Shocking Tram Accident
A FATAL tram accident occurred at the Pitt-street entrance to Belmore Park at about half-past 5 o'clock on Friday afternoon. The victim was a little girl named Eveline May Botridge, 11…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1887
440 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 13 of 22
Accident to a Mail Train
An accident happened to the mail train arriving hero from Melbourne at midnight on Friday. Soon after crossing the Murray bridge the train ran into some horses which had strayed on the line. One horse…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railway Arbitration Case
THE evidence in the most protracted and therefore the most expensive and perhaps the most important arbitration case that, has ever taken place in the colony concluded on…
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THE Gunning Times, in its leading article of Saturday last, complains of the bad state of the roads in the Gunning district, and says the trade of the town is…
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THE following parish road is now open for public use:—Deviation in the road from Yass to Queanbeyan, with a branch leading from the north-east corner of portion No. 57, James…
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WITII reference to the express goods train which at present leaves Sydney for Albury at 4.50 a.m., land is timed to arrive at the latter station at 8.20 p.m., we understand…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway from Emu Bay to Mount Bischoff. LONDON, July 31
It is announced that a company is about to be formed to construct a railway between Emu Bay and Mount Bischoff, Tasmania. Shares to the amount of £125,000 will be offered to the…
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MELHOURNE, Sunday.—A young man named Bertic, who was a passenger by the express train from Melbourne to Sydney on Saturday night, attempted to commit suicide…
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EIGHT years have not yet passed (remarks the London Standard) since the world heard with horror that the great viaduct across the Tay had been blown down by a storm on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Peat's Ferry Railway Accident
IN reply to a communication from the Commissioner for Railways, the Departmental Board appointed to inquire into the circumstances attending the recent railway accident at Peat's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Strike on the Midland Railway. LONDON, August 5
A strike of engine drivers, firemen, and guards on the Midland Railway Company commenced at 12 o'clock last night, the trains being left standing on the line…
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THE regular monthly meeting of the Goulburn branch of the above society took place on Saturday last at 8 p.m. in the lodge room of the Oddfellows' Hall. Mr. R. Mitchell…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Strike on the Midland Railway. LONDON, Aug. 7
The strike of the engine-drivers and firemen on the goods trains on the Midland Railway has not affected the passenger traffic, though the goods traffic has been greatly impeded. The other…
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A LARGE and representative deputation, accompanied by Messrs. Garrett, M'Court, and Martin, M.sL.A., waited on the Minister for Public Works on Friday, and urged on his…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Strike on the Midland Railway. LONDON, August 8
The strike of engine-drivers and firemen on the Midland Railway has been overcome, and traffic has been restored to its normal state. Many of the men who struck are applying for…
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A BRANCH of the Railway Employes' Association was formed at Mittagong on Saturday night. Mr. Schey, M.P., delivered a lengthy address, explaining the cardinal features, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Opening of the Railway to Queanbeyan
THE new railway line between Bungendere and Queanbeyan is now practically completed, and will be ready for opening in two or three weeks, but the date on which the ceremony…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Railway in Asiatic Turkey. LONDON, Aug. 9
An important concession towards the practical realisation of the much debated and all important Euphrates Valley railway scheme and the overland route to India, so long and persistently…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Effects Have Been Wonderful. "Ilford Road Dispensary, Dukinfield May 3rd, 1884
"Dear Sir,—1 am happy a inform you that the sale of your Syrup nd Pills increases here continually. Several of my customers speak of having derived more…
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