New South Wales. (By Telegraph.] Sydney, Wednesday. a Railway Fatality
An open verdict was returned at the inquest on the decapitated body of the man found on the North Shore line. The body has not yet been identified…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1903
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Victorian Railways
It has been decided by the Victorian Government to follow the example of NewSouth Wales by placing the management of the State railways in the hands of three…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Train Thieves
Some train thieves have succeeded in robbing Lord and Lady Carnarvon of about £4,000 worth of jewellery. Lord and Lady Carnarvon and party left Paris on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Gruesome Railway Accident
In a book of railway ane[?]dotes, bearing date about twenty years ago there is an account on what is described as a most remarkable railway accident. It is stated to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Russian Railways in China
The China "Times" reports that a loan of 40,000,000 francs has been plated by China through the Russo-Chinese bank for the construction of the railway from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An Early Morning Blaze Fire on Gundagai Road
The residence of Mr. R. M'Intyre, at " Glenfield," Gundagai Road, was the scene of an early morning conflagration on Saturday, the origin of which is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victoria. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Monday. Victorian Railway Revenue
The Victorian railway revenue for the past week shows a decrease of £22,700 as compared with the corresponding week of last year…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Deadly Trams
An old woman, aged about 80, who up to the present is unidentified, was killed on the tramline in Oxford-street, Paddington, this morning. Both legs were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Killed by a Tram
An old lady named Mrs. Pegg, aged 73, was killed by a tram in Oxford-street this morning. The car went over both legs, nearly severing them…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Knights of the Road. the Clarke Gang
Tommy set out early the next morning after the races. and soon after reaching homo, a poorer, if not a wiser man, wo find him in deep conversation…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Tramp Question Solves
"I think I have solved the tramp problem in a perfectly satisfactory" way," said a farmer, named Baker, as the subject was under discussion…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegraphic. New South Wales. Railway Collision. Sydney
A collision occurred at [?] railway station last evening. An engine which had been shunted on to a loop line owing to the points being open ran on to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Fettler Killed. Jerilderie
A terrible accident occurred early this morning to a fettler named Allan Stewart. A special stock train was coming from Jerilderie, and Stewart was returning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District News. Darlington Point. the Bridge
Government announcements during the past week contained the information that eight lenders had been received for constructing u buscule bridge over the Murrum…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Billabong for Closer Settlement. the Land Board Inquiry. Favorable Evidence. the Estate Too Far From the Railway
AT the court house Wednesday an enquire was opened before the Land Board— Messrs. Watt (chairman) and McIncrney, J.P.— touching the offset…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Warri Railway League
A meeting of this league was convened and took place on Saturday, 7th instant, Mr. David Boyd, senr., in the chair. Mr. W. Boyd. Secretary, read the minutes of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Fatality at Bundure
On Monday night a fettler named Allen Stewart was retaining from Coonong to his borne at Bundure on tricycle. When three quarters of a mile from his home be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Why the Railway Stopped
An amusing story is told in the North China Herald' of an attempt of a French engineer to combine scientific inveetiga. tions and railroad building in Corea. He…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Road Maintenance Men
Some time ago it was suggested that there were too many road maintenance men in the State, and an inquiry was made into the matter. A departmental notice…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District News. Warri Railway League
A meeting of this league was convened, and met at the "London" on Saturday, the 16th inst. Mr. D. Boyd was in the chair. The secretary (Mr…
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