A Railway Shunting Accident
AT half-past 6 o'clock yesterday morning a young man named James Glover, employed as a carter by Mr. John Bourke, had a narrow escape from being killed at the railway…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1895
365 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 19
Plattsburg. Co-operative Tramway
The question of the Co-operative tramway that led to the recent equity suit between the council and Mr. Laidley is now in a fair way of being finally settled, the bill to legalise…
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Rapid progress is being made with erection of the new bridge over Anvil Creek near the railway station. The contractor, Mr. W. Maloney, has now…
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On Monday last Mr. J. Gillies, M.P., had an interview with Mr. Hope, resident engineer for the Maitland district, with regard to the date of commencing the work at Native…
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THE first of the actions to assess the compensation to be paid in connection with the railway accident which occurred at Redfern railway station on October 31 last, was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Redfern Railway Disaster. Claims Against the Government. Second Case. Sydney
THE second of the olaim9 against the Railway Commissioners in connection with the Redfern railway accident of October 31, was heard at Darlinghurst to-day before Mr…
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Messrs. D. M'Gill and Son have secured the contract for the erection of a new railway bridge to span Four-mile Greek near Thornton, of the point where so much damage has…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Redfern Railway Accident. Claim Against the Government. Sydney
THE hearing of the suit brought by Helen Ann Jones, Fred, Percy Jones, and Harold Clarke Thompson, executrix and executors of the will of the late Edward Lloyd Jones…
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A small army of the unemployed assembled in front of the Town Hall, West Maitland, yesterday morning in the hope of procuring engagements on the deviation work at Native…
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Some excitement was created in the up mail train from the north last Monday night by a noise as of angry persons in dispute proceeding from one of the carriages…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Redfern Railway Accident. Mrs. Jones' Claim. Verdict for the Defendants. Sydney
THE action brought by Helen Ann Jones, Fred. Percy Jones, and Harold Clarke Thompson, executrix and executors of the will of the late Edward Lloyd Jones (of…
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THE available staff at Newcastle Railway Station were afforded an unexpected treat last night. The northern mail train arrived an hour late, having incurred a retrogression…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Redfern Railway Accident. The Compensation Cases. Sydney, Wednesday. Mrs. Quodling's Claim
THE hearing of the suit brought by Clara Sophia Quodling against the Railway Commissioners, to recover £10,[?]00 damages for the loss of her husband, the late Wm. Hy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Parliamentary Notices. The Unemployed. Railway Coal Contracts. Sydney
THE following motions in the Assembly have been given notice of by Mr. Schey:—(a) That, in view of the terrible poverty and bitter distress at present and for some time…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Broken Hill Railway Scheme
THE discussion in the Assembly on Thursday night on the Loan Estimates, while it showed the generous views of the majority regarding the business in…
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A COMBINATION car running to Hamilton after 5 o'clock last night ran off the rails at the Steele-street crossing, and for nearly two hours it blocked the Wallsend line. These…
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Return and Newcastle during the seasons just closed, compared with the corresponding period of the previous season has been supplied by the Railway Department, and is as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Visit of the Railway Commissioners. Municipal Deputations. Hamilton Requirements
MESSRS. OLIVER AND FEHON, the Railway Commissioners, received deputations in the city station yesterday morning. Mr. D. Kircaldie (the chief…
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IN the present circumstances of the country Ministers ought not to be greatly put about by the action of the Legislative Council on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Natural Bridge of Oregon
ONE of the chief of the west coast natural curiosities is the "Titan's Bridge," situated in Douglas County, Oregon, and about 18 miles from…
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