Another Railway Accident. One Killed, One Wounded. Adelaide
A special cattle train from Adelaide ran into a trolly containing three men yesterday near Wasleys on the north line. One of the occupants of the trolly, a man…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1889
65 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 3 of 4
Out of his Road
MR. GOWER, P.M., presiding with Mr. Butterworth, J.P., on the local bench yesterday, was called upon to deal with an elderly man of rather diminutive stature,…
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A fatal railway, accidents took place at Ararat on Thursday night Angus Cross, who kept a public-house at Chatswood, was waiting at the Ararat station…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Sydney Floods. Railway Accident at Muswellbrook. Penrith Flooded: People Retreating. More Cases of Drowning. 26 Inches Fallen at Ryde. SYDNEY
News comes from all parts of the coast districts of the great damage to property, and in some caset loss of life, due to the great and unparalleled floods which have…
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ON and after to-morrow, June 1, the new South Australian train arrangements will come into force, and amongst the lines affected is the north, with which the…
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The railway to Cooma was yesterday ofternoon opened by the Minister for Works (Mr. Bruce Smith), who was accompanied by Mr. O'Connor…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Horribly Mutilated. Killed by a train. MELBOURNE
An engnie-driver, Alrick Cassidy, who has been employed by the Footscray council, was killed on the Williamstown railway line. His head was nearly severed…
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During the first four weeks, of the current financial year the railway returns show a net profit of £44,500. This amount gives interest at tho rate of 4½…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Latest. 8000 Persons Drowned. Terrible Floods in America. Villages Swept Away. A Town Wiped Out of Existence. A Huge Reservoir Bunrts. Seven Miles of Railway Demolished. 1100 Bodies Recovered. [By Cable.] London, Saturday Recovered
Disastrously heavy rains have fallen throughout the week in Pennsylvania and the neighboring American States. Tho downpour was so great and widespread…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Railway Accident. Twelve Passengers Injured. A Carriage Overturned. MELBOURNE
Another serious railway accident occurred last night, resulting in two young women being very badly injured, and several other passengers, being bruised,…
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Arrangements have been completed for the duplication of the railways from Granville to Liverpool and from Adamstown to Teralba, the works commencing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Latest. Another Railway Accident. Two Chinese Injured. SYDNEY
The west mail train to Sydney yesterday afternoon collided with a stationary engine at Penrith, smashing the engine and partly telescoping the carriages. Two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Armagh Railway Accident. LONDON
In regard to the railway disaster, by which on Wednesday 100 children were killed at Armagh, in Ireland the driver, the guard, and fireman of the train have…
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Messrs. Eddy and Oliver, two of the railway commissioners, who start on Monday next for the west do so for the purpose of inspecting the route of the…
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Seventy-four deaths have actually taken place through the railway accident at Armagh. Whole families were killed by the disaster. The Queen has sent a letter…
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A train which was retuning, full of passengers, from the Auckland races on Saturday afternoon, dashed into a van attached to another train, thus severely…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railway Commissioners. WILCANNIA
The New South Wales Railway Commissioners are expected to reach Broken Hill from Nyngan and Cobar, by way of Wilcannia, about the end of next week…
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Another horrible fatality has occurred on the railway line hear North Melbourne. Lillias Smellit, aged 30, the wife of a tea merchant of Queen-street, who has for…
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Mr. Curton, a locomotive inspector in the Government employ, stationed at Bathurst, was run over and instantaneously killed yesterday at that town…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Barrier Train Conveniences. Those Sleeping Cars
IN the South Australian Assembly on Wednesday evening, Mr. Rounsevell asked of the Public Works Commissioner —"When will sleeping cars be placed on…
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