The New Tower Bridge
THE proposal that the new bridge across the Thames should be built of iron of British production and manufacture was brought before the City of London…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1886
356 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 18
The Late Railway Fatality. Magisterial Enquiry
MR. SAMUEL CHAPMAN, J.P., district coroner, held a magisterial enquiry at Freshwater Creek, on Wednesday afternoon, on the body of James…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An Electric Railway
A HOME correspondent writes that an electric railway has just been opened on Ryde Pier. The tramway which runs down the pier has bitherto been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Telegrams. New South Wales Sydney, Sunday. Another Tram Accident
A terrible tram accident, by which a young man named Wm. Passmore lost his life, occurred last night about half-past 10. Passmore was 29 years of age,…
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The New Zealand Midland Railway Company has been registered on the Stock Exchange, with a capital of half a million sterling…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Accident in South Australia
AN accident occurred on the Hergott and Strangways railway works on Wednesday night, resulting in five men being killed and three wounded,…
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THE attention of French, German, Belgian, English, and American industrials has been a good deal directed of late to the question of Chinese…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →South Australia. Adelaide, Monday. Railway Accident
A serious accident and miraculous escape occurred to the train from the races this evening, about three miles from Balhannah station. The train had two…
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Mr. Lyne, Minister for Works, has approved of the alterations of the running of trains on certain out lines, where separate daily passenger and goods…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →N.s.w. Amalgamated Association of Railway and Tramway Employees
A GENERAL MEETING of railway employees was held last night at the Hall of Science, and very large number attended. Among those present was Mr. W. F. Schey, a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →West Maitland. Meeting of Railway Employees
A meeting of railway employees was held last night at Brewer's Railway Hotel. Mr. Soeridan was voted to the chair. The CHAIRMAN in a few well chosen and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Railway Accident Near Adelaide
THE scene presented on Tuesday morning at the site of the late accident was of a most striking and impressive character. The main line on the…
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Eighty-four thousand persons travelled in the tramways at Easter, and also 7000 to Randwick Racecourse on Monday last…
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A NFW YORK telegram says:—Upon the Rock Island Railway, the other night, a desperate affray occurred, which had a fatal ending. The train…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Life in London. Common-street, Commercial-road. a Hard Struggle
BRICKLAYER, 44 years old, making, when in full work, 27s per week. Sometimes employed a week; sometimes only a few days. In work nearly…
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THE Melbourne Daily Telegraph reports that on Tuesday morning Mr. George Randall, an employee of the Railway Department, living at Williamstown, left home…
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IT was only to be expected after the railway employees in Sydney had proposed to form themselves into an association that their brethren in the Northern district…
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THE revenue of the Railway Department of Victoria is being satisfactorily maintained, and the commissioners confidently anticipate that their…
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The New Zealand East-West Coast Railway Company has been launched on the London market…
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An assistant railway guard, named John Spencer, whilst assisting in uncoupling trucks from a goods train at Ashfield, is supposed to have slipped,…
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