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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
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Tuesday last, a day which will be remembered for many years to comeânot only upon our railways but with colonists generally, owing to the very heavy rainfallâthe people of the distnct were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In consequence of the disastrous floods in the Clarence and Macleay districts, as represented by Messrs. See and M'Farlane for the former and Mr. Hogan for the latter districts, the Colonial…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →KATOOMBA, Friday.—The inquest commenced on Thursday afternoon, and finished at midnight at the Royal Hotel, Mount Victoria, before the Coroner, Mr. Thomas Henry Neale, and a jury of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →With regard to the inquest on the body of late Driver Heron held at Mount Victoria on Thursday, it would appear from the evidence given that some reduction in the staff had taken place…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →KATOOMBA, Friday.—A special train passed through Katoomba this morning for the scene of the accident at Bell, conveying Mr. Commissioner Eddy, Mr. Angus, Engineer of Existing Lines,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Hugh Taylor, M.P., received a wire from the Under-Secretary on Friday, informing him that, in reference to the promise made by the Minister respecting the Westmead and Dural…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BRISBANE, Tuesday (delayed by interruption of line).—The weather moderated last night, and rain ceased at intervals. It continues the same this morning. The river has been rising since…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—"A Live Yankee" advises Sydney to wait for the perfection of the storage battery before making any change. While I fully agree with him that the storage battery is the acme of perfection for tramcar propulsion…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Rain continued without cessation up to Monday evening, when it ceased for almost the first time since last Thursday. For the past five days 8in. have fallen. The rain has been general in this part of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fortunately, fine weather prevailed yesterday and today, enabling the washaways on the North-western line to be repaired. The first train arrived at midnight last night, and the Sydney and intermediate mails for…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The following were posted on the railway station, Redfern:— Interruption at Bell on the Western line. The passengers booked as usual. On the Mudgee line…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A man named Thomas Glover, from Orange, expired suddenly at Bell railway station at 6.30 p.m. yesterday. Glover had long suffered from heart troubles, and at one time was a fettler. but owing to his ailment he was…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →No further serious subsidence has occurred on the railway line. The bank is firm to a distance of 2ft. from the side stone. A small portion of the surface material has fallen down owing to the subsidence of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Edward Collingwood, a porter at the Waratah station, while engaged in coupling cool waggons this morning, was run over by a Wallsend coal train, and has since died from the injuries received…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Last night a public meeting was held in favour of the railway from Narrabri to Moree. Despite the weather the School of Arta was crowded, Mr. W. E. Henry, P.M., was chairman, and all the…
Continued on Trove, page 612 →In reference to the proposed railway extension from Cowra to Forbes, and the construction of new iron bridges across the Lachlan River at Cowra, the Public Works Sectional Committee commenced their inquiry…
Continued on Trove, page 612 →The town was thrown into a state of alarm to-day by the report of a fearful accident near Mount Wilson station. From inquiries it appears that a goods train, No. 23, which leaves Penrith at 12.50, timed to arrive…
Continued on Trove, page 575 →BYROOK is situated on the Great Western main trunk line of railway, and is the depot for Brewarrina and a large number of stations. Tindarey, Curonga Peak, Coronga…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Considerable progress has been made with the repairs to the railway lines and most of the damage has been rectified. It is expected that all the lines with the exception…
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