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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1895

185 stories in New England's papers · page 1 of 10

The Edgware Road Fire. [By Cable.] London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1895 · page 5

FURTHER particulars of the fatal fire at the laundry in the Edgware Road, London, show that the flames spread so rapidly that the proprietor and eight of the employees, all…

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The French Railway Scandal

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 4

It is understood that many members of the French senats and Chamber of Deputies are involved in the railway scandal…

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Ocean-street Tram. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1895 · page 5

THE average receipts of the Oceaa—street tramline now exceeds £7G a day, and during one the holidays £120 was taken…

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Cable Tram

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1895 · page 3

The average receipts of the Ocean-street tram line, now exceeds £70 per day, and during one of the holidays £120 was taken…

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Railway Accident. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne. Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1895 · page 5

As a number of gangers were repairing the railway line near the Melbourne cricket ground, a train dashed round a curve and two men, named James O'Hallaran and…

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Fatal Railway Accident. Melbourne

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1895 · page 5

A railway accident occurred near the cricket ground. Some gangers were repairing the line, when a train dashed round the curve, and two men, James O'Halloran and John…

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French Railway Soandals

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 3

The French police have searched the houses of serveal well-known financiers at Marseilles and have inspected the beaks of various credit…

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Dickens's Railway Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1895 · page 6

The new number of the Ladies' Home Journal contains the concluding article in the series of recollections of her father which Miss…

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The French Railway Scandal

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 16 January 1895 · page 2

The motion for the appointment of a committee of inquiry into the Railways scandal was carrird in the French Chambers of Deputies in spiteof…

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Road Work

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 5

The Minister for Works states that during the next six months £300,000 or £400,000 will be spent on the roads and bridges in the country districts…

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Tram Fatality

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1895 · page 3

Thomas Smith, aged 10, died in the Hospital yesterday from blood poisoning supervening on injuries sustained by a tram accident on Boxing Day at Bondi…

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Chief Railway Commissioner

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 23 January 1895 · page 2

Mr Eddy has consented to accept another seven years' engagement as Chief Commissioner for Railways on the terms offered by the Government…

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Light Railways. ([?]Aleigh Sun.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1895 · page 2

THE question of constructing light lines of railway, which has been discussed for many years in this colony without any practical result, has again come to the front, and is…

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Railway Fatality. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1895 · page 5

ME. Mulheron, relieving station-master at Bell railway station, was ran over by a truck yesterday, and has since died at Bathurst hospital…

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Railway Management

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1895 · page 2

WE notice that already some of the newspapers with their correspondents are beginning to comment in not very favorable terms on the reappointment by the Government of Mr. Eddy as Cheif…

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Electric Tramways in Havre

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1895 · page 3

Havre is said to be the first town in Europe to substitute electricity completely for other methods of propulsion upon the tramways. The new system of tramcars has lately been…

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Inverell-Glen Innes Railway

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1895 · page 5

At the meeting convened by Mr. Cruickshank on Tuesday last (says the Inverell Times) the question of the railway cropped up, and our member in. formed those present that the Minister for Works,…

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Road Contracts—A Protest. (To the Editor.)

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 2 February 1895 · page 2

SIR,—I have been a subscriber to your journal for some considerable time, and anything in the tray of general news and business…

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Sticking Up a Train

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1895 · page 5

A daring train robbery has occurred at Kansas, United States. The robbers after bringing the train to a standstill, attempted, to force the safe, but failed. They then made…

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Daring Train Robbery. [By Cable.] London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1895 · page 5

A DARING train robbery has been committed at Kansas, United States. The robbers, after bringing the train to a standstill, attempted to force the safe, but failed. They…

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