Fatal Railway Accident
A shocking railway accident occurred at Macdonald Town station on Tuesday night, resulting in the death of Mrs. Fanny Edmundson, a widow, aged 58 years. In company with her neice (Mrs…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1898
637 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 32
Strange Railway Accident
A serious railway accident occurred on Wednesday, near Newtown Station, when a train from Parramatta was passing a funeral train travelling to the Necropolis…
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The joyousness of the holidays was sadly marred in our little village by the illness and death of Miss Jane Alice Spinney, second daughter of Mr. J. A. Spinney, a lady who had grown in the place, and…
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RAILWAY ticket-broking is said to have attained such large dimensions in the neighhouring colony of Victoria, that the Railway Commissioner finds his revenue seriously depleted…
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The Daily Telegraph states that Russia has obtained from China permission to extend the Manchurian railway to Port Arthur…
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The Nevertire to Warren railway is now completed, and it is expected that it will be open for traffic to-day. The following is the official description…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Wealthy Tramp
CASES of wealthy tramps, who trudge through the country with deposit receipts for large sums of money in their posession, have often been recorded…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Terrible Railway Accident. a Lady Killed. Many Persons Severely Injured. London
The East Coast Scotch express was derailed after a collision with a coal waggon at Dunbar, and there was a terrible smash. Three carriages were telescoped and two engines destroyed. One lady…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farewelling Real-admiral Bridge. [By Telegraph] Sydney
HIS Excellency Rear-Admiral Bridge, who is retiring from the command of the Australasian Station, was entertained at a farewell luncheon by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fearful Railway Smash. [By Cable.] London
NEWS has just been received of a terrible accident to the Seabeh express, which collided with a. coalwaggon at Burban and left the rails,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stopping the Queen's Train
"So elaborate and perfect ate the arrangements for her Majesty's safety and comfort when travelling over British railways that an interruption on the way is of very rare…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coming Railway Race
Next tourist season will see the railway racing to Scotland resumed, and preparations by some of the companies are already being made. The…
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It has been decided to prolong the Abahamed railway to Eldamer at the confluence of the Nile and Atbara Rivers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Novertire to Warren Railway
The Novertire to Warren railway is now completed, and was opened for traffic on Saturday. The following in the official description of the line:—This railway branches off the Great Western…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Railway Scalpers
Railway ticket-broking is said to have attained such large dimensions in the neighbouring colony of Victoria, that the Railway Commissioner finds his revenue seriously depleted…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Russian Railways in Manchuria
The preliminary surveys for the two projected Russian railways through Manchuria have now been completed, and the details for their construction are being studied. When the Siberian…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Railway-returns
The following are the returns of the goods and live stock traffic at the local railway station for the year just concluded. The returns show a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Tram Accident
At the inquest on the body of the tram conductor Joseph Vintze[?], who was fatally injured through falling off a tram, the jury returned a verdict of accidental death…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Expension in South Africa
Mr. Cecil Rhodes says that the construction of the Zambesi railway depends partly upon the output of the Gwelo goldfields and partly on the working of the Bechuana line…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An Improved Railway Service
The Queensland Railway traffic manager is at present in Sydney conferring with the railway authorities respecting an improved service between the two colonies…
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