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Broken Hill & the Far West · Railways, roads & transport
350 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 9 of 18
A serious accident was narrowly averted on the Portland railway line last evening. While a train was going at a high rate of speed it suddenly left the line with all its…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A terrible railway disaster is reported from Winsford. Two goods trains collided and smashed, and a loaded excursion train ran into the wreckage and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Reports from Cairns state that the feeling generally throughout the district is favorable to the acceptance of the Chillagoe-Bedford and Mount Garnet Company's railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →As a train was leaving Werris Creek station, on the Northern line, a passenger lit his pipe and threw thc match on the floor. The carriage was almost immediately enveloped in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR,—No reply has been forthcoming to Mr [?]ley's question, "Are the company's rates extortionate." I do not know so much about the Silverton Tramway rates as Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →As the result of representations made to the former Minister for Works (Mr. J.H. Young) by Mr. Cann a report upon the proposal to connect Broken Hill and the South…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—From the tenor of Mr. J. H. Cann's letter in your issue of the 7th instant, it would appear that I had unfairly taken the highest New South Wales rates when quoting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Commission (Mr. A. G. Pendleton, of South Australia) appointed to inquire into the Bakaia railway accident, states that the accident was-caused by driver Cnrter…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →HERE are a few lines taken out of the list of imports to Broken Hill from places beyond the colony during the past six months:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In the case of the Government v. the Glenelg Railway Company, in connection with the proposed purchase of the line by the Government, a verdict was given this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A train consisting of 80 coal-laden trucks end one passenger car, [?] latter containing three ladies, was running to-day from Sydney to Cockle Creek when…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →An Anglo-American syndicate, comprising the Rothschilds, the Morgans, the Vanderbilts, and the Mortons, with a capital of 65,000,000 dollars, has been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A CORRESPONENT wants to know, the rule of the road for perambulators, lt all depends. If it is the brand-now time-payment carringe of No. 1 it is superior to all law.That) baby…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Walter Porter, aged 20 years, n casual railway hand, was crushed to death between some wheat trueks at G[?]long yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Walter Porter, aged 20 years, a casual railway hand, was crushed to death between some wheat trucks at Geelong yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Word comes from New York that the Brooklyn tramway men are once more on strike. The trouble has already led to a conflict…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On Saturday afternoon Horace Halea, the son of a tramdriver of North Adelaide, was run over by a Resigton tramear in Pundiestree. One of his legs was so seriously journal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Late on Satanlay night, in Johnstone-street. Fitzroy, as the List tram was proceesing to Abbotsford, it crashed into a loay irva her that had been jambed in the slot cf the line…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A buggy full of Indies and children was run down by a train on a level crossing near the Golden Gate, Boulder, yesterday. The vebiele. was smashed and Mrs. J. II. Hopkins, of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The strike of tramway men in New York and Brooklyn, U. S. A., has collapsed, but has unexpectedly developed at Cleveland, Ohio, in the latter city…
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