Tramway Accident
On Saturday evening, about 9 o'clock, a man named Thomas Brennnn, 26 years of ago, groom and coachman at Adam's Hotel, Ashfield, met with a serious accident. He was attempting to cross the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1882
1,314 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 66
The Newtown Road
A resident of Newtown writes:—"It is not sayings too much, that the state of the Newtown Road is a disgrace to civilization. If it were a bush track on the book blocks there would be some little excuse…
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An accident occurred to thr[?] men yesterday afternoon at the toll-bar, Rushentter[?] Bay. They were in a cart which one of them was driving, when the horse put his foot into a hole, causing the men to be…
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We learn from Mr. Goodehap that the Railway Department has decoded that the tramway to Botany shall go byway of Castlereagh and Redfern streets, instead of George-street as originally intended…
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Thomas Brennan, who was knocked down by a tramway motor in Elizabeth-street on Saturday evening died in the hospital this morning at 3.40. His right leg was severely lacerated, and it was found…
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Shortly after 11 o'clock last night, Walter Adams, a legally qualified medical practitioner, was knocked down and seriously injured by a train at Newtown station. He was crossing the line when a train of…
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Sir,—Probably at the stage in the history of the Clarenoc, New England, railway agltation has the public had a grenter cause to give attention to the subject than now. The Government have decided to coustruct a railway from…
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An inquest was held yesterday afternoon, at the city coroner's office, as to the cause of death of Thomas Brennan, aged 32 years, coachman, who resided at Bondi. and had lately been employed at…
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An inquest was held to-day at the Commercial Hotel as to the cause of death of a man who was found dead on the railway line on Tuesday morning last. From enquiries the police made, and from…
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The fifteenth ordinary general meeting of shareholders in the Deniliquin and Moama Railway Company was held to-day. Messrs. Semmie and Haltorn were re-elected to the directory and Mr. Hooper as auditor. A divend of 10 per…
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It is perhaps a fortunate circumstance that road trusts resemble in some respects other corporations, which, are said to possess "neither bodies to be kicked nor soule to be damned." If…
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Sir,—Your brief noti[?], in the form of a complaint, on behalf of the thousands who are suffering, both in business and in pocket, through the apparent want of resolution on the part of the Government in not following up their notice…
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A rather painful accident occurred yesterday morning to Miss Marks, daughter of the Hon. John Marks, M.L.C., who was on her war to Sydney in the Woollahra tramear. Miss Marks, in stopping from…
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Sir,—There is a subject in connection with the tramways which I have for some time intended to bring under your notice, and feel somewhat surprised that it has not been mooted in your columns before…
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The City Coroner held an inquest at his Chambers, yesterday afternoon, on the body of a man named Walter Justin Adams, who was found lying on the railway line at Newtown on Monday night,…
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On the Stratford and Epping Forest branch of the North Metropolitan Tramway Company, London, cars are now being daily drawn between Stratford and Leytonstone by the Beaumoat…
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A Wagga Wagga correspondent sends the following information regarding the Junee railway station and refreshment room :—" Yesterday the first refreshments were supplied to passengers per down…
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MR. LACKEY, Minister for Works, this morning, received a deputatation of the City Council, consisting of the Mayor (Alderman Harris), and Aldermen Davies, C.M.G., Hardy, Butcher, John Young, and…
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On or about 20th instant children under 12 years of age will only be charged one penny on the team lives. In order to keep a check on the conductions without necessitating the wearing of another or third…
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Mr. Thos. Seery, delegate from the Burrargong and West Camden Farmers' Union, advocated a reduction of the rates on several classes of produce. When asked if he did not think that the railways should be made to pay he said:—…
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