Killed by a Railway Train
A shocking suicide, brought about by drink, was (according to the HAMILTON SPECTATOR) committed by a man named John M'Kiernan, on the Essendon line, on Friday morning. According to the evidence…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1878
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Government Railways. New Year's Day, 1st January, 1878
No GOODS will be received or delivered on the above day at the Redfern Goods' Shed, but arrangements will be made for the delivery of perishables and live stock up to 10 a.m…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Government Railways. Great Southern, Western, and Richmond Lines. Excursion Tickets, Christmas Holidays and New Year's Day
Excursion Tickets, at a Single Fare for the double journey, will be issued at all stations to all stations for distances over 15 miles, commencing with the Mail Trains on THURSDAY, the 20th instant, and terminating on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Government Railways Great Southern, Western, and Richmond Lines. Church Bazaar, Windsor. New Year's Day, 1st January, 1878
A Special EXCURSION TRAIN will leave Sydney for WINDSOR at 10 a.m. on the above day, calling at PARRAMATTA only, returning from Windsor at 8 p.m. Fares for the double journey—1st class, 6s; 2nd…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Government Notices. Government Railways. Great Southern, Western, and Richmond Lines. Tattersalls Club Races. Randwick, 1st January, 1878
RACE HORSES for the above races will be conveyed at a SINGLE FARE for the Double Journey, available, for return for ten days. Grooms and Jockeys accompanying the race horses will be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Government Notices. Deparment of Public Works, Railway Branch, Sydney, 17th December, 1877
FRESH TENDERS will be received at this Office, until 11 o'clock, on THURSDAY, the 3rd January, 1878 (instead of the 1st as previously advertised, from persons willing to contract for the Supply of Timber for…
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The extraordinary crush which took place on Boxingday, combined with the unsettled state of the weather in the early morning, probably prevented many persons from travelling westward by rail. Some additional trains were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Collision on the Hobson's Bay Railway
On Saturday afternoon a collision occurred on the Melbourne and Hobson's Bay United Railway at the entrance to the Elizabeth-street station; which very nearly involved a loss of life. As the seven…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Department of Public Works, Railway Branch, Brisbane, 1st November, 1877. Queensland Railways.—contract for Works
The Government of Queensland are prepared to receive Tenders for the construction of the first section of the Maryborough and Gympie Railway, from Maryborough to Tiaro, in length 22½ miles, in accordant with plans,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident.—Falling from a Train
A rattier nasty accident occurred on Wednesday (says the NEWCASTLE HERALD) as the 11.30. train was proceeding between Hexham and Woodford platform. A man named Cozens, acting as fireman on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Government Notices; Government Railways. Great Southern Western, and Richmond Lines. Saturday Tourists' Train
This Train will run South on SATURDAY, 5th instant, [?] Moss Vale, leaving Sydney at [?]7.50 a.m. The Treasury, New South Wales, 28th December, 1877…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Railway Under the English Channel
The gigantic project of a railway tunnel under the English Channel seems to have passed beyond the limits of speculation, and to be certain of eventual accomplishment Operations nave commenced…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Railway to Illawarra. to the Editor of the Herald
SIR,—In my recent letter on the above subject I urged, as a reason for the construction of a railway to illawarra to encourage the development of the Southern coal fields, that a deal of our trade with Eastern ports had been lost to this…
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A gatekeeper named Felix Daniel, on the Gippsland Railway, at the Tank Gate, was caught by the up train at five o'clock this Afternoon, while…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cheap Postage and Railway Fares
A WEEK or two ago we drew attention to the fact that Mr W. A; LONG had made an effort to have the convenience of penny postage extended to Parramatta,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Railway Matter
SIR,—Under the above heading you a weak or two ago directed attention to a matter which is just now [?]ing a good deal of interest among the employees in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Letters to the Editor. a Railway - Station Master for Parramatta
Sir,—In your issue of 16th instant I observe a letter signed, “Constant Traveller,” evidently intended to reflect upon the ability of the present acting…
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The gigantic project of a railway tunnel under the English Channel seems to have passed beyond the limits of speculation, and to be certain of eventual accomplishment. Operations have commenced…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →Stony Creek.—great Western Railway Extension. December 31
Last week pretty well finished the Christmas holidays and sports on the railway camps; and works in the cuttings are again started, but of course short-handed in many parts, and likely to be for a week or so…
Continued on Trove, page 39 →English and Foreign Extracts. Dreadful Railway Accident Arrest of the Wreckers
Harrisonburg, Va., November 18, 1877.—A serious disaster occurred near Cowan's station, nine and a quarter miles below Harrisonburg, on the Lower Valley Branch of the Baltimore and…
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