Serious Railway Collision at Wallerawang. Wallerawang
The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 June 1885 · page 1308
A serious railway collection occurred in the Wallerawang station yard on Saturday evening, between 9 and 10 o'clock, by which two trains were badly damaged, though, fortunately, there is no loss of the to chronicle. The…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 June 1885 · page 1308
A meeting was held in Rodgson's Hall yesterday afternoon, to protest against the construction of the Wagga Wagga and Tumberumba railway line until a trial survey had been made from Adelong to Tumberumba. The…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 June 1885 · page 1310
Our Mudgee correspondent writes, under data June 13, as follows regarding the progress being made for a railway route through the Colo Valley:— "From a letter received in town last week, it appears that the survey of the Colo…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 June 1885 · page 1276
A numerously attended public meeting was held in the Council-chambers this evening. Mr. G. H. Bilison, the Mayor of Albury, occupied the chair, and explained that the meeting had been convened at the request of the…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 June 1885 · page 1284
LOOKING UP GEORGE'S RIVER FROM NEAR BRIDGE…
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The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 June 1885 · page 10
With respect to the petition recently seat to the Minister for Works, signed by 74 resident of Waverley, asking that the first penny section of the Waverley tramline should be fixed at…
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The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 June 1885 · page 10
A deputation representing the wishes of the residents of Bowral, accompanied by Messrs T. Garrett and M'Court, the members of the electorate of Camden, interviewed the Minister for…
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The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 June 1885 · page 10
The Colonial Secretary received a deputation yesterday from the municipal council of Kiama on the subject of a loan of £8000 to the town. It was introduced by Dr Tarrant, and consisted of Messrs…
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The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 June 1885 · page 5
A sad tram accident occurred last evening at the corner of Grown and Collins streets, at about 10 20 o'clock, which resulted in the death of a man named Frederick Hamming, who resided at 41…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Supreme Court. Banco Court.--friday, June 19. (Before his Honor the Chief Justice.) ADAMS V. Commissioner for Railways (Part beard.)
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 June 1885 · page 10
The farther hearing of this action, to recover £1000 damages for personal injuries sustained in the Cootamundra railway accident, in January last, was proceeded with, and again lasted all day…
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The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 June 1885 · page 10
The action brought by George Adams, a miner, against the Government, in which he claimed £1000 damages for injuries received in the Cootamundra railway accident, was continued in the…
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The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 June 1885 · page 8
The people interested in the extension of railway accommodation from Coosamundra to Coolac are very desirous of the line being opened for traffic as soon as possible. The length of the line…
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The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 20 June 1885 · page 8
AN idea has been mooted which may or may not be practicable, but which certainly points to future possibilities. There are iron, rails laid from Granville to Parramatta, and from…
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The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 20 June 1885 · page 8
IT was expected that during the week a start would have been wade with the branch line from the Sydney to Parramatta railway to the Rosehill racecourse, and it is thought the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Law Report. Supreme Court.—friday, June 19. I[?] Court.—(Before the Ch[?] Justice and a special [?] of [?]. [?] V. the Commissioner for Railways (Part H[?])
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 June 1885 · page 11
Mr. Darley, Q.C., [?] Mr. Pring, instructed by Mr. W. C. Proctor, [?] for the [?] and Mr. M. H. [?] Q.C., Mr. Salemons, Q.C., and Mr. C. B. Stephen, [?] by the C[?] for the defendant. This…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 June 1885 · page 11
A deputation of the residents of Milthorpe, introduced by Messers. William Clarke and G. Day, M[?]L.A., waited upon the Minister for Public Works yesterday, and asked that the new railway station which is to be erected at…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 June 1885 · page 14
A telegram received by the Government on Sunday from Wallerawang notified that a collision had taken place there on Saturday evening. A goods train from Lithgow, it seems, had run into Wallerawang at…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 June 1885 · page 25
The MINING JOURNAL reports that a self-propelling motor of most ingenious design has been tested in a small boat on the lake at Hendon. The invention of M. Eteve, of Paris, this new engine has been…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Wagga to Tumberumba Railway. Public Meeting at Adelong. (From Our Correspondent.) Adelong, June 16
Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 June 1885 · page 17
Perhaps the most important public meeting ever held in Adelong was that held this afternoon, re the proposed line of railway from Wagga to Tumberumba. Owing to the pouring rain, which lasted all…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 June 1885 · page 13
A meeting of the Dubbo Railway League was held on Monday night in the Town Hall. In the absence of the Mayor Alderman Muller occupied the chair. He said that the meeting had been called to show…
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