New York Elevated Railway
Now, if your lunch has refreshed you enough, look there to your last, where, one block off, an ugly, unadorned platform crosses the street. That (save Mr. Samuel…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1889
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Another Railway Accident. A Shunter has his Leg Lacerated
While a shunter named Thomas Delaney was engaged in removing trucks at the A.A. Company's coal shoots-yesterday morning, he somehow fell between the waggons, severely…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District News. Adamstown. the New Labton Road
THE Adamstown Council received a letter last Thursday night, stating that the gates at the Adamstown railway platform are open, and the New Lambton road open for traffic…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Adamstown Road. Disgraceful and Dangerous. Immediate Attention Needed
DESPITE the voluminous correspondence which has taken place with regard to the wretched and dangerous state of the Adamstown Road, nothing official has yet been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queensland. Brisbane, Sunday Night. the Railway Commissioners
The Cabinet have considered the applications for the Railway Commissionerships, and made the following appointments:—Chief Commissioner, John Mathieson,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shocking Tram Accident
LONDON, Friday.—A telegram has been received from New York, reporting that, near Michigan, at a point where a tramway crosses the railway line, a collision occurred between…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Delay of the Mail Train. Two Hours Late. Reticence of the Authorities
THE mail train, which leaves Sydney at 7 p.m., did not arrive in Newcastle last night until 12.15 p.m., being exactly two hours late…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Victoria. Accidents to Railway Servants
The return of causalties to railway employés between 1879 and 1889 showed that 8 were killed and 101 injured from causes beyond their own control; 126 were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Queensland. Railway Reform
It is reported that Mr. Curnow, the present Commissioner for Railways, will, on the new board taking office, be invited to take the management of railway stores, an office…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Correspondence New Line of Railway. to the Editor
SIR,—I have some pleasure in learning that Newcastle is likely to be connected by rail with Lake Macquarie at an early date. Much credit is due to the South Wallsend…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wallsend. Train Accommodation
WITH reference to a paragraph in our columns some few days age, pointing out that the ordinary train from Newcastle to Maitland reached Waratah eight minutes before…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Carrington. Disgraceful Road
That portion of road between the bridge at the top end of the Island and the junction of the road to Wickham, Tighe's Hill, and the smelting works, and which connects…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland Railway Commissioners
LONDON, Monday night.—Mr. John Mathieson, of the Glasgow and South Western Railway, and Mr. Andrew Johnstone, of the Great Eastern Railway, who have been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accident to the Brisbane Train. Run Off the Line. The Driver Seriously Hurt. ARMIDALE
THE mail train from Brisbane ran off the line to-day at the Black Mountain station. The cause of the accident has not come to hand. The engine and two carriages ran off…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Parliament. Thursday, May 16, 1889. Legislative Assembly. The Clarence-Guyra Railway. Iron and Steel Industries. Sugar Bounties Convention. Registration of Dogs. Formal Motions. Indecent Evidence. Charges against John Davies. Hastings and Manning Election. Darling Island. Judge Windeyer. The Land Bill. Debate Resumed and Adjourned. SYDNEY, Thursday Night
THE SPEAKER took the chair at 4.30 p.m. CLARENCE TO GUYRA RAILWAY. In reply to a question by Mr. COPELAND, Mr. BRUCE SMITH said he had received a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Railway Commissioners. Visit to Newcastle
THE Railway Commissioners—Messrs. Eddy, Oliver, and Fehon—will leave Sydney on Monday night for Newcastle. It is their intention, we understand, to remain in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Serious Railway Accident. Excitement in Melbourne. Twelve Persons Injured. MELBOURNE, Friday Night
ANOTHER railway accident occurred this afternoon between Williamstown and Melbourne. When the train was slowing down near North Melbourne the axle of one of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Plattsburg. Extension of Tramline
The Mayor purposes bringing under the notice of the Commissioners for Railways on the occasion of their visit to Newcastle during the ensuing week the petition signed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →South Australia. Adelaide, Friday Night. Fatal Railway Accident
An accident occurred on the Northern line this morning, between Roseworthy and Wasley's Three permanent way men who were going to work on a trolly were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Railway Commissioners. Their Trip to Newcastle
Messrs. Eddy, Oliver and Fehon, the Railway Commissioners, will arrive in Newcastle by special train at 8.15 a.m. to-morrow morning…
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