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Railways, roads & transport, 1907

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A Train Held Up

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 1 January 1907 · page 2

Five men held up a train in Russia on which was a tax collector. The robbers escaped with 20,000 roubles…

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Railway Catastrophe. Standing Train Telescoped Nineteen Killed; Over 30 Injured. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 1 January 1907 · page 3

An awful railway catastrophe occurred in Scotland to-day. Whilst the Caledonian Company's train, running from Arbroath, in Forfarshire,…

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Railway Collision

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 1 January 1907 · page 2

A railway accident has occurred at Arbronth (Scotland). The North British express crashed into the Caledonian Company's train. Nineteen…

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Railway Fatality

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 1 January 1907 · page 2

Charles Taylor, a line repairer, and his wife were travelling on railway tricycle near Seymour (Vic.) when the wera ran over by a train…

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[?]Ew Railway Commissioners

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 1 January 1907 · page 2

The Premier declines to even hint what the intentions of the Government are in regard to the appointment of Railway Commissioners. Rumours were…

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Killed on the Railway

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 1 January 1907 · page 2

A frightful accident occurred on the railway line, near Goulburn Junction, Victoria, on Saturday night. Charles Taylor, a repairer on the railway and his…

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Wagga Police Court. Warning Motorists

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 1 January 1907 · page 2

At the Wagga Police Cort, before Messrs. P. J. Johnstone and A. C. Chandler, J.s.P., Inspector Cannon brought three of four cases against…

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Russia. Terrorists at Work. Railway Station Attacked. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 1 January 1907 · page 2

A band of Terrorists in Russia attacked the Miedzyrzec station, on the Vistula railway, and ordered the employees to "stand up."…

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Shocking Railway Disasters British Express Wrecked. 19 Persons Killed, 37 Injured. Received at 1 A.M. LONDON, Dec. 31

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 1 January 1907 · page 2

A shocking railway disaster occurred in Scotland on Sunday. A British express crashed into a Caledonian Company's train, near Arbroath. The…

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The Railway Disasters Shocking Affair in America. Victims Strewn Along the Line. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 3 January 1907 · page 2

Det[?]s of the shocking railway accident which occurred on the Baltimore and Chio railway, near Washington, state that an empty train from…

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Seymour Railway Accident. Enginedriver's Evidence. Baby's Christmas Stocking

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 3 January 1907 · page 4

An inquiry was held on Monday at the Police Court, Seymour, by Mr. Read Murphy, P.M., concerning the death of Mrs. Taylor, who was killed…

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The Railway Disasters. Forfarshire Accident. Recklessness Alleged. Express Driver Arrested. London, Jan. 1

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 3 January 1907 · page 2

There has been a sensational sequel to the railway collision at Forfarshire, in Scotland, where, through the North British express running into the rear…

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Victorian Railway Strike

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 3 January 1907 · page 2

The Victorian Premier is firm in his announced intention to reinstate about 35 of the engine-drivers who lost their positions during the strike of three…

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North Coast Railway and the Labor Party

The Worker · Thursday 3 January 1907 · page 7

Dear Worker,—The leader of the Labor Party, Mr. McGowen, was a member of the Public Works Committee which on the 28th January, 1904, passed the following…

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Motor Ferry Boat

The Worker · Thursday 3 January 1907 · page 11

The new motor ferry made in Sydney for the short Williamstown to Port Melbourne service, did the voyage from Sydney to Melbourne last week in 57 hours' actual…

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Electric Railways

The Worker · Thursday 3 January 1907 · page 11

Vic. Government was approached recently by an influential company with an offer to carry out the electrification of 40 miles of the suburban railways. The…

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Railway Worker's Terrible Misfortune

The Worker · Thursday 3 January 1907 · page 11

At 2 o'clock on Sunday morning, Joseph Edwards, an employee at the Bathurst Railway Gas Works, had just completed the work of replenishing the supply of gas on'…

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Reduced Railway Rates

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 2

THE effect of the good season, combined with the efficient administrative policy of the Carrulhers Government, has eased the people's burdens…

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Our Railway

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 2

At the present time there is a strong feeling prevalent in the district that the agitation for a connection between the railway system of the…

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Private Roads

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 2

It has hitherto been held by most municipal councils that where private land was sub-divided for sale purposes, and the land was not sold, the…

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