Railway Accident
A SINGULAR railway accident occurred at Kolvedon, a station on the Great Eastern Railway, the other day. The cause of the accident was owing to one of the metals in…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1873
36 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 1 of 2
A Railway Novelty
A number of gentlemen connected with the metropolis and other parts of the country assembled by invitation, previous to the departure of lest mail, at the South Camp, Aldershot, with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Narrow Gauge Railway in New Zealand
The "pony railway" system of Queensland has been adopted in New Zealand, and has every prospect of proving a success in a colony where there are greater engineering difficulties…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Defalcations in Adelaide
ANOTHER one of defalcation on the part of a Government official has been' brought to light the [?]eireumstances being. exceptionally paintfal. A Mr. Belhouse, says…
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THE correspondent of the Newcastle Chronicle gives the following particulars of what is thought to be a malicious net, which occurred at Waratah:—On Wednesday…
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We are indebted to the courtesy and promptitude of our Albion Park correspondent for the following report of the public meeting held at that place last Saturday evening:—…
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The resources of the Festiniog Railway have lately been increased by the addition of a second Fairlie locomotive of the type of the "Little Wonder;" and by some new rolling stock intended to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Poetry. the Spider's Bridge
I SAW a bridge of gossamer. I was stretched across a brook; The architect a spider was,— What wondrous pains he took…
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Seeing that the Trustees of this end of the above line of road between this district and Sydney have called for tenders, with the view of further improving it, and having myself recently passed that…
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A report on the Railways of New South Wales, compiled by the Commissioner for Railways (Mr Rae), and addressed to the Secretary for Works (the Hon. John Sutherland), has just been…
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An occurrence of on extraordinary character is reported to have happened on April 25, while the limited Irish mail train was running over the Trent Valley. Mr E. F. Moore of Sloane-street…
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From the circumstances which have already transpired it appears that on Saturday night last at 7 o'clock it was reported at the Bathurst police station that a carrier named James Muggeridge…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →M. De Lesseps' Proposed Railway to India
M. De Lesseps is said to be coming before the world again with a project which will throw his own Suez Canal entirely into the shade He proposes to bring London within a week's journey…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →John Bridge's Weekly Produce Circular
Wool: No sales were held this week, but the news to hand per "Baroda," as well as by wire to the present date, leaves no doubt as to the establishment of prices…
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At a numerously attended meeting of the Royal Society of New South Wales, held at Sydney, on Wednesday evening last, (the Rev. W. B. Clarke M A., in the chair), Mr James…
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Wool: At the usual fortnightly sales held this week only a small quantity was offered the prices, however, showed that the recent advance was fully maintained,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sydney and Illawarra Railway. (To the Editor of the "Illawarra Mercury.")
SIR,—I am glad to learn that the excellent paper read by Mr James Manning, before the Royal Society in Sydney, has received attention in your locality. The facts stated by Mr Manning…
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The following letter, signed "Observer," and dated Wollongong, August 30th, appeared in the 'Herald' of Tuesday last :— SIR,—The inhabitants of Illawarra are under a…
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[?] monthly meeting of the Royal Society, [?] Sydney, on Wednesday last, Mr James [?] read a short but pithy paper on "Our [?] Coal Ports," of which the following…
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A public meeting of the inhabitants of this district favorable to the construction of a line of railway between Illawarra and the harbor of Port Jackson took place at the Queen's Hotel, on…
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