The Tarana Railway Accident
THE Bathurst 'Times' of Monday says: In connection with the late fatality near Tarana, several passengers who were on board the train, feeling that the driver on that terrible occasion should…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1892
48 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 2 of 3
Railway to Coonamble
THE Bathurst 'Advocate 'of Monday says:--The Mudgee people are again suffering the torments of a railway agitation, and are crying aloud that Coonamble's isolation is the immediate concern of…
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Alfred Mamckil, charged in connection with the Lillie Bridge riot, was yesterday fined £5. Hoade was again remanded…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Attempt to Wreck a Train. Melbourne, August 16
A line repairer, named Phillips, has been arrested in connection with an attempt to wreck the Melbourne-Adelaide express, near Diata…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railway Commissioners
At half past-seven o'clock last night the Railway Commissioners, accompanied by Messrs Foxlee, Roberts, Kirkcaldie, Thow and others, amongst whom was Mr J. A…
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ON Wednesday evening it was expected that the Railway Commissioners would arrive at Dubbo, and the Mayor and about thirty representative citizens assembled at the Station for the purpose of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Buffalo Railway Strike. London, August 22
The Buffalo railway strike his collapsing and the railway are coming Buffalo with non-unionists. The parts of the strikers too starve the non-unionists and soldiers by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Accidents. London, August 22
Two excursion trains collided at Epping, England. Fifty passengers were injured. The railway strikers at Buffalo succeeded in capsizing the engine of an express train…
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ON Tuesday evening, a meeting of the Railway Ambulance Corps was held in the Protestant Hall, for the purpose of presenting certificates to the members of the local branch, who had been…
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THE following is an extract from the report of the proceedings at the last meeting of the Bathurst Municipal Council:--A letter was read from the Municipal Council of Dubbo asking the Council to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railway Commissioners
THE resolution of sympathy and congratulation on the outcome of inquiries into the working of the railways passed ut a recent mass meeting of the railway and tramway employees was presented to…
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ON Friday, the Minister for Works visited Mudgee. A deputation waited upon Mr. Lyne, in connection with the proposed to extend the Mudgee[?]line on to Coonamble and Walgett…
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[?]day night, at the Bathurst Council meeting [?]man RYAN brought under notice the fact great efforts were being made to secure the construction of a line of railway from Mudgee to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Telegrams. International. Terrible Railway Accident. London, Sept. 12
A terrible railway collision occurred at Massachusetts United States. A passenger train was waiting at Fitchburg while the engine was being watered during…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railway Commissioners
THE presentation of the public testimonial to the Railway Commissioners on Monday evening was largely attended by members of both sexes. Throughout the proceedings (says the 'Dally…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Train Wrecked. Sydney, September 22
In Kansas a band of robbers wrecked a train carrying a. million dollars. Five passengers were killed and many injured…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local Intelligence. the Dubbo-coonamble Railway
AN important deputation from the western District was received by the Hon. W. J. Lyne (Minister for Works) on Friday. It was feared that owing to the pending no-confidence motion…
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A MEETING was held on October 1st, at Mr. J. K, Johnstone's Balladoran Hotel, for the purpose of forming a Railway League to co-operate with the one in Dubbo, in endeavouring to secure…
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It was a bad day for railway companies when Lord Campbell's " Act for Compensating the Families of Persons Killed by Accidents " was passed. Just imagine, if you can, what…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Attempt to Wreck a Train. Brisbane, Oct. 14
[?] and two iron plates were discovered said across the rails on the Western Railway. It is evident an attempt was made to wreck the train…
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