Railway Fatality at Newmarket
A shocking accident occurred on the railway line, near the Newmarket station, on Monday night, when a woman named Helena M'Grath was run over and almost cut to…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Murray · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1898
223 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 12
Victorian Railway Refreshment Rooms
The travelling public will be glad to learn that the Railway Commissioner contemplates introducing a new system in connection with the leasing of the…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Railways in China. London, May 23
The Times correspondent at Poking states that a contract has been signed between the Chinese Government and the Russo-Chinese Bank at Peking for the?…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Nansen in a Train Fire
Sailors are fond of pointing out that [?] by land are far more numerous than [?] by sea, and when a man has gone through the many dangers of a [?] at or [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Cobram Bridge
A Melbourne paper says:—The refusal of the New South Wales Government to construct a bridge, or allow a bridge to be constructed at Cobram, is on all fours…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →KLONDYKE. 15,000 Persons on the Road. London, May 31
he rush to Klondyke continues on a large scale. Advices from British Columbia state that 15,000 persons bound for the Klondyke gold-field tire encamped between…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Australia’s Great Gause. to the Railway Employes of New South Wales. [?] Havor Editor Berrigan Advocate
SIR,—The railway employes of New South Wales have been urged to oppose Federation on the ground that it will send to being their wages down to the Victorian level. Let me…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Berrigan—finley Railway. Its Rate of Progress. List Pay Day—£1,300. Other Interesting Particulars
This railway, the construction of which was delayed for a considerable time, pending the adjustment of land matters, is now in full swing. It was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railways in China. London, May 28
The Association of Chambers of Commerce of the United Kingdom is urging the British Government to demand from China a concession authorising the construction of…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Original Correspondence. Mr. Ashton and the Railway Question. (To the Editor of the Riverine Grazier.)
SIR,—In an article in your issue of 31st ult., Mr Gibson says that I have "completely changed" my views on the railway question during the past eighteen months…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Nansen in a Train Fire
Sailors an fond of pointing out that perils by land an far more numerous than perils by sea, and when a man has gone through the many dangers of a sojourn at or near…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An Indian Loan. Railway Extension and a Reserve Fund. London, June 8
The House of Commons last night sanctioned an Indian loan of £10,000,000 for railway extension, and to provide a reserve find to bo used in the event of war or…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Sensational Jump From Prince's-bridge. a Determined Attempt at Suicide
About 8 o'clock on Thursday morning the crowds passing over Prince's bridge towards Melbourne were startled at seeing a short, thick-set, athletic-looking man turn suddenly…
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The Bathurst Times says:—Early on Monday morning, intimation was received at the Bathurst railway station, that a terrible accident had occurred on the line…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Sensational Railway Accident. Narrow Escape From Instant Death
A sensational accident occurred on Tuesday afternoon, when two labouring men, named John Loughran and Samuel Dodemaide were run over by the train from…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →One of Victoria's Remarkable Railways
The last act in the drama—it might be called a farce—in connection with the Penshuret to Dunkeld railway line was played yesterday (says Friday's Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Fearful Disaster in England. Launching a Warship. Terrible Scene on the Thames. Effects of the Backwash. 200 Spectators Swept Off a Bridge. 36 Bodies Recovered. LONDON
The launching of the first-class battle ship Albion, one of five British warships built on the Canopus pattern, by the Thames Iron Works Co., at Blackwall, took place…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victorian Railways
For the past few years a number of railway employees who were taken on as temporary hands to assist in maintenance…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →The Railway Concessions. London, June 18
Advices from Peking state that a violent altercation has taken place between Li Hung Chang and Sir Claude Macdonald, the British Minister, respecting the railway…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Shocking Tramway Accident
A shocking tram fatality occurred in Mitchell street on Wednesday evening, the victim being a young man named William Phillips, 24 years of age., a conductor in the…
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