That Railway. To the Editor
" For idle hands some mischief will The devil finds to do," SIR,-- Mr. Sandral, of the Land Reform League, illustrates the truth of my text…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1884
178 stories in Murray's papers · page 4 of 9
Fatal Railway Accident at Sydney. One Boy Killed and Others Seriously Injured
On Friday last, at the Redfern railway station, a disaster was caused by the failure of a Westinghouse brake to act on an incoming train, which came into violent contact with…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Accident on the South-western Railway
There is every reason to believe that some weeks since an accident of a rather serious nature occurred at a little distance below Narandera-we believe at the Yanko siding…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Railway Bridge Plant. Albury
Messrs. WN.G. KING and Co. report having sold by public auction, on Friday lost, on the ground, all the plant used for the erection of the railway bridge, at satisfactory prices…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Victorian Railway Commissioners at Wahgunyah
LAST Tuesday the Victorian Railway Commissioners visited Wahgunyah in pursuance of their tour of inspection; on the north-eastern line…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railway--corowa to the Great Southern. To the Editor
SIR,--With your consent I shall preface my remarks on the above line by a slight reference to railways in general From the time when George Stevenson's mother,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Original Correspondence. We do not identify ourselves with, nor are us to be held responsible for, opinions expressed by our correspondents. That Railway. To the Editor
Where ignorance is bliss (and, I may [?] assertion), "tis folly to be wise." SIR,--On reading that famous epistle in your last issue [?] "that railway," my…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our Railway Requirements
THE petition for an additional train between Wahgunyah and Springs presented to the Victorian Railway Commissioners stated briefly and conclusively the wishes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →That Railway and the "Coo." To the Editor
SIR,--I was rather amused on reading in the last issue of your paper a prophetic effusion signed "Corowa." but it occurred to me that if the writer's qualification for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →That Railway. To the Editor
MR. EDITOR,--Hoity toity, here's a muss; a person naming himself "Corowo" has chosen to differ with Mr. Sandral because, just as there…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →That Railway and Its Sponsor. To the Editor
SIR.--Mr. Sandral's letter, as such I shall leave to its own chemical decomposition. However, in deference to what he may be supposed to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Extension in South Australia
A large deputation waited on the Commissioner of Works at Adelaide last week to represent the advisability of the construction of a line of railway from Blyth to Gladstone. It…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Bill Hinkley, Tramp
“Bill Jones,” tramp, was on trial for larceny. His head was covered with a shoot of uncombed brown hair; his matted brown whiskers had evidently been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Science. A One-Rail Railway
THE American inventor, Mr. E. S.Watson, is exhibiting a model of a new railway and locomotive constructed in Denver. The cylinder in the model is only 1¼ inch by 1½…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Science. A One-Rail Railway
THE American inventor, Mr. E. S. Watson, is exhibiting a modal of a new railway and locomotive constructed in Denver. The cylinder in the model is only 1 14 inch by 1 12…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bill Hinkley, Tramp. (Concluded From Our Last.)
Again the prisoner opened his uplifted arms "Jimmy! little Jimmy!" he exclaimed. A new light shone on the tramp’s face. An hour before he was coarse, if not…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Bailiff in Possession of a Railway Station
Baddaginnie station, Victoria, is just now partly in the hands of a bailiff. The " unwelcome visitor" is there in the expectation of realising enough for costs alleged to have…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Hatfield Road
The country looks fresh and green everywhere, but the cold weather retards the growth of gross and herbs. Frosts have been felt one or two mornings, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious Railway Accident in New Zealand
On Saturday morning an accident occurred the goods and passenger train which left Auckland at 20 minutes past 6 a.m. for Waikato, which very nearly resulted in…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Vacancies in the Victorian Railway Department
In accordance with the regulations which have recently come into force, all appointments to the service of the Victorian Railway Department are to ne open to public…
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