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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport
202 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 11
A tragic affair occurred near Manchester on February 12. On the arrival at Radcliffe of the express passenger train leaving Ducie Bridge, Manchester, for Bacup, at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →IF the statements made by Mr. SYDNEY SMITH. M.L.A., for East Macquarie, relative to the defective construction of our railway bridges can…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ABOUT twenty minutes to 9 on Friday night a horrible tram accident occurred on that part of the line which is adjacent to the Christ Church police…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE Armidale Express says:—Great progress is being made with the platelaying [?]rom Armidale northward, and the rails are [?]ow laid some four or five miles from the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The same deputation, with Mr. J. D. Swanson, of Newcastle, waited upon the Minister, urging the necessity for carrying on the works connecting Newcastle and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SYDNEY, Monday.—A serious railway collision with two passenger trains has occurred on a bridge near Brisbane. One engine was hurled over the bridge, and two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MR. FREW, contractor for the Albury railway extension, has received instructions to re commence plate-laying. He will, however, proceed with only one line of rails, and that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—An attempt was made to wreck the Lillydale train on Monday, at Borehill, by placing a heap of atones on the line at the foot of a steep…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Thursday.—Tenders for the first section of the railway line Sydney to Newcastle, a length of twenty-nine miles, will be opened May 1st…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE following letter, which will be of interest to many of our readers in the Newcastle district, has been handed to use for publication:—…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WOLLONGONG, Tuesday.—During the last few days a rumour was gained credence that a portion of the route of the Illawarra railway, for which a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Glen Innes Guardian says that Messrs. Proudfoot and Co., the contractors for the Uralla Glen Innes extension are now pushing the works forward…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SYDNEY, Monday.—The tenders for the first portion of the Newcastle railway will be opened to-morrow…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ACCORDING to arrangement the carriage builders at Ritchie's Wickham Railway Carriage Works met the proprietors yesterday afternoon, at 3 o'clock, to hear the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Monday.—The tender of Messrs. Amos and Co. has been accepted for the first section of railway from Sydney to Newcastle, starting at the railway station,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →OUR readers will perceive by the following letter that the exertions of Messrs. Collier, Donald, and others, backed up by Mr. J. C. Ellis, M.L.A., have been successful in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The successful tenderers for the Homebush-Waratah section of the northern line are Messrs. Amos, the well known contractors. The delay which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Government has reserved itself the right to open for traffic any portion of the line Homebush Waratah as soon as finished…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Thursday.—Last night a serious railway accident resulting in the death of the fireman and injury to another, and in the destruction of several goods' trucks,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Friday.—At the full court to-day the Chief Justice, Judges Windeyer and Fawcett, Puisne Judges concurring, the motion for a new trial, Toohey v…
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