Fatal Tramway Accident
MELBOURNE, Thursday.-A shocking tramway fatality occurred at St. Kilda this morning. A tram was on its way to the city, and overtook a nightcart driven by Charles Londigan. The…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1889
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The Railway Commissioners
MOLONG, Friday.-Messrs. Fehon and Oliver, Railway Commissioners, arrived by train on Thursday morning, accompanied by Inspector Duff. They were met by the Mayor, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Accident at Port Darwin
At 3 o'clock on the 26th ultimo a serious accident occurred to a train proceeding to Burrundie, one mile past Brock's Creek and 105½ miles from Palmerston, Owing to heavy rain,…
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The traffic on the railways for the Christmas holidays of 1888 has been remarkably heavy, and as compared with the previous Christmas, shows a considerable increase. The Railway authorities…
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KIAMA, This Day.-- The new railway time-table, as issued for this end of the Illawarra line, is being received very unfavourably down here. When the…
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MUSWELLBROOK, This Day.-- A daring robbery occurred at the local railway station yesterday morning. It appears that the officer in charge of the station during…
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LONDON, Thursday.--The honor of knighthood has been conferred upon Mr. Myles Fenton, the general manager of the South-eastern Railway…
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Sir,--Your correspondent, "Parramatta" and " Rookwood," have expressed their dissatisfaction with the new railway timetable. One would have thought that the residents of…
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ADELAIDE, Friday.--The Broken-hill railway line, which was much damaged by the recent floods, has now been repaired, and this afternoon the mail train was sent through…
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MELBOURNE Friday.--At the inquest on the body of Charles Londigan, driver of a night-cart, killed yesterday morning by a collision with a St. Kilda tramcar, a verdict of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Railway Commissioners in the Country. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Parkes
Messrs. Fehon and Oliver, railway commissi[?]ers, with Mr. Traffic-inspector Duff, arrived here last night, and left again for Forbes early this morning. They are inspecting the proposed railway route…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Robbery From a Railway Station. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Muswellbrook
A bag containing over £60 was stolen from the railway station here between 4 and 5 o'clock yesterday morning. The money was received by the party, in charge from the guard of the through mail train for…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Extension of the North Shore Railway. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—It was recently remarked in the Assembly that the plans of the extension of the North Shore Railway to Milson's Point were to be submitted to our-Railway Commissioner for his approval; but as nothing was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Stock Traffic on the Railway. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—I trust that all persons interested in the raising and Bending stock to market will lead Mr. Thomas Hungerford's letter in your issue of the 3rd January, and that a determination will be come to that the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Overcrowding Trams. to the Editor Oe the Herald
Sir,—The practice of overcrowding trams on public holidays alluded to by your correspondents in yesterday's Herald is all too true, and for this very reason I am sure acores of people forego holiday excursions…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Our Letter Box. Rival Railway Routes
A correspondent signing himself "Uxolo," has written thus: For the past ten or twelve years Parkes and Forbes have had a standing casus belli regarding the railway route from Orange to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Disastrous Floods. Railways Washed Away. Many Lives Lost. Victoria
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—On Tuesday afternoon a tremendous flood, accompanied by loss of life and considerable damage to property, occurred at Castlemaine. Shortly after midday…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Railway Jobbery. Remnant of a Bad System
A few days ago it was announced in the columns of the EVENING NEWS that an extraordinary condition, of things existed on the railways, and within official cognizance, too, with respect to…
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