Fatal Railway Accident
A LITTLE girl, of 8½ years of age, whose name is given as Winifred Alathea Hou[?]n, met with an accident on the 28th instant, which terminated fatally on Friday night…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1899
114 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 6
Bridge Traffic
On Friday morning a small deputation of aldermen, introduced by Mr O'Hanlon, met Mr De Burgh, of the Roads and Bridges Department, in reference to traffic over the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Palm Reader. She Started One Woman on the Road to Success
"Let me tell you," said the Successful Woman, "how I got my first start. I was doing literally nothing, and had just enough of a small income to pay…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Lion's Leap at a Train
To do battle with a huge mountain lion, seven feet in length and 2531bs. in weight, on a trestle at night, is the thrilling experience that has just befallen Edward C. Depaw, an…
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MR. O'SULLIVAN is in receipt of tho following communication from the Public Works Department to the improvements to the Captain's Flat road near Silver Hill:--…
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If there were in England a paper similar in scope to the Parisian beggar's organ[?]ere, surely, is an "obvious void" in trade journalism—it would be crammed with…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Accident at the Bridge
A CARPENTER named James French, employed in the erection of the how bridge oyer the river, mot with a painful accident yesterday, which might, have ended more…
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Work at the new Queanbeyan bridge is now proceeding at a much more satisfactory rate, and the old bridge will not he long before it is down. To be prepared for this…
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A well attended public meeting was held at the Goulburn Town Hall on Tuesday night to consider what steps should be taken to urge on the Government the necessity of…
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A TERRIBLE railway collision has occurred in Belgium. The Mons express train telescoped a train near Forest station, Brussels, during a fog. There were 800…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Local and General. the Bridge Closed
The contrac'ors having made good progress with the work of building the new bridge over the Queanbeyan River, the old bridge will be closed for vehicular traffic on and…
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Sydney, Friday.—The Railway Commissioners explain that they have already allowed eight thousand pounds as rebates on starving stock…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest Intelligence. Sydney, Monday. Railway Accident
Eight trucks attached to a good[?] train were detailed near Pict[?] yesterday. The train travelled nineteen chains before being pulled up. The permanent way was badly…
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A serious accident, resulting in the death of three young women, a child, and a boy, while forty others were injured, many very seriously, occurred…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrible Railway Accident in New Zealand
The annual picnic of employees at the Islington Freezing Works was held at Aushburton on Saturday and ended in the worst railway accident that has ever occurred on any of the New Zealand…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →That Clyde Road Again
On Saturday night a carrier named Hannaford, whilst driving on the Clyde-road with a team of eleven horses attached to a waggon, containing about seven tons of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shocking Railway Accidents
Two shocking railway accidents occurred in Victoria on Saturday. James M'Carthy, the guard of a train returning from Ballarat with holiday…
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Sydney, Tuesday.—A man whe[?] [?] is at present unknnown was knocked now the train at Marrickville last night. He way terribly mangled, and one of his arms [?]s…
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THERE were more than the usual number of passengers, on the excursion train last night, for besides those who availed themselves of the cheaper passenger fare there…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An Aerial Railway. Across Niagara Falls
A company has been formed, the capital secured, and the privileges obtained, to construct a species of aerial cable railroad across the very brink of Niagara…
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