English Railway Combine
Rumours are current that the Midland, London and North-western, and Lancashire and Yorkshire railway companies have agreed to a working…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1908
763 stories in Riverina's papers · page 16 of 39
Railway Sensation. Leap at 40 Miles an Hour. Man's Miraculous Escape
An unknown passenger made a sensational leap from the Adelaide express train near Glenorchy (Vic.) at 4 o'clock on Saturday morning. The…
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Thomas Hetherton, station master at Tamworth, was run over by a train and killed last night. His body was horribly mutilated, an arm and a leg…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Killed by a Train. Young Man's Terrible Death a Foolish Act. Sydney
A young man named A. E. Brewer, residing at Enfield, was killed at Lewisham this morning. He was employed at Newtown, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shocking Railway Fatality. a Traveller's Mistake. Sydney
A shocking fatality occurred at lewisham railway station this morning. A young man A. F. Brewer. who was only recently married,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sensational Railway Accident. Trains in Collision. Wirth's Circus Involved. Officials Suspended. Brisbane
A special train conveying wirth Bros. circus smashed into a goods train at Croydon Junction, two miles on the Brisbane side of Muryborough…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →General Cable News. Reported Railway Combine. an Official Denial. London
The report that Midland, London, and North-Western, and Lancashire and Yorkshire railway companies and arrived at a "working arrangement"…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Collision. Brisbane
A serious railway accident occurred at Croydon Junction this morning. A good train was being shunted in order to allow a special to pass. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Railway League
A public mooting of the Humula Railway League has been convened for Saturday next, at 3 p.m., when it is expected some who have been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →News of the Week. Murrurundi Railway Smash
Ex-night officer Dwyer and ex-shunter Gibson have been committed for trial at Murrurundi Quarter Sessions commencing July 28 on charges in connection with…
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A motor car took fire at Beachy Head, Sussex. It was soon all abaze, but the occupants escaped, while the car backed over a cliff and fell 300…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Car on Fire. Occupants Escape. Car Falls Over a Cliff. London, June 26
A motor car took fire at Beachy Head, Sussex, and was soon ablaze, Immediately the occupants escaped the car back over a cliff and fell 300…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Car Afire. Topples Over a Cliff. London
A motor car whilst on Beachy Head, the loftiest headland on the south coast of England, projecting into the English Channel, caught fine, and immediately…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →India. Passenger and Goods Train Collide. Carriages Take Fire. Fifteen Persons Killed and 270 Injured. London
A railway disaster has occurred on the Bombay-Baroda railway line. An express train, carrying a large number of passengers came into…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Collision. Fifteen Persons Killed. Carriages on Fire. London, June 27
A collision occurred on the railway from Bombay to Baroda between an express passenger train and a goods train…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At Sea on a Motor Boat Mechanism Breaks Down. Terrible Experiences. Sydney
The motor launch, with three fishermen, Jordan, Sutherland, and M'Farlane, on board, which was blown out to sea at Woolgoolga on Monday afternoon…
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The suspension bridge over Tambo River at Ensay, V., collapsed through the wire rope breaking before the structure reached completion. Both contractors…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Terrible Train Accident an Alderman Killed. Body Fearfully Mutilated. Sydney
Alderman Patrick Joseph Drindon, of Rookwood, was run over and killed by a train at the Rookwood railway station this morning. He intended…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shocking Railway Accident, an Alderman Killed. Body Frightfully Mangled. Sydney
Alderman Patrick Dundon, of Rook wood Borough Council, met his death in a shocking manner this morning. He rushed on to the platform just as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mono Railways. Invention Offered to the Commonwealth. London
At the instance of Mr. Alfred Deakin, Prime Minister, Mr. Louis Brennan has forwarded official descriptions of his mono railway to the…
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