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Railways, roads & transport, 1894

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Terrible Railway Collision. Many Killed and Injured. First Incomplete Message. SYDNEY

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 3 November 1894 · page 2

A terrible collision occurred at the Redfern Railway Station this morning, between the Goulburn and Homebush trains, just outside the…

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Shooting Fatality on the Gregadoo Road

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 6 November 1894 · page 2

An unfortunate shooting fatality occurred on Sunday morning last, the victim being Mr. Benjamin Joseph Shadbolt, a resident in the district of many years standing. Mr…

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The Redfern Railway Collision

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 6 November 1894 · page 4

The remains of Mr. Malcolm Gillies, who died from injuries received in the Redfern railway accident, were buried on Saturday. On the previous day his wife was delivered of…

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The Redfern Railway Disaster. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 8 November 1894 · page 3

The majority of the sufferers by the recent disastrous railway accident at Sydney station were latt night reported to be progressing favourably. In the case of Mr…

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Tramps. Daily News

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 10 November 1894 · page 2

Each season has its plague, and it is not always wasps. This season, to judge by recent proceedings of the County Council of Warwickshire, it is…

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The Railway Commissioners' Report. Profitable Results of Their Control. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 22 November 1894 · page 2

THE Railway Commissioners, in view of the fact they have entered upon the last year of their first term of office under the Railways Act, have issued a review of the policy…

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New South Wales Railways. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 22 November 1894 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners, in view of the fact that they hare entered upon the last year of their first term of office under the Railway Act, have issued a review of…

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Electric Tramways

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 24 November 1894 · page 4

THE experiment which is being made with the electric tram on the line running to the Redforn railway station (says the Daily Telegraph) has not yet been sufficient to…

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Railway from Jerilderie to Berrigan. Berrigan

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 24 November 1894 · page 2

MESSRS. Eddy, Fehon, and Oliver, Railway Commissioners, arrived here to-day to inspect the route of the proposed line from Jerilderie to Berrigan. They were mot at the…

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Railway Accident on the Northern Line. Tamworth

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 24 November 1894 · page 4

A serious accident occurred at 10.20 last night to a goods train from Sydney when about 15 miles beyond Tamworth, at a spot situated between…

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The Wagga Bridge

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 27 November 1894 · page 2

THE following letter and report has been forwarded to us for publication:- Public Works Department, "Sydney, 14th Nov., 1894…

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Transfer of Railway Tickets

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 27 November 1894 · page 2

A VERY old question, namely, as to the transferableness of that part of a railway ticket which entitles the holder to make the return journey is (the Age says) once more…

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Proposed Railway Lines

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 29 November 1894 · page 3

THE Railway Commissioners returned to Sydney on Saturday (the Daily. Telegraph says) from a visit to the Jerilderie and Berrigan districts, with a view to reporting…

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Amos v. the Railway Commissioners

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 4 December 1894 · page 2

THE hearing of the case Amos v. the Railway Commissioners, in which the plaintiff claims £209,800 for a piece of land resumed at Bowral for quarry purposes, and…

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Sleeping on a Railway

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 6 December 1894 · page 2

A FINE was imposed on William Maugan on Monday for a singular offence committed at Young. Mangan is night watchman at the local railway goods shed, and yesterday, in…

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The New South Wales Railways. Speeches by Mr. Reid and Mr. Eddy. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 29 December 1894 · page 2

SPEECHES of great interest were delivered at the annual banquet of the Commercial Travellers' Association to night. The Premier, in responding to the toast…

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