Railway Accident Near Melbourne
Melbourne, Monday.--An accident befel a goods train at Williamstown to-day. Owing to something happening at the points several trucks, fully laden, left the rails and overturned…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1888
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Victorias Railway Extension
MELBOURNE, Sunday.--The Railway commissioners have accepted the tender, of Messrs. M'Alhster and Stansmore for £85,174 for the construction of the railway from Birregurra to…
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Melbourne, Monday.--An action was commenced to-day in the Supreme Court by Mr. Gavin Gibson, merchant, who was injured in the Windsor railway accident, to recover…
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MELBOURNE, This Day.—It was stated at Echuca last night that the Sydney Government had consented to share with the Victorian Government the cost of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Glenmore-road. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—Perhaps you would allow me through the medium of your columns to direct the attention of those charged with the duty of looking after this road, whether as trustees or otherwise, to the fact that for months past it has been…
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At the meeting of the St. Leonards Borough Council, held last evening, the Mayor (Captain Jenkins) in the chair, the matter of determining the site of the terminus of the railway from Pearce's Comer was discussed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Uncivil Railway Official. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—Kindly give me a small space to draw attention to a glaring case of insult offered by a railway official. On Saturday last I had occasion to take the train for Rockwood, and I applied for a second-class ticket, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Construction in Western Australia. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Perth
In the House last night a debate took place on the proposals of Neil M'Neill and Co. for the construction of the Bayswater to Vasse railway. The select committee reported favourably upon the scheme. Sir Thomas…
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A deputation from the councils of Hurstville, Kogarah, St. Peters, and West Botany is to wait upon the Minister of Public Works for the purpose of asking…
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Speaking on behalf of the Minister for Public Works, Mr. Roberts informed Mr. M'Millan in the Legislative Assembly yesterday that for the seven years ended 1880 the…
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The railway policy of the Government was the subject of a question asked in the Legislative Assembly yesterday, Mr. Day inquiring when it would be made known to Parliament…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Construction in West Australia. a Government Defeat. (By Telegraph.)
PERTH, Tuesday.-In the Legislative Council last night Mr. Neil M'Neil's proposal no construct a railway from Perth to Banbury was discussed. The proposal to make the line at a…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--In the action Gavin Gibson, merchant, against the Railway Commissioners, for damages for injuries received in the Windsor railway accident, the jury returned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Proper Policy for Our Railways and Tramways. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—It is high time that the citizens of Sydney and its suburbs were made fully alive to the importance of the proposed changes in the management of the tramway communications, or they will ultimately wake up to find a…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Brisbane Tramways. Electric Motors to Be Introduced. (By Telegraph.)
BRISBANE, Wednesday.--The Tramway Company are making arrangements for substituting electric motors for the present horse-power trams…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway (Mis) Management on the Great Southern Line. to the Editor of the Herald[?]
Sir,—In your issue of Thursday last a lengthy repor[?] appeared on behalf of the Railway Department, purportin[?] to be a complete and conclusive reply to a number of seriou[?] complaints submitted by me, as one of a deputation…
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NEWCASTLE, This Day.--The Lambton people intend asking the tram authorities to run a workman's tram into town each morning…
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The question as to where the terminus of the North Shore railway should be was brought informally before the St. Leonards Council last night by Alderman Clarke,…
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MELBOURNE, This Day.--The conference of the Railway Labourers' Association Delegates was continued at the Trades'-ball to-day. The balance-sheet shows a…
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For a considerable time last night the Legislative Assembly was occupied in considering the amendments made by the Legislative Council in the Government Railways Bill. All the…
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