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Railways, roads & transport, 1910

10,372 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 250

Cremorne Tramway

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 12

A permanent survey is now being made, and sections are being prepared, of the proposed tramway to Cremorne Point, the bill authorising which was passed during the last session…

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Railway Collisions. Exciting Incident at Leura. Guard Narrowly Escapes. Carriages and Trucks Derailed

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 13

LEURA, Friday.--Another serious railway accident, making, three within a fortnight or thereabouts, happened in the vicinity, of the Leura railway station at an early hour this…

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Motoring

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 22

According to the latest English flics, Miranda Ill., the Thorneycroft skimmer, which is coining to Australia, is destined for Adelaide. Last month she ran a series of trials on the Hamble River, with Mr. F. R. S. Bircham in…

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Tram Collision. Four People Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 13

Shortly after 10 o'clock yesterday morning a tram bound for Circular Quay from Botany, pulled up at the corner of Hunter and Elizabeth streets, and another car from Zetland crashed…

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Tram Extension. Baulkham Hills to Castle Hill. Invitation to Mr. Leo

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 11

A public meeting was held at the School of Arts, Baulkham Hills on Monday evening, to consider the advisableness of holding a banquet to celebrate, the…

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Attempt to Blow Up Railway Bridge

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 February 1910 · page 12

At an early hour on Friday morning an attempt was made to destroy a bridge on the A.A. Co.'s private railway line, near Aberdare, by means of some high explosive…

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A Deadly Invention for Aeroplane Use

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 February 1910 · page 16

Another implement which will make war in the air more practicable and deadly has been invented by Mr. C. J. Kennedy, son of a military officer. This…

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Special Train for Casting

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 February 1910 · page 16

The largest and heaviest castings ever made in the history of marine engineering were sent from Darlington to Hartlepool by special train recently. The…

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Seven Killed in Train Smash

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 February 1910 · page 12

A railway accident occurred at Stoats, the next station to Croydon. The Brighton to London express train, running at the rate of 40 miles an hour, broke a coupling near Stoats…

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Another Train Mishap. Katoomba, Saturday Night

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 6 February 1910 · page 1

The bird railway mishap within a week on the Leura-Katoomba truck took place to-night, when one of the two locomotives -- a D engine -- attached to the 9.25 fish train, came to grief at Katoomha. For some reason or…

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Railway Disaster in Victoria. Heavy Goods Train Bolts Three Lives Lost. Fireman's Terrible Death. Melbourne, Saturday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 February 1910 · page 7

A railway accident, resulting in the death of three men and serious injuries to a fourth, occurred at Beaufort Station early this morning…

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After the Floods. Railway Repairs Nearly Completed

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 February 1910 · page 7

From the Railway Department it was yesterday ascertained that the work of restoring traffic is almost completed. The railway is now light through to…

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Tram Examiner's Shocking Death

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 February 1910 · page 12

An accident, attended with fatal results, occurred on the second division, of the Melbourne express. One car of the train was running with a hot box, which was attended to at…

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Railway Smash. Three Men Killed. Another Victorian Accident. Melbourne

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 6 February 1910 · page 2

A serious railway accident occurred at Beaufort early this morning, resulting in three men being killed, and a fourth being so seriously injured that he is not expected…

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Motoring. Land, Air, and Water

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 6 February 1910 · page 1

Another 10 days' cruise is being arranged for the N.S.W. Motor Boat Club's fleet. The Sydney Bicycle and Motor Club proposes to hold a, hill-climbing competition at Eastwood early next…

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The Railway Outrage. Train Service Restored. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 February 1910 · page 7

The culvert on the Aberdare railway line near Neath, which was blown up on Friday morning, has been repaired, and a full train service is now being run. Mr. A. F. Hall,…

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Fall From a Train

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 February 1910 · page 8

George Nalgrett, a printer, residing at Baden- street, Tempe, fell from a moving train to the permanent way at the Sydenham station on Friday morning, and sustained serious scalp…

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Another Railway Accident. on the Mountain Line. Train's Marvellous Escape

Evening News · Monday 7 February 1910 · page 7

KATOOMBA, Monday.—Great excitement was caused on Saturday evening, about half-past 9, when it was reported that the passenger train from Sydney, known as the "fish" train, was…

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Off the Line. the Wollongong Train

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 February 1910 · page 8

The 5.55 train from "Wollongong ran two hours late last night, owing to going off the line near Otford. The train, with a large number of passengers on board, had Just left Otford, and was…

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Awful Railway Smash. Train Crashes Into Dead End Three Enginemen Killed. Heartrending Scenes. a Signalman's Collapse. Melbourne

The Star · Monday 7 February 1910 · page 7

Beaufort, a small town 30 miles to the west of Ballarat, in Victoria, was the scene of a terrible railway, accident about 2.30 on Saturday morning, when two engines…

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