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Railways, roads & transport, 1907

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Terrible Railway Accident. 50 Persons Killed. London, Feb. 18

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1907 · page 2

An electric train on the New York central railway fell down an [?] in Brons Park yesterday. Fifty persons were killed and many injured,…

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Runaway Trams. Six Person's Killed. London, Feb, 18

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1907 · page 2

Runaway trams at Trinsara Colliery, Kidwelly, killed six men and injured many others…

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Treatment of Railway Passengers

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1907 · page 2

It cannot be reasonably said that the travellers by rail in this country are an exacting or an impatient people. It is true that there are occasional…

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Railway and Tramway Service Association. Annual Conference

The Worker · Thursday 21 February 1907 · page 3

The seventeenth annual conference of the Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Association of N.S.W. was opened on Monday at Sydney Trades Hall. Mr C…

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Grasshoppers Stop a Train

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 26 February 1907 · page 2

A grasshopper plague is raging between Barnawartha and Wodonga. They were so think that several travellers had difficulty in making their…

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Railway Accident. Express Derailed. Fall Into Water. London, Feb. 25

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 26 February 1907 · page 2

A sensational railway mishap has occurred in connection wild the fast express train between Penning Salvano and Chicago. The train was derailed on…

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MONDAY. Before Mr. J. H. Nisbett, P.M. Railway Case

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 27 February 1907 · page 2

William Dwyer, for attempting to get on a railway train while it was in motion, was fined 10/- and costs 6/…

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Wagga—humula Railway Meeting of League Committee Representation to Government

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 28 February 1907 · page 2

A full meeting of the Committee of the Wagga to Humula Railway League was held on Tuesday evening, at which the Hon. Jas. Gormly presided. A great deal…

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Humula Railway League

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 28 February 1907 · page 2

A meeting of the Humula Railway League was held at the Town Hall last Tuesday evening. The Hon. James Gormly, M.L.C., presided over a…

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Railway Men's Conference

The Worker · Thursday 28 February 1907 · page 5

The annual conference of the Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Association of N.S.W. concluded at Sydney Trades Hall last week. The election of officers…

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Kidston and the Railway Shindykites

The Worker · Thursday 28 February 1907 · page 8

That Queensland Premier Kidston has leanings towards the land-grant syndicate method of constructing railways was made evident by his toying with the Unclean…

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Fireman's Experience. Fall From Express Train

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 1 March 1907 · page 3

A remarkable experience happened to the fireman of the up Great Western Company's mail train from Milford Haven to Paddington, which arrived at…

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Humula Railway Project

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1907 · page 2

In furtherance of a letter recently forwarded by the secretary for the Humula Railway League (Mr. Geo. Mitchell) to the member for the…

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Wagga-humula Railway

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1907 · page 2

At the meeting of the Wagga-Humula Railway League, on Tuesday, a wish was expressed by the Mayor (Alderman Hayes) and others, that the Hon…

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Situation in Russia. Assassination Attempt. Grand Duke's Escape. Bomb on a Russian Railway. London, Feb. 28

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1907 · page 2

The Grand Duke Nicholas, President of the Council of Defence, was expected to leave Tsarkoe-Selo for St. Petersburg by a special train. Immediately…

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New Chief Railway Commissioner. Consulting Engineer's Commendation

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 7 March 1907 · page 3

According to Mr. Cecil Darley, late consulting engineer for the N.S.W. Government in London, the State has in Mr. Johnson, the newly appointed…

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The Lockhart Railway

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 7 March 1907 · page 2

Further evidence was taken on Tuesday at Parliament House by the Committee of Public Works, appointed to inquire into the expediency of…

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General News. Boat-race Railway Traffic

The Worker · Thursday 7 March 1907 · page 15

The Towns-Durnan championship race on the Nepean drew a very small crowd compared with the tens of thousands attracted by Beach, Hanlan, and other cracks to the…

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Escape From Death. in a Welsh Railway Tunnel

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 8 March 1907 · page 6

A thrilling experience befell Frank Webb, aged 41 years, living at Usk Vue Cottage, Christchurch, near Newport, on a December night (writes the "Daily…

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New South Wales. SYDNEY, Friday. Runaway Train

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 9 March 1907 · page 2

A train containing 23 trucks broke away at Turramurra on the North Shore line last night. It bolted down hill towards Milson's Point at a great…

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