Cut to Pieces by the Railway
A railway laborer named McCarthy was cut to pieces on the railway line at Richmond, Victoria, yesterday…
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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Railways, roads & transport
528 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 27
A railway laborer named McCarthy was cut to pieces on the railway line at Richmond, Victoria, yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Murray, lately in charge of the North Shore trams, has undertaken the management and reform of the Newcastle tramway service, which is in a most defective state…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hon. James Ramsay, M.L.C., of Adelaide, died on Saturday afternoon from the effects of the recent explosion in a railway carriage…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Railway Commissioners have decided to quadruple the suburban railways as far as Homebush…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The new bridge over the Firth of Forth, which is one of the greatest engineering feats of the world, was tested for the first time with a double train consisting of 50 goods waggons…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The following letter has been received:—"Sir,—In reply to your letter of the 10th instant, in regard to the erection of a bridge over the creek at Dunkeld, on the Orange…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Further evidence was taken by the Public Works Committee this afternoon regarding the proposed line from Molong to Parkes and Forbes. Mr. Garrard gave notice of a motion…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Railway Commissioners state that within ten days more ample trucks will be provided for the carriage of wheat from the country at reduced rates…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Intending excursionists by the special "penny-a-mile" train, which runs from all stations on the Western line, are reminded that tickets will be issued at Bathurst on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →News was brought into town early this morning that Mr. John F. Thompson, son of Mr. J. Thompson, Court House keeper, had been found dead on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[?] was examined in reference to the [?] from Molong to Parkes via Forbes. [?] were proposed, for both of which mush [?], but the Minister for Works had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The following is the evidence taken at the inquest held by Mr. W. A. Steele, coroner, at Mr. O'Donnell's residence, Jack White's Flat, near Peel, on Saturday,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A labourer, named William Fleming, while crossing the railway line at Eveleigh , this morning, was knocked down by the train. The body was fearfully mangled…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Monday 140,000 penny fares were collected on the tramways, heing an increase of 20,000 collected on the same day last year…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →There has been a terrible railway disaster at Louisville, (U.S.A.). A train run off the rails, and some of the carriages took fire. Six of the passengers were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In the Stale of Indiana, a train, approaching the town of Salem, in crossing abridge, suddenly left the rails, which had become spread. The engine and several carriages fell…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Cabinet has granted Mr. Whitton, Engineer-in-Chief of Railways, a further 6 months leave of absence on half-pay…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IN our last issue we gave a summary of some of the evidence taken before the Public Works Committee The following fuller particulars are taken from various sources:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The favorable result of the increase in the revenue for January is largely due to the increase in the railway receipts…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →It will be seen by a letter from Under Secretary Barling to W. P. Crick, Esq., M.L.A., that the Minister for Public Works has decided to erect a new bridge over the Vale…
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