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Railways, roads & transport, 1898

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Panic on a Sydney Tram. Inquest on the Victim. Verdict of Accidental Death. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 5 July 1898 · page 2

An inquest was held to-day on Mrs. Fanny Hall, a resident of Glebe, who died from injuries received during the panic which was caused on a Newtown…

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Correspondence. We do not necessarily endorse the opinions of our Correspondents. Railway Deviations and Horse Flesh. (To the Editor of the Wagga Advertiser.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 7 July 1898 · page 2

SIR,—In your Thursday's issue appeared a letter from a certain Mr. Carswell of do particular interest to the general public, with the exception of two or three persons…

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The Ballad of the Motorcar

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 July 1898 · page 6

In a recent number of Cornhill is a balled on the motor-car by Dr. Conan Doyle. A groom tells how his master, a true sportsman, bought, in a moment of aberration, a…

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The Latest. [Reuter's Telegrams.] Russian Opposition Withdrawn. to Railway Extension. London, July 11

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 12 July 1898 · page 2

Reuter's correspondent at Pekin telegraphs that the Russian Government on learning that the northern railway line will remain under the control of China, will…

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Intercolonial. Sydney. Monday. Shocking Railway Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 12 July 1898 · page 2

An unknown man was run over and mangled beyond recognition by a train near Parramatta to day. He was apparently endeavouring to cross the line to catch the…

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Sad Railway Tragedy. a Man Cut in Two. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 12 July 1898 · page 3

When the 2.35 p.m. train from Penrith was leaving Wentworthville station to-day, a man who is at present unknown, about 60 years of…

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Queensland. Joked From a Train. a Doctor's Misadventure. Brisbane

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 14 July 1898 · page 2

Dr. Armstrong was jerked off the platform of a car on the train near Toowoomba to-day, but fortunately escaped with comparatively slight…

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The Latest. London, July 19. a Chinese Railway Loan

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 21 July 1898 · page 2

A Pekin syndicate is raising £15,000,000 in London to work the Shun Si railway concession in China. MINING DISATTER IN PR[?]SSIA…

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The Road Past the Cemetery

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 July 1898 · page 2

Some time ago the Rev G. A. Carver, the Anglican Vicar, called Mr Gormly's attention to the state of the road immediately in front of the Wagga general cemetery. It was in…

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Tasmania. Emu Bay Railway. Deputation to the Treasurer. the Granting of Concessions. Sir P. O. Fysh Asked to Resign. Hobart

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 July 1898 · page 2

A deputation from the Railway League waited upon Sir P. O. Fysh, the Treasurer, to-day and asked him to support the motion now before…

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Surprise Party at Cross Roads

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 28 July 1898 · page 2

A SURPRISE party was held at Mr. W. Doolan's residence at Cross Roads on Tuesday night, about a dozen couples being present. Among those present were…

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Attempted Train Wrecking. a Diabolical Act. Arrest of a Youth

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 28 July 1898 · page 4

At the police court at Albury on Tuesday James Robert Cross was charged with placing an obstruction on the Culcairn to Corowa line. Accused was remanded until…

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A New Express Train. on the Melbourne Side. Luxury and Elegance

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 28 July 1898 · page 4

A satisfactory trial run to Kynoton (Vic.) and back was made on Monday by a train of new railway carriages built for the Albury express service. The train left the…

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England and China. Statement in the Commons. Extension of Burmah Railway. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 30 July 1898 · page 4

In answer to a question in the House of Commons last night the Hon. G. N. Curzon, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs,…

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Railway Extension Proposals. an Extension of Time. the New Chwang Railway Loan Abandoned. London, Aug. 3

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 4 August 1898 · page 3

In is reported that the Chinese Government has granted an extension of time for finding of the capital required for the construction of a line of railway from Tientsin…

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Great Britain and China. a Chinese Concession. Extension of Time. Capital for Railway Construction. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 4 August 1898 · page 3

It is reported that the Chinese Government has granted an extension of time for the finding of the necessary capital for the construction of a line…

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Cable News. Russia and England. British Railway Loans. England Will Not Tolerate Interference. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 August 1898 · page 2

Following on the stormy interview between Sir Claude Macdonald, the British ambassador at Pekin, and Li Hung Chang, in which the former…

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The Railway Loan. Not Yet Abandoned. Russia Still Active. a Grave Crisis Approaching. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 August 1898 · page 2

The report that negotiations have been abandoned in connection with the proposed loan of 16,000,000 tads to the Chinese Government by the…

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Russia and China. Land for Railways. Special Commissioners Again. Russia Acting Conjointly. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 9 August 1898 · page 2

Reuters Pekin correspondent telegraphs saying that the Tsung Li Yamen or Supreme Council of Advice for Foreign Affairs, which Li Hung…

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A Road Matter

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 11 August 1898 · page 2

There is a piece of the Junee Road, from where the Bomen Road junctions with it to where the metal commences again that might well engage the attention of the…

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