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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1888

282 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 15

The Railway Men

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 August 1888 · page 5

It was expected that some of the men employed in working the coal traffic would be given "a holiday without pay" on account of the strike,…

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Offers for the Railway Supply

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 August 1888 · page 5

We learn that negotiations have been in progress between Government officials and Mr. Yates and party, of the East Lambton Colliery,…

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The Adamstown Road

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 September 1888 · page 6

THE following communication has been received by Mr. J. Crrer, M.L.A., on the above subject:— "Department of Public Works,…

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The Supply of Coal to the G. N. Railway

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 September 1888 · page 6

The following correspondence is of much significance. Seeing that a strike was threatening, Mr. Michael Yates wrote to the Miners' General…

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PARIS, Wednesday. Fatal Railway Disaster

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 September 1888 · page 5

A terrible railway accident has occurred near Dijon to-day. The train while travelling at full speed ran off the rails, and collided with…

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PARIS, Wednesday. Terrible Railway Accident at Dijon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 September 1888 · page 5

The train which ran into another while being derailed near Dijon was an express mail train. The smash was terrific, several carriages being…

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Remarkable Tram Casualty

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 September 1888 · page 8

As the Bondi tram was leaving. Elizabeth-street at full speed yesterday, it was boarded, by a jolly lot of Jack Tars from H.M.S. Diamond, out for a day's run. One fine…

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The Dijon Railway Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 September 1888 · page 5

In the terrible collision between two express trains near Dijon, France, Lady Bowen, wife of Sir George Bowen, at one time Governor of…

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Remarkable Tram Casualty

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 September 1888 · page 7

As the Bondi tram was leaving Elizabeth-street at full speed yesterday, it was boarded by a jolly lot of Jack Tars from H.M.S. Diamond, out for a day's run. One fine…

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Remarkable Tram Casualty

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 September 1888 · page 2

As the Bondi tram was leaving Elizabeth-street at full speed yesterday, it was boarded by a jolly lot of Jack Tars from H.M.S. Diamond, out for a day's run. One fine…

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Fatal Leap From a Bridge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 September 1888 · page 7

THE craze for leaping over the bridge which spans the Wear at Sunderland has for a second time resulted fatally. A youth of 19, named Patrick M'Bride,…

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The Midland Railway Mystery Solved

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 September 1888 · page 4

An inquest has been held on the body of a steerage passenger by the R.M.S. Ormuz, from Sydney, named King, which was found on the…

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The Sydney Tramways

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 September 1888 · page 4

Sir Saul Samuel, the Agent-General for New South Wales, is forwarding a report to his Government on the working of the tramways in San…

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Railway Ambulance Corps

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 September 1888 · page 6

WE have been requested to publish the result of the examinations of candidates for admission to the above corps, which were held on the 14th…

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Terrible Railway Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 September 1888 · page 7

A DISASTROUS collision occurred on the London and South-Western Railway at Hampton Wick Station about midnight on Bank Holiday. The train from Waterloo,…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Saturday night. Knocked Down by a Train

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 September 1888 · page 5

A man named Burns was knocked down by a train near Maryborough and frightfully multilated. He died shortly afterwards…

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Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Saturday night. the Opening of the Illawarra Railway

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 September 1888 · page 5

THE Governor has consented to perform the ceremony of opening the Illawarra Railway on October 3. A LITTLE PICNIC…

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Railway Accident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 September 1888 · page 5

A train, conveying 1500 German soldiers, ran off the line at Werbig, and was upset. The soldiers escaped with slight injuries…

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The Midland Railway Tragedy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 September 1888 · page 5

The stowaway Mackill, who travelled to Landon by the R.M.S. Ormuz, has been arrested on suspicion of having killed the man King,…

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Railway Employees' Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 September 1888 · page 4

THE annual picnic of the employees of the Locomotive Branch of the Great Northern Railway took place yesterday, and, thanks to the excellent…

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