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Railways, roads & transport, 1895

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Cablegrams. Appalling Railway Accident in Japan. a Train Swept Into the Sea. 140 Lives Lost. London, July 28

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 August 1895 · page 18

An appalling railway accident has taken place in Japan on the line running from Kobe to Hiroshima. A train which was conveying 400 soldiers…

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The Rutherglen Railway Station

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 August 1895 · page 4

ANYONE who will take the trouble to watch the manner in which work has to be carried on at the Rutherglen station yard must be struck by the many inconveniences which…

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New South Wales Railway Returns

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 August 1895 · page 29

The Railway Commissioners have issued their report for the quarter ending June 30, 1895. It shows that me revenue Amounted to £619,336 or an increase of £42,938 over that…

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The Railways

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 August 1895 · page 37

One of the most encouraging signs of the times is the improving condition of trade as Indicated in the quarterly report of the Railway Commissioners just…

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Deniliquin and Moama Railway Company

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 August 1895 · page 2

On Tuesday next, the 6th instant, the Forty-second Half-Yearly meeting of the Shareholders of this Company will be held at the offices, Deniliquin, at 11 o’clock. The report that will be presented then, reads as follows:—…

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Railway Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 August 1895 · page 28

A wire from Malmsbury runs as follows:— “A shocking railway accident occurred here on 1st Inst., immediately upon the arrival of the midday train from Melbourne. The…

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Railway Refreshment-rooms

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 August 1895 · page 29

The following tenders have been accepted by the Hallway Commissioners for the lease of the respective railway refreshment-rooms for a period of five years (except in the case of…

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Deniliquin and Moama Railway Company. Half-yearly Meeting

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 August 1895 · page 3

The forty-second half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in the Deniliquin and Moama Railway Company was held at the Deniliquin office on Tuesday last. Mr J. Simmie, Chairman of the…

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The Chief Railway Commissioner

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 August 1895 · page 2

RUMOUR says that Mr Eddy, the Chief Railway Commissioner of New South Wales is about returning to the colony from England, and that it is possible he will accept re-appointment on the…

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Fatal Railway Accident Near Beulah

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 August 1895 · page 29

A borrible railway accident occurred at 10 o’clock on Saturday night. On the arrival of the down train at Gal[?]quil station Mrs. Barnes, a local farmer’s wife, feeling ill,…

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Railway Sleepers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 August 1895 · page 29

From calculations which have been made at the instance of the Department of Agriculture it is estimated that New South Wales contains at the present time ironbark equal to…

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Railway to Swan Hill

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 21 August 1895 · page 2

AMONG the railway reports that have been submitted to Parliament it is a matter for surprise that a line from Swan Hill to Balranald has not been…

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The Civil War in Cuba. Terrible Dynamite Explosion. a Train Blown Up. . LONDON, August 16

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 August 1895 · page 15

An extraordinary incident has occurred in Cuba in connection with the civil war now raging in the island. A number of volunteers were proceeding…

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Railway Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 August 1895 · page 28

Shortly alter 1 o’clock on Saturday morning, during the process of shunting some cattle and goods trucks at the Dabbo railway station, an employee named Fisher, while examining…

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The Uganda Railway. Report by the Select Committee. London, August 16

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 August 1895 · page 37

The select committee appointed to report on the proposed railway from Mombasa in the Victoria Nyanza, the main object of which is to bring Uganda into connection…

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Selling a Railway Ticket. Held to Be Illegal

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 August 1895 · page 25

Reserved judgment was delivered by the Full Court on Monday in the appeal of William Smidt against a decision of the magistrate in the lower court imposing a…

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A Record Railway Trip. London. Thursday. August 22

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 24 August 1895 · page 3

Last night’s train from London to Aberdeen on the west coast route (London and North Western and Caledonian lines) accomplished the distance of 540 miles in 520 minutes…

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On the Country Road

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 August 1895 · page 4

Prune the orchard any time when the leaves are off. It may he plowed at such time without injury. When the clover is all fed out there in…

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Shocking Tramway Accident. a Young Lady Killed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 August 1895 · page 27

As a Richmond tramcar was rounding the curve from Flinders-street into Spencer-street on Tuesday shortly after noon a springcart dashed into the dummy and…

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Railway Speed in England. a Record Long-distance Journey. London, August 21

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 August 1895 · page 18

The fastest railway journey on record for the distance has been accomplished by the express on the London and North-Western and Caledonian Railways. The distance…

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