Railway Matters
Mr. GRIFFITH interviewed the Secretary for Railways, and made a request that the Railway Commissioners would reduce the fares to Newcastle and intermediate…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1895
365 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 19
Train Robberies in America
REFERRING to the note in last issue regarding train robberies, the following law has just been passed by the Mexican Congress for dealing with…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Redfern Railway Accident. Another Claim. Sydney
JUDGE SIMPSON president at the Darlinghurst Court to-day and commenced the hearing of the remaining actions against the Railway Commissioners in connection with the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Workmen's Fares on Tramways. a Newcastle District Deputation. Sydney
ALDERMEN ERRINGTON and Rodgers and Mr. T. Abel, representing the recent conference of Newcastle district municipalities, to-day interviewed the Railway Commissioners on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Wednesday. Narrabri-moree Railway
THE following are to be stations on the new railway from Narrabri to Maree :—North Narrabri, Edgeroi, Woolabra, Tycannah, and Moree…
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ONE of Messrs. Panhard and Levassor's horseless carriages, which won the first prize in the recent Paris to Bordeaux competition, has arrived in…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Appeals of Railway Employees. The Attorney General's Opinion. Sydney
THE opinion of the Attorney-General upon the point that the appeals of railway employees, having been heard by only two Commissioners, during the absence of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Accident in America. an Excursion Train Wrecked
LONDON, Monday.—An excursion train was wrecked yesterday at Macon, Georgia, in the United States. Several persons were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, 3Rd September, 1895. Maryland Colliery. Appeals to Railway Commissioners. The Budget Debate. Sydney
THE Speaker took the chair at 4 30 p m. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS Mr. BRUNKER, in reply to Mr. AFFLECK, said that he could not say whether it was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dismissal of Tramway Employees. Sydney
SEVEN tram conductors on the Ocean-an-street line have been summarily disrated or suspended pended on the ground that they committed some breaches of the Railway Act. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coal Trade. Victorian Railway Contract
THERE is a strong felling in coal-mining circles that despite the present low price of coal at this port the chances are that it will yet be sold at still smaller rates. Since the…
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THE work of putting in another bridge under the railway at Four-mile Creek, between Thornton and East Maitland, has been commenced, and for the next two months traffic…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—News has been received of a serious railway accident on the sea beach line at New York. A runaway engine collided…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Legislative Coufcil. Co-operative Railway Line. Unqualified Medical Practitioners
Mr. PIGOTT moved for a call of the Council when the Constitution Amendment Bill and the Land and Income Tax Assessment Bill come on.—Carried…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Chief Railway Commissioner. Melbourne
MR. EDDY, the Chief Railway Commissioner of New South Wales, arrived by the French mail steamer last evening, and was interviewed to-day before leaving by the express…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland District. Proposed New Bridge
SOME time ago the Government were approached on the subject of erecting a bridge across the arm of the Hunter River to connect Narrowgat Island with the mainland…
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THE following correspondence shows the endeavours which are being made to concentrate wool traffic from the north at Darling Harbour, while similar concessions have been…
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RUDYARD KIPLING tells the following interesting story of the early days. He was poor, and at the same time wanted to see California. He also…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Attempted Suicide in a Railway Carriage. a Western Line Sensation. Sydney
WHILE the western express was proceeding from Sunday to Orange on Friday a sensation was caused near Walterawang A passenger in a second-class carriage looked into the…
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As many of the traffic and permanent way employees of the railways that could be spared from duty had a day off yesterday, the occasion being the annual picnic of this…
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