Tram Accident
MELBOURNE, Thursday.--An old man aged 60, name unknown, was knocked down by a tram in Gertrude-street to-day and received concussion of the brain. He has not since gained…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1888
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Country Railway Extension
DUBBO, Friday.--It was decided at the last meeting of the Dubbo Municipal Council to call a public meeting to urge upon the Government the advisability of the early construction of the…
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BRISBANE, Friday.--The Yatala Bridge, on the South Coast railway, will be officially opened on Monday. The Railway Department have accepted the tender of Messrs. Sutton and…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.--In connection with the Canterbury railway accident tho Railway Commissioners have stopped Driver Cotterill's promotion for six months for not stopping at…
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THE Railway Department is at infinite pains to prepare time-tables for the Public information and guidance, and they are frequently altered,…
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A gate whioh ia useful for closing oommon roads where they oross railway traoks, and whioh is automatically opened and closed by trains passing either way, is Bhown in the accompanying illustration. The…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Our Railways and Tramways. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—People mostly write letters to the editor on subjects which interest and benefit others, and I feel sure that "[?]dile's " letter in to-day's Herald, naming the proper policy for our railways and tramways, is one written on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tram Waiting-room Needed. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—I, with a lady friend, hurried to catch a Botany tram at the corner of Park and Elizabeth streets on Saturday evening last, which, you will recollect, was wet and boisterous. There were at least 6O or 70 others waiting…
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ORANGE,This Day.—White the railway station office was left unattended this morning some one entered and stole a quantity of tickets. They were…
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Mr. Goodchap has written to Mr. J. P. Abbott on the matter of railway officials riding in "engaged " carriages. "I have given strict injunctions," says the Commissioner, " that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dusty Glenmore-road. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—I wish to call your attention to the dust in Glenmore-road, which is simply intolerable. It is never watered and even on the calmest of days housekeepers are ever busy dusting and cleansing their homes, but in vain. As for…
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BRISBANE, Monday.--The railway stations of Milon and Toowong, each within three miles of Brisbane, were entered by burglars yesternight, the safes broken and about £30 in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Melbourne Engine-drivers and the Railway Commissioners. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne
The railway commissioners to-day forwarded a reply to the second communication from the engine-drivers, in reference to the alleged maladministration in the locomotive department by Mr. Alison Smith. They…
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IN the Redfren Police Court this morning Wong Goldtown summoned P. Grealy, a tram conductor, for assault. The prosecutor stated that on the morning of April…
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NEWCASTLE, This Day.-- The announced intention of the Commissioner to make the through train to Sydney two hours later than at present, in order to avoid…
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It was stated in the Assembly yesterday by Mr. Roberta (on behalf of the Minister for Public Works), in reply to question put by Mr. Taylor for Mr. Ives, that every exertion…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Homerush Railway Accident. £1000 for the Gapekeeper's Widow
Sir Henry Parkes last night laid on the table of the Assembly the papers in connection with the case of the late Isaac Werrill, gatekeeper at Homebush, who lost his life on March 28…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Charge Against a Victorian Railway Inspector. (By Telegraph.)
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--In reply to a second communication from the Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association, again urging that an independent board should be appointed to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Governor of Western Australia. an Indignation Meeting. the Bunbury Railway. (By Telegraph.)
PERTH, Tuesday.--A meeting was held in the Town-hall last night at which resolutions were passed expressing regret at the action of the Executive Council in refusing to carry out the…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The railway commissioners dealt with the report of the board appointed to investigate the causes of the collision between the Sydney express and some…
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