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

Railways, roads & transport, 1892

448 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 7 of 23

Terrible Railway Accident. Mail Tram off the Line. a Defective Rail. Eight Persons Killed. Eleven Wounded. a Terrible Sight. Three Motherless Bairns

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 27 April 1892 · page 2

This morning the city was thrown into a state of intense excitement when it became known that the mail train from Sydney had run off tho line and that a great number of…

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Fatal Railway Accident Sells' Circus Considerably Damaged. Sydney, Tuesday night

National Advocate · Wednesday 27 April 1892 · page 2

A fatal railway accident occurred at Glen Innes this morning. Sells' circus performed at Tenterfield last night, and were engaged to open at Armidale…

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The Late Train Collision Verdict of Manslaughter. Armidale

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 28 April 1892 · page 3

The inquest as to the death of Arc[?] Banks, who was killed on tho railway yesterday was held to day, and concluded with a verdict that the deceased came to his death on the…

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First Edition. Awful Railway Accident. 9 KILLED 11 Wounded. the Lines Burst Near Tarana. Sickening Spectacles. Wednesday morning, 7 o'clock

National Advocate · Thursday 28 April 1892 · page 2

Just as the mail train due here at 3 this morning was passing near Tarana it swerved heavily, startling all passengers, and causing a cry to be raised that…

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The Railway Commissioners. Visit to the Scene of Death. They Consult in Bathurst. and Inspect the Wounded

National Advocate · Thursday 28 April 1892 · page 2

The commissioners were on the scene of the accident this morning and inspected the line. Mr. G. W. Webb, of Bathurst, received a wire to join them…

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The Armidale Railway Accident. Committal of the Engine-driver and Guard. Armidale

National Advocate · Thursday 28 April 1892 · page 3

At Armadale an inquest was held to-day on the body of Archie Banks, who was killed in the railway accident yesterday, and concluded in a verdict…

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The Tarana Railway Accident. Other Bodies Identified. Visit of the Railway Commissioners. Messages of Condolence From Lord and Lady Jersey. the Inquest

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 28 April 1892 · page 2

During yesterday the police were actively enganged endeavoring to find put whether the friends of the two children in the hospital, whose mother's dead body still…

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The Railway Outrage

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 28 April 1892 · page 2

The Hon Patrick Emilins John GreVille-Nugont, brother of Lord Greville, who was charged at the Brighton Police Court on the 19th inst, with having committed a serious…

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The Railway Thief

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 29 April 1892 · page 3

Philip George Joseph Lewis has been committed for trial, for steeling tubes and other articles, valued at £70, the property of the Railway Commissioners…

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The Tarana Railway-Accident. Visit to the Scene. the Wrecked Carriages. Inspection by the Jury

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 29 April 1892 · page 2

As mentioned in our report yesterday, the jury were taken to the scene of the accident by special train. The railway authorities also arranged 10 lake with them all the…

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A Serious Charge. the Assault on a Lady in a Train. a Peer's Son in the Dock. the Accused Committed for Trial

National Advocate · Saturday 30 April 1892 · page 3

At the Bow-street police court (London) on Wednesday, the Hon. Patrick Emilius John Greville-Nugent, brother of Lord Greville, was charged with having…

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Victorian Railways

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 30 April 1892 · page 2

The Victorian Government have completed their scheme of railway retrenchment, effecting a saving of £300,000 per year, including reductions in salaries and the amalgamation…

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Nearly another Railway Disaster

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 30 April 1892 · page 2

A narrow escape from a serious railway accident occurred to the Gippsland express yesterday. A large tarpaulin blew across the line and becoming entangled with the…

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The Tarana Railway Accident. Conclusion of the Inquest. Verdict of Accidental Death. Officials Not to Blame

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 30 April 1892 · page 2

The following is the remainder of the evidence given, together with the verdict, at the inquest yesterday afternoon:- James Walsh deposed: I am a ganger on…

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First Edition. the Train Accident Inquest

National Advocate · Monday 2 May 1892 · page 2

THE result of the inquest on the Tarana tragedy cannot be accepted with feelings of unmixed satisfaction, even though popular opinion in Bathurst should be in favor…

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A Terrible Train Fatality. a Miner Run Over and Killed. Sydney, Saturday night

National Advocate · Monday 2 May 1892 · page 3

A miner, named Robert Lyall, was run over to-day, and killed, by the train at Teralba…

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The Late Mrs. McDONNELL Killed in the Tarana Railway Accident

National Advocate · Monday 2 May 1892 · page 2

Mrs. and Moss McDonnell, of Wellington, son and daughter of Mrs. McDonnell, killed int he railway accident near Bathurst on Wednesday, arrived in…

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The Late Railway Disaster. This Last Body

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 2 May 1892 · page 2

The body of the unfortunate woman, Mrs. Mary McDonagh, which remained for each a length of time unidentified, was last night removed from the hospital morgue by her…

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A Terrible Runaway. the Driver Hangs On, and Is Injured. a Collision with a Tram. Sydney, Tuesday night

National Advocate · Wednesday 4 May 1892 · page 3

This morning a horse attached to a spring van bolted in George-street west, and did considerable damage. The owner, Jonas Ayres, went into a…

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The Dangers of Railway Work. Another Fatal Accident

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 4 May 1892 · page 2

This morning a wire was received in Bathurst from Dubbo to the effect that William Bolton, who was well-known in Bathurst, and who has been recently engaged…

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