The Railway Commissioners. Various Deputations
MESSRS. Eddy and Fehon, Railway Commissioners, with Mr. Angus, Engineer-in-Chief for Railways, attended at the Newcastle railway station at 9…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1891
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Tasmania. Hobart, Tuesday. Railway Fatality
A railway accident occurred on the Strahan line on Sunday. Several people were in the contractors' trucks, and the line was not finished. One truck run off the…
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DR. HARRIS held a magisterial inquiry at the Clarendon Hotel at 10 o'clock yesterday morning, on the death of the unfortunate man whose body was picked up on the…
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AN old navy named James Russell, better known as "Punch" Russell, was killed by the 5 39 p.m. express train at Adamstown yesterday. He was walking along the line to his…
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OWEN FOLEY was charged, on remand, at the Central Police Court, Sydney, before Mr. C. Delchery, with having attempted to obtain £1 2s by false representation from the…
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IT is stated as highly probable that the contractors will be compelled shortly to dismiss 600 of the men employed upon various railway works in and around Newcastle…
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AN inquest was held at the Clarendon Hotel yesterday afternoon, by the district coroner, Mr. G. C. Martin, J.P., concerning the death of the man James…
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THE attention of the road superintendent is drawn to that portion of the Newcastle-road from the Wallsend Colliery high level bridge, to the tramline. This particular portion of…
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THE train due at Newcastle from Sydney at 9.20 p.m. did not reach Newcastle Station till 10.25 p.m., owing to a break-down of the engine at the Sydney side of Morrissett. The…
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LONDON, Thursday.—A collision occurred on the Metropolitan Railway, between John's Wood and Marlborough-road stations. None were killed, but several were injured…
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A TERRIBLE railway accident recently occurred on the Lake Shore at Michigan Southern Railway, near Norwalk, Ohio, and eight persons were killed. The driver of the…
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THOMAS KAIN, a farmer near Tarlee, was caught by the 3 o'clock train from Terowie on Saturday, and killed. He was crossing the line in a cart, 200 yards north of the station…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Correspondence Hamilton Drainage Into the Railway Drain. to the Editor
SIR,—In this morning's report of the business of the Wickham Municipal Council, it is reported that the Hamilton council clerk has asked the permission of the…
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ABOUT 240 visitors from Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide, arrived by special train this evening from Adelaide, to attend the openings of the Tarrawingee Tramway to-morrow…
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LONDON, Sunday.—The Marquis of Salisbury, on behalf of the British Government, has consented to subsidise the construction of the Mombassa-Victoria-Nyanza railway,…
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MESSRS. Creer, Melville, and Walker have received a letter from the Works Department stating, "With reference to your letter of the 18th ultimo, drawing attention to the…
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THE following communication has been received by Mr. A. Brown:— "Government Railways of New South Wales, Secretary's Office,…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—A terrible railway collision is reported from the United States. Two goods trains collided in Missouri, with such force that thirty cars were destroyed…
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THE South Burwood Colliery and railway line were opened yesterday, and the event makes an important epoch in the history of coal-mining in this district. That fine…
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LONDON, Monday.—News has been received of a fearful railway accident. It seems that in honour of a village fete, near Castle, sir railway excursion organised trains were…
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