Stuck in the Bridge
As the coaster Cynthia was being towed through the narow swing aperture of the Glebe Island Bridge she stuck in the swing, the result being that her bowsprit ran into…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1898
3,961 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 199
Damage to Roads and Bridges
So far as reports have been received at the Public Works Department, it would appear that no serious damage has been done to bridges by the rainfall of the last few days…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Escape of a Mail Train. an Unpleasant Experience. Goulburn
Further particulars of the washaway on tho Cooma line on Thursday night confirm the statement with regard to the narran escape of the mall train. Tho amor had been warned to exercise great care at…
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BUNGENDORE, Thursday.--Disastrous floods have occurred. Nearly 4in. of rain fell in four hours, and the line has been, washed away in several places. Two miles from town the engine…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Washaways on the Cooma Line. Narrow Escape of the Mail Train
COOMA, Thursday.--Full particulars of the washaways on the Cooma branch show that a second Cootamundra catastrophe was narrowly averted. The first washaway was noticed on…
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Mr. Oliver, Chief Railway Commissioner, who went to Melbourne a few days ago to consult with the Premier on railway matters in respect to federation, is expected to return to Sydney on…
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The mail train had a miraculous escape from destruction at the scene of an extensive washaway on the line. Within several miles of the town the engine passed over a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Newtown Railway Frauds Simpson Sentenced
Thomas Simpson, formerly goods clerk at the Newtown Railway Station, who was convicted at the Darlinghurst Sessions of the larceny of £60, the moneys of the Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Seine Bridge
One of the strangest bridges in the world will be built over the river Seine, near Rouen. Passengers will cross at the lovel of the banks—which are not high—and yet the…
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On the 10th instant, Mr. Chanter, member for Deniliquin, introduced a deputation to the Premier of New South Wales at the Victorian Parliament House, with the…
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PERTH, Friday.--Two railway accidents occurred last evening, one being of a very serious. nature, and involving loss of life News reached the city at a late hour last night that the mail…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Progress Associations. Parramatta. Postal Matters—The Road Through the Park
A meeting of the Committee of the above was held at the Assembly Hall on Tuesday evening, Mr. C. E. Byrnes presiding. There were also present, Messrs. C. B…
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LONDON, February 18.-The "Times" states that a, credit of 6,00,000fr has been voted by the French Chamber of Deputies for the construction of a railway from Hanoi, Tonquin, to…
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A concert was held in the Railway Institute on Friday evening, the 11th instant, under Mr. Rudolph Hempel's direction, in aid of the widow and orphans of the [?] Mr. Alfred Jones, of the [?] department,…
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The conference of traffic managers of the Victorian, New South Wales, and South Australian Railways, just concluded here, dealt with the difficult problem of intercolonial competitive…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The French in T0nquin. Railway to the Chinese Frontier. London, Feb. 18
The "Times" states that a credit of 6,000,000fr. has been voted by the French Chamber of Deputies for the construction of a line of railway from Hanoi, in…
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On the 9th instant, the Minister for Works, Mr. J. H. Young, in company with Mr. Darley, Engineer-in-Chief for Public Works, and Mr. Carleton, Principal Assistant Engineer, paid a visit to…
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In anticipation of a large number of country people coming to Sydney in commotion with the forthcoming final test cricket match between England and Australia, commencing next week, the Railway Commissioners have…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →France and Tongking. Vote for Railway Extension
LONDON, Thursday.--"The Times" states that France has vote credit to the amount of 6,000,000 francs (£240,000) for the extension of the Tongking railway from Hanoi,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Hills Railway. The Rosehill-Dural Extension. The Works Committee's Decision. The Scheme Thrown Out. Particulars of the Division
ON Tuesday afternoon—as announced then in an ARGUS Extraordinary—the Public Works Committee considered the evidence taken on the proposal to construct…
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