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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport
27 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 1 of 2
Sir, -- I have often heard the remark made by men on the Macleay that we have good roads, or better roads on the Macleay than you will find elsewhere, but do these persons…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A disaster unprecedented in painfulness and horror, occurred in Vermont early on the morning of Feb. 5. With over 50 degrees of frost prevailing, a portion of a train fell over…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →FEW great schemes of national railway communications have experienced more varying vicissitudes than the one known as the North Coast Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IT is expected that by the end of next month arrangements will be completed for the conveyance of passengers overland from Sydney to Newcastle. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On evening the 5.40 express from Melbourne to Windsor and the 5.30 ordinary train came into collision near the Windsor station. Five persons were killed, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The excitement regarding the railway collision is gradually subsiding in Melbourne. There is now scarcely any difference of opinion among railway experts as to the cause of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A meeting of members of the North Coast Railway League ,and those interested in the matter, was held here on last Saturday at which resolutions were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A terrible railway accident occurred at Peats Ferry, on the Hawkesbury line yesterday. An excursion train with 300 passengers left Redfern…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At a largely attended meeting held on Saturday night, the following resolution was adopted and ordered to be telegraphed to Messrs. Ewing and Crouch, Ms.L.A., for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A dreadful railway accident occurred at Peat’s Ferry on Tuesday afternoon. A train left Sydney on a pleasure excursion at 10 o’clock. When within a few miles of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A large deputation of 50 persons, consisting of Members of Parliament and principal residents of the North Coast districts, waited on the Minister for Works, yesterday, to urge…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR, -- How is it there was not a greater amount of enthusiasm shown in response to the Mayor's advertisement for an expression of public opinion in favor of this great…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →We are moving about over the country, James Whitcomb Riley and I, in the capacity of a moral and spectacular show. I attend to the spectacular part of the business. This is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A meeting of the members of the Railway League, and others interested, was held at Taree on Monday last. On the motion of Mr. McMaster seconded…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE further particulars of the dreadful railway accident in the State of Illinois, America, discloses a most appalling state of affairs. The accident occurred at midnight with a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The goods train, after leaving Redfern for up-country this morning, took fire while crossing the new iron bridge at Petersham. It is supposed the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fat Cattle.—771 yarded for Monday’s market. Best Bullocks, £7 16s, or 18s 6d per 100 lbs. Calves.—A very small supply forward…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Public feeling in Melbourne continues to run very high regarding the alleged suicide of Miss—Swain, about twenty years of age, when walking over Victoria Bridge in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The inquest relative to the death of Miss Swain was resumed on Thursday. The object of the Crown Prosecutor’s examination of witnesses so far seemed to be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fat Cattle.—About 1325 yarded for week’s supply. Market very firm at 22s per 100lbs. Calves.—The market for Calves remains very firm, there being a limited supply…
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