Accident on the Underground Railway
On Saturday evening, a serious accident occurred at the Hammersmith Road Junction of the District Railway, by a Hammersmith train running into the rear of another train which had…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1876
201 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 11
Sydney Markets. Mr. John Bridge's Stock and Station Report
Station Properties are in rather better favour, but more general rain is required still before anything like confidence can be restored, and the same remarks apply to store stock.—Fat Cattle this week were in…
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Wool.—No sales held, and I defer remarks until next week. Tallow remains in fair request for trade requirements and shipment, at up to 33s 6d for beef, and…
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Toledo, O, Jan 27.âA singularly daring and well-planned scheme to rob the express train on on the Lake Shore Ra[?] was frustrated this morniung by the action of detectives and officials…
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The following official letter has been forwarded to us by Mr. W. C. Browne, M.P., for publication:- [Copy.] "Department of Lands,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maitland Circuit Court. Civil Side. (Before his Honor Acting-Judge Davis.) Monday, May 1. WARD V. the Commissioner for Railways
This was an action in which the plaintiff sought to recover £500 damages for injuries received. The declaration set forth that the defendant by his servants so negligently…
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Station properties, if not overstocked, will sell, much of course depending on situation and prospects. The sale this week of the Barambah station and stock in Queensland, at £5 1s per head for cattle, and…
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"Sir,—I have tho honor to report that I have, in accordance with your instructions, examined the country from Tamworth towards the boundary of Queensland, with the view of finding the most…
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Wool and Skins.—No sales held. Tallow.—No change to report; beef, 30s to 33s; mutton, 35s to 38s. Hides.—No improvement in prices…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Attempt to Cap[?]is[?] the Wallsend Train. (Newcastle Herald, May 8.)
We scarcely thought there were any people in this district who had such diabolical intentions as to try and capsi[?]e a train loaded with passengers. It appears, however, that there are…
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Fat Cattle.—This market coutinues very firm, and late quotations were fully maintained at sales this week; the same remarks upply to fat sheep. Wool.—At this week's sales prices rule, if…
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IN the course of an all-round debate in the Assembly on Wednesday evening, Mr. Cameron returned to the charge several times made against sub-oontractors on the railways, that they were…
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Mr. Lockey, in answer to Mr. Sutherland, gave the following information:—Contract No. 2, Yass to Cootamundra, date of acceptance of tender, 20th May, 1874; amount of tender,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Proposed Railway to Illawarra. (From thhe Evening News of Monday)
The Rev. Dr. Lang, in his lecture (delivered at the request of the Illawarra Railway Committee) at the Masonic Hall last Thursday night, gave the following six good reasons in support…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →District News. [From Our Various Correspondents.] Singleton. Police Court, Tuesday, 16Th May, 1876. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.M.: Messrs. Geo. L. L[?]bridge, John Browne, and John Johnston, J[?].P.)
RUNNING INTO THE LION'S MOUTH.—John Wilson was charged with being illegally on the premises occupied as police barracks, with int[?]t to commit a felony Prisoner was convicted,…
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Fat cattle brought high prices this week and from 24s to 27s 6d per 100 lbs for best beef may be quoted as the ruling rates. Fat sheep were in moderate supply and wedders…
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Wool.—No sales were held this week. Tallow.—The supply of, and enquiry for, trade parcels are limited, and my last quotations apply, viz.:—Mutton, 34s to 37s; best beef, 30s 6d to 33s;…
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The Progres de l' Est, a paper published in Alsace, reports that a dreadful accident took place on the morning of the 13th March, to a slow train leaving Mulhouse for Strasburg at 5…
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The Paris correspondent of the Times, writing on March 20, says:—A considerable crowd collected yesterday in the vicinity of the Arc de Triomphe to witness the definitive trial of…
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Fat Cattle.—The numbers yarded this week were moderate, and the greater portion only of middling quality. The prices realised were high, and fully up to last week's' rates. Best beef is worth from 26s 6d…
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