Railway Fatality. SYDNEY
A shocking railway accident occurred at 11 o'clock last night close to the Burwood station. A carpenter named Charles Ocklen was run over and killed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1897
381 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 20
The Western Paper Train
For the benefit of the Sydney morning dailies the Railway Commissioners have decided that those who dwell in the west shall have equal facilities, so far as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Strike of Railway Men. PERTH
The railway employees at Coolgardie have struck for an increase of three pence per hour in their wages. They are now receiving a shilling an hour…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Sextette Cycle. Paster Than a Railway Express. Sydney
The first cycle "sextette" ever seen in Australia was landed in Sydney to-day. It is of American make and is geared to 114. It is the identical machine…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →South African Railways
President Kruger has consented to the Cape railway lines being extended to the Band goldfields and Pretoria…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Railway Appointment. SYDNEY
Mr. W. R. Rowe, ex-Chief Inspector of the Auditor-General's Department has been appointed traffic auditor of the Railway Department a position rendered…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Russian Railways. LONDON
The Russian Budget devotes £12,900,000 sterling to building new railways…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cheap Railway Excursions
Holiday excursion tickets from all stations to all stations, except locally on the suburban system, will be issued on the various lines, commencing with the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cut, to Pieces by a Train. LAUNCESTON
A man named Edward Fisher was out to pieces yesterday by a train…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →English Railway Employees. LONDON, Sunday night
The Midland Railway Co. has decided to greatly reduce the hours of employment of shunters and guards…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Employees. Reduction of Hours. London
The Midland Railway Co. has decided to greatly reduce the hoars of employment of its Shunters and guards…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Rosehill Railway. SYDNEY
The Minister for Works to-day, in reply to a deputation spoke favorably of the idea of extending the Rosehill Railway to Dural. He promised to consult…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Court Train
It is no easy matter to manage the huge, Court train at first; and how to make a curtsey gracefully and rise again without tripping up over the train, or…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Cancelled Road Contract. Claimants Wanted
From the Department of Public Works, Mr. Crick, M.P., ha received a letter dated 14th inst., stating, "In regard to Mr. W. Davies' claim against J…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Revenue. SYDNEY
The aggregato revenue for the railways and tramways for the last half year amounted to £1,791898, being; an increase of £78,582 as compared with the same period…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Railway Fatality. WOOLLGONG, Sunday
Yesterday a railway fettler on a railway tricycle was overtaken by a train near the Mount Pleasant colliery crossing and cut to pieces. The body has been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sudden Death In a Tram. SYDNEY
A passenger by the tram which left Arnoliffe at 5.17 yesterday died shortly after taking his seat in the railway carriage. He has not yet been identified…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Supposed Murder at Adelaide. a Railway Platform Sensation. Adelaide
What seems to be a case of murder occurred at Semaphore last night. As the passengers were leaving tho last train from town, two men were observed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tenders For Roads
The following tenders for road works hare been posted at tho office of the Engineer for Roads (Mr. W. H. 0. Ranken) :— Road, Perth vis Charlton to Rooklev…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accepted Tenders for Roads
It is notified at the office of the Engineer for Roads (Mr. W. H. C. Ranken), that the following tenders for works have been accepted:—…
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