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Broken Hill & the Far West · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1890

278 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 7 of 14

N.S.W. Parliament. Getting to work at Last. Regulation of Coal Mines Bill. Proposed railway Lines and Public works. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 July 1890 · page 3

The Hon. Sydney Smith, Minister for Mines, mored the second reading of the Coal Mines Regulation Bill in the Assembly last night. It provides for the…

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N. S. W. Railway. Eulogy by the Finanoial News. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 July 1890 · page 2

The Financial News eulogises the railway system of New South Wales…

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New South Wales Parliament. Railway Bills Passed Mr. Mawtherne Re-elected. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 July 1890 · page 3

The following Railway Bills passed the Legislative Assembly last night:—Nyngan to Cobar, Kiama to Nowra, Culcairn to Corowa, and Goulburn to Crookwell…

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Fatal Railway Accident. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 July 1890 · page 3

Minns, the fettler, who was injured on the Croydon, line yesterday, died last night…

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Mysterious Death. Found in a Fit in a Railway Carriage. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 July 1890 · page 3

A man of gentlemanly appearance was found in a fit in the railway train arriving in town from Heidelberg last evening, and died an hour after admission…

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Annual Railway Report. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 July 1890 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners expect to have their annual report ready for presentation to Parliament in a few days…

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The Eight-Hours System. Meeting of Victorian Railway Employees. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent). MELBOURNE, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 July 1890 · page 3

The railway employees held a big mass meeting yesterday, to farther their claims for obtaining the eight-hours principle as far as practicable…

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Sad Death of a Boy. He Falls from a Railway Carriage and is Killed. The Woman in Charge Gets Drunk. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) MELBOURNE, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 July 1890 · page 3

At the inquest this afternoon on the boy Lord, who died from injuries received through falling from a railway carriage and being run over at Albert Park last…

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Railway Accident at Adelaide. Passenger Train Collides with a Bullock. Engine Derailed and Carriage Smashed. Passenger Seriously Injured. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondent. ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 July 1890 · page 2

A railway accident occurred on the Port line last evening, when a passenger train from the Semaphore collided with a bullock at a spot opposite the Torrens…

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Railway Station Robbed. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 July 1890 · page 3

The Brighton railway station was broken into and a general clearance made by burglars last night…

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Gunpowder Explosion. Railway Sheds on Fire. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Corespondent. MELBOURNE, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 July 1890 · page 3

A fire occurred at the Horsham railway station this morning, through a large quantity of gunpowder, stored in the sheds, exploding. Fortunately nobody…

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Victorian Railways. Extensive Additions to the Railway Construction Bill. Enermous Expenditure Propesed. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 July 1890 · page 3

The second reading of the Railway Construction Bill came on in the Assembly last night. Mr. Gillies explained that 8 miles of suburban and 296 miles…

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N. Z. Railway Revenue. [By Telegeaph.] From Our Own Correspondent. AUCKLAND

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 July 1890 · page 2

The New Zealand revenue for the last four weeks, amounted to £284,982, being an increase of £2611 on the corresponding period of the previous year…

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The Nyngan-Cobar Railway. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 July 1890 · page 2

The second reading of the Nyngan Cobar Railway Bill comes before the Legislative Council to-night…

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Killed by a Train. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondent. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 July 1890 · page 2

William Heaton, a clerk, aged 60, was killed yesterday at Islington, near Newcastle, through being run over by a coal train…

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Nyngan- Cobar Railway. Debats in the Council. Speech by Dr. Garran. the Bill Passed. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondent. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 July 1890 · page 2

In the Legislative Council last night the second reading of the Nyngan-Cobar Railway Bill was passed, and the bill carried through committee without…

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The Hills Railway. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondent. ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 July 1890 · page 3

The Engineer-in-Chief reports that it would cost £26,000 to convert the trestle viaducts on the Hills line into earth embankments, and does not recommend…

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Rose Bay Tramway. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 July 1890 · page 3

It is proposed to construct a private tramway from Rose Bay Jetty to Ben Buckler, Bondi, where a hotel to cost £20,000 is to be erected…

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Penshurst Railway Accident. Foreman Committed for Trial. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondent. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 July 1890 · page 2

At the inquest on the body of the man McMaahon, killed at Penshurst by the accident to the contractor's train on Monday, John Hayes, the foreman of…

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The Broken Hill Railway. Read a Third Time and Passed. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondent. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 July 1890 · page 2

The first business done in the Council last night was the third reading of the Nyngan to Cobar Railway Bill, which was passed and returned to the Assembly…

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