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Mid North Coast · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1891

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Terrible Railway Accident in France 50 Killed and 100 INJURED

Macleay Argus · Friday 31 July 1891 · page 5

A terrible collision between a goods train and an excursion train occurred on Sunday at Saint Maude, near Paris. The carriages caught fire. 50 of the…

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The Commissioners and Railway Freights. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 4 August 1891 · page 2

In reply to complaints as to the charges made for the carriage of hay, straw, and chaff, the Commissioners have decided that the freights are…

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New Railway Block System

Macleay Argus · Friday 7 August 1891 · page 4

A paper is published in the Railway and Tramway Review of July 23rd, upon the block system as applied to railway signalling, in which the patent…

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Fearful Railway Accident London

Macleay Argus · Friday 21 August 1891 · page 4

A Californian freight train consisting of twenty two cars and an engine, became derailed on a coastal bluff and was plunged into the Pacific Ocean…

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News by Wire. Twenty Persons Insane Owing to a Railway Accident. London

Macleay Argus · Friday 21 August 1891 · page 4

Twenty of the passengers who were injured in the late railway accident in Paris have become hopelessly insane…

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The Hickey's Creek-Trial Bay Railway

Macleay Argus · Friday 28 August 1891 · page 4

A meeting was held at the Good Templars' Hall, Kempsey, last night, for the purpose of urging upon the Government the necessity of pushing…

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Proposed Bridge over the Macleay

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 1 September 1891 · page 2

THE following is Mr. Price's official report on the proposed bridge over the Macleay River at Kempsey: -- Sir, -- Having carefully considered all the…

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Stopping and Robbing a Train. London

Macleay Argus · Friday 4 September 1891 · page 4

A band of robbers stopped a train in the United States, and robbed the passengers of £700…

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Proposed Railway from Kempsey to Trial Bay

Macleay Argus · Friday 4 September 1891 · page 6

The following is Mr. Price's report to the Under Secretary for Public Works on the proposed railway from Kempsey to Trial Bay:--…

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The Trial Bay Railway

Macleay Argus · Friday 4 September 1891 · page 4

In this issue will be found Mr. Price's report upon the Trial Bay Railway, and we commend it to the attention of our readers as an overwhelming…

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Railway Accidents

Macleay Argus · Friday 4 September 1891 · page 5

A dreadful accident occurred at Murrumburrah on Friday last by which two men met their deaths, and a third is in a critical condition. From…

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Railway League Meeting

Macleay Argus · Friday 11 September 1891 · page 5

A MEETING in connection with the newly-formed Railway League was held at the Good Templars' Hall on Thursday night. The audience…

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Railway Sleepers. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 18 September 1891 · page 5

The Railway Commissioners are considering the question of using red gum sleepers as well as ironbark, and tenders are likely to be called for…

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The Upper Hastings Road. to the Editor of the Port Macquarie N[?]

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 19 September 1891 · page 4

Sir,—Kindly allow me a space in your [?]umns to draw attention to the dreadful state[?] of part of the Upper Hastings road from the Red Hill to the [?]eller's Rest. i hear…

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Railway and Tramway Receipts. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 25 September 1891 · page 5

Since July 18th the railway and tramway receipts have increased £50,000 and £4,600, respectively, as compared with the same period of last…

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Proposed Railway from Kempsey to Hickey's Creek

Macleay Argus · Friday 25 September 1891 · page 6

THE following is Mr. Price's report to the Under-Secretary for Public Works :-- Sir,--I have the honor to furnish the following addendum to my report on the…

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Fatal Railway Accident. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 2 October 1891 · page 4

A pasenger train on Wednesday, running from Fassifern to Newcastle, left the rails; the engine and tender capsized, the fireman being killed…

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Free Railway Passes. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 2 October 1891 · page 4

10,300 passes were issued last year to distinguished visitors travelling on Victorian railways…

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The North Coast Railway

Macleay Argus · Friday 2 October 1891 · page 4

A deputation consisting of leading members of the North Coast districts, waited on the Minister for Works on Wednesday, to urge the claims of the…

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The North Coast Railway

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 3 October 1891 · page 4

A DEPUTATION, composed chiefly of members of Parliament, waited upon the Minister for Works an Tuesday to urge upon the Govern[?] desirableness of pushing forward…

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