The Esbank Railway Smash.—Verdict of the Jury
LITHGOW, Saturday.—The inquest was continued to-day. The jury, after half an hour's deliberation, returned with the following verdict:—"We find that Daley met…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1883
202 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 11
TELEGRAMS. The Tramway Difficulty.—Meeting of the Cabinet
SYDNEY, Saturday.—The Cabinet sat throughout Saturday morning, all the numbers of the Government being present, to consider the course of action to be…
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MELBOURNE, Saturday.—A shocking accident occurred at the Flinders-street station last night. Arthur Creswell, 18 years of age, son of a solicitor, challenged a…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—At a meeting of the Executive Council regarding the Tramway Question, statistics showed that 19,500,000 tickets were issued last year, or an average…
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LONDON, May 25.—The new railway bridge over the Indus, at Attok, has been opened amidst great rejoicings…
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INTRODUCED by Mr. M'Elhone, M.L A., a deputation from Denham waited upon the Minister for Works, on Friday morning, to urge upon him the desirableness of…
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THE following letter from John Rae, Esq., will convince the electors of the city and district that their representative has not been unmindful of their interests:—…
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A SCHOCKING accident happened last Wednesday night on the railway near Longwood station, on the North-Eastern line in Victoria. The afternoon train from Melbourne…
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THE almost unanimous manner in which the above measure passed its first reading in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday was very creditable…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—The Governor gave the Queen's assent on Saturday to the Tramway Declaratory Bill…
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A TELEGRAM from Brisbane states that tenders have been called for the Ravenswood branch of the Northern railway, 24 miles in length The Trans-continental…
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LONDON, June 6.—The train conveying the mail by the Orient liner Potosi, from Plymouth to London, met with an accident, and some passengers were seriously injured…
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NEVERTIRE, Saturday.—The special train from Sydney to Nyngan passed Dubbo at 8.30 a.m. to-day. Those present are Sir P. A. Jennings K.C.M.G., and Messrs…
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WITH reference to the celebration at Albury on the 14th, was (S.M. Herald) understand that the toast list has been arranged and that all other preliminary matters have…
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THE Great Western Line has been further extended, and was opened to Nyngan—on the route from D[?]b[?]o to Bourke—on Saturday last, by Sir Patrick Jennings, amidst great rejoicings…
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THE following is a copy of a letter sent to Mr. Fletcher, M.P., and Mr. Melville, M.P.:— "Department of Public Works,…
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ANOTHER instance of the steady progress which New South Wales is making in the race of nations, has just been evinced in the extension of our railway…
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FOR some considerable time past very great reductions have been made in the rates of freight for produce carried on the Southern Line as compared…
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A DEPUTATION introduced by Mr. F. J. Gibbs, M.L.A., Messrs. W. Martin and A. Harber, waited upon the Minister for Works on Friday, to ask that no increase…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday.—The body of a newly-born infant was found on Saturday, wrapped up in a copy of a Sydney paper, in one of the railway carriages which arrived…
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