MELBOURNE. Monday. the Railway Collision
The official inquiry into the recent railway accident was continued to-day. Miss Herbert, one of the injured, is in a Critical condition but others are…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1887
351 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 18
Original Correspondence. the Road (?) Over Broken Back. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—Those of your readers whose lives have fallen in pleasant places do not perhaps know where Broken Back is. Those among them, however, who, for their sins, are compelled to travel that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Railway Accident in Victoria. (By telegraph to the Herald.) Melbourne
Public interest is at present centred in the departmental inquiry now being held into the circumstances attending the Windsor railway accident. The general feeling is that Guard Lang…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The North-eastern Railway. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—I cannot resist troubling you with a few last words on the above subject. In Saturday's Mercury there is a notice of the progress of the railway surveys, where among other matters it is…
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The following shows the classification and proposed distribution for 1887 of the vote on the Estimates for surbordiuate roads in the northern part of the colony under trustees:â…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fatal Railway Accident in Queensland. (From the Herald.) Brisbane
A terrible accident happened on the unopened section of the Fassifern railway between 7 and 8 o'clock this morning. A ballast train, consisting of an engine and six waggons, in which were 30 men,…
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The Government will not be [?] to fully state their policy with [?] to the construction of new [?] until next session…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Victorian Railway Disaster. (By Telegraph to the Herald.) Melbourne
The inquest upon the six persons who met their death at the railway accident at Windsor, on the 11th instant, was resumed at the Athenæum this morning. Mr. Purves, who was previously…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Excursion Tickets on the Northern Railway
Mr. R. W. Thompson, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Commissioner of Railways:— Department of Railways,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Fatality. a Woman Cut to Pieces
WE have received some particulars of a most terrible accident which occurred on Thursday afternoon, in the tunnel between Murrurundi and Doughboy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Outrage on the Hamilton. Road, Newcastle
WHAT is reported to be a extremaly agg[?] outrage on a married w[?] took place on the Hamilton-road, Newcastle, early on sunday morning last…
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ON Saturday night a fettler, named Michael Purcell, was killed on the G.N. Railway line near Guyre stationâabout half-way between Glen Innes and Armidale. When last soon,…
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On Saturday last the members of the Engineering Association paid a visit of inspection to the incompleted section of the Illawarra Railway beyond Waterfall. The S. M. Herald gives the following…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Appalling Railway Accident. (Armidale Express.)
A terrible accident, attended with fatal results, happened to aman named Michael Purcell, at Guyra, last Saturday night. The unfortunate man, who was a fettler on the line, was run over by the…
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The locomotive of the down [?] the rails at Newtown this morning [?] smashed into a portion of the [?] It also smasbed the signals, [?]…
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THE S. M. Herald says:—The opening of the Waratah to Gosford section of the Great Northern Railway, which was expected to take place almost forthwith,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miller's Forest Roads. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—Will you kindly allow me space in your valuable and widely-circulated journal to call attention of the proper authorities to the shocking state of Martin's Wharf road in the Miller's Forest…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Clarence-town Dungog Road. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—Having seen in your correspondence of Dungog report about the state of the roads, I can testify to the truth of the statement, having travelled last week from Maitland by Fry's mail…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Original Correspondence. Millee's Foeest Roads. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—Allow me space in your valuable and widely circulated journal to insert a few lines calling the attention of the public to the disgraceful state of the loads in Millet's Forest, especially along that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mr. Speight on the Railway Accident. (By telegraph to the Herald.) Melbourne
At the resumed inquest on the victims of the Windsor railway accident to day, Phillips, the driver of the 5.25 ordinary down train, was recalled for the purpose of ascetaining whether the 5.30 up…
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