Frightful Railway Accident
The Ballarat correspondent of the Melbourne Age reports that a fatal accident occurred on Wednesday night near the Burrumbeet railway station, on the Stawell…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1883
202 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 11
Sudden Death in a Railway Train
SYDNEY, Monday.—A woman, named Hanson, a passenger from Nyngen, was found dead in a railway carriage, to-day, on the arrival of the train at Mount…
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SIR,—Having resided in Sydney previous to the construction of the tramways, and also since, I can give a few ideas as to the derived there-from. Woollahra loboured under a miserable yoke…
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FAT cattle were rather lower this week, the supply being better than for some time. Fat sheep also were offered on Thursday in large numbers, and prices were rather easier;…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—The railway employees, numbering over 300, held their annual picnic at Botany yesterday. The affair was most enjoyable…
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THE result of the tramway meeting last week, although very satisfactory, has neither silenced opponents nor convinced them. On Friday last, we…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—A man, name unknown, was knocked down by a tram motor at Botany, and was killed…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—The employees of the railway and tramway departments held their annual ball at the Exhibition Building last night. There were from 400 to 500 dancers present, and the affair was…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—An action to recover £200, instituted by a Mr. Rigby against the Commissioner of Railways, for injuries sustained through the tramway,…
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THE following letter has been received by Mr. Fletcher, M.P., and speaks for itself:— Department of Public Works, Railway Branch,…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.—The Hawthorn railway accident cost the Victorian Government £120,000, and the Windsor railway accident £19,000…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—John Porteons, a railway porter at Ashfield, while attempting to jump from a train whilst it was in motion, missed his fooling and fell between…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—A large meeting was held here on Saturday to protest against the dismissal of workmen employed in the railway workshops. A deputation was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Riots at Launceston (TASMANIA). Mobbing a Legislative Councillor. Repelling the Populace with a Fire Hose
LAUNCESTON, Monday.—The rejection of the Railway Bill by the Legislative Council on Friday has excited intense indignation throughout the colony. It is probable the…
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WE are informed that yesterday morning about one hundred navvies, who had been working on Amos's contract on the section of the Waratah to Homebush railway line,…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A large meeting of railway employees was held yesterday to discuss the proposition by the Commissioner of Railways that there should be…
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A LARGELY attended public meeting was held at the Temperance Hall, Sydney, on Saturday evening, under the presidency of Mr. Jo[?]iah Mason, to take into…
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THIS old-established picnic came off on Monday, and proved a great success. The two trains conveying the holiday makers started from Newcastle at 7.15 and 7.40…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Intercolonial Telegrams. the Railway Riots in Tasmania. Legislative Councillors Mobbed and Stoned
HOBART, Tuesday.—A great disturbance has taken place at Hobart, owing to the rejection of the Railway Bill by the Legislative Council. A crowd of 5000 persons…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Illawarra railway line will be proceeded with in accordance with the original plan…
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