Railway Expenditure
The passing of the railway loan vote has given much satisfaction in railway circles, it being recognised that now the work of putting the lines, &c, in thoroughly good condition can be…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1892
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Metropolitan District Court. Thursday. (Before his Honor Judge Wilkinson.) Richards V. Railway Commissioners
In this case John Richards, cabdriver, of Sydney, sued the Railway Commissioners for £50 damages to his horse and cab on January 21, 1891, caused, it was alleged, by the neglected state of the tram-line…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Law Report. Supreme Court.—thursday, March 24. No. 1 Jury Court.—(Before Mr. Justice WINDEYER and a jury of four.) GIDDY V. the Railway Commissioners
Mr. Wade, instructed by Messrs. Slattery and Heydon, appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Want, Q.C., and Mr. C. B. Stephen, instructed by Messrs. Norton, Smith, and Co., for the defendants. This…
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The strike of employees on the Canadian-Pacific Railway has ended, the grievances of the men having been referred to arbitration…
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THE vote of loan moneys for railway works by Parliament will, it is anticipated, enable the commissioners to complete the work of putting the railway lines in thorough repair…
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The public here are now beginning to take a lively interest in the tramway opening demonstration, and already nearly £100 has been subscribed towards it. The ball and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Washaway on the Railway. Newcastle
Last evening Mr. Kilching, district railway superintendent, received word that awash a way had occurred between Hexhamand Thornton, and traffic would have to be suspended. A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Work and Wages. Miners' Eight-hour Bill. Canadian Railway Strike. Women Chainmakers--Five Shillings a Week. LONDON, March 24
In the House of Commons last night Mr. Thomas Burt moved the rejection of the Miners' Eight-hour Bill. In doing so he held that legislation to enforce the principle…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Scutari-bagdad Railway London, March 24
A European syndicate has submitted a proposal to the Sultan of Turkey for the completion of the Scutari-Bagdad railway, at an estimate of £12,000,000. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Employees. Reducing Expenses. NEWCASTLE
With a view of curtailing expenses at the locomotive and carriage department at Honeysuckle Point, Mr. W. D. Thow, chief engineer, visited the works yesterday and…
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Two cases were dealt with by Judge Wilkinson in the District Court yesterday in which compensation was claimed by cabmen against the Railway Commissioners for…
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In the Assembly yesterday Mr. Houghton asked whether, in view of the fact that the great body of men employed on weekly wages in the Railway Department had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Law. Supreme Court. Thursday, March 24. No. 1 JURY COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice Windeyer and a jury of four.) GIDDY V. the Railway Commissioners
Mr. Wade (instructed by Messrs. Slattery and Heydon) was for the plaintiff; Mr. C. B. Stephen (instructed by Messrs. Norton, Smith and Co.) for the defendants…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Alterations in the railway time-table to effect the reduction of 700,000 train miles per annum will be submitted to the Cabinet for adoption…
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Sir,--As I am informed that an anonymous circular relating to the rejection of the above railway extension and lately forwarded to members of the Legislative Assembly has…
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LONDON, Thursday.--A syndicate of European capitalists has submitted a proposal to the Sultan of Turkey for the completion of the Seutari-Bagdad…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Disaster
LONDON, Thursday, Noon.--A railway disaster has occurred at Sonsonate, a town in Central America, where a train capsized. Thirteen passengers were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Railway Strike in Canada. Arbitration Accepted
LONDON, Thursday.--The strike on the Canadian Pacific railway has ended. The locomotive engineers, who had remained neutral during the difficulty,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Country Complaints. Bad Roads
Our Baulkham Hills correspondent writes under date March 22: To anyone not acquainted with the long suffering character of the country residents in the county of Cumberland it would seem incredible that…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Fatal Railway Accident Run Over by a Train. PARRAMATTA
A man was killed at Blacktown last night by being run over by a train. The Parramatta coroner bus been informed, but no particulars are yet to hand…
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