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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1886

36 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 2

Railway Sick and Accident Society

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 2 February 1886 · page 3

A MEETING of the members of the Bathurst Society was held on Friday evening in the Presbyterian Sabbath School building. There was a good and representative attendance…

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Grenfell Death on the Grenfell-marsdens Road

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 18 March 1886 · page 3

Mr. Howarth, J.P., Coroner for the district, conducted an inquest At Brenner's Hotel, Marsden road, upon tho body of a man supposed to be James Martin, a seaman belonging to the…

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Killed on the Railway

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 20 March 1886 · page 2

AN inquest was yesterday held at the Bathurst Hospital before the Police Magistrate and a jury of twelve, touching the death of a man named James Guthrie…

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The Bathurst Free Press "Magna est veritas et proevalebit." Tuesday, March 23, 1886. Latest Telegram Sydney. Serious Accident to the Bathurst Tourist Train. Sydney, Monday evening

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 23 March 1886 · page 2

At 11.15 this morning information was received at the Redfern Station that a serious accident had befallen the Bathurst tourist train whilst on the way to…

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Railway By-laws

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 23 March 1886 · page 2

The following case was heard before Mr. Justice Windeyer, in Chambers, on Friday:—THIS COMMISSIONER FOB RAILWAYS V. This was a case stated for the opinion of the…

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The Railway Accident. Additional Details

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 25 March 1886 · page 2

A Few particulars concerning the railway accident on the Little Zigzag have reached us, and are supplementary of the detailed accounts of the matter published in the Evening News…

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[?]erious Railway accident at Sowral Collision Between a Tourist and a Goods Train Many Persons Injured. Bowral

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 11 May 1886 · page 2

A serious railway collision occurred to-day on the Southern line near the bridge between the tourist train and a goods train The No.7 down tourist train from Sydney which left…

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Railway Employees Association. Formation of a Branch at Bathurst

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 25 May 1886 · page 2

On Saturday evening last a meeting of Railway Employees was held in the William street Lecture Hall and although only a very short notice had been given of the intended visit of…

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Bathurst Free Press. "[?] veritas at prosvalsbit." Thursday, June 3, 1886. [?] of Railway Trains

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 3 June 1886 · page 2

[?] we do not care to interfere apartmental regulations, believing those in charge know their work [?] prepared to do it. they are in a…

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The Western Road

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 15 June 1886 · page 3

The House went into Committee of Ways and Means on Wednesday, to discuss the proposed Income Tax. Some speakers characterised the bill as "entirely unnecessary," "uncalled for,"…

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The Bathurst Free Press "Magna est veritas et prosualebit." Thursday, June 17, 1886. Frauds on the Railway Department

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 17 June 1886 · page 2

THE world of New South Wales has been fairly startled by dark hints which hare been made concerning alleged extensive frauds, to the extent of over £200,000, on…

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The Alleged Railway Fraud

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 19 June 1886 · page 2

In the Assembly on Tuesday this subject was [?] upon— Sir Patrick Jennings stated that certain [?] had been circulated in this city with…

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The Railway Frauds

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 19 June 1886 · page 2

THE Government have admitted that there is truth in the report that there have boon frauds on tho Railway Department, but dony the possibility of those frauds being…

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Latest Telegrams. Terrible Railway Accident Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 1 July 1886 · page 2

A TERRIBLE railway accident has occurred in Tasmania. The driver of the train was killed, the stoker's legs were cut off, and about 100 persons were…

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The Railway Accident

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 3 July 1886 · page 3

THE following telegram gives the full particulars:- Hobart, Wednesday.—A terrible accident happened shortly before midnight on Tuesday…

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The Train Trouble

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 10 July 1886 · page 2

WE are glad that tho people in places other than Bathurst ans waking up to tho fact that the recent alterations in tho train arrangements are productive of…

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More Railway Frauds

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 10 July 1886 · page 3

We have been informed on the best authority that another series of railway frauds, of a character entirely different from anything yet disclosed, has been discovered within the past…

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Alleged Railway Frauds

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 10 July 1886 · page 3

The great interest (says the Evening News) taken in the alleged railway frauds by the pub[?] was shown this morning by tho crowded state of the Summons Division of the Water Police…

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The Railways, Our Farmers, and the Railway Frauds

The Bathurst Post · Thursday 15 July 1886 · page 2

FOR some years past we have advocated the reduction of all charges in connection with carriage by rail of farm produce. We held, and still hold, that farm produce should be carried at the lowest…

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Alleged Railway Frauds

The Bathurst Post · Thursday 15 July 1886 · page 2

THE great interest taken in the alleged railway frauds by the public was shown this morning by the crowded state of the Summons Division of the Water Police Court, in which the cases were set down for hearing. There was…

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