Another Victoria-street Bridge Tragedy
A man named Irvine D. Mitchell committed suicide by jumping off the Victoria-street bridge over the Yarra in Melbourne early on Tuesday morning. Mitchell boarded with a…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1889
191 stories in Murray's papers · page 1 of 10
Disastrous Flood at Castle-maine. Great Destruction of Property. Serious Loss of Life Railway Traffic Interrupted. Castlemaine
The most disastrous flood that has been experienced here since 1854 occurred to-day, involving the loss of several lives and the destruction of thousands of pounds worth of…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →The Recent Railway Accident in Russia. London, January 2
A startling discovery has been made in connection with the accident which occurred on the 29th October on the railway line between Taranovka and Borki, in the south of Russia,…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Attempt to Wreck a Train
It has been discovered that on Tuesday night, December 4, the mail train from Vienna to Brunn and Prague barely escaped a terrible disaster. Near the Grussback station, 93…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Terrific Cyclone in Penn-sylvania. Houses and Churches Demolished. a Silk Factory Destroyed. a Suspension Bridge Wrecked. Hundreds of Lives Lost. Numbers of Persons Roasted to Death. London, January 10
A cyclone of terrific violence has visited the state of Pennsylvania. The full force of the cyclone was felt at Pittsburg, where enormous destruction of property was caused. Many…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Tram Accident. Melbourne
A man named Daniel Hegerty attempted to get off the tramcar at Brunswick this morning while in motion. He was seriously injured, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Good Stories. A Runaway Train
The other day, says a writer, I heard a story of unusual presence of mind. It was told me by one who had himself received it from an officer of one of the great railroads…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Collapse of a Railway Tunnel
London, Thursday.—A railway tunnel on the Swansea railway line in South Wales collapsed, and seven railway men were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Extraordinary Story of Railway Robbery. a Passenger Stupefied by Ether
An extraordinary story of robbery on a railway is told by a Russian newspaper. wealthy merchant named Erdmann purchased a first-class ticket at the Minsk…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Deniliquin and Moama. Railway Company
Report to be presented to the shareholders at the twenty-ninth half-yearly meeting to be held on Tuesday, February 5th, 1889, an the company’s offices, Deniliquin. at 11 o’clock a. m…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Extraordinary Story of Railway Robbery
An extraordinary story of robbery on a railway is told by a Russian newspaper. A wealthy merchant named Erdmann purchased a first class ticket at the Minsk railway station, paying…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →This Tramway Right
Messrs. J. C. Bowden and Co. having refused to furnish the Council with any information regarding the statement that an annual sum of £10 was paid by their firm…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Proposed Short Road From Hillston to Mount Hope. (To the Editor of the Riverine Grazier.)
SIR,—Mr. Grace has this line, the distance being 72 miles. The up mail starts at 12.30 a.m. on Sunday, and the return mail at 6 a.m., on Wednesday. The one pair of horses go…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Accident
London, Thursday.—A serious railway accident has occurred at Brussels, in which fourteen persons were killed and 50 injured…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miscellaneous. Why They Race Slow. A Dakota Conductor Gives Some New Points on R[?]road Financing
A MAN Was one day making a trip on a "mixed train" on a Dakota road. Passage on these trains in never taken except for journeys of considerable length; walking in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Deniliquin and Moama Railway Company
[?] twenty-seventh half-yearly meeting of the [?] holders of the Deniliquin and Moama Railway company was held at the Deniliquin office on Tuesday last. Mr George Simmie occupied the chair,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Roads and Bridges" Members
THE average member of parliament, if he possess in addition to high principle the susceptibility to temptation common with ordinary folks, must frequently have his strength…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Whealbah Bridge: (To the Editor of the Riverine Grazier.)
SIR,—Some months ago I saw a notice in the Government Gazette that a stock route had been proclaimed, and was now open to the public, stating that it crossed the Lachlan on a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hillston-narandera Railway. (To the Editor of the Riverine Grazier.)
SIR,—Barmedman and Temora propose to give Hillston railway communication via those places to Sydney. The proposal does not seem to evoke much enthusiasm here. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The New South Wales Railways. London, February 7
At the meeting of the Institute of Bankers, on Tuesday evening, Sir Saul Samuel, the agent-general for New South Wales, said that the railways of that colony now that they…
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