Railway Traffic
The railway station gave ample evidence again yesterday of the wonderful tram traffic which passes through it during the holiday season. The various platforms were crowded with…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1889
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Heavy Rains in Soute Australia. Damage to the Railway Lines. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Adelaide
Reports are to hand of a heavy downfall of rain in the far north and Beetaloo district. A thunderstorm, followed by steady rainfall, took place in Adelaide. The railway lines in the north of Yorke's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disastrous Floods in Victoria. Four Lives Lost. Railway Traffic Stopped. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Melbourne
The most disastrous floods that have occurred since 1854 have taken place nt Castlemaine, involving loss of several lives and the destruction of thousands of pounds worth of property. Shortly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Fares. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—The Railway Department advertises special cheap excursion fares for Saturday, to start from Redfern at 8.30 a.m. Anyone would suppose that a uniform charge is made for all passengers travelling…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Those Beastly Trams. (To the Editor of "The Australian Star.")
Sir,-- I am a respectable young woman, and I like to enjoy myself on a holiday. I like to go to places of amusement, and have a dance or a ramble in the bush, or a…
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ADELAIDE, This Day.-- Heavy rains have fallen in the far north and in most parts of the colony. In the north of Yorke's Peninsula the railway lines were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disastrous Floods in Victoria. Destruction of Property at Castlemaine. Several Lives Lost. a Railway Washed Away Near Rutherglen. (By Telegraph)
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--A tremendous flood, accompanied by loss of life, occurred at Castlemaine at about 4 o'clock this afternoon. It rained very hard for a short time, filling the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in South Australia. Railways Washed Away. Passenger Traffic Suspended. (By Telegraph.)
ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--After a long period of drought the weather broke up to-day throughout the colony, and excessively heavy rains are recorded from the north, north-east, west and…
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MELBOURNE, This Day,--The body of Irvine Mitchell, who jumped over the Victoria-street Bridge, has been recovered. It was found close to the spot where Laura…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday.-A fatal fall occurred from the Sydney express, between Kilmore and Broadford, last evening. Mrs. Pinkett, wife of a watchmaker at Benalla, was returning home from…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Hornsby Roads and Noxious Trades Site. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—All the nonsensical talk about the necessity of making these elaborate roads and improvements through the above estate of Messrs. Burns, Withers, and Smith, to give access to and render more valuable…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Accident on the Sydney Express. a Child Falls From the Train. (By Telegraph.)
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--A fatal accident of an unusually painful nature occurred yesterday evening on the Sydney express between Kilmore and Broadford. Mrs. Pinkett, wife of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Matters. More Hints for Mr. Eddy
A Ryde correspondent asks us to direct attention to what he considers the absurd alterations the new Railway Commissioners have made in the time-table, so far as his line is concerned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stock Traffic on the Railways. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—As there does not seem to be the least possible chance of obtaining anything like attention or relief from the Railway Department in matters pertaining to stock traffic on our railways, no matter to what extent…
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Sir,—Is it not a monstrous shame that on a holiday like New Year's Day the train accommodation is so disgracefully inadequate? A lovely day, though somewhat hot, my wite and I made up our minds to spend it…
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CAMPBELLTOWN, This Day.--The hew railway time table gives great satisfaction here…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →TASMANIA. Railway Receipts
HOBART, This Day.--The railway returns show that the receipts on the Government lines for the year were £66,320 in excess of those of 1887…
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Two of the railway commissioners, Messrs, Oliver and Fehon, have gone on a visit of inspection to the Forbes district. This is one of a number of visits which are being…
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WOLLONGONG, This Day.--Albion Park Railway Station, over which there has already been intolerable delay, is now to he removed to another site, it having…
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Sir,--Kindly allow me space in your valuable journal to call attention to some defects in the new time-table for the Illawarra suburban railway. In the first place the time of the journey…
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