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Railways, roads & transport, 1908

763 stories in Riverina's papers · page 9 of 39

Railway Accident

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 2

On Monday night a terrible railway accident occurred at Braybrook platform in Victoria, when a Bendigo train crashed into a train which had arrived from…

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Braybrook Railway Accident. Condition of the Injured—Sympathy with the Bereaved

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 2

The official total of the injured in the Braybrook railway accident is now stated as 232, a number of others being treated privately by doctors. The…

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The Braybrook Railway Disaster. Another Death. MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 3

Miss Millie Giles, of Albert Park, died in the Melbourne hospital to-day from her injuries. Four other patients are in a critical…

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Another Railway Collision

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 2

While shunting at Murray Bridge to divide portion of the Adelaide express an engine attached to five empty cars flipped the points and dashed…

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Another Railway Wanted. Wyalong to Lake Cudgellico

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 2

A number of residents of Yalgogrin and district, introduced by Mr. A. Kelly, M.L.A., placed before the Minister for Works this morning a request for an extension of the…

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Railway Accidents. a Labor Allegation. Caused by Overwork. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 2

Speaking at the Labor Congress today, Mr. F. Bryant, President of the P.L.L., whose motion against overtime was carried, expressed the belief…

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The Railways

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 2

In the face of human falibility all the science engineering skill and fore sight in construction, and automatic system of railway working seem to…

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Railway Tampered With. in Front of the Sydney Express. Points Jammed with Stones

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 28 April 1908 · page 2

AT Jindalee, a station between Cootamnndra and Wallend been, the railway line was tampered with on Friday night in a way which might have…

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The Railway Smash Enquiry

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 28 April 1908 · page 2

The first sitting of the Special Board to enquire into the Murruruandi railway a smash will be held at Murrurundi on Thursday. The proceedings will…

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Shortage of Trucks. Railway Responsibility. Actions for Damages Likely

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 28 April 1908 · page 3

Tumbarumba.—Stock are daily passing through from the mountains, having done well there during the summer months. On Thursday 20,000 were…

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Braybrook Railway Disaster

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 2

The official list from the office of the claims agent of the Railway Department brings the number of the injured passengers in the Braybrook…

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Railway Management

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 2

WE have shows confidence in the present administrators of the railways in this state, and have always desired to help in solving any difficulties that…

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Railway Collision

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 2

In a railway collision in Mexico, twenty-eight pilgrims were killed…

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Federated Railway and Tramway Employees' Conference

The Worker · Thursday 30 April 1908 · page 31

The triennial conference of the Federated and Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Employees' Association of Australia was held in the Trades Hall, Adelaide, on Saturday…

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The Motor Peril. a Street Fatality. Driver Committed for Trial. Verdict of Manslaughter. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 30 April 1908 · page 2

At the inquest on the body of Richard Woulfe, who met his death through being knocked down by a motor car, the coroner returned a…

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The Murderous Motor

The Worker · Thursday 30 April 1908 · page 5

A chaffeur, charged with causing bodily harm to a boy through furious driving at Sydney, was acquitted, but the jury passed on a recommendation to his Honor, apart…

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News of the Week. the Bondi Tram Smash

The Worker · Thursday 30 April 1908 · page 5

Two officials were dealt with by the railway authorities as the result of a departmental inquiry into the running away of a tram at Bondi, N.S.W., a fortnight…

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Murrurundi Railway Accident. Special Board Appointed

The Worker · Thursday 30 April 1908 · page 5

The Special Board, constituted under clause 64 of the Railway Act, to inquire into the circumstances attending the Murr[?]undi railway collision on Good Friday a…

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The Braybrook Railway Disaster

The Worker · Thursday 30 April 1908 · page 13

The number of persons injured in the terrible railway disaster at Braybrook Junction, Victoria'" on April 20, according to a list issued by the claims agent of the…

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Death on the Rails. Victorian Railways Undermanned and Starved

The Worker · Thursday 30 April 1908 · page 19

At the meeting of the Melbourne Trades Hall Council last week a report was read from the executive, in which, on behalf of the workers, profound sorrow was expressed…

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