Orders for Railway Engines. London, Dec. 30
Owing to the engineer's strike in En[?] the Russian Government have given orders to American [?] for the supply of 200 enginee for the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1898
282 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 1 of 15
Atfempted Robbery. a Railway Station Fired. [By Telegrpah.] Melbourne
Robbers attempted to loot the weighing machine at the Glenferrie railway station platform, and in doing so set fire to the station. The flames…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Tram Conductor Killed. SYDNEY
Joseph Vintzin[?]z, aged 23, a tram conductor, slipped from the tram footboard and sustained serious injuries. He was removed to the hospital, where…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An Arizona Train Wreck
THE San Francisco Chronicle gives particulars of a terrible railway accident which happened near Los Angeles on 29th November. The regular west-bound over and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Novel Mountain Railway
A MOUSTAIN railway constructed on a novel plan is shortly to be opened on the Hochstauffen, near Bad Reichenhall, Bavaria. The chief feature of the new system is that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Excursion Train
THE excursion train to Adelaide last night took away 413 passengers—130 first-class and 283 second. Only about 90 passengers arrived by the excursion train from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Alma Electorate. Mr. Thomas at Railway Town
MR. JOSIAR THOMAS, M.L.A. for Alma, addressed a well-attended meeting of his constituents at the South Australian Hotel, Railway Town, last night. Mr. Linane…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Excursion Train
THE excursion train to Adelaide last night took away 413 passengers—130 first-class and 283 second. Only about 90 passengers arrived by the excursion train from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An Arizona Train Wreck
The San Francisco Chronicle gives particulars of a terrible railway [?]dent which happened near Los Angeles on 29th November. The regular westbound…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Accident on the Glenelg Railway. ADELAIDE
J. Malier, white attempting to slight from the train at Glenelg on Saturday evening as it was in motion, fell; and the steps of a passing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Far East. The Chinese Loan Negotiations. Britain's Terms. German Railway Projected in Shantung. [Reuter's Messages.] London
According to the Pekin correspondent of The Times, the British Minister in Pekin has informed the Chinese Government that Britain is willing to assist in the liquidation…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An Extraordinary Occurrence. A Dog Blocks Railway Points. SYDNEY
A little dog was yesterday frolicking in a lane near the railway bridge at Parramatta. A train had just been signalled to start. The points to let the train on to the aiding…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Train Derailed. No One Injured. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Saturday Afternoon
The engine and forecarriage of the morning train was derailed at Kiddell's Creek this morning. There were about 100 passengers in the train, but none were injured…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mangled by a Tram. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday Afternoon
John M'Gloin, a boy of 12, who attempted to board a tram last night, fell between the cars and was mangled…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Train Signalling. a New Method
RAILWAY officials in England are at present (says a home contemporary), paying considerable attention to the all system of train signalling, which is entirely automatic, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Federal Convention. The Control of the Railways. Important Amendment by Mr. Glynn. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne
The Convention, having postponed the question of the control of the rivers flowing by or through more than one colony until the conference between the representatives…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Railway to Klondyke. LONDON
The Canadian Government has given its sinction to the construction on land grants of a railway from Glenova, on the Sticksen River, to Tealin Lake. The line is to be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railway Revenue. Sydney
The railway, revenue for the past quarter has decreased by £12,500…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Far East. The Chinese Loan Negotiations. Projected Railway from Burmah to China. Despatch of Russian Troops. The Germans at Kiao-chou. [Reuter's Message.] London
The Standard says that such AngloRussian negotiations as are proceeding with a view to raising the Chinese loan have now taken a favorable turn, and that the German…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Train Attacked by a Race-horse. Sydney
A trainer named Butler was savagely stroked by a racehorse Douglas Park yesterday, and badly injures…
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