Accident at the Railway Station. an Employee Severely Scalded
A very serious accident happened this morning at the railway works to Mr. John Ashworth. It appears that about eight o'clock Ashworth, who is employed as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1896
393 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 6 of 20
A Goods Train Derailed
A goods, train was on Wednesday derailed near Orange through jumping the points. Traffic was restored in about two hours…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining. Larnach's Mine, New Bridge
News just brought to town state that tho Larnach mine, near Newbridge, produced one pound weight gold for 10 hoars' work at their small ground sluice. The reef in their…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accidents at the Railway Works. a Smashed Hand
Two very serious accidents occurred at the railway yesterday. Edward Lloyd, a permanent way employee, was with others removing a heavy gate from a truck. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →To-day's Telegrams. Sydney, Saturday. A Uniform Railway Guage
Negotiations are proceeding for a meeting of the Premiers of New South Wales and Victoria with a view to securing a uniform railway guage between the two colonies, each…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Killed on the Railway. SYDNEY, Sunday night
A coal trimmer, named Alfred Gale, was ran over by a shunting engine at Adelaide yesterday and killed…
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A man named Alfred Thompson, aged 34 years, was killed on the St. Leonards-Hornsby line on Saturday night. The body was cut to pieces…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Queensland Railways. BRISBANE
R. J. Craig, principal Under Secretary has been appointed to succeed Mr. Matherson as Railway Commissioner at a salary of £1,500 a year. Mr. Thallon…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Nevertire-Warren Railway
Mr. J. Harper, Goods Superintendent of the Railway Department, was examined before the Public Works Committee yesterday with regard to the proposed…
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By the train that left Newcastle on Saturday afternoon for Sydney there were as passengers Warder Armstrong, of Darlinghurst Gaol, and a prisoner named…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Found Dead on the Road. WELLINGTON
John Oram, an old resident, was found dead on the road. He apparently had been thrown from his horse while returning from the races…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victorian Railways. a Big Loss
The Victorian railway revenue for the currant financial year is £183,578 behind that of last year…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Railway Extension. SYDNEY, Friday night
The Minister for Works to-day promised a deputation that he would consider the extension of the Jerilderic Berrigan railway to Finley…
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The Victorian Railway receipts for the current financial year show a decrease of £170,616…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Latest Cablegrams. London, Monday. The North Shore Tunnel. PROPOSED ELEcTRIC RAILWAY
Parleyings in connection with the schem for the construction of bb electric railway and a tunnel to join the city of Sydney with North Sydney hare been concluded with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Burgling a Railway Station
Peushurst railway station was broken into yesterday morning, and the safe blown open and a quantity of money taken…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Local and General News. Deposits on Road Contracts
THE Minister for Works has issued a new regulation, to the effect that contractors tendering for Government road work will in future have to pay a deposit of £2 for all…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Third-Class Crimes. [All Rights Strictly Reserved.] Stories Picked Up in Third-class Railway Carriages. Ii. the Price of a Putney "Pus."
"Go to Putney!" On this particular day you could not have buried this time old Cockney advice at me with any show of sanity. I was there. It had tired me. I cast myself into a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Allegations against a Railway Clerk. Supposed Ingenious Fraud. Melbourne
A ticket clerk at the Spencer-street railway station has been placed under suspension pending a full enquiry into alleged irregularities in his accounts. About…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Important to Road Contractors
The following are some of the new instructions issued by the Department of Public Works (Roads Branch) to local officers, as to dealing with tenders, fines,…
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