Killed on the Railway Line
Singleton, Saturday.âOne of the guards, named William Heffernan, was killed on the railway line at Murrurundi station yesterday morning. Some trucks were being shunted, when…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1878
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Another Fatal Accident on the Suburban Railway
ANOTHER terrible accident in connection with our suburban railway traffic has to be recorded. A man of the name of W. Prendergast, who has been for sometime a porter on the Darling Harbour branch…
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ANOTHER of these terrible accidents which are unhappily becoming frequent on the railway line between Parramatta and Sydney, occurred on Thursday evening, shortly after six o’clock,…
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THE annual festival of the employees of the Railway Traffic Department took place in the Parramatta Park, and the promoters of the sports held in connection with the event have…
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Hartford, January 16.—A serious railroad accident happened on the Connecticut Western Railroad, just beyond Tariff ville, about ten miles from Hartford, at 10 o'clock this evening. An…
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THE Legislative Assembly decided last week by a large majority, to approve of the Northern Railway scheme of the Government,—an extension from Tamworth to Tenterfield, passing within…
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A GENERAL meeting of the committee appointed in connection with the proposed extension of railway communication to the suburbs of Sydney was held at the Town Hall on Thursday to arrange to petition Parliament in favour of a…
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The City Coroner held an inquest at the Brecknock Arms, Lower George-street, respecting the death of George Bourne, aged 27 years, who was killed by falling off the engine of the southern mail train, when…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Government Notices. Department of Public Works, Railway Branch, Sydney, 15th April, 1878
TO BUILDERS AND OTHERS.—TENDERS will be received at this Office, until 11 o'clock, on Tuesday, the 14th May, from persons willing to contract for building Passenger Station, Platform. Carriage-dock, and Station…
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YESTERDAY morning William Heffernan, acting guard, was assisting in shunting some horse-boxes at Murrurundi station, and getting on the break or lever of break while the horse-box was in motion, slipped and fell…
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THE City Coroner hold an inquiry, on Saturday morning, at the Brecknock Arms Hotel, George-street North respecting the death of George Bourne, fireman, who fell off an engine on the railway, on Thursday evening last, and was killed on…
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The frequent disasters on our railways have induced the Government to provide additional railway crossings. Two wooden bridges are now being constructed to be erected at Petersham and Newtown…
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TO BUILDLRS AND OTHERS.—TENDERS will be received at this Office, until 11 o'clock, on Tuesday, the 14th May, from persons willing to contract for building Passenger Station, Platform. Carriage-dock, and Station…
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A correspondent writes:—As the 20 past 4 mail train from Sydney was approaching the Orange terminus on Tuesday, it ran off the main line on to a siding, the points having been left open by the…
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NEWCASTLE, Thursday.—An accident is reported to have happened on contractor's length, Great Northern Extension, above Qulrindi, resulting in damage to engine and several trucks. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Fatal Railway Accident. [By Telegraph.] [From Our Own Correspondent.] Murrurundi
ANOTHER fatal accident occurred last night on the railway extension to Tamworth, nestr Currabubula, on Wakeford's contract. Two men were killed. It is stated that the ballast trucks broke away from the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →John Bridge's Weekly Circular
FAT CATTLE.-The quantity forward this week was under the average, but no improvement in prices can be quoted, best beef being; worth 21s to 24s 6d, and middling 17s to 20s per 10G lbs…
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9. The Governor may by notification in the Gazette reserve any Crown lands for any public purpose whether for the purpose of being hereafter permanently so reserved or dedicated or by way of temporary reservation from sale…
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SIR.—In your Issue of the 29th instant I noticed a paragraph about the late accident here, from your own correspondent, who states that the point[?]man was calmly slumbering beside a large fire close to the points. Now Sir I beg to…
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[?] I [?]ed the Information of a serious railway accident that had happened on the Great Northern ex[?]on above Qu[?] but the particulars th[?] to hand were of a very [?] nature. and nothing definite could be fearned here…
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