Killed on the Railway
THE early morning train from Adelaide to Port Adelaide ran over a man on Wednesday, named Brown, supposed to be a recent arrival from South Africa. His neck and…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1898
68 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 4
Shocking Railway Fatality
A boy named William Marshal, 7 years of age, residing in George-street, Erskinville, was killed on the railway line close Macdonaldtown yesterday. Deceased, who…
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A bay named William Marshal, 7 years of age, residing in George-street. Erskineville was killed on the railway line close Macdonaldtown yesterday. Deceased, who…
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THE early morning train from Adelaide to Port Adelaide ran over a man on Wednesday, named Brown, supposed to be a recent arrival from South Africa. His neck and…
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Bathurst, Thursday.--On the rival of the train from Orange, a man named Thos Smith was found in a carriage in an insensible condition, bleeding profusely from…
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The American railway Journal, the Railroad Gazette," gives particulars or a very fast run made by the newspaper train between Camden, New Jersey, and…
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Which left Queanbevan last night for the metropolis brought a large number of excursionists from Cooma downwards, and a large accession was made to their number…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local News. Our New Bridge
THE lowest tender for the construction of a composite truss bridge over the Quean-beyan River in place of the one at present standing was £3966, being that of Messrs…
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A SHOCKING accident took place yesterday afternoon at the Wentworthville Railway Station on the main western line, near Parramatta when…
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" In Santa Rosa," remarked a commercial traveller, " the street railway company lives up to its public announcements : 'Every courtesy shown…
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THERE have been an unusually large number of teams on the Clyde Road lately with loading for Braidwood, Captain's Flat, Bungendore, Queanbeyan and Tarago, and…
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A SENSATIONAL, accident occurred about 9 o'clock on Wednesday morning to a live stook train five miles north of Hornsby Junction. The…
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IN view of the surplus of wheat in New South Wales at the coming harvest the Railway Commissioners have promised to extend the railway terminus to the deep…
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Mr E. W O'Sullivan, M.P., has been actively working of late with regard to repairs to several of our roads. These include the track from Uriarra Ferry to the Taemas…
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" In Santa Rosa," remarked a commercial traveller, " the street railway company lives up to its public announcements : 'Every courtesy shown…
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"HORRIBLE things, sir, ain't they? They're one of my pet dislikes--These yere new-fangled safeties, As the ladies call them bikes…
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A SHORT time book while the express from Windsor to Paddington was passing between Ealing and Acton the connecting-rod broke and the boiler was torn out of the engine…
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THE members for the electorate, Mr. E. W. O'Sullivan, informs us that the sum of £280 has been granted for the repair of the road between Hoskingtown and…
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The Public Works Department write thus to Mr E. W. O'Sullivan, M.P. :— "Sir.—With reference to your letter of the 23rd ultimo, drawing attention to the condition of…
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A short time back while the express from Windsor to Paddington was passing between Ealing and Acton the connecting-rod broke and the boiler was torn out of the engine…
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