Fatal Railway Accident
THOMAS SCOTT, while employed shuting at Yersong Creek railway station near Wagga, on Saturday, was run over and had his right leg smashed. The leg had to be emputated…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1889
473 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 24
The Railway Commissioners and the Railway Service
Speaking at a social gathering held in Sydney on Monday evening in connection with the Railway and Tramway Service Association Mr. Eddy said: "The great desire of the Commissioners was to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Accident at Melbourne. (By Telegraph to the Herald.) Melbourne
The 2.15 train from Williamstown, containing persons who had been seeing the mail steamer Parramatta off, met with a serious accident shortly before 3 o'clock this afternoon at the North…
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I offered 47,085 opossum skins out of a total of 66,342 offered Sydney this week 80 far. The saleroom was crowded, many new buyers being present. The market almost recovered the slight decline last noticed. Every lot on my catalogue sold…
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FOR the Information of the general public we publish list of trains arriving and departing from Singleton railway station which run as follows :—…
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AN exceedingly narrow escape from an accident occured on the the St. James' railway line on Monday night. A train left benalla for Yarrawonga 10 minutes…
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SIR,—I notice in your issue of the 25th instant the formal prospectus of the proposed East and West Maitland Tramway Company (Limited), in which the promoter states that he has long taken…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Narrow Escape from Serious Railway Casualty. [By Telegraph.] (From our Muswellbrook Correspondent.) Muswellbrook, Monday noon
What might have proved a very disastrous accident was averted by the fact that the mail train from Sydney arrived nearly four hours late this morning at Muswellbrook, owing,…
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A terrible tragedy was enacted on Saturday night, April 13, in what is known as the Lincoln mail, running between that city and Tamworth, at some point on the journey between Nottingham and…
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Five inches of rain have fallen, and the Merriws bridge gave way under the pr[?] at 8 o'clock on Monday, and not a vestige of the structure is now left standing. Severallarge…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Redbournbery Bridge. Department of Pablic Works, Sydney, 21st May, 1889
SIR,—Referring to your frequent interviews with the Minister, and correspondence with the office in which you have urged the acceptance of a tender and the immediate…
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Communication' with Newcastle was kept up, but interrupted with Murrurundi, the the washaway which caused the accident on Monday morning still barring a passage…
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THE train from Newcastle due at Singleton at 11.30 a.m. did not reach here to-day till 1.30 p.m. There were no mails or passengers on board from…
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Some consternation was caused in town on Monday by the report that the up mail had run off the line near Muswellbrook. The train was running late, and the driver…
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On Sunday morning there was a large landship in a cutting near Awaba, covering the rails to a depth of three or four feet. A gang of men was quickly sent down and…
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Wool.—The late downpour has prevented the arrival of considerable quantities, leaving only small stocks for this week's auction. The vastly improved state of the European markets and the…
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Sir,—I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of 24th inst. on the state of culvert on road through Gtonnie's land, and to inform you that the matter has been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Upsetting of the Czar's Train Proclamation of Grati[?]ude
THE CZAR of Russia has issued a proclamation in which be expresses his fervent gratitude to Providence for his escape from the wrecked train at Borki,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →G. N. Road From Singleton to Whittingham. Department of Public Works, Sydney, 28th May, 1889
SIR,—I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of 24th May, on the state of Great Northern Road from Singleton to Whittingham, and to inform you that the…
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The Mullet Creek emb[?]kments stood [?] during all the great pressure put upon them On Tuesday between the Hawkeabury and Newcastle there was nothing but a spries…
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