The Hawkesbury Railway Disaster
THE country inquiry into the lasts railway [?] at Pat's Perry was continued on Monday. The greater part of [?] was countrey by this examination of the Pye, the [?] recently train…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1887
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A Paying Railway
THE Goulburn Argus says:--We live in an age of bogus railways. Mr. Thomas Carlyle's "Epoch of Shams and Shoddies" would not be complete without…
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A YOUNG man named Shields was charged before the Picton Bench on Friday with throwing stones at a mail-train last Saturday night at Harvey's Crossing, near Picton. It was said…
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Tenders were opened to-day for the 4½ per cent. loan of £200,000 placed upon the market by the Melbourne Tramway Trust, the minimum price for which had been fixed at £105. The…
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IT appears that the decrease in the railway receipts which was shown in the statement of the revenue for the last quarter was confined to the Southern and Western railways. The receipts…
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THE coroner's inquiry into the cause of the Hawkesbury railway accident was resumed on Wednesday. The evidence taken was chiefly that of experts. Mr. Shollshear, ther district engineer of existing lines…
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A deputation from Bowral, introduced by Mr. Mc Court M.L.A., urged upon the minister for works on Friday the desirableness of the government erecting a bridge over Merrigang…
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IT having been deemed expedient to open and make the following parish roads, notice is given that plans and books of reference, abowing the intended lines of the roads in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Picnic.—locomotive and Traffic Departments
RECENTLY several meetings have been held with respect to the railway picnic for 1887. The following synopsis of the proceedings has been kindly furnished us:—…
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Messrs. Johnston and Co. are getting along well with the Bungendore-Micalago section of railway; the rails are now laid within a few hundred yards of the…
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THE coroner's inquiry into the Hawkesbury railway disaster was continued on Wednesday. The examination of Professor Warren was resumed, and further evidence was taken relative to the operation of the…
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AT a complimentary picnic recently given to Lord Brassey by the public works contractors, the guest, in responding to the toast of his health (proposed by Mr. Dalley),…
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THE coroner's inquiry into the Hawkesbury railway disaster was continued on Wednesday. The examination of Professor Warren was resumed, and further evidence was taken…
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The interests of the Waddington syndicate in connection with the contract for the construction of the Midland Railway in Western Australia have been purchased by Sir Benjamin Browne,…
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A terrible disaster has occurred at St. Thomas, in Canada. A collision took place between an excursion train and a petroleum train. The latter exploded, and the excursion train…
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REFERRING to a petition presented by Mr. E. Ball M.P. asking for an amount of money to be spent on a portion of the Binda road, that gentleman has received…
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The coroner's inquiry into the Hawkesbury railway disaster was continued on Wednesday. The examination of Professor Warren was resumed, and further…
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LONDON, July 17.--A terrible disaster has occurred at St. Thomas, in Canada. A collision took place between an excursion train and a petroleum train. The…
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IT is so long since the project of having steam communication between Goulburn and Crookwell was first mooted that boys and girls then at school are now young…
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PARLIAMENTARY TRAIN FOR ADELAIDE.—A special train left Sydney at five minutes to eight o'clock on Thursday evening, to convey a number of members of the Legislative Assembly to Albury, on their way…
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