Terrible Railway Accident
A terrible accident has occurred at the St. Paneras (London) station of the Midland Railway. On Sunday night as the Scotch mail train was approaching the station the brakes failed to act,…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1894
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Diabolical Railway Plot in America
Telegrams from New York report a diabolical railway plot successfully carried out at Nebraska. The track was constructed by a band of train wreckers, and the outrage was not discovered…
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Messrs. Eddy, Fehon, and Oliver are to be heartily congratulated upon the condition of the great carrying business which they manage for the people of New South…
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After having been before the Equity Court for something like 22 days, the first claim in connection with the suit of Proudfoot v. the Railway Commissioners of N. S. Wales was decided on Monday by…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A Diabolical Deed. Attempted to Derail a Tram Car. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
AN attempt was made to derail an electric tram car at the North Shore last night. The car was between Melrose-street and Kowles Road when…
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A QUESTION has recently been brought before the Postal Department as to the legality or otherwise of sending letters enclosed in "railway parcels,…
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A mishap occurred on Tuesday at Potsdam, Germany, to a train conveying the Emperor William and the Emperor William and the Empress Augusta from Berlin. Owing to the breaking of a coupling the hinder part of the…
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Mr M'Lachlan, secretary to the Railway Commissioners, states that the wool returns for the past week show that wool is steadily coming into…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →District Telegrams. Newcastle. Tuesday. the Railway Commissioners in Newcastle
The above gentlemen are expected to arrive by special train at Newcastle at half-past five o'clock this evening. To-morrow morning they will receive deputations from the Chamber of Commerce, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Where a Road Should Be Made Passable. a Route to Singleton
WRITING on August 23rd. Mr A. k. Holden, of Marubrah, gives certain facts as to a road connection with Singleton which deserve public…
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Sir,-I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of the letter of the 15th instant, presented by you, from Mr J. Bereini, of Branxton. asking that a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Official Correspondence. Mr A. J. GOULD, M.P., has kindly handed us the following letters for publication:— Buiga Bridge. Public Works Department, Sydney, 15th Aug., 189[?]
Sir,—With reference to your letter of the 27th ultimo, in which you urge that kerb logs he placed on the Bulga bridge. and draw attention to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious Railways Disaster Collision in Belgium. [By Cable.] London
A SERIOUS railway disaster has occurred in Belgium. An excursion train from Antwerp, carrying a large number of passengers, including about…
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A diabolical attempt has been made to wreck a train near Plymouth. Shortly before a passenger train was due, it was discovered that a lump of stone weighing about 1 cwt. had been placed on the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bridge at Middle Falbrook. Public Works Department, Sydney, 24th August, 1894
Sir,—With reference to the letter dated the 1st instant, presented by you from Mr A. Thomas, of Glennie's Creek, urging the erection of a low…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Official Correspondence. the Hon. A.J. Gould, M.P. has kindly handed us the following letters for publication:— Road from Kelman's Gate to Glendon Road. Public Works Dept. Sydney, 27th August, 1894
Sir,—With reference to that portion of your letter of the 21st ultino, urging the expenditure of the sum of [?]20, granted for the improvement of…
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Telegrams from Antwerp give particulars of a serious railway diester which occurred to a Belgium excursion train from Antwerp carrying a very 1arge number of passengers, including about…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Time Table
Below are the hours at which the through trains between Sydney and Brisbane and between Sydney Newcastle, Maitland, and northern and north-western towns are timed to run until further…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →PROD[?]UCT v. the Railway Commssioners. Judgment for Defendants in one Claim
THE equity suit now being heard in Sydney of Proudfoot against the Railway Comissioners, in which the plaintiff, George Proudfoot, is asking…
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IT will be recollected that early in April last the Railway Commissioners took exceptional measures of economy, more particularly after the heavy…
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