Albury. Fire on a Train
As the Hay to Albury train was running between Yambla and Ettamogah, seven miles out this morning, a bag of chaff on the truck next to the passenger carriage was found…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1896
389 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 20
Department of Public Works. Roads under Trustees, Sydney, 30th April, 1896
Sir,—I am directed to inform you that in accordance with your recommendation of the 25th inst., the Secretary of Public Works has approved of the appointment of Mr. H. Robison as trustes of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Roads Under Trustees
The Hon. A. J. Gould. M.P., has received a letter from the Department of Public Works, stating that the Department could not accede to his request to have the roads…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Achieving His Hansom. Chapter Xi. the Train Robbery
Sometimes in a fit of desperation a man will do a thing which he will repent a whole lifetime. A moment of folly, passion or carelessness may bear evil fruit forever…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Chird-Class Crimes. [All Rights Strictly Reserved.] Stories Picked Up in Third-class Railway Carriages. the Pale Woman of Peckham
When you have all London and its extending suburbs to choose from; if one part of the big city is as suitable for your purpose as another, it is a little perplexing to decide where to pitch…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bicycle Road Race
The road race arranged to be run on Saturday under the auspices of the Maitland branch of the New South Wales Wheelmen attracted fully 300 spectators, who assembled at the point of starting…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Letter to the Editor. Branxton Railway Station
SIR,—It being too long a period to wait for our Branxton correspondent's next news letter, I would thank you to make some reference in to-morrow night's paper to the urgent need of repairs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Ticket Frauds. An Ingenious Clerk
A TICKET clerk at the Spence-street railway station, Melbourne, has been placed under suspension pending a full inquiry into alleged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Excursions
Cheap railway excursions are advertised elsewhere. The first will be to the Hawkesbury River, the train leaving Singleton on Wednesday next at the usual…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An Attempt to Wreck a Train
A dastardly attempt was made on Friday night to wreck the through mail train which left Sydney at 9 p.m. on Thursday, and was due at Melbourne at 10,52 p.m. on Friday. When approaching…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Construction on the Congo
The Belgian Chamber of Representatives is giving substantial assistance to the extension of the Congo railway to Leopoldville, the most important settlement of the Congo Free State, situated…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Railway Into Sydney
A PROPOSAL, it is understood, will be made to Parliament in the present session to sanction the construction of the railway into Sydney. This is a matter which has long been debated…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Construction
The building of a railway from Wady Halfa to Athashoh is progressing at the rate of half—a—mile daily…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bridge over Giant's Crook
Amongst the tenders accepted, by the Public Works Department in that of Morris and King, of Singleton. for £430 9s, for the erection of a bridge ovor Ginut's Crook, on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Letter to the Editor. Poetry on Railways
SIR,—I noticed, in your issue of the 18th instant, that your Moree correspondent had been "challenged to produce a poetical quotation on railways from any standard writer." Here is one, by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Parliament Op New South Wales. Wednesday, May 20, 1890. Legislative Council. the City Railway
Upon the VIce—President of the Executive Council moving the adjournment of the House, Mr. Macintosh rose to call attention to the agitation now going on with reference to railway extension…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Third-Class Crimes. [All Rights Strictly Reserved.] Stories Picked Up in Third-class Railway Carriages. a Man's Husband's Wife at Wimbledon
"I must confess I cannot see any particular advantages living so far out of London as, say, Wimbledon, If you have to be in the city early eve[?] corning. Jones tells me he does it…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Attempt to Wreck a Train
A dastardly attempt was made on Friday night to wreck the through mail train which left Sydney at 9 p.m. on Thursday, and was due at Melbourne at 10.52 p m. on Friday. When approaching…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The South African Railway System
The Voksraad of the Orange Free State, South Africa has rejected the proposed convention with Cape Colony to construct a branch railway, connecting with the main line to Cape Town…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Railway Into Sydney
A PROPOSAL, it is understood, will be made to Parliament in the present session to sanction the construction of the railway into Sydney. This is a matter which has long been debated…
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