A Terrible Death. Cut in Two by a Train
ON Tuesday morning, a railway guard named Albert Lord, aged 56, married with four children, met with a [?] accident. He attempted to jump on…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1902
586 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 24 of 30
South Africa. Attempt to Rob a Train. the Boer Leaders. [London, Oct. 15. London. Oct. 15
The Durban correspondent of the Standard reports that four Americans and Australians attempted to held up a train at Pinetown, about 17 miles north of Durban, on Monday night, their object being…
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In the attempt to wreck a train carrying 800 troops near Maritzburg, in Natal, railway chairs word wedged in the metals at intervals…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Attempt to Hold Up a Train. Australians Accused. London, Oct. 15
The Durban correspondent of the "Standard " reports that four Americans and Australians attempted to hold up a train at Pinetown, about 17…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Northern Railways of China
The Chinese officials complain that the Russians removed everything portable from the railway from Shan.hai-kwan to Niu-chwang before they handed it over to the Chinese. The line was left in a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Consolidation in America
"Engineering" has an article which gives some interesting details as to the conditions which brought about the system of railway consolidation in the States. It…
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It is advertised that a special excursion train will run to Sydney on Tuesday, 2[?]th October at 1½[?] per mile, first class (minimum 7s 6d; and [?] per mile, second…
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The Government Gazette of the 11th instant contains a notification of the proposed opening of a road from the village of Ardglen, up Doughboy Hollow Creek, to…
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An attempt has been made to wreck a train conveying 800 troops, near Maritzburg, Natal. Chairs were wedged in the rails at intervals to…
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A new train lately placed on the Paris-Calais run for the convenience of travel between Paris and London which is scheduled to cover the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Maitland to Grafton Railway. Proposed Cost
The Railway Commissioners have prepared a report upon the proposed railway from Maitland to Grafton. The cost of the line is estimated at £2,650,820. The revenue would be £110,000, and the…
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A crowd was watching the rescue of a drowning boy from a bridge in Constantinople, when the parapat collapsed. The result was that three hundred and seventy-five persons were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Railway Commissioners
The re-appointment of the Railway Commissioners for a further term of seven years has given great satisfaction in mercantile circles, and in the lobbies of Parliament House this morning the opinion was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The North Coast Railway Line. Some Arguments in Its Favour
Of course, with the undertakings in hand and in sight it would be unreasonable to discuss the Maitland to Grafton railway proposal as of immediate concern. A line that will cost between two and three…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our Railway Station-Master. His Approaching Retirement
Last evening, a meeting of residents was held at the School of Arts, for the purpose of considering the matter of the approaching retirement from…
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A TELEGRAM from Woolgoolga on Tuesday stated that the driver of Kenny's mail coach from Grafton to Bellingen reports that he found the…
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The recent tour of inspection undertaken by the Railway Commissioners some short time ago, along the proposed line of route for the North…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Overtime on the Railways
The amount paid for overtime worked over 12 days perfortnight for the year ended June, 1902, as given a return tabled by the Colonial Treasurer. amounted to £22,834…
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