Terrible Railway Smash. One Man Killed. Many Persons Injured
Evening News · Thursday 1 July 1886 · page 6
HOBART, Wednesday.—A terrible accident happened shortly before midnight on Tuesday on the Tasmanian main line of railway, fast above Brighton. A special train left the town at 7 a.m…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Railway Scandal. on the Trail
Evening News · Thursday 1 July 1886 · page 5
Thus oar Bathurst correspondent:—The Commissioner of Railway s was in Bathurst this morning:. Much excitement prevails over the news of the intended railway prosecutions. So far it is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Anglo-Australian Route. the North Pacific Railway
Evening News · Thursday 1 July 1886 · page 5
LONDON, June 30,—A cablegram few announces the starting from that city of the first train across the North Pacific Railway to Vancouver's Island…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Accident in Tasmania. Driver and Fireman Killed. Three Ministers of the Crown Injured. Large Number of Passengers Hurt
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 July 1886 · page 5
HOBART, Wednesday.--The most serious railway accident that has ever occurred in Tasmania took place last night on the main line of railway. As the special train conveying…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Alleged Railway Frauds Proceedings for Conspiracy to Defraud. Issue of Summonses Against Three Firms
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 July 1886 · page 5
Shortly after the Assembly met yesterday Mr. Abigail asked the Attorney-General a question, without notice, in reference to the alleged railway frauds. He desired to know if…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 July 1886 · page 7
The first train on the Canadian-Pacific Railway line has started from Montreal for Vancouver's Island…
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Evening News · Friday 2 July 1886 · page 4
HOBART, Friday, 9 a.m.—The inquest on the remains of the driver, John Bradshaw, began yesterday. Mr. E. H. Grant, the general manager of the line, who was in the train at the time of the accident…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Railway Accident in Tasmania. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Hobart
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 July 1886 · page 7
The sufferers by the late railway accident on the main line are improving with the exception of Mr. F. H. Wise, who is in a precarious condition An Inquest was commenced to-day on the body of…
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The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 July 1886 · page 5
AUCKLAND, Thursday.--A bill, ratifying the contract for the construction of the Christchurch and West Coast railway by land grants to an English company, has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Railway Accident in Tasmania. the Inquest. Dying Depositions of the Fireman (By Cable.)
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 July 1886 · page 5
HOBART, Thursday.--An inquest was commenced to-day on the body of John Bradshaw, the engine-driver who was killed in the recent railway accident. Mr. E. H. Grant general manager…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 July 1886 · page 8
A deputation from Petersham yesterday waited upon the Minister for Works, and directed his attention to the unsatisfactory state of the Main Western-road and the Old Canterbury-road. They said that these roads were in good…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Tasmanian Railway Smash. the Inquest and Verdict
Evening News · Saturday 3 July 1886 · page 10
HOBART, Saturday, July 2.—The inquest on the driver Bradshaw was concluded on Friday, when a verdict of accidental death was returned. The jury also expressed the opinion that the permanent way…
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Freeman's Journal · Saturday 3 July 1886 · page 10
HOBART, Wednesday.—The most serious railway accident that has ever occurred in Tasmania took place last night on the main line of railway. As the special train conveying the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Political. the Railway Frauds
Freeman's Journal · Saturday 3 July 1886 · page 10
MR. Abigail asked the Attorney-General in the Assembly on Tuesday what steps had been taken in the promised prosecutions in connection with the alleged railway frauds, and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Balmain Tramway Bill
Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 3 July 1886 · page 2
It is doomed? "Yes." is the answer that most people would give to such a query. As we indicated in our last issue Mr. Darley appeared with a full charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Leichhardt Tram Accidents
Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 3 July 1886 · page 2
On Monday last no fewer than three accidents occurred in connection with the trams in the suburb of Leichardt. In the morning about 10 o'clock a horse and cart…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 July 1886 · page 8
Messrs. Judd, Hammond, S. A. Stephen, and Henson, Ms.L.A., yesterday accompanied a deputation to the Minister for Works, who was asked to have a railway siding constructed at Tempo. It was pointed out that the district…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Railway Accident in Tasmania. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Hobart
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 July 1886 · page 12
The inquest on the body of Bradshaw, the enginedriver who was killed in connection with the recent railway accident on the Fingal line, was concluded today. Mr. Fincham the Engineer-in-Chief, a technical…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Proposed Railway to Tumbarumba. Wagga Wagga, June 30
The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 3 July 1886 · page 41
Considerable interest has for some years past been taken here in the proposed railway branch to Tumbarumba, and everybody in the district has been gratified by the statement made a few days ago to one of our local members (Mr. J…
Continued on Trove, page 41 →The Railway Accident in Tasmania. Hobart
The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 3 July 1886 · page 14
The first serious accident on the main line of railway occurred last night to the excursion train, while returning from Fingal. The disaster was caused by the engine-driver taking the train at too great a speed…
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