Jumping Seats in Railway Carriages
A DECISION of Judge Emdens at Tunbridge Wells County Court lately will meet with the approval of colonial railway travellers, and check the practice of ''jumping" seats,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Broken Hill & the Far West · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1898
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Run Over by a Train. SYDNEY
The infant daughter of Mr. Donnellan, a gatekeeper on the Cleveland railway line, strayed on the crossing, and was knocked down by a passing train aud crushed to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Train Collision in Scotland. Seven Lives Lost. Many Injured. [Reuter's Message.] London
A mail and fast goods train came into collision in Ayrshire, Scotland, yesterday. The two engines, two of the passenger carriages, and three goods vans were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Far East. [Reuter's Message.] Another British Crniser Ordered to China. The Corean Railway Concession. LONDON
The second-class crniser Bonaventure, 10 guns, 4330 tons, 9000 horse-power, flagship on the East Indian station, has been ordered to proceed to China…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Collision. London, Feb. 7
By a railway collision at Bressie, Aryshire, seven were killed and many injured…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Along the Railway Line. Good Falls in South Australia
When the express left Terowie last night 1/2in. of rain had been registered for the day, and there was every prospect of a further dowsponr. The train met the rain at Yunta,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following appeared in our late editions yesterday:— the Weather. [By Telegraph.] The Washaways on the Railway. The Damage at Pine Creek. The Express Not to Run To-Night. [From Our Special Reporter.] Cockburn, Thursday Afternoon
I have just returned from the washaway, and find it the worst that has ever occurred at Pine Creek. Notwithstanding the large amount of money recently expended in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Dural Railway. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
The Parliamentary Public Works Committee by 8 to 5 has decided not to construct the railway from Rosehill to Dural. A section of this line,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Cut to Pieces by a Train. SYDNEY
A boy of 8, named Ernest Rose, was run over by a train at West Maitland last night and cut to pieces…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Far East. The Railway and Loan Negotiations. The Czar Indignant with China. [Reuter's Message.] London
The Standard says that China proposes that the route of the British railway from Burma to China should cross the Mekong River, and extend as far as the…
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SOME really excellent and necessary road work is now being done, under the superintendence of Ganger Patterson, in Lane, Chapple, and Chloride streets. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mangled by a Train. Accident or Suicide. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide, Monday Afternoon
At 2 o'clock this morning the train conveying the English mails from Largs Bay to Adelaide was passing Bowden station at a high rate of speed when the officials felt a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mangled by a Train. Accident or Suicide. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide, Monday Afternoon
At 2 o'clock this morning the train conveying the English mails from Largs Bay to Adelaide was passing Bowden station at a high rate of speed when the officials felt a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fetal Railway Accident. Perth
The mail train between Perth and Albany ran over a bullock which derailed the engine. The fireman Thos Harley was killed and the driver…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Newfoundland Railways and Telegraphs LONDON
The Newfoundland Government has agreed to transfer the State railway and telegraph systems to Mr. Read, a contractor. Mr. Read receives 2500 acres for each mile of railway…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Federal Convention. The Railway Problem. A Heated Debate. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne
The Federal Convention has for the past few days been discussing preferential railway rates on a motion submitted by Mr. Barton to the effect that any law or regulation of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Washaway. a Goods Train Derailed. The Express Delayed
THE heavy thunderstorm which passed to the westward of Broken Hill on Saturday night worked a vast amount of damage to the railway line between Oulnina and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Far East. The Occupation of Port Arthur. The Shantung Railway. [Reuter's Message.] London
In the event of Russia remaining in occupation of Port Arthur when the northern ports are open for ships in summer, Japan will demand from China…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Convention and the Railways
The railways, at a means of communication are on a footing altogether differing from that of the risers, and the efforts of Notoriety and South…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Fall from a Tram. SYDNEY
David Lyneham attempted to jump on a moving train late last night, but fell and was badly injured. He was taken to the Hospital unconscious, and expired…
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