Tramway Traffic Inspector
MR W. C. MURRAY, well known in the Hunter district, has been transferred from Sydney to Newcastle, where he commenced his duties last Tuesday, as tramway traffic…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1890
732 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 37
English Railway Servant's Agitation
A LARGELY attended gathering of railway drivers, guards, shunters, and signalmen, convened under the auspices of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants has been held in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Victoria. Melbourne, Monday. Killed by a Train
A serious affray between a number of navvies took place at the Murchison yesterday afternoon. The men were drinking at a shanty, when one named Nolan struck…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Australia. Adelaide, Monday. the Railway Burning Case
The inquest on the body of the Hon. J. G. Ramsay was concluded to-day, when a verdict of accidental death was returned. The jury added a rider to the effect that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Monday. Railway Cadet
THE students of the Bathurst Technical College have presented Mr. G. [?]. Clements, who is proceeding to England as one of the railway cadets selected by Mr. Eddy, with an…
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ABOUT 9 o'clock last evening a goods engine was shunting in the Newcastle Railway-yard, and when linking some trucks up it struck them rather forcibly and throw two off the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Tuesday. Claim on the Railway
NOTICE of action was given on Monday to the Railway Commissioners by Mr. W. Coonan on behalf of Mr. W. Rose, of Wilberforce, who met with an accident on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →[Our Special Messages.] Firth of Forth Bridge
LONDON, Tuesday.—The new railway bridge across the Firth of Forth having been completed, a trial of the structure was made to-day. It was crossed by a double train of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australian News. New South Wales. Quadrupling Railway Lines
THE Railway Commissioners have in contemplation the quadrupling of the suburban line to Homebush, and they are availing themselves of the slackness of the labour…
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THE melancholy accident which has resulted in the death of Mr. J. C. RAMSAY, a member of the Legislative Council of South Australia, has drawn the attention of the public…
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MR. J. CREER, M.P., has received the following letter from the Under-Secretary for Works:— "Department of Public Works,…
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WE regret having to record the death of Mr. George Alexander Lindsay, only son of Mr. Alexander Lindsay, of the Junction. Mr. Lindsay, who was studying law, was articled…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Lake Macquarie Road
A PUBLIC meeting of the ratepayers and property-holders in the municipal district of Merewether was held on the Glebe-hill on Monday. There were about 70 or 80 of the…
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AT Wednesday's sitting of the Parliamentary Committee on Public Works, Mr. J. Barling, the Under Secretary, while under examination as a witness in connection with the…
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The following special trains will be placed on the Northern line for Monday's holiday traffic:— SYDNEY.—The 7 o'clock mail from Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queensland. Tram Shares Booming
Shares in the Tram Company still have an upward tendency, sales being made on 'Change on Thursday at 32s. It is understood that Engineer Duncan's report…
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CONSIDERABLE interest is being manifested in the movement on the part of the English railway signalmen to obtains better pay and shorter hours. The agitation has now been…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Armagh Railway Accident Heavy Damages
MISS M'MELLAS, daughter of a Methodist minister, Miss Green, and Miss Barclay, a shop girl, have each received £1000 compensation from the Great Northern Railway…
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THE railway traffic was exceedingly heavy yesterday, but it is pleasing to note that it was negotiated ably and with safety. No accidents of any kind have been reported, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Suicide in a Train. An Extraordinary Letter
THE Melbourne City Coroner held an inquest at the morgue on the body of Wm James Stubb, who shot himself in a carriage of the 2.45 Brighton train. The deceased…
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