Accident at a Railway Workshop. Sydney
Henry Scott had an arm torn off above the elbow at the railway workshops at Everleigh…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1897
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The Victorian Railways. The Driver's and Firemen's Banquet. Speeches by the Governor and Premier. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne
At the annual barquet of the Locomotive Drivers and Firemen's Association on Saturday the Governor (Lord Brassey), the Premier (Sir George…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Death of Mr John Bridge. Sydney ,Tuesday
A cable has been received this morning announcing the death in Scotland of Mr John Bridge,the woil-known wool and produce broker. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Tasmanian Railway Embroglio. [By Telegraph.] Hobart
The difficulty over the rival railway proposals continues. The position is briefly that under the Railway Act the Governor-in-Council (which means…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Projected Alpine Railway Tunnel LONDON
A syndicate has advanced a French railway company 36,000,000 francs for the construction of a tunnel through the Simplon, the mountain in the Alps…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Bulawayo Railway Opened. LONDON
The railway from Cape Town has now been extended from Mafeking to Bulawayo, the capital of Rhodesia; and the first train has arrived in that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Railway Account at Cobar. the Station Master Killed. Cobar
A terrible accident occurred at the Cobar railway station this morning Station master Faster was run over while shunting, and killed instantly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Ganger Killed. Sydney
Cook's excursion train to Melbourne ran over [?] railway ganger named Tra[?]y, near Gerogery. The victim was but to piecon, and his remains…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Road Accident. SYDNEY
William Elpbick, accompanied by his daughters, aged 5, 7, aud 12 repectively, was seated on a dray, on top of a load of bark. Ascending a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Buffalo Express. Crashes Through a Bridge into the Hudson. Twenty-eight Drowned. [Reuter's Message] London
The express train from Buffalo to New York crashed through the bridge crossing the Hudson River and fell into the stream…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident to a Train. Twenty-eight Persons Drowned. London, Oct.25
An express train from Buffalo to New York fell into the Hudson River, and 28 persons were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Hudson River Railway Accident. LONDON
Mr. Chauncy Depew, the President of the Hodson Railway Company, suspecte foul play in the late accident at the Hudson River, and has ordered…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Railway Companies in 1896
A REPORT by Sir R. Giffen and Mr. F. J. S. Hopwood on the finances of the railway companies of the United Kingdom has just been issued. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Hudson Riyer Railway Accident. LONDON
Mr. Chauncy Depew, the President of the Hodson Railway Company, suspects foul play in the late accident at the Hudson River, and has ordered…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Glenelg Railway. Purchase Still Undecided. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide
The Government ia still undecided regarding the purchase of the Gleuelg Railway. It is understood that negotiations ara proceeding with the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →3rd Edition Miner Office, 6 p.m. Railway Refreshment Rooms. [Reuter's Message] London, Tuesday Evening
In reply to a communication from the Victorian Railway Department, Sir Andrew Clarke, the Agent General for Victoria, has stated that the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The following appeared in our late editions yesterday:— Railway Refreshment Rooms. [Reuter's Message] London, Tuesday Evening
In reply to a communication from the Victorian Railway Department, Sir Andrew Clarke, the Agent General for Victoria, has stated that the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Railway Revenue. Sydney
The railway revenue for September quarter shows a decrease of £37,704…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road Supervision. to the Editor of the Barrier Miner
SIR,—I see that at the last municipal council meeting the works committee were instructed to engage the services of an overseer of works; and I know…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Suicide on the Railway. AUCKLAND
John Walker, ex-hotelkeeper, has committed suicide on the railway line by jumping on to the platform from a carriage. He was out to pleces…
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