Tram Accident. Sydney
Cissy Walker, a child five years of age, was knocked down by a cable tram in North Sydney. She is believed to be fatally injured…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1894
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A Bridge for Kempsey
THE characteristic letter from Mr. P. Hogan, M.L.A., which we publish today will be read with satisfaction by all who have the welfare of the district…
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SIR,--I notice a letter written and signed "John Lawson" in a recent issue of your paper, in which he refers with some force and intelligence to the construction of a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. McMillan at Burwood. Land Sales and the Railways
Mr. Mcmillan addressed a crowded meeting of the electors of Burwood on Friday night in the local School of Arts. On the motion of Mr. J. T. Toohey, M.L.C., the Mayor (Mr. Ahearu) was…
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SINCE the crisis of twelve months ago in the financial affairs of the colonies, circumstances have altered. The securities which were then going down rapidly in the London market…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In the Train—melbourne to Richmond
When the city work is over and you board the train for home, And you're weary of your paper ere you have the news begun…
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Montgomery and Williams, the Bridge-street burglars, now under sentence of death, have been informed that the Executive Council has decided…
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"Madame," said the rather questionable-looking person to whom the lady opened the door, "I have every reason for believing that the lady next…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway from Grafton to the Dorrigo and Coffs Harbour
THE Grafton " Examiner" says : " Mr. N. Chalmers, surveyor from the Railway Department, and who was formerly…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Tramps Enjoyed the Joke
THE free lunch had run a bit low about dusk, and a noble turkey was brought in and placed on the table in all the glorious garniture of jellied cranberries, celery, and…
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A demonstration took place at Brighton, (England), recently of a new application of electricity as a motive power for street tramcars. As one of the motors is on the way to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Narrow Gauge Railways
IN connection with the proposal of the Victorian Government to construct a narrow guage railway in Gippsland at a cost of from £600 to £700 per mile,…
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MUCH disappointment prevails throughout the district at the fate of the Inverell Railway Bill, and there is a strong feeling of resentment against the Government for not…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Various Railway Signals
One pull of the bell-cord signifies "stop." Two pulls mean "go ahead." Three pulls mean "back up." One whistle signifies "down brakes."…
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The margin of reserve strength at call for emergencies is seldom a large one, and those persons are ill advised who make a great demand too suddenly. It matters little what…
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IT is satisfactory to learn that some of the English railway companies propose to try our hardwood sleepers. The Great Eastern Railway Company…
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SATURDAY,, the 4th August, was a gala day fur Rollands Plains. During a long period the inhabitants had been petitioning for. a bridge over the Wilson River, to enable…
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It was nine o'clock. and Mabel Claire, the pretty young telegraph operator, sat at the instrument, her band on the key, waiting to send her last message before quitting the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fatal Accident on the Gladstone Road. Thrown From a Horse
A sad accident happened on the Kempsey-Gladstone road on Sunday, afternoon, which unfortunately terminated fatally the following morning. James Adams,…
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THERE is a good deal of wisdom in the suggestion that blue or grey gum be utilised as railway sleepers, and bloodwood…
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