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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1890

206 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 11

[?]Rrible Railway Accident at Bathurst. Sydney, Saturday, 9.30 a.m

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 25 April 1890 · page 3

terrible railway accident took place last [?]at Bathurst. A runaway rain dashed a goods train. Five persons were killed, others dreadfully injured…

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[?] Railway Accident. 10.30 P.m

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 April 1890 · page 2

A fearful railway accident is reported from Bathuret. A mixed train broke away from the engine four miles from Bathurst, and went at n fearful speed, colliding with a goods train which was…

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Terrible Railway Accident at Bathurst. Sydney, Saturday, 9.30 a.m

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 April 1890 · page 4

A terrible railway accident took place last night at Bathurst. A runaway train dashed into a goods train. Five persons were killed, and others dreadfully injured…

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Electric Tramways

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 30 April 1890 · page 2

A PARAGRAPH in the Daily News recently announced that one of the London metropolitan tramway companies were applying for parliamentary powers to…

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Railway Accident at Bathurst Sydney

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 30 April 1890 · page 2

A terrible railway accident occurred last night at Bathurst A slow runaway train, which broke away from the engine, about 4 miles from Bathurst, collided with a…

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The Corowa-deniliquin Road

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 May 1890 · page 2

ALTHOUGH perhaps it matters but little to Mr. E. C. BOWYER-SMIJTH whether we praise or blame, it is gratifying at the commencement of an article in which we intend…

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Shocking Railway Accident in New South Wales. Collision Between Two Trains. Bathubst

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 May 1890 · page 27

A frightful railway accident happened here this evening, causing the instantaneous death of three men and two women, while several persons were seriously hurt. At about 7…

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Upper Murray Railway League

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 May 1890 · page 26

The following letter has been received by Mr. G. A. Thompson, chairman of the above League, from Mr. T. B. Coe, secretary :— “ Dear Sir,—I am glad to inform you that so…

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The Bathurst Railway Accident

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 May 1890 · page 4

In connection with the Bathurst railway disaster a special reporter wires:—I have just returned from the scene of the wreck, and a more pitiful and disastrous picture could not well be…

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Portugal and the Delagoa Bay Railway Company. London, May 6

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 May 1890 · page 18

The Portuguese Government have agreed to submit to arbitration the question between them and the Delagoa Bay Railway Company, who claim compensation for the…

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The Men Who Miss the Train

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 14 May 1890 · page 2

I l[?] around the de[?] just to see the Pullman scoot, An' to see the people scamper w[?] they hear the ingine too[?]…

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Another Railway Accident

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 14 May 1890 · page 2

Last night the up-mail train at Farley platform, two miles from Maitland, was run into by a down train. A jockey and horse on the way to…

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Culcairn-corowa Railway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 May 1890 · page 25

In the Assembly on the 8th inst., Mr. Brace Smith moved—" That it is expedient that a line of railway from Culcairn to Corowa, as referred by the Legislative Assembly to the…

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Serious Railway Accident in New South Wales

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 May 1890 · page 27

At 10 minutes past 12 o'clock on Tuesday morning a serious and fatal accident occurred on the railway line near F. station, 62 miles from Newcastle. The mail train from Sydney…

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By Electric Telegraph. Terrible Railway Accident. Sydney. Tuesday, May 13

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 May 1890 · page 2

A terrible railway accident occurred at Farlay, near West Maitland, early this morning. Two trains collided and the Brisbane mail was smashed. One man was killed and eight injured…

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Miscellaneous The Men Who Miss the Train

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 May 1890 · page 2

I loaf aroun' the deepo jest to see the Pullman scoot, An' to see the people scamper w'en they hear the ingine toot;…

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The Floods on the Darling. the Lower Part of Wilcannia Threatened. Collapse of a Bridge. Wilcannia

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 May 1890 · page 27

Rain commenced to fall here on Thursday night, and this morning over an inch was registered. It is feared that if it continues to rain heavily through the night the lower…

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The Chloroform Thief. Railway Travellers, Beware!

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 May 1890 · page 36

The terrible outrage recently committed upon an English lady travelling in a railway train in Germany brings to mind (says Galignani) the fact there exist in that…

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Prevention of Railway Accidents

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 28 May 1890 · page 2

FOR many years this colony enjoyed almost immunity from railway accidents; but of late we have several, and some of them have been attended…

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Traveller. The Making of Roads

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 30 May 1890 · page 2

France leads the world in the matter of road making. Every mile or two along the French road you will had a man breaking stone into pieces about two and a half…

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