Serious Accident. Cab Dashes into a Tram
AS a result of a collision in "Williamstreet, Sydney, on Monday night, between a cab and a cable tram, an elderly woman received injuries which…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1903
725 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 24 of 37
The Luskintyre Bridge
There is much that is informative and amusing in the following, taken from a Sydney journal, the strong point of which evidently is not geography :—In the engineering works…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →A Cruesome Railway Accident
In a book of railway anecdotes, bearing date about twenty years ago there is an account of what is described us a most remarkable…
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A train ran from Victoria to Brighton in 58½ minutes, an average speed of 63 miles and hour, and the highest being at the rate of 90 miles an hour…
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An excursion train entering St. Enoch's Station, Glasgow, too fast, crashed the buffers into the end of the platform. The two leading carriages were telescoped, killing 13…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Hourly Imminent. Between Russia and Japan Railway Line Being Fortified. London, July 25
The crisis in regard to Manchuria and Cores has reached an alarming stage. Advices from Newchwang report…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Life on the Bridge
The life on the bridge of a great ocean liner is especially interesting by night. The darkness seems to lend a new danger. The responsibility when the ship's population of…
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The driver of the train expected that the train would be sent to the long platform, and did not shut off steam in sufficient time to stop at the short platform. The brake power…
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A CROWEDE excursion train this morning, entering St. Enoch's Station, Glasgow, too fast, crashed into the buffers at the end of the platform, the…
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A CROWDED excursion train this morning, entering St. Enoch's Station, Glasgow, too fast, crashed into the buffers at the end of the platform, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Late News by Cable. London, July 31. Canadian Transcontinental Railway
In the House of Commons of the Dominion of Canada yesterday, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the Prime Minister, introduced a bill providing for the construction of a national…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Transcontinental Railway. Railway Engineers' Final Report. No Definite Recommendation. Estimated Cost, £4,559,000
The interstate railway experts presented their final report regarding the transcontinental railway to the Minister of Home Affairs' on Thursday. The exports, who presented two progress reports…
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An excursion train entering St. Enoch's Station, Glasgow, too fast, crashed the buffers into the end of the platform. The two leading carriages were telescoped, killing 13…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New South Wales Railways. Decrease in Revenue
The quarterly report of the New South Wales Railway Commissioners was issued on Tuesday, and shows that the railway revenue for that period, amounted to £774,731 as compared with £838,258 for…
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IN the Senate on Wednesday, Senator Drake laid on the table the final report of the commission composed of State engineers-in-chief on the proposed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Victorian Railway Strike. Compensation Rights
AT the close of the Victorian State Cabinet meeting on Thursday, the Premier, Mr Irvine, said the question of compensation rights of the railway…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Railway Strike. Position of the Men. Melbourne
An order-in-Council was passed this afternoon dealing with the compensation to enginemen reinstated since the late strike and certain other…
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The Bishop's Bridge Progress Committee held its usual monthly meeting at Mrs. O'Brien's on Monday evening. The following members were present:— Messrs. A. Spinney (Vice-president) in the chair,…
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The speech which Sir William Laurier, the Prime Minister of Canada, delivered in supporting the bill for providing a new transcontinental railway for Canada, to be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Disaster in Silesia
A terrible railway disaster is reported from Sucha, Australian Silesia. Twelve waggons, laden with stones, became uncoupled while ascending an incline, and descending the incline…
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