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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
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Sir,—The late distressing calamity near Cootamundra will, no doubt, act as a caution and a warning to our railway engineers; and we may infer that an examination of the various lines will be held in order to determine how far…
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Continued on Trove, page 4 →COOTAMUNDRA, Wednesday.--The excitement has to a large extent subsided, but rumour still floats on the air, and with its thousand tongues tells strange tales. As I stated last night there was a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BRISBANE, Tuesday.--Mr Dickson, the Treasurer, met the electors of Ennogera, which he represents, last night, to confer with them remaking of a railway through that district. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The mail baps still missing through the Cootamundra railway [?] are but two: One f on Wilcannan, dated 21-t sad the other from Melbourne, deted 21 h. and [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A telegram sent from Little Rock, Ark, on December 9 said:âBetween 10 and 11 o'clock on Saturday night the passenger train on the Little Rock, Mississippi River, and Texas Railway was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE verdict returned by the jury in the Cootamundra disaster, promises to be a fruitful topic of discussion, and possibly litigation, and opinions will no doubt differ…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →As I informed you by telegraph this morning, yet another victim has been added to the list of fatalities which have been caused by the catastrophe of Sunday evening last. This morning, shortly before noon, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. Wright, the Minister of Works, has issued instructions that all school children, no matter of what age. Trill be carried on the tram lines for half fare, as hitherto…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A deputation, consisting of Mr. See, M.L.A., Mr. Henry Clarke. M.L.A., and Sir. Walter Bradley, Mayor of Randwick, and introduced by Mr. Batcher, M.L.A., waited upon the Minister of Works to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At last some appreciable progress has been made in the repair of the permanent way, although the authorities hare not yet managed to clear entirely away the debris of the wracked train. A thorough…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At a meeting of the Tramway Board, which was held on Thursday, a letter was read which advised the shipment of the remainder of the steel rails and other material from London and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The guard's van has been moved down the creek a distance of a couple of lengths, and is now out of the line. The first-class carriage has been dismantled of its wheels and moved towards the upper bank, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—If any proof were needed of the inefficiency of our system of railway management, it would be found in the complete collapse of the overland traffic to Melbourne through the Cootamundra accident. At the most four miles…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,--in your lender of the issue of the 27th yon say, in reference to our sad railway disaster, "All the lines of the colony should be inspected immediately with a view to discovering whether they are…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →COOTAMENDRA, Thursday.--The excitement has now considerably subsided, and the late accident forms the subject of more deliberate consideration than was possible when the news first overwhelmed…
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 December 17, and has brought to light circumstances which remove all doubt as to the…
Continued on Trove, page 242 →For the past week the country has been rejoicing [?] the breaking up of the threatened drought, and the rain which has been so plentiful has been welcomed on all hands. But the rain which has in one…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →London Bridge stands where it wan, but London people hardly know whether they are on their heads or their heels. Some one exploded a bag of powder, or sawdust, of dynamite at…
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