Railway Fatality. Two Children Killed
A SHOCKING accident ocuarred on Sunday afternoon at Huratville, resulting in the death of two children, John Henry Sparks, aged five years, and…
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Hunter Valley · Railways, roads & transport
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A SHOCKING accident ocuarred on Sunday afternoon at Huratville, resulting in the death of two children, John Henry Sparks, aged five years, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Yesterday morning the deputation appointed by a meeting of the citizens of Singleton interviewed the Railway Commissioners at the station, with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AN inquest was held to-day on the bodies of two boys named Sparkes and Fabay, who were killed yesterday by the train whilst they were crossing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Railway Commissioners (Messrs. Oliver and Fehon), accompanied by Mr. John Harder (Chief Traffic Manager), arrived at Denman late on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The tramway employes, at a mass meeting this morning, decided, after a prolonged and somewhat heated discussion, to accept the offer of the Government to concede them the eight hours principle from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →I sat at dusk and waited for the train; The gaslights sputtered, flared, and then burned low, Casting about the room a gloomy glow;…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Railway Commissioners, Messrs. Oliver and Fehon, accomplished by Mr. Harper, the Chief Traffic Manager, arrived in Denman yesterday afternoon. They were met by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ON Monday morning the deputation appointed by a meeting of the citizens of Singleton interviewed the Railway Commissioners at the station, with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Trades Union this morning decided to fall in with the Ministerial offer to grant eight hours per day to tramway men from July next…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A wostward-bound immigrant train travelling on the Soneca-Wabash railway collided with an ordinary passenger tram. Eighty passengers were killed and 150 severely injured…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Railway Commissioners, Messrs. Oliver and Fehon accompanied by Mr. Harper, traffic manager are here on a tour of inspection of the proposed line to Merriwa from the northern railway. A very large…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mrs. Green: "Oh, my dear! That magnificent 'watchdog you brought home yesterday is gone." Mr. Green: "Eh! Did he break the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A SIGN of the times was the successful journey of a Sydney draper to Melbourne and buck, accompanied by three friends, in a 10-horse power motor car. They…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The northbound overland express train on the Southern Pacific was held up by two masked men 15 miles south of Eugene at 3 o'clock on the morning…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A disastrous railway collision occurred on the Wabash railway, United States. A train convoying immigrants bound west came into collision at Seneca with a passenger train proceeding…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A TERRIBLE railway disaster has just been cabled from America as having occurred on the Wabash Railway. It s[?]ems that a train bound west…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A large and influential deputation, representing the mercantile, farming, dairying, and fruit-growing industries of this district, met the three Railway Commissioners by appointment at the Singleton…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Railway Commissioners, Messrs. Oliver and Fehon, accompanied by Mr. Harper, the Chief Traffic Manager, arrived in Denman yesterday afternoon. They were met by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A shocking accident occurred on Sunday afternoon at Hurstville, resulting in the death of two children. John Henry Sparks, aged five years, and Michael James Fahey, aged four. They are supposed to have…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Moree to [?] railway was formally opened by the Minister for Works on Monday last. At a luncheon held on the show ground, where a programme of sports…
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