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Railways, roads & transport, 1901

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Our Telegrams. Sydney, Friday. Our Railway

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 16 February 1901 · page 2

Mr. John Harper, of the Railway department, gave evidence before the Public Works Committee on the proposed line from Wyalong to Hillston. He said…

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Railway Appeal Board

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 February 1901 · page 2

The recent ballot taken for the election of a member of the Railway Appeal Board to reprecent the employees has been counted. There…

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Gundagai-tumut Railway. Proposed Deviation to Adelong

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 February 1901 · page 2

During Sir William Lyne's visit to Adelong several public matters were brought under his notice. Regarding the bringing of the railway through Adelong. Sir William said it…

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Hiliston and Wyalong Railway

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 February 1901 · page 2

The Public Works Committee on Thursday heard further evidence on the proposal to construct a line of railway from Temora to Gunbar. Mr. John…

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Terrible Railway Accident. Am Engine Runs Off. Ten People Killed. Forty Injured. Harrowing Scenes. Sydney, Friday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 February 1901 · page 7

An awful accident on the Illawarra railway line to-night. The particulars so far are exceedingly scanty, but from the meagre information received it appears that the engine…

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Railway Disaster. at Sydenham, a Suburban Train Leaves the Line. the Engine Topples Over. a Carriage Shattered to Smithereens. Seven Persons Killed. Twenty-five Injured. Harrowing Scenes. Sydney

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 3

Last evening a, few minutes past 6 o'clock tho 5.50 p.m. fast train, Sydney to Hurstville, was wrecked just outside' Sydenham station. The…

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Railway Commissioners Mystified

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 2

"I really do not know what to think about it," said Mr. Kincaldie, one of the Railway Commissioners, who, with his colleague, Mr. Fehon, had hurried to the scene…

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Awful Railway Disaster. Seven People Killed. Fearful Casualty List. Bodies Horribly Mangled. an Inexplicable Occurrence. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 2

AN appalling railway accident took place this morning on the Illawarra suburban line. about 300 yards south of Sydneham station, on a perfectly level piece of road and on a…

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Terrible Railway Accident. Nine Killed Others Dying

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 2

A DREADFUL accident happened to the 5.55 p.m train from Sydney to Hurstville on Friday night, by which the following people were killed:—…

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Attempted Railway Destruction

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 2

The Maxim sun on the armored train killed nineteen Boers who were trying at night to blow up the railway at Edenburg (on the Cape-Bloemfontein line),…

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The Tocumwal Railway

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 2

The Victorian [?] of Railways (Mr. Tranwith), and Mr. Graham, M.L.A., visual Strathmarton (Vic.) on Friday, and in the afternoon a deputation urged upon the…

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Construction of Railways

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 2

The Russe-Chinese Bank has undertaken to construct for China a line of railway from Lake Balkaal to Port Arthur. in return for this the bank will be entitled to work the…

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Railway Appeal Board

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 2

The result of the ballot for a representative of the men on the Railway Appeal Board gives Mr. T. D. Richards, mechanic, of the Locomotive Construction Branch a large…

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The Railway Disaster. the Opened. Some Opened Some Startling Statements. Nine Victims. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 3

The inquest on the victims of Friday's railway disaster was opened by the city coroner at the south morgue on Saturday morning. Mr. J. C. Thom,…

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Alleged Want of Promptitude Railway Officials Annoyed Sydney, Monday night

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 3

Considerable annoyance has been occasioned to the railway staff by the statements as to want of promptitude on their part in dealing with the injured in Friday evening's…

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Local and General news. the Railway Catastrophe

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 2

The shock occasioned on Friday night by the report of a terrible railway catastrophe just outside of Sydney was naturally as painful as…

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Wahga-humula Railway

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 4

The [?] deferred visit of Hon. E. W. O'Sullivan, Minister for Works to Wagga, in connection with the proposed line of railway to…

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The Adelong Railway Deviation

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 2

The history of railway construe lion in N. B. Wales is strewn with evidence of short sightedness on the part of those responsible…

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Railway Accident at Tempe. SYDNEY, Saturday, 8 a.m

The Junee Democrat · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 3

Particulars to hand of the railway accident at Tempe show that tho train which met with the disaster left Redfern at 5.50 yesterday, and the engine and two…

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Correspondence. the Railway Picnic. To the Editor of the Junce Democrat

The Junee Democrat · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 2

Sir,--I would beg of you to be allowed a small space in your valuable organ to draw attention to the manner in which, what is called the " Amalga…

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