Terrible Disaster. Collapse of a Bridge
LONDON, Tuesday.—A terrible disaster is reported from South Russia. A procession of clergy and people were crossing a bridge at Tiflis to bless the waters, when the bridge…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1892
518 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 26
The Belmont Road. Sydney
MR. N. MELVILLE, M.P., has received the following letter from the Works Department:—"With reference to the petition presented by you from certain residents of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Parliament. Thursday, January 21. Legislative Assembly. Death of the Duke of Clarence. Bill Dealing with Financial Institutions. Reduction of Railway Employees. Customs Duties Bill. SYDNEY
THE SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ADDRESS OF CONDOLENCE…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Frightful Death. Mangled by the Tram. SYDNEY
ANOTHER tram accident of a shocking nature happened about a quarter-past 9 o'clock this morning at the junction of Parramatta-street and Newtown-road. The victim was…
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The railway traffic to and from Newcastle was remarkably heavy yesterday, but notwithstanding the great rush, the service was carried on most…
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MAJOR-GENERAL C. S. HUTCHINSON and Captain P. Cardew recently visited Croydon, England, for the purpose of inspecting, on behalf of…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—A dastardly attempt was made to day to wrack a train near the town of Omagh, county Tyrone, Ireland, by placing obstacles on the rails. It is…
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THIS morning a deputation, representing Newcastle, Wickham, and Carrington Council was to-day introduced by Messrs. Scott, Fegan, Grahame, Walker, and Edden,…
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LONDON, Thursday.—An attempt to wreck a train in Ireland is reported. The train which it was attempted to derail was one in which Mr. T. W. Russell, M.P. for South…
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Sir,—As you are doubtless aware, the Greta miners had a special train engaged on Saturday last to convey them to Newcastle, so that they might attend the aggregate,…
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The Parliamentary Railway Committed has received a communication from Mr. Nott, of Woodara, offering land free and a bonus of £1 per acre in addition, if a line of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tram Accident in Paris
AN alarming accident recently occurred at Belleville, a northern suburb of Paris, on the new cable tramway which mounts the hill between that…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Parliament. Monday, February 1. Legislative Assembly. The Cost of the Mining Exhibition. Standard Weight of Coal. More Billets. North Coast Railway. Inspection of Boilers. SYDNEY
THE SPEAKER took the chair at 4 80 p.m. Mr. SLATTERY, in reply to Mr. WALL, said that the total cost of the representation of the Mines Department at the recent…
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THE quarterly report of the Railway Commissioners presented to Parliament to-night shows that the revenue for the quarter ended December 31 was £935,231, and of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Parliament. Tuesday, February 2. Legislative Assembly. Inspectors of Agriculture. Supply. Railway Expenditure. SYDNEY, Tuesday. The SPEAKER took the chair at 4.30 p.m. Answers to Questions
Mr. KELLY asked if the Government would offer a reward for the apprehension of the persons guilty of the brutal murder in George-street on Saturday night?…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Suicide of a Young Woman. Mutilated by a Train. MELBOURNE
EARLY this morning the body of a young woman, Emily Kiddish, aged 18, was found horribly mutilated on the railway line near Brighton. Written on a piece of paper near…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Parliament. Thursday, February 4. Legislative Assembly. The Railway Commissioners. Chinese Gambling. The Black Pass Commission. Customs Duties Bill. SYDNEY
THE SPEAKER took the chair at 4 30 p.m. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. SEE, in reply to Mr. HUTCHISON, said that the Baldwin locomotives were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Zealand. Railway Revenue
The railway revenue is increasing, and is likely to show a substantial surplus at the end of the financial year. UNCLAIMED PROPERTY…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Charges Against Railway Management. the Commissioners' Reply
AN important discussion on the management of the railways took pleas in the Assembly last week on the motion to introduce the Supply Bill. Among the items for which…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Accident at Carlingford. Traffic Delayed
FARLY yesterday morning two engines, which left this city together for Sydney, collided with a number of trucks near the Carlingford station, 15 miles, this side of…
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