Deputations. the Railway to Hay
The Rev. Mr. Hamilton, Presbyterian clergyman of Hay, accompanied by Mr. Simson and Mr. Day, M.L.A.'s, waited on the Minister for Works last Tuesday, and presented a momorial from the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1880
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The Scottish Railway Accident
In next Saturday's issue of the TOWN AND COUNTRY JOURNAL there will be given a fine engraving of the bridge across the Tay, the scene of the recant disastrous railway accident. The sketch will convey…
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Objections having been made to the manner in which the inquiry was conducted on the 27th of last month at Parramatta, a fresh enquiry by the proper board appointed by the Commissioner will, we…
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The Goulburn Herald remarks as follows in reference to the late railway accident in Scotland:--"Many years ago the directors of the North British Railway Company pondered over the idea…
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The bridge on which the most complete land catastrophes that ever occurred took place a few days ago (not one of those in the submerged train having escaped) is thus decribed in a paper by Mr. Gilkes, in the Engineering:—…
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PARRAMATTA, Tuesday.—Joseph Murphy, one of the suffers in the late railway accident, is imporving favourably under the care of Dr. Johnson in the hospital, but is still confined to his bed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Late Railway Accident at Croydon. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—I read with great interest Mr. Kemmis's letter on the above sad affair, and if the facts therein stated are correct, there can be no doubt but that there was great neglect shown by some one of the officials. As to the fact that the…
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We are indebted to a thoughtful correspondent, W.P., for the following:—The writer (who crossed the Tay Bridge in July, 1878) extracted the following interesting particulars from a book published, entitled…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Railway Collision at Parramatta. To the Editor
SIR,—Having made my statement in your issue of the 27th December to have troubled you again upon the subject, but I must crave of you to allow me a small space to refer…
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From Mr. Vernon's report to the Commissioner for Railways, it appears that the special train from the Hawkerbury was originally timed to pass through Parramatta at 6 p.m. At 5.36, however, a telegram…
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The following is Mr. Vernon's report to the Minister for Works on the accident which occurred at Parramatta on the 26th December:â "I have respectfully to submit for the Minister's…
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The following report on the recent accident on the Parramatta railway has been forwarded to the Minister for Works:-- "I have respectfully to submit for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Parramatta Railway Accident. To the Editor
SIR,—If the train causing this accident had been supplied with a more officient [?] would the [?] have occurred? Any one acquainted with the circumstances or reading the account in the daily papers, would, without…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Want of Railway Breaks. To the Editor
SIR,—The [?] has been very properly censured by the Com[?] Raiways; but what punishment is the comm[?] self desercing of for allowing any trains to be [?] insufficient and antiquated break…
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THIS wonderful undertaking has just been finished, which will enable tourists to second by it to the very edge of the enter. The line has been constructed with great care upon a solid…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Recent Railway Accident. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—What is the lesson which the recent railway accident at the Parramatta station will teach to those who were the cause of it? Is it that where influential persons travel by express trains their convenience is to be studied by all…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Parramatta Railway Accident. to the Editor of the Sydney Daily Telegraph
Sir,--In your issue of the 29th ultimo there appears a long report of the above sad occurrence, and as a portion of it affects the character of my brother, I think it my duty to him and myself to deny the…
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THE bridge on which the most complete land castastrophes that ever occurred took place a few days ago (not one of those in the submerged train having escaped) is thus described in a paper by…
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The divers are still continuing their work of searching for the bodies of the unfortunate victims of the late railway accident at the Tay railway bridge. Fourteen bodies in all…
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The night of the Monday which immediately followed the Christmastide of the year 1879 will long remain memorable, and when the 29th of December comes it will be said—This is the anniversary of the…
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