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

Railways, roads & transport, 1892

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A Road Accident

National Advocate · Thursday 5 May 1892 · page 2

As Alderman Rickard was riding up William-street on Tuesday evening with a friend, a buggy came dashing down the street, and drove between the horsemen…

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Dynamite on a Train

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 5 May 1892 · page 3

A dynamite bomb was exploded on board mail train in Hungary, and three persons were injured…

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Metal on the Road

National Advocate · Thursday 5 May 1892 · page 2

A correspondent complains that where some repairs are being made along the Peel to Sofala road heaps of metal are allowed to lie on the made road, despite…

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Another Railway Accident. a Bathurst Townsman Killed. on the Western Line. Dubbo, 8 a.m

National Advocate · Thursday 5 May 1892 · page 2

Everything seems boomed nowadays, from murder to land-grabbing; and another fearful item was added to the railway accident list, here this morning…

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The Works Committee. and the Glen Innes Rail-way. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 5 May 1892 · page 2

The Works Committee this afternoon considered the Glen Innes railway…

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Glen Innes Railway

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 5 May 1892 · page 3

The Public Works Committee have resolved that it is not expedient to recommend the construction of the Gen Innes-Inverell railway…

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The Baldwin Commission Important Evidence by Moses. the Road From Tarana to Bathurst. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 6 May 1892 · page 3

Before the Baldwin Commission to-day, Henry Moses, the driver of the train which met with an accident at Tarana, said that the Baldwin engine was not too…

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Death on the Railway

National Advocate · Friday 6 May 1892 · page 2

The window of the unfortunate man Bolton, who as reported in yesterday's ADVOCATE, was killed on the line at Dubbo on Wednesday morning, is…

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Whilst in Motion. It Is Dangerous to Jump Off a Tram. Melbourne, Thursday Night

National Advocate · Friday 6 May 1892 · page 3

Two elderly men alighted from a tram in Melbourne this morning, whilst it was going at the rate of 20 miles. They turned a dozen somersaults at least, but…

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Attempt to Wreck a Tram. the Cowardly Act of a Villain. Sydney, Thursday night

National Advocate · Friday 6 May 1892 · page 3

AS a passenger tram to this city was passing a steep gradient at Lillie Bridge, Forest Lodge, the driver felt a bump of an alarming…

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The Tarana Railway Accident

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 6 May 1892 · page 2

The following letter appears in yesterday's Herald :— Sir,— I have read a letter in your issue of Saturday last from a Mr. Clarence Bridge,…

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Another Railway Fatality

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 6 May 1892 · page 2

A man named Andrew Matt has been killed by a train at Mussellbrook…

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Frightful Railway Accident

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 7 May 1892 · page 2

A railway bridge at Desmoines, in America, collapsed, and an express train was was wrecked. Seven passengers were killed and 15 injured…

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Railway Disaster. Collapse of a Bridge. Seven Persons Killed. London

National Advocate · Monday 9 May 1892 · page 3

A despatch from America gives particulars of a terrible railway disaster, resulting in a great loss of life and injury to passengers. While an express…

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The Tarana Railway Disaster. Departmental Report

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 9 May 1892 · page 2

The Acting Colonial Treasurer (Mr. Copeland) has received from the Railway Commissioners the following departmental report on the recent accident on the Great Western…

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Railway Traffic

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 11 May 1892 · page 3

The railway traffic returns for the quarter ended 31st March show an increase of £11,219, and the receipts a decrease of £389…

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The New South Wales Railways. Quarterly Report

National Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1892 · page 3

THE report of the Railway Commissioners for the quarter ending March 31st, has now been forwarded to the Hon. John See. Taken altogether and…

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The Western Railway Line. the Zigzag Tunnel Completed. Sydney, Wednesday Night

National Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1892 · page 3

Messrs. Proudfoot and Co. to-day completed the Lapstone tunnel on the Western Line, which will do away with the first of the zigzag line rounds…

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Mr. Eddy and Railway Repairs. His Evidence Opens Up a Question. Bathurst and Eveleigh Work Shops. Distribution of Repairs

National Advocate · Friday 13 May 1892 · page 2

WHILST giving evidence before the Commission appointed to inquire into the SCHEY charges against him, yesterday, Mr. EDDY, Chief Commissioner of…

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Canadian Railway Earnings

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 13 May 1892 · page 2

The earnings of the Canadian Pacific railway last year amounted to four millions sterling, leaving a profit of a million and a half…

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