The Tram Accident. Inquest on the Body
The city coroner, Mr. J. C. Woore, held an inquest to-day on the death of the man John. Kelly, who was knocked down by a tram at George-street West on Tuesday…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1895
4,086 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 205
The Railway Commissioners in the West. Cobar
Hearing that the Railway Commissioners were to arrive at Cobar this morning, a public meeting was held last night, at which it was decided to urge the Commissioners to reduce the rates on…
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Bank of N.S.W. 40—W Hilton/Doepwater Deepwater 14—[?]sed C/Meadow Flat Lyndhurst Paul Brial…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Star's Special Cables People Mowed Down. Fearful Explosion of Powder. On an American Railway. A City Shaken--Eighty Persons Killed --Houses Wrecked--Shocking Disaster In Montana. London, January 16
A shocking explosion of powder has occurred at Butte City, Montana Territory, United States. The damage to property was immense,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tram Cow-catchers. The Utility of Engine "Shields." The Inquest on a Tram Victim. Interesting Evidence -- How the "Shield" Acted--The Condition of the Deceased
The practicability of tram-engine "shields" or "cow-catohers," which are designed to throw an obstacle off the lines, was brought into question at the…
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The Railway Commissioners, who are away inspecting the proposed railway route from Bourks' to Barringun, will return to Sydney to-morrow night…
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Sir, Without the slightest intention or desire to disparage Mr. [?] unquestioned ability as a railway administrator, I may be permitted to express the opinion…
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COBAR, Wednesday. The Railway Commissioners arrived here to-day. The members of the municipal council waited on them to ask for a reduction in the rates…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Second Edition. Terrible Explosion. Railway Trucks Loaded with Giant Powder. 75 Persons Killed 100 Injured
LONDON, Wednesday, 1 p.m. From New York it is reported that a fearful explosion has occurred at Butte City, Montana Territory…
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In response to a unanimous request by the residents of Marrickville and Canterbury, conveyed through their respective Mayors, Mr. J. H. Young (Minister for…
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The Mayors of Canterbury and Marrickville waited upon the Minister for Works yesterday and asked him to officially open the Marrickville to Burwood-road railway…
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A deputation, introduced by the ex-Postmaster-General, Mr. Kidd, M.L.A., and consisting of residents of Wedderburn, waited upon the Minister for Works to-day…
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A deputation from Wedderburn was introduced to the Minister for Works, Mr. J. H. Young, yesterday morning, to ask that a road leading from Wedderburn to the main South Coast-road leading to…
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WELLINTON, January 17.-The Railway Commissioners, Messrs. Eddy, Fehon, and Oliver, visited Wellington, to-day, and were received by Mr. J. Barnes, M.P. for…
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The city coroner, Mr. Woore, held an inquest yesterday on the death of the man John Kelly, who was knocked down by a tram at George-street West on Tuesday…
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As a young woman named Annie Kelly, a resident of Crown-lane, Woolloomooloo, was attempting to leave a Randwick-bound tram at the corner of flinders and…
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A. progressive step will probably be taken shortly in the direction of a postal reform, by attaching bags or boxes for the receipt of letters at the back of tramcars,…
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A new departure in the matter of postal facilities is being considered by the authorities, and that is a proposal to fix postal boxes or bags to the tram-cars to facilitate…
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The Canterbury and Marrickville councils met in conference at the Canterbury Town Hall on Wednesday evening, the Mayor (Alderman Scahill) presiding. A latter was…
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John Yates, one of the men arrested on suspicion of having been concerned in recent extensive railway thefts, was remanded to the Parramatta Police Court at Radfern…
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