Railway Freights
The following article from the Australasian of Dec. 27, appears to be the true theory of colonial railway management, namely, that the railways of the colony should do…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1885
149 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 8
A Malicious Tramp
For more than a week past a German tramp who refuses to give his name has been causing a great deal of tronble in the villages of East Hampton and Noyack, L.I., On Thursday he was found in the…
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THE Daily Telegraph of Friday has a leading article on the Wallsend and Newcastle railway arrangements, and says: "The Northern lines have the…
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THE Hon. F. A. Wright, speaking to: a deputation at Uralla, said he was one who had a thorough faith in the railway as an agent of progress and…
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Fat Cattle.—At Homebush on Monday 998 head were yarded; there was a full muster of buyers, indicating a large demand, Most of the wholesale trade, having run short of supplies, were large buyers…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Smoking on the Railway. SATS a writer in the Echo :-
"Sir,—People have complained of smoking in railway carriages other than those set apart for that purpose. Let me relate my experience: Some time…
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Melbourne, Tuesday.—The Railway profits for the last year over the working expenses will, it is expected, [?] 3[?] percent…
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Fat Cattle.—On Monday 938 were forward, all qualities represented. A draft of prime Hunter River bullocks topped market at £9 12s, or say 25s per 100 lbs. On Thursday 1054 were yarded, and…
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IN an article on "Sir Julius Vogel and New Zealand" in the Melbourne Age the following description of the colony's position is given:…
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Department of Public Works, Sydney, 20th January, 1885.— Sir,—I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of 19th…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bridge at Jerry's Plains
Department of Public Works, Sydney, 20th Jan., 1885.—Sir,—I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of 19th inst., on the subject of the…
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Fat Cattle.—747 were forward on Monday, chiefly indifferent quality. There was a large muster of buyers. A draft of prime Clarence cattle topped market at £8 9s 8d, or say 24s per 100 lbs. I sold…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Appalling Railway Accident on the Southern Line. [By Telegraph From Greville's Co.]
By telegraph yesterday forenoon and evening we received the following news of a terrible railway accident which had occurred on the Great Southern Railway line:—…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Wright ou the Government Railway Policy
In responding to the toast of the Ministry at a banquet given in honor of Mr. A. Ryrie, at Braidwood, on Thursday, the Hon. F. A. Wright, referring to the Railway policy of…
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SPEAKING at Braidwood the other evening, the Minister for Works said:— Our experience of the past points to the fact that railways have done vast service…
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An inquest on the six bodies recovered from the scene of the railway disaster was commenced at Cootamundra yesterday, and after the examination of a few witnesses was…
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A TERRIBLE railway accident occurred on Sunday evening to the mail train on the Great Southern Line. A culvert at what is known as the Salt Clay Creek,…
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Last Sunday the Lord Bishop of Newcastle held a confirmation service at Bishop's Bridge, in St. Andrew's Church. There were fifteen candidates—eleven males and four…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Great Railway Accident. [By Telegraph From Greville's Co.] the Inquest. Sydney
At the railway accident inquest, the following was the principal evidence taken yesterday:— James Glynn, station master, Bethungra, remembered Sunday evening; he was at the station when…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Maitland Mercury. Thursday, January 29, 1885. the Railway Accident
NEW SOUTH WALES has attained the sad notoriety of being the theatre of a railway casualty more terrible than any yet recorded in Australian annals. No element of horror…
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