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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1887

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Terrible Railway Accident. the Hawkesbury Excursion Train. Six Killed and Forty Injured

The Burrowa News · Friday 24 June 1887 · page 3

The Queen's Jubilee day has been commemorated in disaster as well as demonstration. Au excursion train conveying some 250 Passengers to Pest's Ferry,…

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The Terrible Railway Accident. Latest Particulars. Peat's Ferry

The Yass Courier · Friday 24 June 1887 · page 2

THE special train from Sydney arrived this morning about 6 o'clock with Mr. Downe, assistant locomotive engineer, in charge of about 40 men, who at once began removing…

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Terrible Railway Accident at Peat's Ferry. Five Persons Killed-- Many Injured

The Yass Courier · Friday 24 June 1887 · page 4

A TERRIBLE railway accident occurred on the Homebush Waratah line yesterday afternoon, resulting in a lamentable destruction of life and property. It…

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Road Goulburn to Wheeo

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 25 June 1887 · page 3

Colonel Holborow M.P. has received from the commissioner for roads copy of the subjoined report received from Mr. Bolton, road superintundent at Crookwell, respecting…

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Latest Telegrams. [Through Greville’s Telegram Company.] the Railway Accident. Sydney

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 25 June 1887 · page 3

All the sufferers by the recent railway accident are progressing favourably, with the exception of Eliz[?] Hunter, who is till in a very low and critical condition. The…

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Young-dubbo Railway. Proposed Influential Deputation. Grenfell

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 25 June 1887 · page 2

THE Grenfell Railway League met last night, and there was a large attendance. It was una[?]ously resolved to invite the Mayors of Young, Forb[?]s, Parkes and Dubbo, with two or more influential…

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Narrow Escape From a Railway Accident in Victoria

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 June 1887 · page 4

A NARROW escape from another railway accident is reported. A special train left Melbourne shortly after 2 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, and had proceeded as far as Donnybrook when…

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Narrow Escape from a Railway Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 June 1887 · page 4

With regard to a paragraph which appeared in our issue, says the S. M. Herald of Friday, respecting an apparent narrow escape from a collision on the Western railway, our…

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Leasing the Tramways

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 June 1887 · page 2

AT a meeting of the Cabinet held on Friday, the Minister for Works submitted for the consideration of the Government the proposals which have recently been made on behalf of private…

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The Railway Accident at Peat's Ferry. the Official Inquiry

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 June 1887 · page 4

THE official board which had been appointed on Wednesday for the purpose of making inquiries in connection with the cause or causes of the accident sat at the Redfern railway terminus all…

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The Hawkesbury Railway Accident. the Inquest

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 June 1887 · page 5

An inquest upon the body of George Hankin, one of those who died of injuries received at the Hawkesbury on the 21st instant, was commenced on Thursday morning by the City Coroner, Mr…

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The Hawkesbury Railway Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 June 1887 · page 2

THE jury empanelled for the purpose of inquiring into the cause of the recent disaster at the Hawkesbury River visited the locality yesterday. As the train passed over those portions of the…

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The Late Railway Accident at Bathurst

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 25 June 1887 · page 3

Joseph Blackburn, engine-shed inspector, who was injured at the Bathurst railway-station on Friday, 17th instant, and had both his legs amputated, died in the Bathurst hospital on Wednesday last. He…

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Suspected Pilfering on the Railway

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 25 June 1887 · page 3

Mr. George Buzzard, Melbourne manager of tile Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Company, while travelling by express train from Sydney to…

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The Late Railway Disaster

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 25 June 1887 · page 3

THE following statement by Mr. Goodchap, commissioner of railways, in reference to the late railway disaster at Peat's Ferry, Hawkesbury river, was road in the Legislative Assembly, by Sir Henry Parkes,…

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Railway Through Siberia. London, June 25

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 June 1887 · page 4

Russia is about to commence the construction of a railway through Siberia to the Pacific. The work is to be completed in five years…

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Railway Picnic

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 June 1887 · page 2

AT an adjourned meeting of the railway employees on Saturday evening last the locomotive and traffic department decided to hold their annual picnic this year separately as on the…

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The Crookwell Railway

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 28 June 1887 · page 4

THE Crookwell Gazette has received through Mr. Teece M.P. the following report, which it is understood will accompany the plans and book of reference of the Goulburn to Crookwell railway, when laid…

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The Hawkesbury Railway Disaster

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 28 June 1887 · page 2

THE city coroner and the jury empanelled to inquire into the Hawkesbury railway accident visited the scene of the disaster on Friday. The train conveying them stopped at various points along the line,…

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The Recent Railway Accident

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 29 June 1887 · page 2

MISS HUNTER, whose case was the worst of those who were injured in the recent railway accident, expired early on Saturday morning. Deceased was 22 years of age, and lived at St. Peters. She…

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