The First Tramway Accident
AN accident of a serious nature happened on the new street tramway this afternoon. All the morning a large number of boys, fascinated by the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1902
434 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 3 of 22
The Street Trams
THE street tramway was opened for traffic this morning, and is being well patronised. As to the dreaded smoke nuisance, it has not yet caused…
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DESPITE the period of depression which the low price of metals has forced upon, the mining industry on Broken Hill, the Silverton Tramway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Street Trams. Heavy Traffic
THE novelty of riding on the new tramway no doubt had a good deal to do with the heavy traffic of Saturday and yesterday. Under the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The First Tramway Accident
AN accident of a serious nature happened on the new street tramway this afternoon. All the morning a large number of boys, fascinated by the…
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YESTERDAY the street trams carried 3800 passengers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Victorian Railways. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne
The Victorian railway receipts for the past week showed a decrease of £682 compared with the same week of last year…
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John M'Ardle, a fettler on the Silverton Tramway line, had a rather exciting experience yesterday afternoon. He had gone down the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining the Railway. Boers Attempt a Rescue. London
The Boers mined the railway near Machadodorp, hoping to rescue General Ben. Viljoen as he was being conveyed to Pretoria. A bogie truck…
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AT the last meeting of the Essendon (Vic.) town council it was unanimously decided to sign an agreement with Mr. A. C. Aucber to run a line of motor…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wentworth-mildura Railway. [By Telegraph.] Wentworth
The Mayor of Wentworth has forwarded circulars to the Minister of the Crown, asking that the railway now being constructed from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motors Driven by Alcohol
ALCOHOL for driving motors and for lighting and heating purposes is coming into gradual use in several Continental countries. This is the…
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As a 'bus was crossing Crownstreet during a slight shower of rain the horses slipped on the wood blocks, and an approaching tram ran…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Train Adventure. Fall Through a Burnt Bridge. [By Telegraph.] Perth
As a train belonging to the Jarrahdale Timber Company was running in the direction of a bridge, the driver discovered that the bridge had been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Train Adventure. Fall Through a Burnt Bridge. [By Telegraph.] Perth
As a train belonging to the Jarrahdale Timber Company was running in the direction of a bridge, the driver discovered that the bridge had been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Run Down by a Train. The Inquest on John M'Ardle
An inquest was held by the coroner (Mr. Maitland, P.M.) at the courthouse yesterday on the body of John M'Ardle, who died from injuries…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Hours of Railway Employees. Debate in the Commons. A Government Defeat. [Reuter's Message.] London
In the House of Commons last night, Mr. C. W. Morton, Liberal member for Newington, moved that…
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Albert Meissner, 25, a married man, whilst engaged shunting waggons on the Ipswich railway line fell and six waggons ran over him…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegbaph.] Fall From a Railway Trolly. ADELAIDE
Mrs. M'Kenzie, the wife of a railway packer at Keith, was riding home on a railway trolly, the handle of which was in charge of her…
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An interesting case relating to the unauthorised [?] of railway tickets was decided by the Full Court the [?] day. A ticket agent had [?] the u[?]sed…
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