Concert at the Railway Institute
The large ball of the Railway Institute was well filled last night, when the Railway and Tramway Musical Society gave their 19th concert. The subject chosen was Birch's cantata,…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1898
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The Denman Bridge
With reference to the report that a pier of the Denman Bridge, over the Hunter River, had been swept away by the floods the Minister for Works yesterday stated that the department had a telegram…
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The Minister for Works, Mr.,J. H. Young, received reports yesterday from the roads officer in the Moss Vale district to the effect that a great deal of damage had been done to the roads in that locality,…
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The Cook's River-road, between the Newtown and St. Deters railway bridges, was formerly a Government one, but it was part of the condition of its being wood blocked that it should be taken…
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The country mail system is still greatly disorganised, owing to the swollen state of the creeks and other effects of the recent storms. To add to the difficulties of the first few days, the fact…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Floods on the Hunter 31 Feet at Belmore Bridge. Farms and Houses Under Water. West Maitland
The river at Belmore Bridge has risen 31ft., but there is no flood at West Maitland. All the low-lying flats at East Maitland are submerged. The river broke over Gillies' Cutting…
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BUNGENDORE, Wednesday.-The most disastrous flood ever known here occurred last night, It bad been raining from Saturday until Monday at 9 a.m., when it cleared up. Over 3½in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Washaway on Thb Cooma Railwayline
The Cooma railway-line was blockod yesterday evening owing to about 35 chains of the permanentway having been washed away, as a result of the heavy rains. The locality where the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Record Rainfall. the Railway Washaways. Broken Hill
The weather at Pinnacle's mine has been very severe, there having been quite a record rainfall. It is stated that the big dam has broken away. During the flood a young man tried to cross the creek. His…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway Washaways. Adelaide
The authorities hope to have the Broken Hill express running this evening. There were 35 washaways on the great northern line, aggregating a mile and a half, but the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Accident. Queanbeyan
Two washaways on the railway from Queanbeyan to Goulburn are reported. The mail train left here last night at 9 o'clock, and proceeded all right to a point 180 miles from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lillie Bridge Races
There was a good attendance at Little Bridge last nigth when a programmme of pony races was run through, wish the following results:- Fourteen-two Handicap, 4 furlongs.—A. [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Damage to Roads and Bridges
The Minister for Works yesterday received a report from Mr. De Burgh, assistant engineer for bridges, compiled from telegrams received from country officers. The report shows that no serious…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cut to Pieces by a Train
WEST MAITLAND, Wednesday.--A fatal railway accident occurred at East Maitland Station this evening, a lad named Ernest Richard Rose, eight years of age, being cut to pieces by the…
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A lad named Ernest Richard Rose, aged 8 years, was standing on the railway line at the East Maitland station on the look out for the incoming train when he was overtaken by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway and Tramway Musical Society
The conductor, Mr. Harry Sherlock, and the members of the Railway and Tramway Musical Society must have been highly gratified at the reception given to them on Monday evening, on the occasion…
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WEST MAILAND, Thursday.-A fatal accident occurred at the East Maitland railway station shortly after 5 o'clock .yesterday afternoon. A boy named richard Ernest Rose, aired 8 years, was going to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Water Supplies
One result of the recent rains has been to relieve the Railway Department of considerable anxiety regarding their water supplies at country stations. The supplies on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Secret Treaty with Russia. the Manchurian Railway
LONDON, Wednesday.—A Reuter message from Pekin states that a secret treaty has been entered into between China and Rusia which does not prevent the raising of a loan…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Second Edition. the Eastern Situation. Railway Concessions to England. Extensions From Burmah. Route of the Line Defined
LONDON, Wednesday.—It was recently announced that the Chinese Government had granted to Great Britain the right to construct a railway from Mandalay, the…
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