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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
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Five armed and masked robbers stopped a railway train some three miles from Little Rock, Arkansas. They covered the train officials with their revolvers, and compelled the 75 passengers to hold up their hands, while they took all…
Continued on Trove, page 190 →A nice dance was given at Marbyac, Park-road, on the 17th, by Mr. and Mrs. F. Wyatt, in honour of the marriage of their niece. About 30 guests present, who danced, sang, and otherwise enjoyed…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →In some parts of Victoria wheat of good quality is being sold at lees than 3s. per bushel, and as the producers think that a reduction in railway freights for grain would lead to better prices the Premier and…
Continued on Trove, page 165 →The adjourned inquest touching the death of Thomas Page, a railway employee, took place on Saturday before the district coroner, Mr. L. A. Fosbery. It will be remembered that the deceased died from injuries received at Harden…
Continued on Trove, page 171 →YOUNG, Friday. -- Considerable annoyance has been caused here through the action taken by Mr Goodchap in regard to fixing the date of the opening of the railway. He wrote the demonstration…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The examination of the piers and buttresses of London Bridge, commenced by Colonel Majendie and Major Cundell, was concluded on Deumbcr 17, and has brought to light circumstances which remove all doubt as to the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →We publish this morning an account of the most fearful railway accident which ever happened in New South Wales. The full details are not yet to hand, but the brief facts torwarded by our…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At a late hour last night information was received of a disastrous railway accident near Cootatmundra. The first news was contained in a telegram sent from Cootamundra to the Telegraph Department, as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Up to 10.20 this morning six bodies had been recovered. Among these were those of the mail guard, O'Dwyer; the firemen, supposed to be named Wall; the conductor Wilson, and an employe named…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A shocking railway accident occurred on the illawarra line on Saturday afternoon. A man named Edward Whelow, guard of the 1.57 train from Sydney to Hurstville, was observed to fall oft the foot board…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Information was received late last night by Mr. P. B. Walker, Acting Superintendent of Telegraphs, of a terrible railway accident near Cootamundra, with fearful loss of life. The information…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An accident occurred at Lawson station yesterday, when two engines collided while shunting, and three persons were injured. A dense fog has prevailed there for some days, and whilst an engine was being put in the siding out of the way,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →From Stationmaster, Cootamundra, 11.40 p.m.-- " Mail train total wreck three or four miles south of the town. Condactor dead and several other persons. No possible means of getting to wreak…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →This morning our special reporters at Coota- mundra tell the story of a disastrous railway accident, the brief announcement of which yesterday sent a thrill of horror throughout…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →It will be remembered that on August 12 a committee was appointed on the motion of Mr. Sydney Smith M.L.A., to inquire into and report upon the purchase of rolling stock, &c., for the railways and tramway…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The following telegram was received at the Redfern railway station late last night, from the stationmaster of Nyngan:—"About 30 chains of line washed away at 336. miles. Line all swimming. I have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The train which left Sydney yesterday with the Minister of Works, arrived safely in Cootamundra, at about 20 minutes to 10 a.m. Some little excitement was created on the journey owing to a report…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An accident occurred at Lawson station on Saturday. Two engines collided while shunting, and three persons were injured. A dense fog prevailed while an engine was being put on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A rather serious accident occurred on the Kembla Coal Co.'s line on Saturday. In the afternoon two locomotives were on the line; one going down and the other was coining up…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,—Allow me space to contradict the whole of the statements made by your Carcoar correspondent in his telegram to you of Wednesday last, referring to the railway demonstration meeting held here lately…
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