Tramps and Cadgers
IN our issue on Wednesday appears a letter bearing the signature of Fred. Legge, whose address is given as "The Cemetery." The language and style of…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1896
172 stories in Riverina's papers · page 2 of 9
Selling Railway Tickets a Heavy Fine. Sydney
The railway authorities, in furtherance of their mission to stop the sale of railway tickets by unauthorised agents, prosecuted two men named Firkins and Davis to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Defence of the Colonies. Views of Admiral Bridge
Admiral Bridge has been interviewed by the New Zealand Herald, and has spoken with great freedom and force on the importance to the colonies of the maintenance of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Britain's Naval Supremacy Statement by Admiral Bridge. the Defence of the Colonies
AN Auckland telegram of Monday says:— Admiral Bridge has been interviewed by a New Zealand. Herald, reporter, and he talked with great freedom and force on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Correspondence. We do not necessarily endorse the opinion of our correspondents. Re Tarcutta Road and Tarcutta Street. (To the Editor of the Wagga, Advertiser.)
SIR,—I wish to draw attention through the columns of your paper to the culverts along the Tarcutta road just past the Royal George Hotel. On a dark night these culverts are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Car Lighting
THE lighting of individual railway cars by electricity is brought nearer a consumation by an invention now being introduced in London. Of course, it has been practicable…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Electric Tramways in Sydney
CONSIDERATION was given on Wednesday by the Public Works Committee to a proposal of the Government to build an electric tramway from Circular Quay along George-street…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →St. Patrick's Day. Railway Excursion
ON Tuesday, under the auspices of the local branch of the Hibernian-Australasian Catholic Benefit Society, a railway excursion and pic-nic were enjoyed by one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Shocking Railway Fatality a Woman Cut to Pieces
AT the Phoenix-street level crossing, on the Brunswick railway line, a shocking accident occurred early on Friday afternoon, an elderly woman named Rebecca M'Dermott,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Crookwell Railway
The Crookwell Railway League bas formulated a strong appeal to the Premier and members of the Government and of both Houses of Parliament in support of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Opening of the Coclgardie Railway. a Fantastic Procession. the Premier Hooted. Coolgardie
The special train from Perth, containing the Governor and his suite, the Premier and his party, and about 200 visitors, arrived at noon to-day in Coolgardie to take part in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →[?]Ailway Accident at Albury. a Woman Cut to Pieces. Cycle Overtaken by a Train
[?]ooking fatal accident occurred on the [?] line near Albury, at an early hour on [?]lay morning, when an elderly woman [?] Bridget Davey, a nurse, was cut to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shocking Railway Fatality at Albary. a Tricycle Run Down by an Engine
A shocking accident (says the Albury Daily News) occurred at about 2 o'clock on Thursday morning on the railway line near the cattle trucking yards, resulting in the death…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coolgardie Railway Opening. an Oriental Ceremony. Coolgardie
A FEATURE of yesterday's festivities at the opening of the railway was a presentation to the Gorernor of an address by the Afghan population. The scene was strikingly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Perth, to Coolgardie. Opening the New Railway. Coolgardie
A special train from Perth, containing the Governor and Premier and party arrived yesterday, four hours behind time. There were several thousand people…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Berrigan Railway
A TOCUMWAL telegram of Friday says:— A meeting, which was thoroughly representative, was held at Finley last night, about 50 farmers and business people being present…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Victorian Railway Committee. a Trip on the Western Line. a Run at the Rate of a Mile a Minute
THE members of the Victorian Parliamentary Standing Committee of Railways (says the S. M. Herald) on Thursday practically concluded their investigations in regard to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Opening of the Railway to Coolgardie. Public Festivites. Coolgardie, March 26
THE festivities in connection with the opening of the railway passed off without a hitch. On Monday morning a special train arrived with the vice-regal party and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Letter to the Editor Tramp on Wheels
SIR,—I happened to meet a very great friend of mine in Gundagai the other day, Mr. Joseph Beverly, and he was telling me that the people of Muttama were greatly disappointed at me not…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Boy run Over by a Train His Brains Crushed Out. Geelong
A SHOCKING railway fatality occurred at the local station about 5.45 this evening, the victim being a lad named William Bradley, 15 years of age, who resided with his parents…
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