Fatal Fall From a Bridge
WOLLONGONG, Sunday.--A boy named Frank O'Donnell, aged 11, son of Mr. Frank O'Donnell, was accidentally killed yesterday afternoon through falling from a railway bridge at…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1897
3,878 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 194
South Africa. the Bechuana Rising. Railway to Rhodesia
LONDON, January 9.—The residents of Kuruman, 90 miles from Vryburg, the capital of British Bechuanaland, have formed a laager, fearing a native attack…
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Mr. Cecil Rhodes has granted to the Government of Cape Colony the option of building a railway to Rhodesia within seven years…
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Mr. Cecil Rhodes has granted to the Government of Cape Colony the option of constructing a railway in Rhodesia within the next seven years. President…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods in Victoria. Railways Washed Away. Express Trains Delayed. Exceptionally Heavy Rain-All Sport Postponed. MELBOURNE
Heavy and continuous rain has fallen throughout the night, the weather at the time of wiring, being still dull, with squalls of wind and more rain…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway to Rhodesia. President Kruger and Extension of Cape Lines
LONDON, Saturday.--Mr. Cecil Rhodes, before leaving Capetown, gave the Cape authorities the option of building a railway to Rhodesia within the next seven years…
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The Railway Commissioners have determined to run a series of cheap trains from the hot districts of the interior to the mountains and the coast. When initiated…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →London in Fog Time. the Lord Mayor's Show. Popular Knowledge About Royalty. Cabbies and the Motors. How "Ranjit" Was Robbed of His Birthright
LONDON, November 28.--On the whole we are not having a bad November; the sun shines occasionally. We have just had 48 hours of fog, though, during which the office lamps have been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lillie Bridge 75yds Combined Handicap
All the bents were well contested at Lillie Bridge on Monday night, and after a good race the final resulted in favor of H. Foy, Details:—…
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The following is taken from the Investors' Review for December last:— "The annual report of the Commissioners who manage these railways is about the most pleasant…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fall from a Tram
Shortly after 6 o'clock last night a young woman named Emily Olsen, residing at 1 Angel-street, Newtown, sustained serious injuries to the head by falling from a tram at Newtown Bridge. She…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Russia. the New Foreign Minister. Railway Extension
LONDON, January 12.—It is announced from St. Petersburg that Count Mouravieff, the Minister for Justice, has been appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs in succession to…
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The Russian Budget for 1897 sets apart 129,000,000 roubles for the building of railways in the Russian Empire…
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We understand that Mr. W. R. Rowe, ex-Chief Inspector of the Auditor General's Department, has been appointed to the position of traffic auditor…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Russian Railways. Nearly Thirteen Millions to Be Expended This Year
LONDON, Tuesday.--The Russian Budget for 1897 devotes 129,000,000 roubles (£12,900,000) to the building of new railways…
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DURAL, Thursday.—A monsiter meeting was held here last night to nrge the Government to purchase and complete the Rosehill-Dural Railway.' The meeting was addressed by the Hon. Jacob Grarrard and Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Port Darwin Disaster. Railway Buildings to Be Repair Ed
ADELAIDE, Thursday.—The Railway Commissioner intends to send six men to Palmerston (Port Darwin) from the Islington workshops, in response to an urgent request from that place to repair the…
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The annual meeting of the Railway Institute will take place to-morrow evening. Mr. Thomas Hall, the chief accountant for railways, will present the prizes to successful candidates…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Special Edition. Narrabri-Moree Railway. Opening in April
It is understood that the opening of the Narrabri to Moree line of railway will not take place until about the commencement of April…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Death of a Railway Official. Loco-superintendent Frost
It is reported that Mr. A. Frost, the railway locomotive superintendent at Newcastle, died at an early hour this morning. Mr. Frost was a comparatively young man, having been trained in the…
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