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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1868

5 stories in Mid North Coast's papers

Railway Accident Sydney

The Manning River News and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 18 January 1868 · page 4

As the passenger train from the intermediate railway stations—known at Newtown as the half-past 8 o’clock train—arrived, yesterday morning, at the Newtown station as usual (if…

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The Bathurst Road Murder

The Manning River News and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 25 April 1868 · page 1

THE crime of O’Farrell in attempting to assassinate His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, threw the community into such a state of excitement that matters which at…

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Take the Train Away. [?] Loq.)

The Manning River News and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 1 August 1868 · page 4

GP, out it off , my daughters dear, Though graceful it may be, And swiftly bring the sessions here, That I the Deed may see:…

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Accident at Railway This Sydney Station

The Manning River News and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 12 September 1868 · page 3

ANOTHER accident his occurred at the Sydney Railway Station. As a goods train was passing over the paints from on line to another, the half past 9 passenger train came in from…

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Arrival of the Suez Mail News to September 1st Wool Lower Queen in Switzerland Insane Intended Assassin Arrested War Between France and Germany Imminent Awful Railway Accident Outrages and Murders in Tipperary Duke of Edinburgh at Paris to Leave for the East in October Fire at St. Petersburgh Panama Mail Streamer Broke Down Great Fire at Southwark Atlantic Cable Broken Exciting Stowaways Incident

The Manning River News and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 3 October 1868 · page 3

Maitland Mercury office, Monday noon We have received the following important mail telegram from our Sydney correspondent The Bombay left Galle on the 8th and…

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