Rival Railway Routes
ORANGE, February 20.—An influential meeting was held in the town hall on Wednesday night for the purpose of advocating the construction of a railway from Borenore to Forbes. The Mayor…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1890
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Terrible Railway Accident. Seven Men Killed. Several Injured
MELBOURNE, Monday.—About 7 o'clock on Saturday evening a terrible railway accident occurred on the Penshurst and Koroit railway. It appears that an engine driving before it a…
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Sir,—I am delighted with Sir John Fowler's report and with your leading article this morning, but I would thank you to allow me to make a few remarks on a portion of the latter. I refer to your objection to the…
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About 7 o'clock last evening, an engine, driving before it a truck belonging to Neil M'Neil, contractor on the Penshurst and Koroit line of railway, came into collision with a bullock train which was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Proposed Railway From Albion Park to Moss Vale. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Kiama
A large and influential meeting was to-night held in the Carrington Hall, Albion Park, to discuss the question of connecting the Illawarra and Great Southern railway lines, Alderman Frazer, Mayor of Shellharbour,…
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THE public have not been told what fee Sir JOHN FOWLER was to receive for furnishing his report on electric tramways, but probably it was a very…
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Another railway accident, attended with considerable loss of life, occurred in Victoria on Saturday evening. It appears that at about 7 o'clock an engine, preceded by a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Melbourne Tramways. the Company and the Trust. Their History Continued. Extraordinary Financial Success of the Company. Iii
The estimated cost of construction of the Melbourne tramways system as at first decided upon was £927,606 10s, exclusive of all charges for stall, superintendence, office expenses, &c…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Firth Bridge. (From the Melbourne Papers.)
LONDON, March 3.—H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Edinburgh, and the Prince George of Wales, are leaving London to-day to be present at the…
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Sir,—I beg to draw the attention of the authorities in charge of this bridge to the great inconvenience caused, especially to the working and clerical classes, through, the erratic times of opening the swing; and I have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Railway and Tramway Employers' Association. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Lithgow
Messrs. Hoyle, Reid, and Pickles, president, vice-president, and treasurer respectively of the Railway and Tramway Employees' Association, addressed a meeting of railway men in the Protestant Hall on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bad Language in Railway Trains. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—Being a frequent traveller in second-class railway carriages, I am accustomed to language which, although by some is considered somewhat Parliamentary, is to others very displeasing, and with the view of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Meeting at Grenfell. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Grenfell
[?] meeting was hled on Saturday night Mr. T. Bembrick, the Mayor, presiding, to discuss the sending of a deputation to Forbes to interview the Public Works Sectional Committee and to give…
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Sir,--Any proposal involving expenditure of a great amount of private capital, and at the same time carrying with it rights and privileges which only the public, through their…
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CANOWINDRA, Monday.--A meeting of the Canowindra Railway League was held at the School of Arts on Saturday, when five gentlemen were selected to give evidence…
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Mr. Potion, one of the railway commissioners, who has been on a trip to New Zealand, has just returned to Sydney, and has resumed his official duties…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →City of Melbourne Tramway System the Melbourne Tramways. How the City and Suburbs Are Served. the Extent of Patronage. Demand for Cheaper Fares. Iv
From the map published herewith the reader may obtain a vary good idea of the extent of the Melbourne tramway system and the convenience thereby enjoyed by the public. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rival Railway Brakes. (By Telegraph.)
ADELAIDE, Monday.--The Railway Brakes Board have [?] to submit the various brakes to a series of severe tests. The various mechanisms will befitted to trains composed of…
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LITHGOW, Monday.--Messrs. Hoyle (president), Reid (vice-president) and Pickles (treasurer) of the Railway and Tramway Employes Association, addressed a meeting of…
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GRENFELL, Monday.--A well-attended meeting was hold in the Temperance-hall on Saturday night, the Mayor in the chair, to appoint a deputation to be heard before the…
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