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Railways, roads & transport, 1868

15 stories in South Coast's papers

Railway Fire

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Wednesday 1 January 1868 · page 2

Astelligneor has just reached us (Herald) from Gulburn, through a private and 'public source, that the passengers by the Miail [?] [?] [?] escaped…

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Fatal Railway Collision at Newtown

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 11 January 1868 · page 3

THE most serious railway collision that has lately happened on our railways, occurred yesterday morning, at 9 o’clock at the New-town Railway Station. The passenger, train,…

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Railway Accident. Collision of Trains and Loss of Life

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Saturday 18 January 1868 · page 3

One of those distressing and terrible casualties occurring from time to time on railways—which seem, in some inexplicable manner, suddenly…

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Frightful Railway Accident

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Wednesday 29 April 1868 · page 2

The New York correspondent of the London Standard writes:— The train which was thrown from the bridge at Angola was two hours behind…

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Appaling Railway Accident and Loss of Life

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 2 May 1868 · page 2

The New York correspondent of the Landon Standard writes ;— The train which was thrown from the bridge at Angola was two hours behind…

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The Bega Gazette. "Quod petis hic est." Saturday, September 12,1868. Railway Collision at Chippendale

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Saturday 12 September 1868 · page 2

On Friday, September 4th instant, a goods train, comprising between fifty and sixty produce waggons and cattle boxes, was being shunted, on the down…

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Railway Collision

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 12 September 1868 · page 2

ON Friday morning last, a collision took place on the railway at Chippendale. A goods train, comprising about sixty waggons and cattle boxes, was being shunted, on the…

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Extensive Burgiary in Bridge Street

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 19 September 1868 · page 4

A VERY serious burglary, or rather a series of burglaries, took place in Sydney between Saturday afternoon and Monday morning, the offices of tho Australian…

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Dreadful Death at Westminster Bridge

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 10 October 1868 · page 4

Air inquest bas been held respecting the death of William Bicknell aged 45 years The deceased, a painter, was standing on a swing stago that had be suspended form…

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Indignation Meeting of Railway Travellers

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 10 October 1868 · page 4

Air indignation meeting bas been held at Penge, under the chairmanship of Mr. Tom Hood, to take steps towards shaping the grievances of railway passengers under…

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Original Correspondence. Our Roads. (To the Editor of the "Bega Gazette.")

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Thursday 29 October 1868 · page 4

SIR,—The public have frequently been indebted to you for directing their attention to the absolute necessity of having good roads made if they desire to prosper…

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The Awful Railway Accident in North Wales. (From the Liverpool Mercury, Aug. 29.) Abergele, Sunday evening

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Thursday 5 November 1868 · page 4

The terrible calamity which happened in this locality to the Irish limited mail express, on Thursday, sad as it first seemed, turns out to be more dreadful…

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Serious Railway Accident near Paramatt[?]

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 7 November 1868 · page 3

As accident of a very [?] nature happened upon the Great Western line on Tuesday morning, at the Tongabbee Bank, Some two miles from Parramatta. It…

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Attempt to rob a Railway Train of £2,000

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 21 November 1868 · page 4

A DARING attempt at robbery has just been made at Madrid. A train was leaving that city for Alicante, when two men stepped from the platform into the luggage…

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Original Correspondence. the Roads. (To the Editor of the "Bega Gazette.")

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Thursday 26 November 1868 · page 3

SIR,—I never knew it otherwise—it is a custom far better " broken than observed"—than that when some public object is sought to be obtained, some…

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