Grafton-Glen Innes Railway. Petition Numerously Signed. 1600 Signatures in Favor
A Grafton telegram states that upwards of 1600 signatures were obtained for the patition issued by the Grafton Chamber of Commerce, in…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1897
230 stories in New England's papers · page 5 of 12
Railway Fatality. Sydney, Monday Afternoon
A RAILWAY employee, named James Williams, was ran over and killed by the Brisbane mail train, at Hexham, on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Goods Waggons
An ordinary railway goods waggon carries eight tons. The first goods waggons were merely platforms with sides of from four to ten inches high; there were no buffers; then the buffers…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fatal Railway Accident
A fatal accident occurred on Saturday night near Ironbark Creek to James Henry Rees Williams employed as a night watchman during…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Building a Royal Train
A new Royal train of six carriages is now in course of construction at Swindon, and its elaborate internal and external decoration is engrossing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Stock Charges
In an able letter to the "Stock and Station Journal," Mr. John Sinclair, of Intersll, deals with the above subject. Hesays:—"From Glen Innea…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway from Inrerell to Grafton
A short time ago Mr. H. C. St. Vincent, of the Glen Inncs Examiner while on a yisit to Inverell, brought under the notice of some of the lead,…
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THE Chief Engineer of the Queensland railways (Mr. Stanley) has been abroad in search of "wrinkles" which would prove useful in the constructive work of new lines in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Railways — A Chance for Walcha and Hillgrove
IT is announced that the Minister for Public Works intends to place before Parliament daring the next fortnight proposals for the construction of new…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Public Roads Bill. Sydney, Thursday Afternoon
A CONFERENCE was held last night between the Council and Assembly in reference to the Public Roads Bill, and the report will be considered in both Houses probably…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tamworth-Manilla Railway
In the Legislative Assembly on Thursday last, Mr. S. W. Moore questioned the Minister For Works as follows: I should like to ask the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Accident. [By Cable.] London
A RAILWAY accident happened at Welshampton, Shropshire. An excursion train, filled with passengers, became derailed and was overturned, 10 passengers being killed…
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Mr. J. Alt, stationmaster at Colovale, fell while boarding a goods train on Saturday, aud was run over by some trucks. Both his legs have been amputated…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Visit of the Railway Commissioners
THERE were a large number of persons present at the Railway Station yesterday afternoon for the purpose of interviewing Messrs. Eddy and Fehon, who arrived by special train at 3 o'clock on their…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road v. Rail
A SYDNEY correspondent writes : -- To a deputation that waited upon Mr. Young last week, the Minister for Works gave a curious reason why the portion of the Great Western…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Speed Question
THE expense of railway construction for lines making a feature if not a specialty of passenger business is greater in England than in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Earthquake in India. Destruction of Railway. Enormous Loss of Life
Further particulars of the earthquake in India show that 50 miles of railway were destroyed. It is feared that 6000 lives have been lost in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Train on Fire. Sydney, Thursday Afternoon
A CARRIAGE attached to the Western excursion train from Sydney caught fire yesterday when near Bathurst, but was extinguished before much damage was done…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Improving our Roads. Numerous Important Alterations
A great amount of excellent work is being carried out on various roads centering in Armidale by our most worthy Roads Engineer, Mr. T. W…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Chief Railway Commissioner
REFERRING to the appoinment of a successor to Mr. Eddy a metropolitan scribe. who is in a position to obtain reliable data in public matters, writes:--In all probability…
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