Chicago Railway Strike
LONDON, Sunday.—The Chicago Railway Companies have agreed to share the expenses incurred by the strike of switchmen, and are determined…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1893
445 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 23
The Railways. Sydney
Information has been received by the Railway Commissioners to-day to the effect that the line from Farley to Whittingham was now in good order, and it was expected…
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The steamer Ethel left Newcastle yesterday morning for Raymond Terrace with 60 men from the Railway Department, and a quantity of provisions for the distressed people at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Railways. Visit of the Commissioners. Traffic Resumed with East Maitland
Messrs. Eddy and Fehon, the Railway Commissioners, arrived from Sydney by special train at noon yesterday. They were switched off at the Hamilton junction; and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Floods. Scenes at Maitland. The Work of Restoration Commenced. Railway Communication Established. Proposed Assistance from All Quarters. Meetings in Sydney and Newcastle
THREE was not a cloud in the sky over Maitland yesterday, and as the flood waters were rapidly disappearing, a great deal of work was accomplished in the way of cleaning the…
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A COMMERCIAL traveller asks in a Leeds paper, 'Which is the safest and most comfortable position in the train?' an replies, 'In an express, towards the…
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The Railway Department ran four trains to Maitland yesterday, and with the exception of the first one, at 5.15. a.m., they were all fairly crowded with residents from this…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway From Tamworth to Barraba. Deputation to the Minister for Works. SYDNEY
A DEPUTATION, consisting of Messrs. Rogers, Tribe, and Bullon, of Tamworth, was to-day introduced by Messrs. Dowel and Hassall, Ms. P., in reference to the suggested…
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BY a measure passed by Parliament just before the session closed (says the Arqus) authority is given to the Treasurer to advance from the…
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The large gang of men employed in repairing the railway embankment between East and West Maitland have worked so assiduously that the line was re-opened for…
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SLIGHT showers fell yesterday all along the Valley of the Hunter, but towards night the weather cleared, and so far no appearance of a repetition of the recent disastrous flood can…
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A meeting of the tramway employees was held in the mid-day meal hour on Wednesday to take into consideration the advisability of opening a subscription list in aid of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Value of a Leg. Railway Commissioners Sued. SYDNEY
THE case of M'Whannell v. Railway Commissioners, which has occupied the attention of the Chief Justice and a jury for several days, was concluded to-day. The plaintiff,…
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Just before midnight on Saturday the work of repairing the double line of rails between this city and West Maitland was completed. The down line was first repaired, and when…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Recent Floods. No Further Cases of Typhoid. Slips Near the Belmore Bridge
No fresh cases of typhoid wore reported in West Maitland yesterday, and so far no deaths have occurred. As the streets and houses are now almost restored to a state of…
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At 2 o'clock this morning intelligence was received that the flood waters were 3ft deep over the now portion of line at Glennie's Creek…
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A DEPUTATION waited upon the Minister for Works to-day for the purpose of urging the extension of the Military-road tramway to Manly, or at least to the Spit, Middle…
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The Brisbane express which left here at 10 o'clock continued its journey northward from Singleton at half-past. 5 o'clock yesterday morning, and the other trains ran in the…
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THE dismissal of Mr. VOLK from the tramway service of New South Wales, and of five men in the South Australian railway service who are…
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PREPARATIONS are being pushed forward in connection with the extension of the tramline to the beach, and the work will probably be commenced within a day or two. Messrs…
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