Corruption in Russia High Officials Arrested. Wholesale Railway Thefts. London
Many high officers, including the Chief Assistant to the Chief Commissioner, of Police at St Petersburg, have been arrested for bribery and…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1909
585 stories in Riverina's papers · page 2 of 30
Theft on a Train
A bag containing 15 packages of securities has been stolen from a railway carriage in Paris…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Aerial Flight. British Army Train
Lieut. Cody, of the serial corps at Aldershot, has, aboard a British army aeroplane, flown 100 yards at a height 10 feet at Farnborough…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local and General News Another Train Possible
The Sydney "Daily Telegraph" says : "We understand that steps are being taken by the Railway Department to give the people along the Southern…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To-day's Telegrams. Railways and Finance. SYDNEY
Speaking at Cowra last night Mr. Waddell advocated the construction of the transcontinental and trans Australian railways. Referring to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sensational Collision. Sulky and Tramcar. Sydney
A sensational collision occurred near the Central Railway Station between a sulky and a tramcar. The driver of the vehicle and his three-year-old…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Collision in George-st. Sulky and Tram Car. Miraculous Escapes. Horse's Mad Career. Sydney
A tramcar and sulky collided this morning in George-street. The occupants of the sulky, a man named All- worth and his little daughter, although…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[?] d Results of Tram Accident. The Case of Mrs. Mackie
Nothing but good can result in giving to the public' some hint as to the [?] incidents in which Mrs. Kate [?] of No. 2 Stanley-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Reflective Tramp Abroad a Clever Book
Starved in Frisco, herded sheep in Riverina, made sall in a blizzard on a topsail yard, fought his man in a sailors' home in Hall, reached from Texas to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Station Returns
During the month of December, 1908, 2814 bags of wheat were despatched from the local railway, and 215 trucks of chaff…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →An Elephant on the Railway
The wild elephants in Siam occasionally do a considerable amount of damage, but rarely do they go to the length of stopping trains. Still, this has…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Correspondence. Tarcutta-tumbarumba Road
Some correspondence was read regarding the State of the road to and from Tarcutta to Tumbarumba, and it was resolved to first receive the report of the…
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Two girls, one 13, and the other 15 years old, daughters of Mr. T. Griffiths, the Warden's bailiff, at Wyalong, accidentally drowned whilst…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Local and General News Culgairn to Corowa Railway
In deference to reiterated representations. the Railway Commissioners have decided to run a daily passenger train on the Culcairn to Corowa line…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Train Alteration
Commencing on February 1st an important alteration will take place in the running of the train from Sydney. The evening train which formerly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →300 Miles Per Road. a Link with the Past. the Travel and Thoughts of a Pioneer
THERE struck Gundagti per road on Friday an old pioneer in the person of Mr. C. F. Smith of Wollongong, who, at the ago of 74, baa given up the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Catastrophe
A goods train collided with a passenger tram near Denver (U.S.A.). A drawing room car was telescoped. Out of 69 passengers in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →North Coast Railway
A tender has been accepted for the third sectioin of the North Coas railway, involving an expenditure of £435,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Disaster. Trains in Collision. 68 Persons Killed. Only One Survivor. London, Jan. 18
A goods train collided with a passenger train near Dener, Colorado (U.S.A.). A drawing room car was telescoped and 68 out of 69 persons…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Government Works. Tenders Accepted Railways and Reservoir. Sydney
The tender of Thomas Jones Carter has been accepted for the third section of the North Coast railway from Gloucester to Tares. The work which…
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