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

Railways, roads & transport, 1893

381 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 7 of 20

A Big Libel Case. Victorian Railway Commissioner v. the Age

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 1 June 1893 · page 2

The great libel action, Speight v. AM. bourne Agt, commences to-day. It is expected to occupy two months. The defendant's costs are estimated to amount to £15,000…

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Terrible Railway Accident

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 1 June 1893 · page 2

An unidentified man fell from the Hurstville train last night and was terribly mangled by the following train…

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Pith of Parliament. Legislative Assembly. the Sydney-vancouver Mail Line. Economy in the Public Service. the Law Practitioners' Bill. Segenhoe Irrigation Bill. Vale of Clwydd Coal Bill. the Simpson's Railway Bill. Parliament House, Friday night

National Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1893 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly this evening the Speaker took his chair at the usual hour. Sir George Dibbs, Colonial Secretary,…

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Sir Robert Duff Goes South. He Opens the Kiama-nowra Railway. and Is Received Every Where with the Greatest Enthusiasm. Sydney, Friday night

National Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1893 · page 3

His Excellency the Governor, Sir Robert Duff, performed his first public function to-day when he opened the Kiama-Nowra Railway in the presence…

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The Railway Trouble. Engine Drivers and Firemen. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 3 June 1893 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners say that there is no danger of the engine driven or firemen retorting to a strike. A return has been prepared showing that the former draw an average…

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Labor Troubles. More Strikes Pending. Lithgow Miners Come Out on Thursday. the Railway Difficulty. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 5 June 1893 · page 2

Labor matters are very unsettled. The drivers and firemen on the railways are discussing the probability of strike. The maritime unions are much…

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The Railway Revenue of N.S.W. a Tremendous Falling Off. Sydney, Tuesday night

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 June 1893 · page 2

The railway revenue last week shown a falling off as compared with the corresponding week of last year of no less than £10,300. This brings the decrease for…

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The Engine-drivers and Firemen on N. S. Wales Railways Say They Have Grievances Which They Must Have Righted. Sydney, Tuesday night

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 June 1893 · page 3

The engine-drivers and firemen complain bitterly of the manner in which they are treated, and they demand that their complaints be attended to. An…

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First Edition. Thursday, June 8. the Railway Receipts

National Advocate · Thursday 8 June 1893 · page 2

The constantly increasing shrinkage in receipts which the Commissioners are quite unable to prevent. The cause of it and the certainty that the…

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Railway Employees' Dispute

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 9 June 1893 · page 3

The only item of interest to record in connection with the dispute between the railway employees and the Railway Commissioners is that a movement is on foot…

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The Railway Difficulty. the Meeting of the Men. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 12 June 1893 · page 2

A mass meeting of railway and tramway guards and shunters yesterday appointed a deputation to interview the Railway Commissioners asking for the redress…

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Train Wreckers

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 14 June 1893 · page 2

An attempt has been made at Otage to derail the express train but only the, engine left the rails…

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Damage on Northern Railway

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 14 June 1893 · page 2

A washaway has occurred on the Northern Line near Armidale, in extent about a chain and a half. All through traffic has been suspended, and…

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A Shocking Tram Accident. the Brake Snaps and Five Passengers Are Killed. London

National Advocate · Thursday 15 June 1893 · page 3

A shocking accident has occurred at Chicago, U. S. A. On Monday the brake of a steam tram snapped, a large number of passengers being thrown to…

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Railwaymen and Commissioners the Memorial Answered by a Denial of the Grounds of the Complaints Therein. Sydney, Thursday night

National Advocate · Friday 16 June 1893 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners have at last delivered their reply to the statements made in the railway memorial presented them some two or three weeks…

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Electric Trams in Paris

National Advocate · Friday 16 June 1893 · page 2

According to a paper read before the Academy of Science in Paris by M. H. Moissan, the existence of transparent diamonds in other planets than our own…

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The Labor Trouble. Railway Employees Grievances. Strained Relations

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 16 June 1893 · page 2

With reference to the difficulty between the Commissioners and sections of the Railway employees, the Sydney papers report that a new and distinct phase has…

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Railway Revenue

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 16 June 1893 · page 3

The railway revenue for the past ten weeks shows a decline on ,£64,000 for the corresponding period of last year…

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A Journalist's Feat. He Tramps the World on Nothing

National Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1893 · page 2

One of the most curious journalistic feats on record is that now being performed by a Swedish gentleman of private means connected with the Copenhagen…

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The Labor Trouble. the Railway Difficulty. the Shipping Quarrel

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 17 June 1893 · page 2

There is some talk of amalgamating the whole of the associations in connection with the railway and tramway service. The Victorian Shipowners' Association…

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