Sudden Death in a Tramcar
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A man named William James Moon died suddenly in a tramcar yesterday…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1884
330 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 17
Frightful Railway Accident at Redfern
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Thomas Corn[?] a fireman, employed by the Railway Department, 28 years of age, was knocked down yesterday in the Redfern yard by a…
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MONTREAL, Thursday.—A frightful railway accident has occurred in Toronto (Canada), when twenty persons were killed, and thirty seriously injured…
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THE following notice appears in Friday's Government Gazette.—" Notice is hereby given that on and after the 1st January, 1884, all goods must be addressed as…
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ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—The Westinghouse brake attached to a train which was descending Mount Barker, in a gradient of one in forty-five, gave way, and the train,…
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AT the last session of the Municipal Association of New South Wales it was resolved to obtain legal opinions on various matters affecting the interests of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Intercolonial Telegrams. The Railway Accident at Mount Baker (S.A.)
ADELAIDE, Wednesday.—The Public Works Department at Adelaide state that the cause of the train recently getting beyond control at Mount Barker was the…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.— A collision took place yesterday in Oxford-street between a tram- car and a cart containing two men, who escaped unhurt. The cart was smashed…
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WALLERWANG, Tuesday.—A shunter names Loverose, was knocked under a waggon at Wallerawang, yesterday and the wheels passed over him, killing him on…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A goods trdin ran into a hearse carriage near Rookwood Station to-day. The carriage was knocked to pieces, two files were thrown out, and the…
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ADELAIDE, Thursday.—Tenders are being called for the last section of the railway to connect Adelaide with the Victorian border…
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JUNEE , Friday.—A carriage of a mixed train, between June and Wagga, took fire yesterday. The guard climbed over the carriages to the engine driver to get the…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—The tenders recently invited and now sent in for bridges on the Homebush and Waratah railway are so much above English prices, that the…
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ON Saturday, shortly after dinner hour, a mishap happened to a finely-built young fellow, named William Beecher, near Honeysuckle Point Railway Station…
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WELLINGTON, Wednesday.—A railway accident occurred at Wellington to day. The 2 o'clock down-train was late, and two engines moved to the tanks to take water,…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—Five packages containing dynamite have been found in a tunnel near the Euston Square terminus of the London and North-Western Railway…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday.—A collision took place yesterday between two railway trains on the Ballarat and Warrenhepe line. The two engines were much damaged, and…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—A man, name unknown, has been found dead in the Picton Railway tunnel. His arms and legs were severed from his body, and it is supposed…
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SYDNEY Friday.—The inquiry into the railway accident at Wellington has resulted in the dismissal from the service of the driver and fireman of the engine…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →TELEGRAMS. Traffic and Passenger Rates on the Railways
SYDNEY, Friday.—The alteration in the rates of carriage of merchandise on the railways came in force to-day, as also did the passengers' new time-table…
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