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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
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THE whole community, was painfully startled on Monday, by the distressing; news of a terrible railway accident near Cootamundra, The culvert washed away by the flood was one of these culverts…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →THE particulars of this fearful calamity are doubtless pretty well known to our readers, having been gleaned from the Sydney papers and by telegrams posted outside this office. There is really nothing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WHEN an "adjustment" of the tramway arrangements of Sydney takes place—and it must come in one of two ways, and that at no very distant period—it will be found that, next to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →With regard to the break in the permanent way near Cootamundra, an important announcement affecting the traffic over the line has just been made by the Railway Department. Since the accident occurred the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. Sydney Smith, M.L.A., who has taken great interest in the progress of Leichhardt, was one of the deputation which waited upon the Minister of Works on Friday. He pointed out that to travel by any…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The traffic manager of the Southern and Western Railway lias issued an order directing the attention of all the officers and servants of the department to the recent railway disaster in New…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A large number of passengers arrived in Sydney this morning by the train from Melbourne, via Albury and Cootamundra, at which latter place a crowd of passengers got on board. Among them…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →IN another part of this journal a description of the shocking occurrence is given, with particulars of the dead and wounded. Besides the unfortunate people whose names are mentioned, William…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →THE verdict of negligence against the Government found by the Coroner's jury at Cootamundra has no doubt been anticipated by the public. The finding of the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Yesterday three deputations wgited upon the Minister for Works to urge upoe him the desirableness of the Government reduciug the tram fares. One was from Randwick, and was introduced by Mr. Butcher, M.L.A.; another was…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Late on Thursday night Mr. Cowdery, the Engineer for Existing Lines, telegraphed to the Minister for Works to the effect that he had taken a goods engine over the first gap at half-past 4 o'clock that afternoon,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The opening of our Anniversary Day was overshadowed by a dark cloud. Bad news spreads fast; and the report of a terrible catastrophe on the Southern line, by which, it…
Continued on Trove, page 232 →The railway accident which occurred on Sunday night near Cootamundra, and of which we give herewith several illustrations, from sketches taken on the scene by our own artist, is the most serious that has ever occurred in this…
Continued on Trove, page 213 →An accident occurred at Lawson station yesterday, when two engines collided while sh[?]ting, 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 223 →I have just obtained some interesting particulars from William Wade (writes the special reporter of the "Argus), a wood-cutter, who narrowly escaped with his life. He has told me about the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Mayor of Band wick, accompanied by Mr John See, M.L.A., Mr Henry Clarke, M.L.A., and Mr Walter Bradley, as a deputation, interviewed the Minister for Works yesterday morning to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →COOTAMUNDRA, Friday -- We have to add to [?] list of passengers already published the names of [?] persons who have been discovered alive and well [?]ince Tuesday. The first is that of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MELBOURNE, Friday. -- In consequence of a dis pute in regard to the late Cootamundra accident, the Hallway Commissioners have provided that in future all insurance tickets shall extend to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WHEN an " adjustment " of the tramway arrangements of Sydney takes place—and it must come in one of two ways, and that, at no very distant period—it will be found that, next to the…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The following telegram was received at the Red f[?] railway station Monday night, from the stationmaster of Nyngan:—" About 30 chams of line washed away at 336 miles. Line all swimming. I have…
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