Railway Accident. Sydney
THE 11.30 a.m. goods trains from Bathurst to Penrith met with an accident when near Linden, 51½ miles from Sydney, at 9 o'clock last night. The load consisted of 27 trucks…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1893
445 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 23
Accident at West Wallsend. Explosion on a Railway Engine. A Lady and Gentleman Jump on to the Line
A SERIOUS accident occurred on the West Wallsend railway line on Thursday morning. While Miss Brooks, the well-known lady evangelist, Mr. Turnbull, manager of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railways of the World
THE total length of the railways of the world at the beginning of the present year was 385,803 miles, of which 167,755 are in the United States,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Holiday Traffic
THE railway traffic during the Easter holidays has been well up to the average, and the majority of the through trains have run in double divisions. On the whole, business…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Tighe's Creek Bridge. Public Meeting at Tighe's Hill
A PUBLIC meeting, convened by requisition, was held in Young's Hall, Tighe's Hill, on Tuesday evening, for the purpose of approaching the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tram Earnings
THE tram earnings for the Easter holidays were not so great as those for the corresponding period last year. On the 1st and 3rd instant £115 3s 5d and £95 6s 3d respectively…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway Earnings
THE Chief Railway Commissioner announces that the railway earnings for the past quarter show a decrease as compared with last year of about…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Nobbys Road
IN compliance with a resolution passed at a recent meeting of the City Council the following letter has been forwarded to the Minister for Lands by the town clerk with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Glennie's Creek. a Bridge Wanted. SYDNEY
A DEPUTATION from Singleton waited on the Minister for Works to-day to urge the necessity of constructing a bridge over Glennie's Creek, at the upper crossing. It…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Carrington Bridge. Re-opened for Traffic
THE Carrington Bridge which connects the island with Hunter-street West, is now opened for traffic. The bridge has been under repair for several months past, necessitated through…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railways in Palestine
THE Palestine Exploration Fund lately received information that the railway between Jaffa and Jerusalem had been much injured by heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A Railway Fatality
INFORMATION was received in this city yesterday of a railway accident by which Mr. David D. M'Gill, son of Mr. M'Gill, the well-known contractor, and a man named…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Actions Against the Railway Commissioners. Heavy Damages. SYDNEY
WRITS claiming heavy damages have been issued against the Railway Commissioners by Messrs. Proudfoot and Fletcher, railway contractors. One writ is for £100,000, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Goulburn Railway Fatality
AN inquest on the two men who were killed in the railway accident ant Goulburn on Sunday morning was held at that town on Monday. The names of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tram Extension
THE Work in connection with the extension of the tramway to the beach was commenced on Tuesday morning, and Scott-street now presents a very busy appearance. Upwards of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Broadmeadow. the Tram Traffic
The extension of the first section of the tram to Adamstown-road has been a great benefit to the population of Broadmeadow and the greater portion…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Retrenchment in the Railway Service. Protest from the Commissioners. SYDNEY
MR. SEE to-night laid on the table of the Assembly the Railway Commissioners' protest against further retrenchment by Parliament in the railway service. In it the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Midland Railway
LONDON, Thursday.—The Midland Railway Company of Western Australia has delayed the acceptance of the terms offered by the Colonial…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victorian Railway Porters. "Turn Out Your Pockets." MELBOURNE
GREAT indignation is expressed by the railway porters over an order issued by the acting-superintendent that they should turn out their pockets when requested, to see if they…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Menindie Tramway Bill. Anxiety at Broken Hill. Broken Hill
ANXIETY prevails amongst the leading commercial people here, as to the passing of the Menindie tramway bill before Parliament is prorogued, and the hope is expressed that the…
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