The Railway Employees Association
THE rupture between the railway employees association and the Minister of Works, which resulted in the abrupt dismissal of one man and the suspension of another, is just what…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1887
211 stories in Murray's papers · page 1 of 11
Latest Telegrams. Fatal Railway Collision in America. New York, January 5
A disastrous railway collision, involving great loss of life, is reported to have occurred yesterday, near the town of Tiffin, Ohio. A passenger train and a goods train collided,…
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Mr. James Goldman Briard, of New York, while returning by railway from Monte Carlo to Cannes, was attacked by thieves, robbed of all the money in his…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A Terrible Railway Accident in America
The New York Times of October 20 contains the following details of a shocking railway disaster, which was briefly recorded in the last American mail summary. The report is dated…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Great Southern Railway. Alterations in the Time Table
The following is a statement of the proposed alterations in the present time-table of the trains running on the Great Southern Railway:—…
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The Victorian Railway Commissioners have framed the following rates of carriage for wheat, flour, bran, pollard, and sharps for the ensuing 12 months:—…
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Somewhere about Fitchburg, as we stopped for twenty minutes at a station, I amused myself by looking out of a window at a waterfall which came tumbling over the rocks…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Country. 16-Mile Gums—(deniliquin Road)
Since my last there has been some excessively hot weather. Water drying up in crabholes. Feed pretty fair, as far as herbage goes. To-day very high winds and cloudy overcast sky…
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IT was a curious coincidence that while last week's issue of the Yarrawoonga Chronicle was heaping unmitigated abuse on Mr. LYNE'S devoted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Audacious Train Robbery in America
A telegram to the San Francisco papers from St. Louis, on December 12, reports : —“The particulars of the train robbery yesterday, near Bellevue Station, Texas,…
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A melancholy accident happened at the Maryborough (Victoria) railway station on Monday, resulting fatally to Mr. Jones, the foreman of the locomotive branch. The…
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A serious railway accident happened early Monday morning near Petersham. A passenger train, consisting of five American carriages and a brake-van, left Ashfield at 5…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Serious Tramway Accident
A serious accident occurred on the Victoria-street Tramway in Melbourne on Friday evening. Mr. James C. Hutton, who resides at Williams-road, Toorak, and Mr. T. Aitken, of…
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The twenty-fifth half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the above Company will be held on Tuesday next, February 1st, at 11 o’clock, at the Company’s offices, Deniliquin; when the following…
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The Queensland Railway Department having made satisfactory arrangements with the contractor (Mr. Geo. Bashford) for opening the railway to the New South Wales border…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →The Wodonga and Tallan-gatta Railway. Acceptance of the Tender
The most important of the little batch of tenders dealt with on Monday last by the Victorian Railway Department were those sent in for the construction of 14 miles of the…
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[?] twenty-fifth half-yearly meeting of the [?]holders of the Deniliquin and Moama Railway [?] was held at the Deniliquin Office on [?] last. Mr William Burrowes occupied the…
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Since my last there has been literally nothing to report, but a continuance of mild, fine weather until yesterday, the 2nd February, when rain commenced to fall in light but continues showers, from about 3…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Country. 16 Mile-gums, (Deniliquin Road)
During this week weather mild and fine, with cloud-le-s[?]ky, nights bright and cool. Herbage freshened since last rain. Passed on Monday, 7th inst, small mob of cattle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrible Railway Accident in America. Seventy Lives Lost. Forty Passengers Roasted to DEATH.[By Submarine Cable.] New York, February 5
News of a terrible railway accident has just been received here. The express train from Boston for Montreal left the rails as it was crossing a bridge over the White River,…
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