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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
238 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 12
THE difficulties presented to the engineer in constructing a line of railway across the rocky mountain range lying between Emu Plains and the low country in the neighbourhood of Bathurst, were, with two or three exceptions,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE works for 1868, on the main South Road, are now nearly all completed, the only works remaining in hand are those between Mundarlo and Albany. The works on the bridge over the Fish River, near Gunning, are progressing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On Saturday evening, August, the 1st, a very me[?] choly event happened to a family residing at Poppl[?] ton-gate house, near the railway station, which is about four miles from York. John Burley and his wife have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Plaintiff in this case was Mr. Georgo S. Yarnton, Registrar of the Metropolitan District Court, and he sued the defendant for negligence in the management of railway trains on the 6th January last, whereby he was seriously…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IT may be remembered that on August 25, 1861, a frightful collision took place in the Clayton Tunnel, by which twenty-three persons lost their lives, and 176 were seriously injured. Since that day no railway accident in this country…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →lt may be remembered that on August 25th, 18[?]1, a frightful collision took place in the [?]layton Tunnel, by which twenty-three persons lost their lives, and one hundred and seventy-six were seriously injured…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Despatches have been received announcing that a very serious potato riot occurred yesterday at Cork. The people assembled in the streets in great numbers, and for a time were very boisterous. The troops were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Northern whig gives the following account of a brutal outrage committed upon a young lady On Thursday, August 20, in a first class carriage of "I" Ulster Railway. Company. The young lady is a resident…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A scout carno into Hays City, last evening, from Fort Dodge. He reports that a Mexisan train was attacked on the 28th of August, at Pawneo Fork, on the old Santa Fo route, thirty-seven miles south-west…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Mont Cenis Railway has met with another disaster from the over flowing of the River Arc. Several bridges have been carried away, and the rails and road between St. Jean and St. Michel have been destroyed along a space of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Northern Whig (Ireland) gives the following account ot a brutal outrage committed upon a young lady on Thursday, August 20, in a first-class carriage of the Ulster Railway Company. The young lady is a resident of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AT the Police Court on Wednesday, Daniel M'Neile' was charged with attempting to upset the train employed on the Wallsend line, on the 24th instant. Mr. Slator appeared for the defence…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The special correspondent of the London Standard gives the following sketch of the manner in which the proceedings were conducted at the inquest on the burnt and charred remains of the unfortunate…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →It may be remembered that on August 25,1861, a frightful collision took place in tie Clayton Tunnel, by which twenty-three persons lost their lives, and 176 were seriously injured. Since that day no railway accident in this country…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →AT the Police Court on Wednesday, Daniel N'Neile was charged with attempting to upset the train employed on the Wallsend line, on the 24 instant. Mr. Slater appeared for the defence…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The papers during the week have continued to publish lengthened reports relative to the terrible accident to the Irish mail briefly mentioned in our later editions of last week. There…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Northern Whig (Ireland) gives the following recount of a brutal outrage committed upon a young lady on Thursday, August 20, in a first-class carriage of the Ulster Railway Company. The young lady is a resident of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Mont Cenis Railway has met with another disaster from the overflowing of the River Are Several bridges have been carried away, and the rails and road between St. Jean and St. Michel have been destroyed along a space of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The inquest was resembled on Tnursday, September 3, when evidence was taken respecting the properties of the petroleum oil which caused the configration. Testimony was forthcoming to show that 1700 [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—You will, I have no doubt, remember that when the train cars were dispensed with, Mr. Woods was allowed the sole privilege of running omnibuses to the railway station, he undertaking and advertising that passengers would be…
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