New Zealand. Midland Railway
The tender of J. Anderson for the construction of the first section of the Midland Railway at Springfield in Canterbury has been accepted. The total cost will exceed…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1890
732 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 37
Plattsburg. Road to Iron Bark Creek
The urgent necessity for the Minister for Lands opening up a road to Iron Bark Creek is becoming of more importance daily, particularly during the summer months, when…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Deputation to the Railway Commissioners. Our Tramway System. Sydney
A DEPUTATION, representing New Lambton, Wallsend, Plattsburg, Lambton, Merewether, Carrington, Waratah, and Wickham, waited upon Messrs. Oliver and Fehon, Railway…
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WE are glad to see that a strong deputation waited yesterday on the Railway Commissioners for the purpose of drawing their attention to the necessity of making…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Cadets
A FEW months ago the Railway Commissioners advertised that they intended to encourage the young men in the railway service to increase their…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →West Maitland. Our Railway Goods-shed
Some improvements of a useful and much needed character have been completed at the West, Maitland goods-shed this week, such as the lengthening of the receiving platform and…
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OUR main road just now is, writes a correspondent, in a very bad state of repair, and not pleasant or safe for vehicular or passenger traffic. Why the Council has not…
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LONDON, Sunday.—A railway accident occurred at Sydney' a settlement on the Union Pacific Railroad, in Nebraska Territory, U.S…
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THE following has been handed us for publication:— "Government Railways of New South Wales,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →CABLEGRAMS. Rising in Spain. Republicans Destroying Railways
MADRID, Sunday.—News has been received from Andalusia stating that a small band of Republicans has collected in that district, and cut off railway communication…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Accident. an Engine Breaks Down. Passengers Alarmed but not Injured
AN accident, fortunately unaccompanied with any loss of life, or, in fact, anything more than considerable alarm to a number of passengers, occurred last evening to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lillie Bridge Sports. Postponed SYDNEY
The Lillie Bridge pony races have been postponed from to-night until to-morrow on account of the unfavourable weather. The 75yds handicap at the same a place has been…
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AT the fortnightly meeting of the London Commission of Sowers, a letter was read from the solicitors to the company which proposes to go to Parliament next session to ask for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →(From Sydney and Melbourne Papers.) Accident to the Mail Train
LONDON, Tuesday.—It is transpired that the Australian mails were not sent by the train which was wrecked on the Union-Pacific Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland. Rise in Tramway Shares
A considerable rise has taken place in Metropolitan Tramway Company shares during the past week, and good sales have been made to 31s 6d. It is presumed this is in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Armagh Railway Disaster
IN Dublin, in the action brought by Mr. Edwards, a magistrate and merchant of Armagh, on behalf of his son, who was so seriously injured in the great railway disaster…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Daring Train Robbery
Two men had the audacity to stop the train on the Indian territory of the United States, and having stolen £10,000, chiefly in notes, from the passengers, got clear away…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Queensland Railway Commissioners
MESSRS. JOHNSON and Matheson, the Queensland Railway Commissioners, passed through Newcastle, on route for Brisbane, last night. They left Sydney by special…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Extraordinary Railway Duel
EVERYONE has heard of the story of the two goats who, meeting on a narrow plank bridge, butted and fought for the right-of-way. A somewhat similar incident took place…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sudden Death at a Railway Station
THE Hon. Mrs. Robert Bruce, a lady well known in society, and one of the ladies of the Queen's bedchamber, died suddenly at Victoria Station, London, as she was about…
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