Railway Burglary in Victoria. Melbourne
Last night the Croydon railway station office was broken into. The safe was smashed and £14 cash stolen…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1893
3,617 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 181
Tramvale. (To the Editor of the "Australian Star.")
Sir, -- I am directed by the council to point out to you the injustice this district is suffering from by the press recording a flood on the low-lying lands of this borough, near…
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Mr. A. J. Mundella, President of the Board of Trade, to-day received a deputation consisting of 200 members of the House of Commons. The deputation pointed out…
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Mr. R. E. O'Connor, answering a question put by Mr. Hoskins in the Legislative Council yesterday, said that the Ocean-street cable tramway contracts were required to be…
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Three questions relative to trial surveys for proposed railway lines were asked of the Minister for Public Works in the Legislative Assembly yesterday. The first two were by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Legislative Assembly. Seed Wheat for Farmers. the Funded Stock Issue. Menindie and Broken Hill Tramway. the Income Tax Resolutions. Public and Press Galleries Cleared. Parliament in Camera. a Land Tax Amendment
The Speaker took the chair at 4.30 p.m. A FEMININE RETURN. Sir GEORGE DIBBS, in reply to Mr. Dangar, said the census returns showed that the number of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Floods in Queensland. an Abnormal Rainfall. Brisbane Again Threatened. Rivers Rapidly Rising. Rockhampton Inundated. Large Extent of Country Under Water. Railway Lines in Danger. Heavy Gales Predicted
BRISBANE, Friday. — Heavy rains are still falling in the south-western portions of the country. Telegrams from the head of Brisbane River state that another body of water…
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A large number of passengers arrived from the country in Sydney this morning by the cheap excursion trains. About 700 came from the western and 400 from the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Queensland Floods. Damaged Railways. Recovery of Bodies. Second Flood at Bundaberg. Breaks in Railway Lines Repaired-- The Second Deluge-- The Result at Ipswich -- The Flood oh the Logan
The following additional particulars regarding the Queensland flood are taken from the Brisbane TELEGRAPH:-- The Queensland Railway Commissioners…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British Farmers. Railway Rates for Agricultural Produce. Threat of the President of the Board of Trade
LONDON, Wednesday Night.--A deputation of 200 members of the House of Commons, mostly representative of agricultural districts, waited to-day upon Mr…
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It rained yesterday and last night and again to-day. Over 2in. fell up to this morning. Great trouble is experienced with the railway on the main rango. Large gangs are employed day…
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This magnificent structure, the Victoria Bridge, which spans the Brisbane River from North to South Brisbane, from the top of the main business [?]horoughfare, Queen-street, on the no[?]th side, to…
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Following are weights for next Monday's meeting:--DWARF HANDICAP, half-a-mile.--Fashion 10st. 8lb., Phoebe 9.2. Sinbad 9, Clive 8.12, Lady Pauline (late…
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Among the most serious losses sustained, is the wreck of the bridges. Early on Sunday morning the fine railway bridge by which the main Southern and Western line crossed the…
Continued on Trove, page 343 →How a German Train is Started
According to the "Railway Review" (U.S.), an official of the Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railway recently returned from Europe, referring to railway practice in Germany, says: " The…
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The Sydney railway authorities yesterday received the following telegram, timed 4.7 p.m., from the traffic manager, Toowoomba: "Heavy damage done on range, and it is…
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1. View of Kangaroo Point. 2. Ruins of Victoria Bridge, showing South Brisbane in the distance. 3. View of Edward-street, looking toward Brisbane River, and showing Finney, Isles, and Company's new building on the right foreground, G. Carew. Gardiner and Company, Billington and Company, with the " Courier" Buildings farther away on the opposite side of the street. 4. View in Creek-street, showing the Gresham Hotel in the foreground, right hand side, and Alfred Shaw and Company's premises on the opposite side. 5. View of Queen-street, looking upward from the bottom of Wharf-street…
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SIPREME COURT. NEW TREASURY BUI[?]DINGS. A.S.N. COY.'s WHARP. PARLIAMENT HOUSE. GOVERNMENT HOUSE. QUEEN STREET AND VICTORIA BRIDGE. ST. JOHN'S CHURCH. BOTANICAL GARDEN. BRISBANE RIVER BRITISH INDIA COY'S WHARF…
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CARCOAR, February 8.—Heavy rain fell here yesterday. Gorringe's Creek, which junctions with the Belabula River at the town, rose 20ft in half an hour. The Gorringe's Bridge was swept…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Too Woomba Under Water. One Man Drowned. Country Inundated Between Jennings and Toowoomba. Stoppage of the Mail Train
TOOWOOMBA, Friday.—The highest flood known was experienced to-day. The water was 4ft deep in Russell-street and 3ft deep in Ruthven-steet. Several shops in Russell-street have…
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