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Railways, roads & transport, 1887

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The Peats Ferry Railway Accident. Continuation of the Inquest. Fireman Pye's Testimony. the Brakes Acted on the Engine. Further Evidence About the Brakes

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 July 1887 · page 3

The inquest was resumed by the City Coroner yesterday morning at the Darlinghurst Courthouse. Mr. F. E. Rogers, instructed by the Crown…

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Railway Loans

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 July 1887 · page 5

London, Monday,--For the Emu Bay to Mt. Bischoff railway, Tasmania, shares to the amount of £60,000 and £125,000 worth of debentures at 4½ per cent, are being…

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The Newtown Roads

Evening News · Wednesday 6 July 1887 · page 6

The "usual weekly" deputation from Newtown with regard to the condition of the roads of that borough and the proposal to wood-pave them had a long interview with the Minister of Works on…

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Railway Disaster Inquest. TUESDAY (continued)

Evening News · Wednesday 6 July 1887 · page 6

William Thomas Chambers, engine-fitter in the Railway Department, was called to rive evidence respecting the carriage of which the brake-gear was found to be defective. On the morning…

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The Railway Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 July 1887 · page 4

The railway accident inquest, which now will probably not take up more than a day or two, was continued at the Darlinghurst Court yesterday. The first witnesses examined were…

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The Peat's Ferry Railway Accident. Continuation of the Inquest

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 July 1887 · page 3

The Inquest was resumed by the City Coroner yesterday morning at the Darlinghurst Courthouse. Mr. F. E. Rogers, instructed by the Crown…

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The Nyngan to Cobar Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 July 1887 · page 3

Mr. Waddell took the opportunity of asking the Minister for Works in the Assembly yesterday what cause prevented the Government from coming to a decision with reference to the…

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The Forbes Railway. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 July 1887 · page 5

FORBES, Tuesday. -- A meeting convened by the Mayor to consider what action, if any, the people of Forbes should take in the matter of railway extension to their town was held last…

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Proposed Railway to Dural

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 6 July 1887 · page 2

MR. HUGH TAYLOR has given notice of his intention to move the following resolution in the Legislative Assembly :—“ (1) That, in the…

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The Hawkeseury Railway Accident. the Inquest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 July 1887 · page 7

The inguest on the body of William Hoary Hankin, who died of injuries received in connection with the railway dissater at the Hawkesbury on the 21st ultimo, was resumed yesterday morning at the Dorlinghurst Courthouse…

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The Railway Arbitration Case

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 July 1887 · page 6

The arbitration proceedings in the case of O'Rourks and M'Sharry v. the Commissioner for Railways, in which the plaintiffs claim £100,000 for work done and damages in connection with the construction of the…

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Railway Extension to Forbes. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Forbes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 July 1887 · page 10

A crowded meeting, convened by the Mayer, was held in Ward's Assembly-room lest night, to consider what action, if any, the people of Forbes should take in the matter of railway extension to their town. A number of dolegates…

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Legislative Assembly. The House met at 4.30 p.m. Pearce's Corner Railway

Evening News · Thursday 7 July 1887 · page 3

In answer to Mr. Abbott, the MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS said the tender for the construction of the railway from Pearce's Corner to St. Leonards was accepted on June 24. Many of the…

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The North Coast Railway

Evening News · Thursday 7 July 1887 · page 3

A very large deputation from the north coast district waited on the Minister of Works yesterday afternoon, and for several hours advocated the proposal to construct a line of railway from…

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The Railway Disaster Inquest

Evening News · Thursday 7 July 1887 · page 4

Edward Andrew Loughrey, travelling locomotive inspector of locomotives, was farther cross-examined. In reply to Dr. Sly, he stated that he had frequently spoken to…

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Nyngan-cobar Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 July 1887 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly last night Mr. Roberts, for Mr. Sutherland, replying to a question put by Mr. Lyne, said the amount of the lowest tender for tho construction of the…

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The Railway Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 July 1887 · page 4

The hope that yesterday would conclude the inquest was not realised, but there some reason to believe that to-day Will suffice to terminate it. the examination of expects has…

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Railway Facilities for Fruit-growers

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 July 1887 · page 4

The efforts of Mr. Hugh Taylor, the member for Parramatta, to induce the Government to give the fruit-growers of Central Cumberland facilities for getting their produce to market…

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The Peat's Ferry Railway Accident. Continuation of the Inquest

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 July 1887 · page 3

The inquest was resume by the City Coroner yesterday morning at the Darlingharst Courthouse. Mr. F. E. Rogers,instructed by the Crown…

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Victorian Railway Extension

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 July 1887 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Mr. [?] from Branswick, Cobarg, North Melbourne, [?]…

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