The Trans-Australian Railway
In his speech proroguing Parliament, his Excellency, speaking on behalf of his advisers, gave expression to the hope that he attention which had been given to many important…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1874
22 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 1 of 2
Railway Accidents
A collision of an alarming character took place on Nav. 25th, on the Midland railway, a shortdi stage from the Nottingham station. At about nine o'clock…
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In alluding to the numerous accidents that have occurred on the English railways of late an "American" gives the annexed interesting description of travelling by rail in the States:—…
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Within a fow days, now, we may expect the arrival of the first return mail from San Francisco, and with it the news that the steam service of this new route between the Colonies and England…
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A terrible accident occurred early on the morning of the 29th November, on the Midland Railway at Syston, a station about five miles north of Leicester. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Original Poetry. The Great Pacific Railway
Over the river, and over the dale, Under the mountain, the forests among, Runneth the Grant Pacific rail, A worthy subject for modern song…
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THE Andalusian mail train, on its way to Madrid on Saturday night last, says the Madrid correspondent of the Times, under date 22nd December, was stopped and…
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Blue Canon, March 3.—The snowstorm that set in on the evening of February 28 still continues, and at this time, 11 p.m., shows no sign wheatever of clearing off. Sunday evening at 6 o'clock, the…
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The following proclamation appears in the 'Government Gazette' of Saturday last:— Department of Lands, Sydney, 8th May, 1874…
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SIR,—Those of your readers who have no occasion to pass along between Macquarie R iver Bridge and Jamberoo, know nothing of the inconvenience and perils that travelling over that…
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The 'Liberta' of Rome describes the mo[?] of a "funicular railway," the concession of which has been applied for to the Italian Government by a company that proposes to construct it up to the…
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The following returns respecting trial surveys, ordered by the Minister for Works, were laid before Parliament on the day of prorogation, in compliance with an order of the Legislative…
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It has for some time been rumoured that the Directors of the Midland Railway Company were about to introduce into England the system of "Palace Gars," which has rendered American…
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A TRIAL of the steam road roller, lately imported by the Sydney Corporation was made in presence of the Mayor and aldermen, the Hon. Minister for…
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The offer of a Melbourne firm to construct a railway to the Gulf of Carpentaria from Dalby, taking in the most important centres of population in the rivers there, if seriously considered at all,…
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We have long maintained that before any effective movement can be made towards the federation of the Australian colonies, the way must be prepared by the improvement and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local News. Metropolitan and Illawarra Railway
In accordance with advertisement, a meeting of the General Committee for securing the construction of a line of railway between Sydney and Shoalhaven, through the Illawarra district, was…
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A very large deputation comprising about thirty gentlemen engaged in commercial and other important undertaking in Sydney and the coast district had an interview with the Premier on…
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The entire chapter of railway accidents, to which additions have to late years been frightfully numerous, has no parallel to this Great Eastern Railway collision near Norwich. The coroner…
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ON the 11th September one of the most appalling accidents which has ever occurred in the eastern countries took place on the Great Eastern Railway between…
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