which we hear on all hands about the difficulty of obtaining tracks for the carriage of stock to obtain grass and for the butchers also is betting accounted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murrurundi Railway Accident. the Board's Finding
IT will be recollected that after the big railway smash at Murrurundi just before Easter, when so many were injured and much damage done to the rolling…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railways Built for War
There is something very sinister in the news, telegraphed from India the other day, that the Russians have at length completed the great steel and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Railway Pioneer
Lord Brassey, who has boldly suggested the nationalisation of the British railways as panacea for the troubles that are from time to time…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A New Armoured Motor Car
A recent invention of Mr. Frederick R. Simms, for use in time of war. In general appearance the car may be described as a mobile conning…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Railway Guard. As in England. a Complete Catechism
Question: Who are you? Answer: A Railway Guard. Q.: What is a Railway Guard? A.: The controlling genius of an…
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