Died in a Train
Frederick MeKearn, 61, it well-known public servant, died suddenly this morning in the train while returning from the Mountains, where he had been spending a…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1908
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Train in a Blazing Forest. Refugees Burned to Death
[?] forest firers are again raging in [?] wiping out entire villages, and [?]terrible loss of life (cabled the [?] Mail's New York correspondent…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railways and Fat Stock. Legitimate Business Blocked
Now That sheep and cattle are coming from a wider area in thsi State to the Homebush fat stock market, and more trucks are becoming available, stock trains…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway Bridge Opening
The new railway bridge over Glennie's Creek, that lias been in course of construction for over twelve months, will be officially opened for traffic to-morrow…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Railway Proposal
A MOVEMENT having for its object the construction of a line of railway from Muswellbrook to Merriwa has been in operation for some months in those…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland Tramway
So far nothing official has been received regarding the resolutions passed at the public meeting held recently with respect to the running of the Maitland tram service. Pursuant to the wishes of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Serious Railway Accident. Night Officer Terribly Injured
A terrible accident happened to Mr. Ernest Higginson, night-officer at Church-street railway station, at about 1.35 a.m. on Tuesday. In the course of the discharge of his…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →North Coast Railway. Operations at Grafton End
Mr. Edwards has arrived at Grafton [?]Sydney to start the survey of the South Grafton-Coff's Harbour section of the North Coast railway. He has been making…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Refreshment Rooms
Tenders have just been accepted for the leasing for three years, from Ist January. 1909 of the railway refresnment-rooms throughout the State. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Late Tram Strike. Croft Released. (By Telegraph). Sydney
[?] Richard Croft was fined or given the alternative of a month's imprisonment upon charts of insulting behaviour to a detective during the late…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Teams Versos Railway
Teams heavily laden with wool have been passing through Singleton for some weeks en route to Morpeth. where return loading is secured, in the shape of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Requirements
Arrangements have been made for a Maitland deputation, appointed at a public meeting, to wait upon the Railway District Superintendent to-morrow to bring…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Glennie's Creek Bridge
The new railway bridge over Glennies Creek was opened and tested on Sunday by officers of the Railway Department. The test was very satisfactory in every…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mail Train Stuck Up. (By Cable). London
A band of robbers stuck up [?] th Siberian mail train, and money to the value of £26,000 was stolen. Three of the robbers were killed by the escort…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Requirements. Deputation to the District Superintendent of Railways. Newcastle
As the outcome of a public meeting held on Friday week, a deputation from Maitland waited on Mr. A. F. Fox, District Railway Superintendent, this afternoon at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Management
SOUTH AUSTRALIA carries off the blue ribbon for railway management. In the year recently closed here railways earned 5½ per cent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bishop's Bridge
The monthly meeting of the Bishop's Bridge and Sawyer's Gully Progress Committee was held at Mr. Edwards, Sawyer's Gully last evening. The president…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The North-western Train
In connection with the present railway mall passenger sorvices, brought about by the recent change of the time of departure from Sydney to the north-west, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Late News by Wire. Killed by a Train. Sydney, Wednesday afternoon
John Harvey, aged 18, the night officer in charge' of the railway gates on the Sydney road at Liverpool, was run over last night by the outward bound Sydney to- Melbourne express. Deceased, after…
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