The Railway Disaster. the Injured Passengers
IN reference to the condition of the passengers who were in the railway disaster near Cootamundra, the special reporter of the "Sydney Daily Telegraph" says:—…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1885
299 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 15
The Railway Disaster
COOTAMUNDRA, Friday.—A thorough search has been made by troopers at the scene of the recent railway disaster, but no more bodies have been found. It is now…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—The Minister for Works has refused the request of severalt deputations to reduce the tram fares, but has agreed that all school children shall be…
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THE following particulars respecting the progress of railways in New South Wales were referred to by the Hon. Minister for Works, in his remarks at the banquet at…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—No further discoveries of bodies have been made at the scene of the late railway disaster. Through traffic will be resumed on Wednesday…
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NARANDERA, Monday.—The Narandera and Jerilderie railway is under water, caused by the rising of the Murrumbidgee. All traffic has been stopped…
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IN spite of the verdict of the jury, blaming the Government entirely for the Cootamundra railway disaster, we think there were certain circumstances…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A man named Priddle, a railway employee, who was travelling on a holiday pass at the time of the railway accident at Cootamundra,…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—Two goods trains collided at Rooty Hill to-day, and the traffic was blocked for some time. Several trucks were damaged…
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AT the end of 1883 there were 270,000 miles of railway in the world, which would make a line from the earth to the moon, with 20,000 miles to spare…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—The trial of the survey line, from Richmond to Wallerawang, has been completed, and proves it to be a very costly undertaking…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—D. and W. Robertson's tender was the lowest for the construction of the Blayney and Cowra railway. It was £278,071…
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RESIDENTS in the Glebe and Adamstown, and on the road from Wallsend to Lake Macquarie will be glad to read the following document kindly forwarded to us for…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—The railway has been repaired at Cootamundra, and traffic resumed…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—A train from Armidale on Friday, ran over a horse on the line, which was cut to pieces. The engine was thrown off the line…
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LAST evening a labourer named Alick Adamson, was taken to the Hospital, suffering from a severe flesh wound on the thigh, caused through a crowbar falling on it. It…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—A well-dressed man, name unknown, was knocked down and killed near Stanmore Station, by a passing train…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.—There has been a railway accident at Kilmore, Victoria, and the passengers who were returning to Sydney were much injured. One lady had…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The railway to Bungendore will be opened by Mr. Dibbs, the Colonial Treasurer, to-morrow…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—The opening of the railway from Tarago to Bungendore, by Messrs. Dibbs and Farnell, took place yesterday…
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