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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
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OUR Junee and Hay correspondents wire us accounts of a fearful accident which occurred yesterday on the branch railway connecting Hay with the Great Southern…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A railway accident, unfortunately attended with loss of life, occurred two miles south of Junee Junction at a quarter-past 10 yesterday morning. From somewhat meagre particulars…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A serious railway accident, attended with the loss of two lives, and entailing considerable damage to the rolling-stock and the permanent way, occurred near Junee yesterday morning. A mixed goods and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →WALLSEND, Saturday.-A serious accident happened this morning to a railway porter named Thomas Bourke while shunting a passenger train. He had just coupled two carriages together, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A terrible railway accident, by which two well-known and highly respected employes of the Locomotive Department lost their lives, occurred about midway between Junee and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—The Minister for Works informed tne depu[?] tion of gentlemen who waited upon him a few days ago that, although the Commissioners for Railways had roported against the carrying out of the entire length of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,—My object in writing these few lines is to direct the, attention of those ia authority to the importance of providing cheap railway carriage if they desire to develop some of the vast mineral…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sir,—Now that the question of the unemployed is seriously engaging the attention of the present Government, is it not advisable, should the Government be finding work for such unemployed, that the work…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →IN another column a correspondent writing from Bourke sends a graphic description of Free-trade run mad in the back blocks. The recent rise in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →GRAFTON, This Day. -- Arrangements have been made to meet the Railway Commissioners at the Heads on Monday morning, and to show them the resources…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE Commissioners arrived at Grafton to-day from Sydney. They left the city on Saturday night by steamer on their visit of inspection over the proposed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →NEWCASTLE, Sunday. -- Yesterday morning a porter named Thomas Burke, whilst engaged in shunting a train at Wallsend station, had his leg cut off. Burke had loosened the couplings…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →NEWCASTLE, Monday.-At the inquest to-day on the body of Thomas Burke, a railway porter, who was run over on Saturday at Wallsend whilst shunting, the jury returned a verdict of death…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Railway Commissioners are having a number of new first and second class carriages, built for use on long distance journeys, according to the standard type adopted for main line rolling…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →JUNEE, Tuesday.-On Monday afternoon an inquest on the bodies of George Oates, engine driver, and Alexander Fergusson, who were killed by the railway accident on Sunday morning, was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →GRAFTON, Monday.-The Railway Commissioners, Messrs. Oliver and Eddy, arrived at the Heads early this morning, and they were received at Yamba by a deputation from the railway…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A large deputation from Grifton, Ulmarra and Maclean met the Railway Commissioners at Yamba this morning, and accompanied Messrs. Eddy and Oliver up the river, arguments and lacts being adduced…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Much dissatisfaction was expressed here upon the receipt of Saturday's Herald showing the reception given by the Minister for Works to the subject of the extension of the South Coast Railway from Kiama to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sir,—My object in writing is to ask if something practical can be done towards the above desirable project. For the last five or six years, articles have appeared in the daily papers, meetings have been held,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →An inquest on the bodies of George Oates and Alex. Furguson, who were killed by the railway accident on Sunday morning, was commenced this afternoon, before Mr. A. Elliott, coronor. The jury visited the…
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