The Damage to the Railway Lines
Mr. H. M'Lachlan, Secretary for Railways, on being spoken to last night, stated that he was very confident that the northern line would be sufficiently repaired by…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1893
3,617 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 181
At East and West Maitland. the Whole District Inundated. the People Panic-stricken. Enormous Damage to Railways and to Property. Six Lives Known to Have Been Lost
EAST MAITLAND, Sunday, 8 p.m.--Maitland, both East and West, is now suffering from a flood, the like of which even that ingenious and widely-advertised fraud, the…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday.--The Railway Commissioners purpose a number of radical changes in the free pass list. Mr. Patterson went through part of the proposals on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods in the Country Latest Details. The Highest Flood Recorded. Heroism of Water Brigade. They Save Hundreds of Lives. Victoria Bridge Submerged. Gale at Morpeth. Large Losses of Live Stock. Houses Swept Away. Pitiable Scenes. Loss of Life
MAITLAND, Saturday.—The water is slowly receding, and since 9 o'clock this morning the river has gone down 2ft. It is still very difficult to get about; the water in High-street is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Floods. the Waters Subsiding. the Disastre at Branxton. Buildings Completely Submerged. the Belmore Bridge Much Shattered. Houses and Sheds Swept Down the River. Three Persons Drowned by the Upsetting Op a Rescue Boat. a Scene of Devastation and Run. Tremendous Loss of Crops. Loss of Life at Singleton. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) West Maitland
When I telegraphed at 9.45 last night I stated that the flood-water was still rising, and creeping up High-street. At 10 p.m. the back water had risen to high that it swept down…
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BATHURST, Monday. -- Early this morning the down train from Sydney had a narrow escape from serious injury near Gresham platform. Between Bathurst and…
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The Minister for Works, Mr. Lyne, has received telegrams from officers in the Roads and Bridges Department with regard to the damages caused by the floods…
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BATHURST, Tuesday.—At an early hour yesterday morning the down train from Sydney had a narrow escape near Gresham Station. Between Bathurst and Newbridge the driver noticed…
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Mr. Lyne, the Minister for Works, has received the following telegrams from the officers in the Roads and Bridges Department with regard to the damages caused by the floods: From East…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bridge Over the Murray at Swan-hill. Melbourne
The long-standing dispute between the Governments cf Victoria and New South Wales as to the site of the bridge over the Murray at Swan-hill has at last been settled. The site…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in the Country The Waters Subsiding. Maitland After the Deluge. A Scene of Desolation. Damage to Railways. A Relief Fund Started. People Returning to Their Homes. The Transmission of Mails. Damage to Roads and Bridges Departmental Reports
WEST MEITLAND, Tuesday.—The flood is gradually subsiding, and the enormous amount of damage and destruction can now be seen. The High-street embankment is a complete…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Value of a Leg. Out Off by the Tram. £5000 CLAIMED
In No. 1 Jury Court yesterday, before his Honor the Chief Justice and a jury of four, the case of M. Whannel v. the Railway Commissioners, came on for hearing. Henry Deakin…
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Information was received by the Railway Commissioners yesterday to the effect that the line from Fairley to Whittingham was now in good order, and it was expected that the section…
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At the Redfern railway terminus yesterday there was a small supply of forage forward about 20 trucks (owing to the flooded; and wet state of the country districts),…
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At the Redfern railway terminus this morning there was a small supply of forage forward, about 12 trucks (owing to the flooded and wet state of the country districts) from the northern,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Law Report. Supreme Court.—monday, March 13. No. 1 Jury Court.—(Before the Chief Justice and a jury of 4.) M'WHANNELL V. Railway Commissioners of New South Wales
Mr. Bruce Smith and Mr. Rolin, instructed by Messrs. Lawrence, Williams, and M'Lachian appeared for the plaintiff, and Sir Julian Salomons, Q.C., Mr. Want, Q.C., and Mr. G. H. Simpson, instructed by…
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Sir,—The present disastrous floods on the Hunter have shown the advantage of having our railway systems connected. A line from say Dubbo to Werris Creek would have enabled passengers and…
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The steamer Aggie, with 65 navvies and railway material, has left for Morpeth with a view to commence work at the further end of the damaged line They will work on till the party meets the other…
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The railway authorities have received the following report from Newcastle:—"Hopeful of through communication being restored by Tuesday night, although transhipment may be necessary in some…
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The action brought by Mary Marsden M'Whannell, a child, by her nearest friend, Henry Deakin, against the Railway…
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