African Affairs. Rout of the Zambesi Slavers. Trade Routes to the Interior Opened. Extension of Chartered Company Railways. [By Cable.] London
Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 2
Advices from Amaba, in Central Africa, report that Lieutenant Alston, commanding a mixed British and native expedition against the Arab slavers, has defeated 20,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Rains. Tremendous Fall at Ford's Bridge. The Warrego Country Flooded. Further Heavy Falls at Louth, Bourke and Cobar
Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 February 1896 · page 4
THE weather reports for the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. received at the local telegraph office show that there have been further heavy falls in the country…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Burglary at a Railway Station. Sydney
Western Grazier · Wednesday 12 February 1896 · page 3
The safe at Young railway station was blown open by burglars on Sunday morning, who decamped with the cash-box, which contained £13…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Rains. Floods Between Nyngan and Cobar. The Railway Line Washed Away. The Area of the Fall. Further Downpours in Queensland. Brisbane Threatened with Flood. Rains General in Victoria. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 February 1896 · page 3
Although only, comparatively light rains have fallen in Sydney and along the coast, the records from one section of the western country are most…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Rains. Rise in the Brisbane-River. Victoria Bridge Blocked. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Thursday Afternoon
Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 February 1896 · page 4
Reports of rains in the country districts continue to come to hand. BRISBANE, Thursday Afternoon. It is raining heavily in the city,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Rains. The Warrego Floods. Serious Washaway at Bourke. Western Railway Traffic Still Suspended. Further Heavy Falls. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 February 1896 · page 2
Summarising yesterday's weather reports, it would appear that, with the exception of the country west of the Darling and parts of the east coast,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Rains. Rise in the Brisbane River. Victoria Bridge Blocked. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Thursday Afternoon
Barrier Miner · Friday 14 February 1896 · page 1
Reports of rains in the country districts continue to come to hand. BRISBANE, Thursday Afternoon. It is raining heavily in the city,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Rainfall. Heavy Falls at Bourke and Ford's Bridge. Washaways on the Railway Line. Sheep Drowned in Thousands. Sydney
Western Grazier · Saturday 15 February 1896 · page 3
Reports from Bourke state that 6 inches of rain have fallen there during the past 48 hours, and there are no indications of a cessation. A special…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Cobar-wilcannia Railway
Western Grazier · Saturday 15 February 1896 · page 2
THE Railway Commissioners, in their report to the Minister for Works regarding the proposed line of railway from Cobar to Broken Hill via…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Railway Trucks
Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 February 1896 · page 4
ACTING on the recommendation of the Commissioner of Railways, the Government has approved of the immediate construction of 150 trucks…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Railway Trucks
Barrier Miner · Monday 17 February 1896 · page 1
ACTING on the recommendation of the Commissioner of Railways, the Government has approved of the immediate construction of 150 tracks…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →3rd Edition Miner Office, 6 p.m. Latest Cable News. Serious Railway Collision. LONDON, Sunday Evening
Barrier Miner · Monday 17 February 1896 · page 4
Two trains came into collision at Brussels, in Belguim, during a dense fog. Twenty-eight of the passengers were seriously injured…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →French Railway Scandals. LONDON, Sunday Evening
Barrier Miner · Monday 17 February 1896 · page 4
In the French Chamber of Deputies the Premier (M. Bourgeois) deprecated any discussion on the railway scandals while cases where pending in court…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Latest Cable News. Serious Railway Collision. LONDON, Sunday Evening
Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 February 1896 · page 1
Two trains came into collision at Brussels, in Belguim, during a dense fog. Twenty-eight of the passengers were seriously injured…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →French Railway Scandals. LONDON, Sunday Evening
Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 February 1896 · page 1
In the French Chamber of Deputies the Premier (M. Bourgeois) deprecated any discussion on the railway scandals while cases where pending in court…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Threatened Railway Strike. LONDON
Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 February 1896 · page 2
The men employed on the Swiss railways, to the number of 12,000, have threatened to go on strike unless certain demands which they have made…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →French Affairs. The Railway Scandals. Alleged Plot Against the Republic. [By Cable.] London
Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 February 1896 · page 2
The conduct by the Department of Justice of the proceedings against persons accused of being concerned in the railway scandals, and blackmailing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Floods on the Western Railway Line. Sydney
Western Grazier · Wednesday 19 February 1896 · page 3
The Western district is still flooded. The Bogan River is rising slowly, and is now within 9 inches of the 1894 flood. A telegram from Nyngan states…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Accident in Belgium. Twenty-eight Persons Seriously Injueed. London, February 17
Western Grazier · Wednesday 19 February 1896 · page 2
A collision occurred between two trains in Belgium, resulting in 28 of the passengers being seriously injured…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Victorian Railways. Melbourne
Western Grazier · Wednesday 19 February 1896 · page 3
The railway receipts show a weekly deficiency for the past 33 weeks of £3340…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →