Electric Underground Railway. Successful Opening. [By Cable.] London
The Prince of Wales to-day opened successfully the underground electric railway from Clapham to the city…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1890
278 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 13 of 14
A Plague of Grasshoppers. More Destructive than Rabbits. Railway Goods Traffic Impeded. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondent. SYDNEY
The grasshoppers and locust plague is assuming serious proportions in Northern Victoria and Lower Riverina districts. It threatens to be more destructive than the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →2nd Edition Miner Office, 6 p.m. Railway Collision. Numbers Killed and Injured [By Cable.] London. Tuesday Night
A terrible railway collision has occurred at Taunton, in Devonshire, through the neglect of a signalman. Many were killed and wounded, and a…
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A COMPLAINT has been made at this office that the persons who are conducting operations in connection with the tramway reserve are throwing heaps of slag…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cricket. South v.Railways
ON Saturday afternoon, when our report closed for the second edition, the match between these teams stood as follows:— Railways, 91; Souths, no wickets for 9…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Accident in Turkey. 30 Killed and 40 Injured. [By Cable.] London
It is reported that by a railway accident at Salonica, in South Turkey, 30 soldiers were killed and 40 injured…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Horrible Railway Accident. Human Remains Seattered for to Yards. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondent. MELBOURNE
Early on Sunday morning the line repairer discovered that the sleepers on the line at Mont Albert station, near Boxhill, were bespattered with the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Locust Plague. Terrible Effects in North Victoria. Devouring Everything Before Them. Houses and Hotels Invaded. Train Unable to Pull up in South Australia. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondent MELBOURNE
The locust plague in some districts is assuming alarming proportions. Great swarms have commenced to arrive at Kerang, covering the paddocks, gardens,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The London Tramways. Threatened Strike of Employees. [By Cable.] London
The men employed on the London tramways are demanding an increase of wages and reduced hours. They threaten to strike if their demands…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railway Traffic. Exceptional Pressure. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondent. SYDNEY
Regarding the questions recently asked about the railway traffic of the colony, Mr. M'Millan, Colonial Treasurer, last night stated in the Assembly that for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Electric v. Cable Tramways. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondent. SYDNEY
The Public Works Committee yesterday examined Messrs. Deane and Gustave Fisher, with reference to the proposed cable tramway through George, Pitt, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →South Australian Railways. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondent. ADELAIDE
In the Assembly last night the Moonta and Wallaroo Railway Bill was read a third time, and modified plans of the new Adelaide railway station tabled. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wilcannia Railway. The Broken Hill Extension
MR. E. B. L. DICKENS received the following wire from Sydney to-day, which he has courteously placed at our disposal:— "Wilcannia Railway—Minister desires…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Hampstead Road Murder. a Woman Sentenced to Death. [By Cable.] London, Wednesday Evening
The trial of the woman, Pearcy, for the recent murder committed on Hampstead Road, has been concluded. The prisoner was found guilty and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Accident. A Man Horribly Mangled. [By TELEGRAPH.] From Our Own Correspondent. SYDNEY, Friday Afternoon
A man, whose name is unknown, was killed on the Southern line near Parramatta this morning or last night. His mangled remains were found alongside…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victorian Railway Workshops Another Allison Smith Appointment. Indiguation of the Workmen. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondent. MELBOURNE
These is a very strong feeling at present amongst the operatives at the Newport railway workshops in consequence of the appointment by Mr. Allison Smith,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Perishable Produce. Deputation to Tramway Company and Customs. A Satisfactory Arrangement Arrived at
A DEPUTATION representing the produce trade of Broken Hill, and consisting of Messrs. A. A. Brice, Berriman (hon. sec.), Himmler, Smith, Hookings, and Grant,…
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A PARTY of men engaged on the tramway aiding, to connect the South and Central mines with the main line, struck yesterday morning from an increase of wages…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →American Tramways. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondent. SYDNEY
The Minister for Works has asked the Railway Commissioners to allow Mr. Thow, locomotive engineer of this colony, who will shortly be passing through…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Central Tramway. Employing Non-Union Labor
IT is understood that there is still some trouble brewing in relation to the men employed in constructing the South and Central mines tramway. It appears that…
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