Fall From a Train. Terrible Injuries to an Old Woman
Mrs. Curran, about 70 years old, was taken to the Prince Alfred Hospital this morning suffering from extensive injuries sustained by a fall from a train. From what…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1893
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Ask for "Edinburgh Castle" Whisky. Special Reserve. Among the Ponies. Rosehill and Canterbury. Maud Wins Again—Paddy and Party Fall In—Little Bridge and Liverpool—Sunday Notes
To-day the Moorefield course will the scene of the Associated Clubs pony and galloway meeting. There is every prospect of a very good day's sport. The entries were only…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Professional Athletics. Lille Bridge £25 HANDICAP To be Run on Friday and Saturday Next. All-round Jumping Competition. Some First-class Men Engaged. a Novel Athletic Exhibition
The attempt now being made to kindle a little interest in the played-out sport of professional pedestrianism is one that peds themselves ought to support to the best of their…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Labor War. Strike at Chicago. The Trouble at Hull Docks. A Train Attacked by Unionists. The Military being Increased -- Two Thousand Non-unionists Employed. LONDON, April 11
Four thousand unionists in Chicago have struck work against a reduction in wages. 1.5 p.m. The strike of workmen in Chicago has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Railway Commissioners. the Action by Contractors. To the Editor
Sir,—In your last night's issue a paragraph appeared in reference to certain actions commenced against the Railway Commissioners, and as that paragraph did not truly state the facts…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The North Shore Railway. Questions in the House
Mr. J. F. Cullen has given notice of his intention to ask the Minister for Works the following questions on Thursday: 1. Is it a fact that the Government owes the contractor for the North…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Tests on the Railways. Melbourne
In view of the successful test recently made on the railways of a mixture of brown coal and Newcastle coal, the representatives of the Great Morwell and the Yarragong Coal Companies…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Railway Commissioners and Their Employees. VOLK's CASE
In reply to a deputation of members of Parliament, introduced by Mr. M'Gowen, which waited upon Sir George Dibbs reoently, with regard to Yolk's case, Sir George has forwarded the following reply:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor-driver Volk
Sir George Dibbs has written a memo, in reply to the representations of a deputation of certain members of Parliament which waited upon him last week in reference to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tasmania. Retrenchment in the Railway Department. the Outlook for the Colony
HOBART, Tuesday. -- The Colonial Treasurer, in speaking at the annual dinner of the Launceston Parliamentary Society last night, referred to the Government…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shocking Railway Accident. Two Men killed. One an Old Parramatta Man
A good deal of regret was manifested in the town and district, when it became known on Monday that Mr. David McGill, for years a resident of Parramatta, and known to and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lillie Bridge Bicycle and Pony Races
A mixed programme of bicycling and pony racing was the attraction at the Lillie Bridge Grounds last evening, and there was a fair gathering of sporting folk present. The track was in good order and the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Over the Parapet. a Fearful Leap From Prince's Bridge. A Traveller Seeks Death in the Yarra
At about noon on Friday a scene of great excitement transpired at Prince's Bridge in consequence of a sensational attempt to commit suicide on the part of a gentlemanly…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway Estimates
The Premier last night laid upon the table of the House copies of the detailed estimates of the military forces for 1893, and from these papers it appeared that a reduction of about £70,000 would…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Robbed on the Railway. a Young Lady Drugged. a Mysterious Affair
A young lady named May Pateman had an ex-traordinary and unpleasant experience on the 11.30 p.m. train from Parramatta last night. She had been to a dance at Parramatta during the evening…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Woollahra Cable Tram: a Warning. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—The cable tram to Woollahra, which is now being laid down, impels me to ask the favour of your space to warn drivers that in England and other places the shoes of horses have been known to get…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle Notes. Scott-street Tramway. Hunter-street Stabbing. Farewells to Ministers—Performance of "The Creation"--A Musical Treat. NEWCASTLE
The contractors for the extension of the tramway from its present terminal point to the end of Scott-street are displaying commendable expedition in the prosecution of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →King-st. Tramway. Proposed Extension. Deputation to the Minister. Cost of the Work
A large deputation from Balmain and Pyrmont waited on the Minister for Works to-day to urge upon him the necessity of constructing the cable tramway as far…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Death in a Railway Carriage
There was a melancholy occurrence last week--a death in a railway carriage attached to the down mail from Sydney. The particulars are that a farmer named Hearn and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Officers and Politics
Some questions were put in the House yesterday by Mr. Schoy as to the action of Mr. Suttor, an engineer of the Railway Department, in reference to a political meeting…
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