Railway Disaster. Miraculous Escape
LONDON, Tuesday.—The stoker of one of the engines which fell in the river at Basl[?], on Sunday, escaped by a miracle, and swam ashore…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1891
512 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 26
A Holiday for the Railway Hands. The Dredgemen at Morpeth
MESSRS. Alex. Brown, James Curley, and William Grahame, yesterday received letters from the Secretary for Railways, which ran as follows:—"In reply, I have the honour…
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LONDON, Monday.—Those killed and injured by the railway catastrophe near Basle, Switzerland, are chiefly Swiss. There were no Britishers. The recovery of the bodies…
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Notwithstanding the fact that there are so many hotels in the vicinity of Warwick Hall, Constables Duff and Denchey had a comparatively easy time yesterday. The…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—In connection with the terrible railway disaster in Switzerland, active search is being made for the victims, and sixty-five bodice have been recovered and…
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AN accident of a frightful nature happened about twenty minutes to 10 o'clock this morning in the vicinity of the Eveleigh Railway Station, the scene of many a similar…
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THE trial trip of six new carriages, built at Hudson Brothers' Wickham works, took place on Friday afternoon, by a run to West Maitland and back,…
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AN incident which occurred in the course of the metropolitan elections throws a strong light on the relations between the railway employees and…
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LONDON, Saturday.—The official record of the number perished in the Basle railway accident shows the number to be 145…
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EVER since the erection of the central platforms at the Newcastle railway station a patient and long-suffering public have been compelled to fight against wind, rain, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The New Railway Rules and the Coal Trade. Colliery Owners Refuse to Pay the Charges. a Serious Complication
THE new regulations formed by the Railway Commissioners, to deal with the coal trade of this district, came into force on the 1st May last, and they have caused the widest…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Correspondence Railway Carriages. to the Editor
SIR,—I was very, glad to road your article in this morning's issue respecting the glaring manner in which the comfort of our citizens and the travelling public are ignored by our…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →CABLEGRAMS. Tramway Strike. Rioting at Bordeaux
PARIS, Tuesday.—The Bordeaux tramway employees have struck work. The principal grievance is the excessive number of hours and days of work. There has been rioting,…
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LORD KINTPORE's memorandum to the Minister, on his trip to the Northern Territory, was laid before Parliament to-day. He considers that under present…
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AN attempt to wreck an excursion train, by putting blue metal along the line, occurred on Sunday near Townsville. The engine passed over the stones without derailing…
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Sir,—Allow me once more to draw the attention of the council to the wretched condition of the abovementioned road. I may say that it is an old sore. There has…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—The coroner's jury found the Railway Company's servents guilty in connection with the accident which recently occurred in Ireland…
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A NEW YORK telegram gives particulars of a frightful disaster in Potter's County, Pennsylvania, to a train which, having gone off the…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—The Bordeaux tramway strike has been settled. The men were victorious…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Australian Reforms. Railway Administration. Chinee Mafia Bill. ADELAIDE
THE Railway Commissioners' Bill, which was read a first time to-day, takes away some of the powers enjoyed by the chairman of the Commissioners, by providing that, if he…
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