Rutland Tramway Scheme
The Melbourne syndicate, which, for some time past has been negotiating with the Rutland Tramway Bill Company, with a view to constructing a railroad to…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1891
202 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 7 of 11
Extraordinary Robbery. The Trustful Tramway Man. And the Artful Stranger. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondent MELBOURNE
An extraordinary tale of robbery is told by a tramway employé. He says that he was conveying £350 to pay the wages of the men at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Differential Rates. Deputation to S. A. Railway Commissioners. the River and Barrier Trade. Adelaide Means to Keep Them. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondent. ADELAIDE
An influential deputation from Goolwa and the surrounding districts at the Mu[?]y mouth waited on the Railway Commissioners yesterday for the purpose…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Collision in Poland. London
A railway collision has occurred in Poland, by which a large number of persons were severely injured…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Train Tragedy. a Rich Polish Count Robbed and Murdered on a Russian Railway. [By Cable.] London
A telegram from St. Petersburg states that Count Plater, a large and wealthy Polish landowner, has been robbed and murdered in a railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Electric Railways for Paris. London
The corporation of Paris has decided upon a system of underground railways for the city, electricity to be the motive power…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An African Railway Job. London
The Liberals in the House of Commons are opposing a proposed grant of £20,000 towards the survey of the Mombassa Victoria Nyanza railway in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tramway Accident
AN accident, fortunately not serious, occurred at the Sulphide-street station this morning. Shortly before 10 o'clock an engine, with empty trucks attached,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miscellaneous Cables. the English Railways. London
The estimated cost of the maintenance of the English railways is £8,000,000 per annum…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fearful Railway Collision. London
Two excursion trains have collided at St. Maude on the Paris to Vincennes railway line. A carriage caught fire, and 50 persons were either killed or…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Collision. 50 Killed and 100 Wounded. [By Cable.] London
Later details show that 50 passengers were killed and 100 wounded by the collision of trains on the Paris to Vincennes line on Sunday. The dead…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The French Railway Collision. London
The majority of the persons killed in the recent railway collision in France are women and children. The railway officials at St. Maude, where the accident…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miscellaneous Cables. the French Railway Disaster. London
The persons injured in the recent railway disaster at St. Maude claim compensation to the extent of £120,000. About 25,000 people were present at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Melbourne Tramways. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne
During the last few months shares in the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company have been gradually declining, and the holders are wondering as to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Accidents in America. Numbers Killed and Injured. [By Cable.] London
An express train running between Coper and Michigan, U.S.A., was thrown off the rails by miscreants and many killed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Railway Collision. London
A fatal railway accident has occurred through the express train from Pittsburg to Chicago being wrongly shunted to the goods line at Salem, Ohio. A collision…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Midland Railway. [By Telegraph.] Perth
Thirty boilermakers, turners, and fitters employed at the Midland Junction railway shops, have struck work on account of not receiving pay for overtime…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Disasters. Collision in Switzerland. [By Cable] London
A terrible railway collision has taken place at Berne, the capital of Switzerland. A festival was being held in the city, and the passengers on both the trains were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →South Australia. the Budget Speech. Phenomenal Railway Revenue. Adelaide
In the Assembly last night, the Premier, Mr. Playford, delivered the Treasurer's Budget Speech. He stated that the Government had bought the Largs Bay…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Thrilling Railway Accident. London
A thrilling railway accident and a miraculous escape of officials is reported from America. A freight train, consisting of an engine and 22 loaded trucks, was…
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