Fatal Railway Accident in Victoria
An inquest was held at Keilor, on Monday lost (the Telegraph reports), on the body of Thomas M'Gann, a platelayer on the railway line, aged forty-one. years. The deceased…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1871
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Newcastle Police. Thursday, June 27Th, 1871. Before H. Scott, Esq., P.M., and Dr. Swayne, J.P. Breach of Railway By laws
Henry O Meagher appeared on summons to answer a charge preferred by John Lievesley Beeston, Traffic Manager of the Great Northern Railway, of having, at Newcastle, on the 2nd day…
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From the European Mail we extract the following article, on the subject of railways in New Zealand, which should at the present time be read with interest by other colonies…
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On Thursday evening last, their anniversary day, the members of the Fire Bridge and thier [?] in all numbering some fifty persons, sat down at eight o'clock to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Great Northern Railway. the New Time and Rate Tables
Through the courtesy of the hon. the Commissioner for Railways, we have before us tho new time and rate tables for the Great Northern Railway. They show almost…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →English Extracts. Rule of the Road
A Parliamentary paper on the "Rule of the Road at Sea," has list been issued, containing a copy of conespondence between the Board of Trade and other departments, from…
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All who know anything about it admit that the Great Pacific Railway, in whatever aspect viewed, is one of the world's wonders. The vastness of the undertaking, needing armies of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tighe's Bridge
The township, in this neighbourhood, is fast springing up, owing to its proximity to the Hunter River Copper-smelting Works, and being plesantly situated on the hill near the head…
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In accordance with notice given by advertisement, a meeting was held yesterday evening, at Rouse's Hotel, Hunter-street, of land-holders at Bullock Island, to hear the report…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fatal Occurrence on the Railway at Penrith. a Caution to Gate-keepers. Coroner's Inquest.—manslaughter
On last Saturday forenoon, the coroner for the district (Dr. Clarke) held, at the Penrith Hospital, an inquest touching the death of a young man, named Hunt, who died, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Occurrence on the Railway at Penrith. a Caution to Gate-keepers. Coroner's Inquest.—manslaughter. Abridged from the S. M. Herald
On last Saturday forenoon, the coroner for the district (Dr. Clarke) held, at the Penrith Hospital, an inquest touching the death of a young man, named Hunt, who died, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Accident on the Hobson's Bay Railway
A very serious accident happened on Tuesday night, 12th instant, about a quarter-past ten o'clock, on the Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway. From what can be gathered it…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Effects of the WAll Upon German Railways
Berlin, September 9.—The consequences of the war have been so disastrous upon railways that Germany, which, heretofore, experienced but few railway accidents, now bids fair to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Westfield Explosion. Terrible Railway Accident. Another Steamboat Explosion
New York, August 25.—The coroner's jury, in the case of the victims of the West-field explosion, finds a verdict that the boiler which exploded was defective in the original…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Bullock Island Bridge. Meeting at Rouse's Hotel
A meeting was held yesterday evening, at Rouse's Hotel, of residents and property holders of Bullock Island, to devise ways and means for completing the Bullock Island…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railways and Public Works. From the S. M. Herald's Summary, Nov. 3
The increased rates imposed at the beginning of August do not appear to have been productive of any harm to the revenue derivable from the railways. First-class roads and…
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The increased rates imposed at the beginning of August do not appear to have been productive of any harm to the revenue derivable from the railways. First-class roads and…
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