Fatal Railway Accident
GOULBURN, Saturday.—An engine-driver named James M'Queen, a resident of Harden, met with injuries at the railway yards on Thursday night, which resulted in his death yesterday…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1893
3,617 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 181
Melbourne Tramway Troubles
ABOUT 1400 tramway employes met in Melbourne on Sunday, and agreed to submit to the reduction of 5 per cent, in their wages as proposed by the directorate, on condition that should there be a…
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MR. Dowel; sitting on the front. Ministerial benches on Wednesday, thought he might venture to ask the House to a[?]m that a line of railway…
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It was only a case of incompatibility. They, grew quarrelsome by degrees and over little things. At first they made up laughingly, with a quick caresss and a tender word…
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A large number of passengers arrived from the country in Sydney this morning by the cheap excursion trains. About 700 caino from the western and 400 from the…
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The deputation of 200 members of the House of Commons, or about one-third of the whole, which waited upon Mr. MUNDELLA, the president of the Board of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Application of Electricity to Mining. Ii.—motors. (Written for the "Town and Country Journal.")
The question of the most economical means for raising water from mines has employed the attention of en ineers as long as mines have existed, and many and varied are the means that have…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Opening, of the Elevated Railway, Liverpool
The first train on the Overhead Electrical Railway, Liverpool, was run on November 9, carrying the directors and their friends. The trip was very…
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Early this morning an accident occurred on the I[?]lawarra railway line near Como. The engine of a goods train bound from Sydney to Wollongong stuck up on the…
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Among the most serious losses sustained is the wreck of the bridges. The fine railway bridge by which the main Southern and Western line crossed the river at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At Toowoomba. the Highest Flood Ever Experienced. Collapse of Six Bridges. the Railway Bridge Unsafe
TOOWOOMBA, Saturday, 1.15 p.m.--Rain fell in torrents here incessantly from Thursday afternoon to 6 o'clock last night, when the floodwaters reached the highest level…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Accident at Como. a Goods Train Derailed. Three Persons Injured. Brake Tan Palls Into the River
At an early hour this morning a railway accident happened near the Como Railway Station, on the Illawarra line. It seems that a goods train left Sydney for Wollongong late last night, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another Terrible Flood in Brisbane. Thousands of Houses Under Water. Traffic Everywhere Suspended. the City and Suburbs in Almost Total Darkness. Roads and Railways Submerged. Several Cases of Drowning Reported. Brisbane
Brisbane has been visited with another serious flood, which up to this evening has almost reached the level of the big flood of 1890. Heavy rain, accompanied by a terrible easterly gale, continued…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Floods in Queensland The London Relief Committee. Toowoomba Under Water. Great Damage to Property. Bridges Washed Away. Landslips on the Railways. Brisbane Inundated. The Situation at Ipswich. Succoring Refugees. Mail Arrangements
LONDON, February 18.—Sir J. F. Garrick, Agent-General for Queensland, has received an additional £300 on behalf of the Flood Relief Fund…
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The quarterly report of the Railway Commissioners which has been laid before Parliament shows a decrease of £61,273 in the earnings of the railways for the quarter ended 31st…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Victoria. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Retrenchment in the Railway Department. Melbourne
It is probable that the Port Melbourne railway workshops will be closed, as part of the retrenchment scheme. When retrenchment in the Railway Department was first proposed shortly before…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Heavy Flood at Ipswich. Public Buildings Crowded with Refugees. North Ipswich Almost Totally Submerged. Railway Traffic Paralysed. Bridges Washed Away. Railway Line From Toowoomba to Ipswich Destroyed. This Flood Worse Than the Last. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) Toowoomba
Torrents of water rushed along Campbell-street yesterday with great fury, the destructive streams pouring through the promises in all directions. Enormous damage…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →West Australia Railways. the Midland Company. The Land Grant Difficulty. LONDON, February 17
A meeting of the bondholders of the Midland Railway Co., West Australia, was held to-day. Mr. Smith, who presided, said that there was every reason to believe that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Queensland Floods. Another Disastrous Flood in Brisbane. Buildings, Warehouses, and Gasworks Submerged. All the Railways Blocked. a Renewal of Heartrending Scenes. Arrangements for Saving Life. the London Subscriptions
LONDON, Friday Night.--The subscriptions in London for the relief of sufferers by the Queensland floods amount at present to £1400. City guilds are…
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LONDON, Friday Night.--At a meeting of the Midland Railway (West Australia) bondholders to-day, Mr. Smith, chairman of the board of directors of the company…
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