Killed by Jumping From a Tram
The City Coroner held an inquest yesterday afternoon at the Coroner's Court, Chancery square, on the body of a Chinaman named Ah Jack, who died in the Sydney Hospital on…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1890
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New Railway Time-table
WINDSOR, Thursday. -- Passengers from Sydney last night arrived in Windsor in an hour and a half, including 20 minutes' stoppage at Blacktown. When there two men foll between…
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The residents of the suburbs affected are not disposed to allow the proposal for a railway from Marrickville to Burwood-road to be lost sight of. Public meetings to take the subject…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Accident. Part of a Train Derailed
COWRA, Saturday.—The 2 a.m. train for Blayney left the rails at a quarter of a mile east of Holmwood. The engine, tender, and two carriages have fallen over, but the van has not…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Accident. a Train Derailed. Narrow Escapes. COWRA
The midnight train to Blayney left the rails at Holmwood, lour miles from Cowra, and the engine is now lying down the embankment on its side, with the tender…
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A GOOD-LOOKING young girl named Florrie Higinbotham pleaded guilty at the Central to-day to having stolen a quantity of wearing apparel, valued at L6, from Mary Theresa…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Country Complaints. Train Grievances
There is a sudden rush of work on the railways at Christmas time, for which people in the city are disposed to make some allowance. But delays and inconveniences are naturally trying to the temper of…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Boy Train-bearers at Weddings
During the last few years the old custom has been revived of having youthful train-bearers, dressed as pages, at very fashionable weddings. We give herewith an illustration showing the style of dress worn, which is very handsome, and most becoming to young boys. The two boys represented in the illustration (which is taken from a photograph) are the Hon. Evelyn and the Hon. Ashley Eden (sons of Lord and Lady Auckland), who in these…
Continued on Trove, page 34 →Lady Robinson's Beach. Series of Accidents. Road Covered with Ice Creams, Lemonade, Fruits, &c
On New Year's Day some 5000 persons visited Lady Robinson's Beach, a large number of hawkers being present. Great excitement was caused in the afternoon by one of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Railway Employees at Singleton. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Singleton
Some excitement has been caused among the railway community by several of the men being ordered off to Murrnrundi, and a statement that others are to follow. Twelve drivers and firemen have been…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The City Railway Extension. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—As one greatly interested I have been closely watching the progress of the new movement in favour of a city railway extention, and viewing all the circumstances which have led up to the announcement in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Traffic on Boxing Day
There was a fairly large traffic on the various railway lines, the total number of people travelling to and from Sydney being 58,505. Of this number 26,878 travelled upon the main suburban lines, 25,554 on the…
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News was received on the 25th ultimo that a railway accident, with serious results, had happened on the Sydney side of North Goulburn. For a time it was thought that the mishap might have involved…
Continued on Trove, page 48 →Railway Commissioners in Trouble
It has been the destiny of South Australia to be the theatre of the first organised conflict between the railway authorities and the railway employees. There has been a fight in Adelaide over the…
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THE new railway time-table for January, which has just been issued, contains in a compact form all the information necessary for a traveller. The alterations in the service, which are rather…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Floods in North Queensland. Water Over Telegraph Poles-railway Traffic Suspended. (By Telegraph.)
BRISBANE, Friday.--Serious flood, have occurred at Townsville and Charters Towers. Railway traffic has been temporarily stopped. A large number of cattle are being washed down by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Holiday Tramway Traffic
The returns which have been prepared of the tramway traffic for the Christmas holidays show that on the whole there has been a vary fair increase over the corresponding period of last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →City Cable Tramways
All the preliminary work in connection with the construction of the proposed cable tramways along George and Pitt streets to Pyrmont and up King-street as far as Ocean-street,…
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Toward the close of last session of Parliament reports were brought up from the Public Works Committee recommending the construction of two of the lines which, among…
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Mr. P. M'M. Glynn, M.P., of South Australia, had a somewhat important interview with the Premier yesterday. In the last session of the South Australian Parliament Mr. Glynn…
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