The Railway Frauds. Case of Wright Heaton and Others
THE hearing of the charge of conspiracy to defraud the Railway department, preferred against Francis Augustus Wright, Edward Heaton, Charles James Tomalin,…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1886
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Parish Roads
THE undermentioned parish road is now open for public use :—Road from the village of Sutton, towards, Yass, viz., to the Yams and Gundaroo Road, at the…
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IT is hardly possible to over estimate the importance of the recommendation made on Tuesday afternoon at the meeting of…
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THE hearing of [the charge of having defrauded the Railway Department preferred against Messrs. Wright, Heaton, and others which commenced on Wednesday, was…
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The hearing of the charge against Messrs. Wright, Heaton, and others for having understated the weights of certain consignments of hides, skins, and tallow,…
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A DEPUTATION consisting of Messrs. Crace and A. Cunningham (graziers), and M. Walsh (railway contractor), was introduced to the Minister for Works on…
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Our Yass correspondent writes :—Mr. Frank Brien, who has had charge of the goods shed at Yass for many years has been called upon to show cause why he…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Official Correspondence Road from Queanbeyan to Naas. Department of Public Woaks, Roads under Trustees, Sydney, 3rd September, 1886
SIR,—Referring to the letter from Mr. James Smith, of Woden, forwarded under cover of yours of the 28th June last, complaining of the method of carrying out…
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An attempt was made to wreck a train on the Geelong line about four miles from Williamston Junction. The ganger, early on Saturday morning discovered that a…
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Two brothers named Hocking attempted to cross the line at Burnswick, Melbourne, in order to catch a train. One brother just avoided the engine, when knocked…
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A serious accident, by explosion, occurred last week at a cutting near Ingalara Camp, by which one man, it is feared, will be rendered blind for life, and two…
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After a debate extending over five hours' during which the proposed branch line of railway from Tarago to Braidwood was frequently condemned because of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A New Game. a Doorway.—two Tramps
First Tramp: Got any money? Second Tramp: Naw, only this punched quarter. First Tramp: That will do. Let's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Official Correspondence Department of Railways, Sydney, Sept. 22, 1886
SIR,—Referring to the deputation which waited upon Mr. Secretary Lyne on the 2nd instant relative to arrangements being made with the contractors for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local Intelligence. Progress of the Goulburn to Cooma Railway. The Permanent Way Completed to Queanbeyan. The Locomotive Crosses the Queanbeyan River
THURSDAY, September 23rd, 1886, is a red-letter day in the history of Queanbeyan. It will be for ever signalised as the day when the locomotive engine first…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Braidwood Railway Demonstration
Mr. Alexander Ryrie, M.L.A., and a party of his fellow members of the Legislative Assembly, left Sydney on Friday night to take part in the demonstration…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Extraordinary Attack on a Railway Train
An attack was made on a railway train near Portadown, Ireland, on the night of the 15th August. It was the 4.30 p.m. train from Dublin to Belfast. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Railway Murder
A telegram from Posth states that a wealthy cattle dealer, returning from the Debr[?]zen market to Kabs, was murdered on the railway and robbed of 3000 florins,…
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The Melbourne Age reports that between 12 o'clock on Monday evening, Driver Jones, in charge of a passenger train from Essondon, was approaching…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railway Works
MESSRS A. Johnston and Co. have introduced their second engine (the "General Gordon.") on their contract, for the purpose of expediting the work, The…
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