Serious Tramway Accident
We learn from New Zealand files that an accident of the most alarming character, resulting in the injury of 12 persons, occurred at half-past 11 o’clock at night on the Roslyn tramway, on the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1881
96 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 5
Railway to Port Darwin
While the Queenslanders are pashing their proposals for a Transcontinental railway under the attention of the capitalists of England, and endeavouring to arouse outsiders to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Victorian Railways. Queen’s Birthday
By all Passenger Trains on the 23rd and 24th May, Return Tickets at SATURDAY EXCURSION FARES will be issued to and from all stations (suburban lin[?] excepted), available for…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Another Fatal Railway Accident
A shocking fatal railway accident occurred on the Hobson’s Bay line on Monday morning. Between 9 and 10 o'clock a man was about to pass over the line at the Jolimont crossing, when the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Railways in the Polar Regions
The Liverpool Mercury of February 19th says:—“A polar expedition by rail, via Hudson’s Bay and Smith’s Sound, is among the possible contingencies of future exploration…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Collies and How to Train Them
THE collie, says the Australian Sportsman, is one of the most useful kinds of dogs, although not used for sporting purposes, in country districts he is simply invaluable,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Irish Question. [Br Submarine Cable.] Attempt to Wreck a Train Conveying Troops. London, June 9
The special train conveying the troops from Cork to the scene of the disturbances at Schull had a narrow escape from destruction. A number of peasants connected with the recent riots made…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Collies, and How to Train Them
The collie is one of the most useful kinds of clogs, although not used for sporting purposes. In country districts lie is simply invaluable, and we should like to see him taking a more…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Murder in a Railway Train. [By Submarine Cable.] London, June 28
A great sensation has been caused by a shocking murder on the London and Brighton Railway line. The body of a man stabbed in several places has been found in a tunnel into which it…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fatal Railway Accident
A telegram from Adelaide on Tuesday state; :— “A frightful accident happened this morning at the railway shunting ground, near Morphett-street, whereby Aaron Solly, the foreman of the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Terrible Railway Accident in Mexico. [By Submarine Cable.] London, June 27
A frightful railway accident has occurred in Mexico. While a train fully laden was passing over a railway bridge, at San Antonio, the bridge suddenly collapsed, and the train was precipitated…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Intercolonial Railway Freights
As we begin to realise that railway intercommunication between the four colonies is a rapidly-approaching event, public attention will become interested in the charges for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Upper Murray Road. to the Editor of the Albury Banner
Mr. Editor,—For some years we got but little done on these roads, on account, it was said, we had no funds to expend on them. It cannot be the cry now, considering we had a grant for the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Russian Electric Railway
The cable yesterday made the important announcement that the Prussian Electric Railway, from Berlin to Lichterfeld, was opened on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Quandongs to Booligal Road
MR. G. A. MCOOWAN, of the firm of Messrs. Robertson, Wagner, and Co., presented a petition to Messrs. Cramsie and Wilkinson, signed by residents of Booligal and Hay, asking that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bridge Meeting at Mulwala
A PUBLIC meeting was held at Dunn's Hotel, Mulwala, to further the establishment of a company for the construction of a bridge across the Murray between…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Intercolonial Railway Extension
The Brisbane Telegraph learns that the association of Australian capitalists lately organised in Victoria for the purpose of constructing, if terms can be arranged with the Government, an =…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →European Telegrams. [Br Submarine Cable.] the Trans-continental Railway to Port Darwin. London, July 13
Mr. J. G. Piclcher, of Adelaide, who went to England some months ago in an unofficial capacity to try and float a company to construct a line of railway through Central Australia from Port…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Important to Railway Travellers
Some persons entertain the impression that they may euler railway carriages as passengers without first obtaining and paying for their tickets, and that they may pay their fares at the end of…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The Upper Murray Road
A public meeting was held at Bowna on Monday last to consider the action of the Government in causing a survey to be made of a road through A. Calder’s land, near Bowna, thus…
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