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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1884

54 stories in New England's papers · page 3 of 3

Railway Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 September 1884 · page 4

William Jones, a railway guard, was killed by a railway accident at Penrith station late last night or early this moring…

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Railway Collision

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 September 1884 · page 4

A railway collision occurred Campbell town this morning. A goods, train with a truck live stock came into collision with another goods train standing on…

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Collision with a Tram

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 September 1884 · page 4

A grocer a cart collided with a Paddington tram this morning. The cart was heavily laden with groceries and was smashed to pieces. The driver was badly…

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The Railway Policy

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 September 1884 · page 2

WE have before us the Railway Policy of the STUART Ministry, as delivered in the Assembly on Wednesday night by the Acting Minister for Works. Before announcing to…

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The Proposed Grafton-glen Innes Railway

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 October 1884 · page 2

WE learn from the Tenterfield STAR that a well attended meeting was held at the School of Arts, Tenterfield, on Thursday evening, to consider that part of the…

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[?]Ong Reasons for Constructing the Grafton-glen Innes Railway

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 October 1884 · page 2

[?]much has been said and written against [?]n favour of the construction of a railway [?] Grafton to the New England Tableland [?]ainst by those whose interests would be…

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A Railway Horror

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 October 1884 · page 3

'HORRORS on horrors' head [?] Those connected with the ill-fated [?] pedition almost transcend belief. And [?] mail which brings us (Melbourne [?]…

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Electricity As Applied to Tramways

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 October 1884 · page 5

LAST week, an interesting and thoroughly practical trial of a new system of applying electricity to the propulsion of tramway cars took…

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The Grafton-Glen Innes Railway Vote

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 October 1884 · page 2

WE give below [?] of the debate upon the above vote, [?] from Thursday's S. M. HERALD:—"South Grafton to Glen Innes, sum of…

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The Government Railway Proposals

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 October 1884 · page 2

THE following telegrams were issued from our office immediately on their receipt:-- Wednesday, 10.25. a.m. The Mudgee-Walgett line was negatived…

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[?]Gressive Railway Policy

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 October 1884 · page 2

[?]boldest railway policy yet put forward [?]lonial Government has been a signal [?] The proposals, with the exception have passed through committee of…

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Railway Matters at Tenterfield

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 November 1884 · page 2

AT a well-attended meeting of the North Grafton and Tenterfield Railway League, at Tenterfield, last week, as reported in the Stab, the following letters from Sir…

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Abigail and the Grafton Railway

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 November 1884 · page 2

[?]NTIL such time as the plans and books [?]ference of the Grafton Glen Innes Rail[?] proposal are adopted--until the first sod [?]rned--in fact, until the line fairly takes…

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Correspondents' Column. (while giving insertion to correspondents' letters, we do not necessarily endorse their contents) Railway Crossings. [To the Editor.]

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 November 1884 · page 2

SIR,--It is much to be regretted that our Municipal Fathers are so careless about matters affecting the interests of the place. The railway line runs through the centre of the town, and…

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