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Railways, roads & transport, 1910

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Obstructions on the Railway Line

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 18 March 1910 · page 2

The police are satisfied that the obstructions were placed on the rail. way line at Katoomba by boys. Two have already confessed, explaining…

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Railway Accident a Van Wrecked. Miraculous Escape. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 19 March 1910 · page 2

The second division of the western mail train which left Bathurst for Sydney last night, met with a sensational accident. At Wambool a goods…

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Railway Accident on Western Line. Two Ladies Injured. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 19 March 1910 · page 2

The second division of the Western mail train, which left Bathurst for Sydney last night, met with a sensational accident at Wambool early this morning…

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Run Down by a Train

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 22 March 1910 · page 5

James Price, 22, a fettler, was knocked down by a passenger train and killed at Milson's Point this morning. Price was working with other fettlere, and, to avoid a…

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Terrible Railway Tragedy. Cashier Murdered and Robbed. Body Found in a Train. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 22 March 1910 · page 2

The dead body of a man named Nesbit, who was employed as a cashier at a colliery in Widdrington, Northumberland, has been found…

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Run Down by a Train. Shocking Injuries. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 22 March 1910 · page 2

A young man named James Rice, was working on the railway line near the platform at Roseville this morning, when the engine and…

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Murder in a Train Cashier Shot Down. £370 Stolen. London, March 19

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 22 March 1910 · page 2

A sensational murder was committed in a carriage of a Newcastle train on Friday. The dead body of a man was found…

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Fettler Killed. Bushed to the Front of a Train. to Avoid Another Engine. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 22 March 1910 · page 3

James Price, aged zz, a retuer on the railways, was knocked down by a passenger train and killed at Milson's Point this morning…

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Transferred Tickets. Railway Inspector's Statement

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 22 March 1910 · page 4

Henry Leaver was charged with attempting to travel on the railway on a ticket which was not transferable. Inspector Fowler, of the…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, March 21, 1910. (Before Mr. George Stevenson, P.m.) Bad Behaviour at Railway Station

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 22 March 1910 · page 4

Frederick Stockton was charged with using indecent language at the railway station on Saturday. Constable Grant explained that the language…

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Motor Collision. Cyclist Knocked Down at North Wagga

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 22 March 1910 · page 2

A youth named Smith was knocked down by a motor car on Saturday night by the North Wagga bridge, but, fortunately, was not seriously hurt…

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Cheap Railway Ticket

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 22 March 1910 · page 2

"These cases are becoming very frequent, aud it's only occasionally we land them," said Inspector Fowler, of the Railways Department,…

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Insulting Language at the Railway Station

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 22 March 1910 · page 2

Frederick Stockton pleaded guilty to a charge of using indecent language at the railway station platform on Saturday afternoon…

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Motor.car and Cyclist Collide

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 22 March 1910 · page 2

What might have proved a serious accident occurred on the Junes Road, near the Parkan Pregan Lagoon, on Saturday evening. Mr. James S. Aylett was…

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Beaufort Railway Disaster the Coroner's Verdict. Contributory Causes Set Out

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 22 March 1910 · page 4

The inquest relating to the railway smash at Beaufort on February 5 was completed at Ballarat on Saturday. Driver Gronn, sole survivor of the…

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Train Derailed. Carriages Telescoped. Forty-five Deaths. Fire Prevents Rescue Work. London, March 22

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 24 March 1910 · page 2

A railway accident, which was attended by heavy loss of life, occurred at Marshall Town, Jowa. A train was derailed while rounding…

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Philadelphia Strike. Railway Dispute Compromise. London, March 23

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 24 March 1910 · page 2

In connection with the Western Railroads labor dispute a compromise has been reached on the matter of seniority of employment…

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Beaufort Railway Smash

The Worker · Thursday 24 March 1910 · page 19

The coroner's inquiry into the cause of the deaths of the men killed in the recent Beaufort railway smash was concluded at Ballarat on Saturday. The accident…

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" John Bridge " at Homebush

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 25 March 1910 · page 4

Graziers, farmers, and selectors all over the state will be interested to learn that the great wool-broking firm of John Bridge and Company, Limited,…

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Children's Guide. Old Man Who Acts as "Road Crosser" at One of London's Danger Spots

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 25 March 1910 · page 3

A novel method of earning a living has been devised by Mr. William Willcrox, a remarkable figure in the streets of North-west…

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