Federating Railway Employees
A scheme is on foot for the purpose of federating all the Australian railway employees…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1890
528 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 5 of 27
The Forth Bridge
The new Forth Bridge has been opened for traffic; the trains crossed without the slightest hitch…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Big Bridge
The Frith of Forth Bridge is to be opened with a grand ceremony. The Prince of Wales and the Duke of Edinburgh will be present and also M. Eiffel and other eminent engineers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrible Railway Mishap
A railway accident has occurred in County Cumberland. The North England express dashed into a standing engine. Four persons were killed and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Firth of Forth Bridge
The Prince of Wales opened this great bridge over the Frith, of Forth to-day, The scene was a brilliant one. It is reported that Sir John Fowler, the chief engineer of this works,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Train Narrowly Escapes Wreckage
A broken rail was discovered yesterday afternoon on the Illawarra railway line at a spot only a short distance from Cook's River Bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Accident
A serious railway accident occurred at Carlisle on Wednesday in consequence of the failure of the brake of an express train which collided with a shunting. Engine, telescoping…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Serious Railway Accident. an Engine and Two Trucks Derailed. Two Men Injured
All accident of a somewhat serious nature occurred on the branch line to Richmond on Wednesday. The down-train from the Black-town junction connects with the western train…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railway Accident
Some narrow and wonderful escapes are reported in connection with the Blacktown railway disaster…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An Electric Underground Railway
The electric underground railway from London to Clapham has been successfully tested…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Along the Road to Parkes
Through Mr. D. McInnes, of Meranburn, we learn that a number of residents there decided to return the compliment to the Parkes people and drove over to Parkes with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Molong-Parkes Railway. (Gleaned From Various Sources.) Meranburn
THE Sectional Committee visited Meranburn the day after their visit to Molong. The members were driven out from Molong in the morning and were accompanied by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Railway Question
BY the time the present issue is in the hands of our render's the Sectional Committee on the Molong-Parkes-Forbes line will have nearly completed their work of taking…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Official Correspondence. Department of Railways, Sydney, February 26th, 1890
SIR,—In reply to your letter of the 11th inst., asking that a special train may be run to Molong in connection with the forthcoming Athletic Sports meeting there on the 17th proximo, I…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victorian Tramway and Omnibus Company
Taking the total population of Victoria roughly at 1,000,000, the traffic returns of the company for 1889 show an average of 40 trips for every man, woman and child in the colony,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sad and Tragic End of Miss Butler. Found Drowned Floating in the Macquarie River Near Ranken;s Bridge an Accident
All doubts as to the of Miss Butler are now set aside, for her body was found Hoadting in the Macquarie River near Ranken's Bridge last night about six o'clock. As soon…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Goos Train Off the Line. the Driver Is Killed
The down goods train, which left Penrith at 1 p.m yesterday, fell over the bank near the Bell's station. The driver, David Heron, was killed and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Drowning of Miss Butler Body Found Near Ran Kin's Bridge. Magisterial Inquiry
Yesterday afternoon a magisterial inquiry was held at the Hospital before Mr. W. H. Paul, J.P., touching the death of Annie Butler, whose body was found in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Landslips
The Railway officials have received information of some large washaways on the Mudgee lines between Capertee and Ilford. On the North Western line between Curlewis and Breema…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrible Railway Accidents. Line Collapsed on the Mountains. Driver Heron Killed. Slips on the Mudgee Line. Gang of Men Smut In
The effect of the heavy rains on the mountains and elsewhere through which the railway lines run has been most disastrous, and one life has been lost…
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