A Train Robbed. (From the San Francisco Bulletin.)
News was received at the railroad offices, corner of Fourth and Townsend streets, that the West-bound express train on the Southern Pacific, via El Paso, was…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1887
211 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 11
The Country. 16 Mile-gums, Deliniquin-road
Since my last the weather has been fine and clear, with heavy dews at night up to the present, when it has become very cloudy and every indication of rain. Stock passed: June 1—10,000 sheep from Mount…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railways and Unemployed. to the Editor of the Albury Banner
SIR,— In the first place, let us look calmly and dispassionately at the consequences of stopping the railway system of New South Wales. Let us look at it in all its phases, and…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →The Windsor Railway Accident
Few fresh facts were elicited on Friday at the inquest upon the Windsor railway accident, The most noteworthy information was that given by Mr. Anderson, general traffic manager,…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →The Windsor Railway Accident
The following is the finding of the jury:—The jury who had to decide the Cause of death of the persons killed in the Windsor railway accident took…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fun on a Sheep Train. Flat Perjury Somewhere
At the Hay Police Court on Wednesday George John Roberts, Railway Traffic Inspector, charged Lawrence M'Sullea with being drunk while in performance of his duties as railway guard. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Inquest on the Windsor Railway Accident. Verdict of the Jury
Mr. Purves concluded his address to the jury in the inquest on the Windsor railway accident on Friday last. The question of whether an electrical ground bell should not…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →The Railway Frauds Case. Acquittal of the Defendants. Sydney
The trial of Lionel Wm. Lee, Duncan M‘Alister and Earnest G. Buckland, charged with conspiracy to defraud the Railway Department by falsely stating the weight of 8,000 bales of wool…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →The Windsor Railway Accident. the Verdict
The jury remained locked up until twenty-five minutes to 9 o’clock on Saturday night when they returned. The Foreman : We have come to a unanimous…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Country. 16-Miles Gums (Deniliquin Road.)
Since my last there has been little of any consequence to report but a continuance of cold, damp, and cloudy weather with occasional showers, making a total rainfall of 98 points…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrible Railway Accident in New South Wales. Six Persons Killed. Thirty or Forty Injured.[by Electric Telegraph.] Sydney, Tuesday
A terrible railway accident happened this afternoon at Peat’s Ferry, the present terminus of the railway to the Hawkesbury River. As far as can be gathered from the meagre account…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →By Electric Telegraph. Terrible Railway Accident. Sydney. Wednesday, June 22
A terrible railway accident occurred yesterday afternoon at Peats’s Ferry. An excursion train with 260 passengers was wrecked, and six persons were killed, including T. Wilson, the engine driver;…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Country. 16-Miles Gums—deniliquin Road
Since my last there has been a succession of damp showery weather accompanied with strong north and north-west winds and dense clouds until the 26th inst when clear bright weather set in and has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Break-down of a Victorian Train
Passengers by a special train which left Melbourne shortly after the 2.55 p.m. on the 22nd ult., were greatly alarmed by the train pulling up between Donnybrook and…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →A Series of Railway Accidents. the Hawkesbury Disaster. Death of Another Passenger
The inquest on the body of George Hankin, who died in the Sydney Hospital from injuries received in the Hawkesbury railway accident, was opened on 23rd ult. The city coroner,…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →The American Railway Bag-gage System
A writer in London Figaro says:— “Americans are very fond of contrasting themselves and their customs with Englishmen and theirs, particularly if they think…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Russian Railway Communication with the Pacific. London, June 25
Russia intends getting about the construction of a line railway across Siberia to the Pacific Ocean. The line is expected to be completed within five years,…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The Sydney Tramways
At a meeting of the Cabinet on Friday, seven or eight proposals which have been recently made on behalf of private companies and syndicates to take over the metropolitan…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →16-Mile Gums—deniliquin Road
Since my last the weather has again changed to wet, cloudy, and cold, with strong easterly winds, [?] since the 28th there has been 77 points of rain registered making the road very heavy and boggy in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Three Train-wreckers Shot
A train on the Mexican National Railroad ran over and killed a Mexican near Patsecuaro. Friends of the dead man undertook to retaliate, and put a big rock on a…
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