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

Railways, roads & transport, 1895

193 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 7 of 10

Visit of S. A. Railway Officials

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 September 1895 · page 1

MR. A. G. PENDLETON, the South Australian Commissioner of Railways, accompanied by the traffic manager and locomotive engineer, arrived in…

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Suicide in a Train. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 September 1895 · page 1

A Wallerawang telegram states that a passenger from Sydney to Bathurst named Francis Tait, a native of Blayney, was found on the arrival of…

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Cardiff Trades Congress. The CollectiYist Programme. Nationalisation of Land, Minerals, and Railways Affirmed. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 September 1895 · page 2

At the Trades Congress sitting at Cardiff the Collectivist programme sanctioned by the Congress meeting at Norwich last year has been under…

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Tramways in Europe. Proposals for the Sydney Traffic [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 September 1895 · page 2

Mr. Eddy, Chairman of the Railway Commissioners, who has just returned from a European into made an exhaustive inquiry into the tramway…

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The Suicide on the Railway. Caused by Share Speculation. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 September 1895 · page 4

The lacerated remains which were last night found on the Camberwell railway line, near Jolimont, have been identified as those of George Fynch, a…

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Colonial Railways. Commissioners' Annual Reports. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 September 1895 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners report for the year ended June 30 last shows that the net return after paying working expenses was £131,938…

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The Suicide on the Railway. Caused by Share Speculation. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 September 1895 · page 1

The lacerated remains which were last night found on the Camberwell railway line, hear Jolimont, have been identified as those of George Fynch, a…

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Fast Train Travelling. LONDON, Thursday Evening

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 September 1895 · page 4

The express train between New York and Buffalo has accomplished the journey of 456½ miles in 407 minutes. The officials claim that this…

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Fast Train Travelling. LONDON, Thursday Evening

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 September 1895 · page 1

The express train between New York and Buffalo has accomplished the journey of 456½ miles in 407 minutes The officials claim that, this…

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Alleged French Railway Frauds. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 September 1895 · page 4

Three of the directors of the South of France Railway have been tried on charges of fraud and acquitted…

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Alleged French Railway Frauds. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 September 1895 · page 1

Three of the directors of the South of France Railway have been tried on charges of fraud and acquitted…

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The Victorian Railways. Official Opinion on the Board's Report. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 September 1895 · page 4

The MINER correspondent had an interview to-day with a member of the Cabinet regarding the Railway B[?]ard's report. He says the…

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The Victorian Railways. Report of the Board. Sweeping Reforms Recommended. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 September 1895 · page 2

The report of the Railway Inquiry Board was handed to the Government during the dinner hour at Parliament House last evening. It is a lengthy…

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The Victorian Railways. Official Opinion on the Board's Report. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 September 1895 · page 1

The MINER correspondent, had an interview to day with a member of the Cabinet regarding the Railway Board's report. He says the…

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The Awakening of China. Railway from Shanghai to Nanking sanctioned. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 September 1895 · page 2

The Emperor of China has sanctioned the construction of a railway from the treaty por[?] of Shanghai, now open to foreign trade, to Nanking, the…

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A Strange Discovery. a Road Upon a Shell. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 September 1895 · page 4

On several occasions when persons have been sinking wells or excavating cellars at Bendigo they have broken into old workings a few feet below the…

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A Strange Discovery. a Road Upon a Shell. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 September 1895 · page 1

On several occasions when persons have been sinking wells or excavating cellars at Bendigo they haye broken into old workings a few feet below the…

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Railway Collision in Saxony. Thirteen Killed and Sixty Seriously injured. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 September 1895 · page 2

Two trains carrying soldiers came into collision in Saxony, Germany. Thirteen soldiers were killed outright and 60 were seriously injured. Many…

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Forest Fires in America. a Great Northern Train's Experience

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 September 1895 · page 3

A T[?]LEGR[?]M from Spokane, Washington, dated the 20th August, says:—Passengers on the west-bound Great Northern train had a narrow escape from death last night…

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Horrible Railway Accident. Passenger Killed by the Adelaide Express

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 September 1895 · page 2

LAST night a man named W. J. Ryan, a passenger by the Adelaide express, fell off the train at the Eleven-Mile, 25 miles from Broken Hill, and met…

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