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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1890

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Killed on the Railway

Macleay Argus · Friday 7 November 1890 · page 3

A middle-aged man named John Winterford met with a terrible death late on Saturday night at the Petersham Railway…

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Railway Traffic for the Cup. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 7 November 1890 · page 5

The railway traffic for the Melbourne Cup was heavier this year than last…

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Opening of the Sydney Electric Tramway. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 12 November 1890 · page 2

The Electric Tramway was opened on Sunday between Randwick and Waverley…

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Killed by a Tram. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 21 November 1890 · page 5

A man named Herbert has been run over and killed by a tram at Newcastle…

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Cut to Pieces on the Railway

Macleay Argus · Friday 21 November 1890 · page 6

On Sunday morning, William Welsh, a line repairer, whilst walking along the railway line near Mount Albert station,…

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News by Wire. Hampstead Road Murder. London

Macleay Argus · Friday 5 December 1890 · page 5

The woman Pearcy, for the Hampstead Road murder, was found guilty and sentenced to death…

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Killed on the Railway. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 10 December 1890 · page 3

A man named Thomas Adams, a railway carpenter, was killed at Junee. He got jommed between the buffers of the trucks while shunting…

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News by Wire. Seven Men Buried in a Railway Cutting. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 19 December 1890 · page 5

Seven men have been buried in a large railway cutting ten miles from Warrigal. One was killed…

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Railway Strike in Scotland. London

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 24 December 1890 · page 5

A great railway strike has commenced in Scotland, and trade is paralysed. It is expected to be general…

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Railway Disaster in Canada

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 24 December 1890 · page 3

The latest cablegrams report a fearful railway disaster in Canada. As a passenger train was crossing over a river at…

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