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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport
291 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 15
The Sydenham railway accident inquiry continues. Since the guard gave his evine[?] there have been namerous witnesses, the "lay" ones, or those not employed in the service, all seeming to be of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →COMPLAINTS have been made from time to time of the lack of information available with regard to this work. Months ago a report gained currency that work was to be started immediately…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE evidence of several passengers and other witnesses, given at the inquest concerning the accident, showed that the train was travelling at a very high rate of speed just prior to the calamity,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A cable from London states that George H. Parker, an ex-soldier, has been sentenced to death for the murder of a farmer named William Pearson, on January 17, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Sydenham railway accident inquiry continues and so does the friction caused by certain remarks regarding the Coroner's attitude. The other day Mr. Gannon, who is appearing for Mr. Carrathers,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The survey work on the Grafton end of the proposal is progressing satisfactorily, and to expedite preparatory work to the construction of the line, a third surveyor will be put on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The unstoppable, go-aheadness of Lord Kitchener is paid a warm tribute by a writer in the Boston "National Magazine," and there can be no…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At the inquiry last week Haydon Baggs deposed that the speed of the train reached 46.55 miles an hour. Tho fastest time ho had recorded was 63 miles an hour by the western express. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The weary tramp. who wonds along the dusty road with pack on back And billy can in hand, which marks him as a wanderer on the track…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Sydenham railway inquiry still drags along, and the Coroner still has fits of testiness, and the papers get breezy and sensational "copy." Since your last communication there have been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →It must be recognised that an important step has been gained in connection with the long-continued agitation for railway extension to Grafton. The official turning of the first sod of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A CORRESPONDENT from South Africa writes:—It used to be a favorite trick of the enemy to ambush a heavy train at a spot where the grandient was s[?]eep. While it crept up at a snail's…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ON Monday last twenty-three tenders for five road contracts in this Electorate were opened by the superintendent (Mr. Martin), as under:—49-1900-1. Red Hill to Kerr's, A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Mayor received the following telegram from the Hon. John See last night:-- "I will turn the first sod of the railway. The party will probably go in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A sensational letter appears in a Sydney paper anent the condition of Hawkesbury bridge. The writer alleges that it shakes terribly and goes on shaking each time, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SYDNEY, FRIDAY NIGHT.—Professor Warren, at to-day's inquiry, expressed the opinion that the recent railway disaster at Sydenham was due to the speed of the train at that particular point, to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The first masting of the Committee elected by the public meeting on Wednesday, met last evening, the Mayor presiding. There were also present— Messrs. W. Stevenson, E. J. Brady, C. Sanders,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →About 150 citizens attended the public meeting convened for Wednesday evening in the Council Chambers by the Mayor for the purpose of arranging for celebrating the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Sydenham inquiry has fallen quite flat. This is not because it has become less serious, but because the public interest has been diverted by the Coningham case. Since last writing the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE inquiry into the Sydenham railway accident seems to be as far from a conclusion as ever. Some ingenious theories have been advanced, and more…
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