The Sydney City Railway
A proposal for the construction of the City Railway, connecting the present terminus at Redfern with the Circular Quay, on principles differing materially from those hitherto kept…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1887
211 stories in Murray's papers · page 4 of 11
A Railway Servant Punished for Civility
A representative of the Melbourne Herald was informed by a thoroughly disinterested gentleman that the following facts had an afternoon or two previously come under his…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Shocking Railway Disaster. a Terrible Collision. Serious Loss of Life. Over 40 Passengers Injured.two Men Roasted to Death. (From the Argus of May 12.)
Yesterday afternoon the 5.40 express from Melbourne to Brighton and the 5.30 ordinary train came into collision near the Windsor station. The accident arose from a neglect of…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →The Country. 16 Mile-gums. Deniliquin-road
Since my last the weather has been mild and favorable to growth up to Sunday, the 15th, during the whole of which fine warm showers of rain have fallen up to midnight, when up to that time 68 points…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Melbourne Railway Catastrophe
The following extracts from the Melbourne Herald on Thursday are well worth reading: Rarely has Melbourne been the scene of such feverish excitement as was the case last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An Awful Railway Catastrophe
An awful railway catastrophe occured on Wednesday evening on the Brighton line, between Prahran and Windsor. What is called an ordinary train leaves the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bridge for Narandera
The following petition has been forwarded to the Department for Works and various members of both Houses:— “To the Honorable John Sutherland, Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →The Mulwala Bridge
JUDGING from the purport of our correspondent's letter last week, the good people of Mulwala and Yarrawonga are suffering at present from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Windsor Railway Accident. the Condition of the Injured. Over 150 Cases Reported. the Official Reports and Investigation. Death of Mr. Lempriere. Opening of the Inquest. Charges Against the Stationmaster of Prahran. (From the Argus of May 13.)
The question as to who is to blame for the collision which took place at Windsor between an express and an ordinary train on Wednesday evening is not yet cleared up, nor is it likely…
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Since my last the weather has continued fine but cold until last night when a strong north-west wind prevailed, with thick, dark clouds, and every appearance of rain, which has continued throughout this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Woman Killed by a Train
A fatal accident occurred on the main North Eastern line on Monday morning, by which a woman named Elizabeth Gillan, the wife of Hugh Gillan, a platelayer, lost her life. The…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →The Windsor Railway Disaster
The Prahran stationmaster, Mr W. B. Gedge, was under examination during almost the whole of Monday, at the inquiry now being held by the City Coroner into the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Accident in Queens-land. Serious Casualties. a Navvy Killed
A terrible accident happened on the unopened section of the Fassifern railway, Queensland, between 7 and 8 o’clock a.m. on the 19th inst. The ballest train, consisting of an engine…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →A Conspiracy to Rob American Railway Trains
An extensive conspiracy has been discovered among the railway servants of the Panhandle Railway between Pittsburg and Columbus, Cincinatti, for the systematic robbery of goods…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →The Windsor Railway Accident. the Inquest
The inquest on the cause of the death of Mr. E. S. Parkes, Mrs. Foster, Mr. William Runting, and Mr. William Lempriere, F. W. Maskell (driver), and J. M’Nabb (fireman),…
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Since my last the weather continues fine, but cold. Feed and water plentiful. Stock passing as under:—24th—2000 sheep from Kiandra to Wanganella, Chave in charge. 26th.—130…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Hay-deniliquin Tramway
The following was the debate on the first reading o[?] the Bill to permit a private company to construct a tramway from Hay to Deniliquin in the Assembly on Tuesday night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Windsor Railway Accident. Continuation of the Inquest
The inquest concerning the deaths of the persons who lost their lives by the railway accident at Windsor on the 11th May, was continued on the 26th ult. at the Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Great Fire in New York. Destruction of Tramway Stables. Sixteen Hundred Horses Burnt. [By Submarine Cable.] New York., May 27
A fire of great magnitude occurred here last night in the stables of a tramcar company. The flames spread with such rapidity that it was impossible to rescue the horses, and 1600…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The Hay to Deniliquin Tramway
In Parliament on Tuesday evening last in asking leave lo introduce a bill to authorise the construction by private persons of [?] from Hay to South Deniliquin, Mr K. B. Wilkinson urged that the…
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