Curious Railways
Spain has a novelty in the way of a submerged railway. It runs through the surf off Oreton, near Bilbao, 650ft out into the ocean. The mines of Oreton are…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1901
548 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 28
The Railway Accident. Sydney
The inquest on the body of Herbert Henry Darnley, 23, of Rocky Point-road, Rockdale, one of the victims of the Sydenham railway disaster on February 15, was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →International News. a Railway Carriage Murder. the Murderer Sentenced to Death
LONDON, Saturday.—A man named Parker has been sentenced to death for murdering Pearson, a farmer, in a railway train. He attacked a…
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The inquest regarding the death of Herbert Henry Darnley, killed through the Sydenham railway disaster, was resumed to-day…
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The Postal Department had been marking experiments with a view to ascertaining the utility of motor tricycles for the gathering of letters…
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The first annual excursion in connection with the Traffic Permanent Way, and Tramway Employees of the Northern District, took place at…
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Some weeks ago word was received from the Minister for Works stating that tenders would be called in about three weeks' time for the construction of the…
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The inquest was resumed at the Coroner's Court this morning. Haydn Beggs gave evidence that he timed the 5.55 p.m. train on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Sydney Letter. the Coningham Case and "Sir Robert Bear."—mr. Mayor Graham Sings Just Like Ex-mayor Harris.—mr. Stead on Australia.—more of the Hawkesbury Bridge.—brutal Assaults on the Increase.—that Coronation Oath.—good Friday and the Agricultural Show. Sydney
The Coningham case is constantly cropping up. It was up again on Friday, when among other interesting things, came a reference from Mr. Justice Simpson to the…
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The inquest as to the death of Herbert Henry Darnley, killed through the derailment of a train at Sydenham, was continued at the Coroner's Court yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Sydney Letter. the Sydenham Railway Accident.—the Profits of a Chemist.—the Plague Scare.—the Commonwealth Parliament and Prayer.—the Kanaka Must Go. Careless Tram Conductors.—youthful Marriages and the Divorce Court. Sydney
Just imagine a man keeping the times of trains for the fun of the thing! You can imagine a man keeping fox-terriers, or even snakes, but a voluntary check of train…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Cessnock Coal District. New Railways and Coal Mines. an Expenditure of £25,000
The railway lines which are now being constructed to the Richmond Vale and Stanford-Greta, estates, will bring about the development of coalfields…
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The inquest on the body of Herbert Henry Darnley, 23, of Rocky Point-road, Rockdale, one of the victims of the Sydenham railway disaster on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Attempt to Derail a Train. Australians to the Rescue
LONDON, Thursday.—The scouts attached to Malan's commando tried to derail a train at Brojespoort. A number of Australians, who were aboard…
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The inquest on the body of Herbert Henry Darnley, 23, of Rooky Point-road. Rockdale, one of the victims of the Sydenham railway disaster on February 12, as…
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The tram service has proved a great benefit to the locality, and, aided by the recent sale of Government lands in the municipality, there are general signs of…
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The Federal Bicycle Club held another road race on Saturday afternoon, and the event was brought off more successfully than any event for some time past. The…
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On January 31st was completed in New York the purchase of a controlling interest in the Southern Pacific railway by capitalists exercising a dominant influence in…
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Mr. William Thow, the chief mechanical engineer for railways, stated, under examination at the railway disaster inquiry on Friday, that the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Railway Accident Inquiry. Sydney
The inquest arising out of the disaster near Sydenham was continued at the Coroner's Court this morning. The examination of Mr. Thow, Chief…
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