The Proposed Orbest Railway
THE Engineer in Chief of the Railway Department, Mr. F. Rennick, has returned from a tone in Croajingalong, which he undertook to secertain the prospects of the country in…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1896
13 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers
Local Intelligence. Little Plain Bridge
THIS bridge is rapidly drawing near completion, and from appearances should be open for traffic in the course of a few weeks. The structure, which is a strongly…
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DETAILS have been received of a shocking railway disaster to the mail train running between Johannesburg and Durban, South Africa, which was derailed…
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THIS bridge is now completed and open for traffic, and will prove a great convenience to the travelling public. The crossing in the river is a very bad one…
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WITH reference to his communication urging the erection of a bridge over Church Creek, on the road loading from Bombala to Delegate, Mr. W. H. Wood…
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MR. W. H. WOOD, M.L.A., has been informed, in reply to an enquiry made by him on the subject, that the tender of Messrs. Mawson and McArthur, of Cooma…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Collision in America
FROM New York it is reported that a collision has occurred at Atlantic City, a popular seaside resort in New Jersey, between two excursion trains. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cable Items. Railway Disaster in India
A DISASTROUS railway collision has occurred near Delhi, India. Thirty of the passengers were killed and 20 injured…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Leap from Prince's Bridge
LEONORA M'KAY, a young woman about 21 years of age, threw herself over the parapet of Prince's bridge (Melbourne) on Sunday morning into the Yarra. The…
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THE contractors for this bridge, Messrs. Cliver and Murdoch, are making good progress with the work. The piles are lewised in, and they are now putting the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Supply Bill Mr. Wood on the Road Vote
IN the legislative Assembly last Thursday Mr. Reid moved :—That there be granted to her Majesty a sam not exceeding £[?]115,600, being £1,015,600 to…
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A DISASTROUS railway collison has occurred near St. Louis, the capital of Missouri, United States. Nine p[?]sens were killed and 20 severely injured…
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THE contractor for this bridge is pushing the work, on apace. The piles are in position and in readiness to receive the girders. Mr. Mawson evidently…
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