A Capsized Train
LONDON, Thursday.—A railway disaster, involving considerable loss of life, has occurred at Sonsonate, in Central America. A passenger train capsized, and 13 of the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1892
518 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 26
Tasmania. Cable Trams
The Hobart Tram Company has completed arrangements with the Siemens Electric Company to lay down electric cable trams with the latest improvements…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Accident. a Leg Terribly Crushed. SYDNEY
LATE on Saturday night a shunter named Matthew Judge, employed at Albury railway station, met with a terrible accident, necessitating the amputation of his…
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LONDON, Sunday.—The Federal Council of the German Empire recommends the construction of strategic railways in Germany at a coat of £500,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The North Coast Railway Arbitration. Mr. Wilcocks Awarded £7400 and Costs. BRISBANE
THE arbitrators have awarded Mr. Wilcocks, the contractor, £7400 and costs, which are estimated at £3652, for his claim against the Railway Commissioners in connection with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The District Roads
FROM all sides news reaches us regarding the deplorable condition of the roads of this district. In such circumstances the first impulse of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Railway Administration. Appointment of Royal Commission. SYDNEY
THE Royal Commission to inquire into the charges made by Mr. Schey, M.P., into the administration of the Railway Department by the Chief Commissioner, Mr. Eddy, has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mail Train Late
THE northern mail train, which is timed to arrive in this city at 9.50 p.m., did not reach the Hamilton junction until 11 o'clock last evening. Owing to the boisterous weather[?]t…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Railways (Contracts) Amendment Bill. Railway Inquiry Commission. Kanaka Labour in Queensland. Hunter River Oyster Beds. Public Works Committee. SYDNEY
THE Assembly, after 12.30 o'clock this morning, decided by 35 to 26 not to insist upon its disagreement with the Legislative Council's amendments in the Government…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →West Australia. the Midland Railway Loan
A London cablegram received by the Midland Railway Company states that the £500,000 loan, for which the Government and National Bank…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tasmania. Dismissal of Railway Hands
Another batch of railway employees have received notice of dismissal. The Government is retrenching in the Public Works Construction…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Employees
IN reply to the proposal of the men employed in the shops at Honeysuckle Point, to work short time rather than submit to any of their number being discharged, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australian News. New South Wales. the Lennox Bridge
Two officers from the Works Department visited Parramatta for the purpose of reporting on the work required in widening Lennox Bridge in order to allow the flood waters to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Undermining of the Minmi Road. An Inspection Made. SYDNEY
MESSRS. Melville and Edden, Ms.P., have received the following letter from the Mines Department:— "Gentlemen,—Referring to the letter…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Australia. Adelaide, Friday. the Blyth to Gladstone Railway
The Government has determined to construct the Blyth to Gladstone railway departmentally, and not by contract, so as to provide work for the unemployed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Sunday. the Glen Lee Bridge
THE bridge at Glen Lee, concerning which there has been so much controversy of late in the House, is to be opened immediately. LARGE TAKINGS…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Struck by the Tram
A YOUNG MAN named George Granger was admitted to the hospital on Saturday evening, having met with an accident at Hamilton, shortly after 8 o'clock that night. It…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →North Shore Tramway. Sydney
THERE is a proposal on foot, regarding which the Minister for works has called for reports, for the extension of the North Shore tramway system to Sneddon's hotel, at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Marrickville-burwood Road Railway. An Offer to the Government. SYDNEY
THE construction of a railway from Marrickville to the Burwood-road, which has been in contemplation for some considerable time past, is likely to be commenced shortly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Glen Innes-inverell Railway Proposal
THE appointment of the standing Parliamentary Committee on Public Works must be regarded as an indication that the Government does not…
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