Train and Track the Hawkesbury
Owing to the magnificent weather and various attractions offered in different parts of the country, the railway traffic on Saturday last was exceptionally heavy. The authorities arranged…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1889
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The Hawkesbury Bridge. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—I was very glad to see in your issue to-day that Mr. Henry Danger has taken notice of the breach, of etiquette which took place at the luncheon on the opening day. Not only was the toast to the contractors…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway Smash Near Narrandera. Wreck of the Jerilderie Train. Thrown Down the Embankment. Six Passengers in the Hospital. One Hot Expected to Live. Narrandera, This Day
News was received in town last night that as accident had happened to the Jerilderie train 6 12 miles from Narrandera. The wildest rumors soon spread. Dr…
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Notwithstanding the possession of a phenomenal railway expert, for whoso services the great railways of England are said to be eagerly competing, they have not yet been able to eliminate…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →News by Telegraph. New South Wales News. Temora Railway League
TEMORA, Saturday.-The usual monthly meeting of the committee of the Temora Railway Leauge was held on Friday night, at the committee rooms, Curry's Roayl Exchange Hotel…
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A very serious railway accident occurred at a quarter to 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon about seven miles from Narandera, on the Jerilderie Extension. The No. 1 down…
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Information was received at the Sydney Kailway Station about 9 o'clock last night that a railway accident had occurred during the afternoon about 60 miles past Junee. A telegram from the district…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cablegrams. (From Our Correspondents.) Railway to Candahar. London, May 3
It is rumoured that the Indian Government will extend the Quettah railway to Candahar…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Accident Near Narandera. Six Persons Injured
News was received at the Redfern railway station last night of a railway accident which occurred near Narandera, resulted in injury to six passengers and serious damage to rolling…
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A very singular accident, but one fortunately unattended with any serious results, occurred on the Illawarra, line about 4 o'clock on Saturday afternoon. The particulars to hand are very…
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Sir,-You very properly take exception to the omission of any official recognition of the contractors at the Hawkesbury celebration. The reason is, the contractors were the designers as…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Railway Disaster. Further Particulars. M'lehnan in a Dying Condition. the Guard of the Train Missing,. Narrandera, This Day
Five of the six passengers are out of da[?]ger. M'Lennan is very bad; no hopes are held out for him…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →News by Telegraph. New South Wales News. Proposed Jerilderie-Deuiliqnin Railway
DENILIQUIN, Monday.-The Railway Commissioners are expected to arrive in Deniliquin on Wednesday next. They will travel along the surveyed railway line from Jerilderie, with the…
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NARANDERA, Tuesday.-Further details with respect to the Jerilderie railway accident are to the effect that there were eleven trucks between the carriages and the engine. The driver saw…
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LONDON, May 6.-It is reported that Baron Hirsch has sold all his Turkish railways to the Austrian States Railways. [If the report mentioned in the above cablegram be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →North Shore Railway. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—The Minister for Works informed a deputation who waited upon him on Tuesday last, that it was the intention of the Government to put on men at once to construct a tramway from the terminus of the cable…
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Sir, —Although I am not arecular tram traveller, it has been my lot frequently to see passengers enter and leave the cars without giving up their tickets, and upon one occasion I saw a woman who had several tram…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Railway Accident Near Narandera. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) Narandera
A serious accident happened to the Jerilderie mail train, which left here at 4 p.m. yesterday. Seven miles from here the embankment had given way, owing to the line being a new one and to the recent heavy rain…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Frauds on the Brisbane Tramways. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correpondent.) Brisbane
Another tram conductor named Charles Elder was arrested this morning for fraud on the Tramway Company. He had been suspected, and was watched by private detectives, who kept tally of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Railway Smash at Narrandera. the Injured. M'lennan Still in a Low Condition. Narrandera, This Day
The guard Gn[?]ron, of the wrecked train, was found at Marcus Jenkins' Currajong station, about 10 miles from here. Being dark, he wandered away from the…
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