Fatal Railway Accident
A Shocking accident, resulting in the almost instantaneous death of a fettler, occurred on the Illawarra line yesterday. The deceased is a married man named Thomas [?]…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1896
49 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 3
A Cheap Railway
THE lesson to be learnt from the construction of the Jerilderie Berrigan railway extension is that an unmettailed line of rails, with sleepers placed moderately close…
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The Department of Public Works has promised to give early attention to repairing the Braidwood to Cooma Road, near Pe[?]rce's house. They are also considering a letter…
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THE Cooma mail train met with an accident near Bangalore last Tuesday night. One of the goods trucks just in front of the pasaenger carriages left the rails, but…
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The train from Queanbeyan met with a mishap on Tuesday night. One of the goods trucks just in front of the passenger carriages left the rails, but fortunately it did not carry…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Queanbeyan Age with Which Are Incorporated Queanbeyan Times, Bungendore Mirror & Captain's Flat Miner. Saturday, November 14, 1896. Local and General. Railway for Captain's Flat
The great strides that are being made with the Lake George United mine at Captain's Flat are already beginning to have effect in other directions. Another company, it is…
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When we published the information regarding the proposed railway to Captain's Flat there were quite a number of know-alls who thought it was impossible for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great Mountain Mystery Discovery of Capt. Lee Weller's Body. a Tramp's Statement -- a Foul Plot Suspected. Arrest of a Suspect. Other Men Missing
GLENBROOK, Sunday. -- The greatest excitement was caused to-day by the news of the discovery of the body of the missing Captain Lee Weller…
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THE train was nearly an hour and a half late on arriving in Queanbeyan this morning on account of the large number of stoppages which had to be made to let out…
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