Railway Collision. Carriages Telescoped at Parramatta
A COLLISION occurred at the Parramatta railway station on Friday afternoon, between an engine which was being shunted and a train waiting to…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1898
637 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 32
Fatal Tram Accident. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
AT the inquest on the body of the tram conductor Joseph Vintzneti, who was fatally injured through falling off a tram yesterday, the jury returned a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Today's News by Wire. Sydney. the Late John Bridge
At St. Mary's Cathedral to-day a solemn requiem High Mass was celebrated for the repose of the soul of the late John Bridge, whose remains arrived from England a few days ago. Cardinal Moran…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cricket, Bishop's Bridge v. LOCHINVAR
On Saturday last the above teams met on the former's wicket, the match resulting in a victory by 16 runs on the first innings for Bishop's Bridge—a disappointment I believe to the [?] as…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Construction in Russia
The Russian Budget makes provision for the expenditure of 118,000,000 roubles upon railway construction in the Russian Expire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Wealthy Tramp
Oases of wealthy tramps, who trudge through the country with deposit receipts for large sums of money iu their possession, have often been recorded…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Suburban Railway Pares. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
tIN reply to an iniluontial deputation he Railway Commissioners held out, no hope for any reduction for suburban railway fares for a very long…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Official Corbespondence. the Hon. A. J. Gould, M.P., has kindly handed us the followiug letters for publication :— Deviation of Road Branxton via Eldersli[?]. Sydney, 11th January, 1898
Date of letter under reply: 7th October last, forwarded by you from Mr J. Bercini, junr., of Branxton. Urging that a deviation…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Heavy Rainfall at Murrurundi. Greeks and Rivers in Flood. Washaway on the Railway Line. Nearly 7 Inches of Rain. [Press Telegraph Association.] Murrurundi
After a week of excessively warm, muggy weather the rain which had been threatening for days was ushered in on Saturday with a thunderstorm and continued filling heavily until yesterdays…
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A deputation consisting of Messrs. J., G., and T. Leggett, McEnearney, C. Avery, H. Taylor, and J. Birch, waited upon the Chief Secretary at his office on Saturday morning to seek his…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Correspondence. the Road to the Upper Hunter. (To the Editor of the Scone Advocate.)
Sir,—The recent flood has made it abundantly clear that for the settlers of the Upper Hunter communication with the outside world is of a very…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The North Coast Railway. To the Editor
Sir,—I have road from time to time every item that appeared in the columns of your worthy paper on the above subject. You deserve great…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Catastrophe Averted. Very Narrow Escape of a Railway Smash at Parramatta
A NARROW escape from a terrible railway accident was experienced by the passengers of the 7.50 a.m. train from Parramatta to Sydney on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Bridge at Glendon
Matters in connection with the agitation for the erection of a bridge at Glendon is now taking a more definite shape. The need for a bridgo at the place in question…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tramp Who Found a Fortune. Strange History of £10,000
A year ago last November a penniless tramp was making his nay to San Francisco on the brake beams of a freight train. He was put off the train, and camped beside the track…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Northern Mail Train Alterations
We learn that on and after the Ist April next the northern mail time-table will be so altered that the departure of the train from Sydney will be at 6.15 p.m., as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Railway Accident Averted
A narrow escape from a terrible railway accident was experienced recently at Parramatta by the passangers of the 7.50 a.m. train from Paramatta to Sydney. The incident was also a very…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Robbing the Railway Commissioners
Richard Hunt and James Matthews, who pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a considerable amount of property belonging to the Railway Commissioners were each…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →To-day's Spouting News Randwick Train Ing Notes
There was a fair amount of work done this morning. Amourette put in a couple of rounds on the tan at half pace, aa did Record both look well. Toreador put in a steady round . Talavera and The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Letters to the Editor.. the Luskintyre-windermere Road
SIR,—I thick it high time to publicly make complaint re the management of the above-mentioned road. After every high fresh in the river a heavy…
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