Fatal Tram Accident
The city coronet initiated an inquest yesterday into the circumstances surrounding the fatal tram accident which occurred in Elizibeth-street on Saturday night, by which a young man named…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1899
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Marrick Ville Tramway Service
At the weekly meeting of the Marrickville Council last night Alderman Clarke moved "That with a view of speedily securing the duplication of the tram line, via Victoria-road, this…
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The inquest relating to the death of William Savage Ongley, who received fatal injuries by being run over by a tram in Elizabeth-street on Saturday night, was continued to-day before…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tarrawingee Tramway. Purchase by the Government
The necessary preliminary arrangementS are now being made by the Government for the taking over of the Tarrawingee tramway, ?which is to be worked by the Railway Department. The price…
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The matter of tramway extension is now being pretty actively boomed, especially in the outer suburbs. As already published, the George-street line is likely to be completed in April next, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Institute Classes. Results of Examinations
The classes held at the Railway Institute during the past year have been very successful. One hundred and thirty-five students presented themselves for examination, and 97 succeeded in…
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Our Lawson correspondent writes: Much dissatisfaction is felt here in consequence of the Railway Department running the afternoon passenger train on Saturdays and Mondays through from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Land and Railways. a Simple Summary. to the Editor "Stock Journal."
SIR,—We beg to draw the attention of your constituents to the provisions of certain Acts of Parliament affecting the pastoral industry, which received…
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The French Chamber of Deputies recently gave authority to the Government to raise a loan of 200,000,000 francs (about £8,000,000) for the construction of railways in…
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The "Daily Chronicle" combats Mr. Cecil Rhodes' proposal for obtaining a subsidy of £2,000,000, from the Imperial Government in connection with the extension of the railway…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →City Railway Extension. Mr. Rennick's Independent Report
The Premier has received the report of the Victorian Engineer-In-Chief upon the question of the best mode of extending the city railway, leaving out of consideration the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tarrawingee Tramway. The Purchase by the Government
During the last session of Parliament authority was given to the Government to purchase the Tarawingee tramway between Broken Hill and the flux quarries of that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Recent Tram Fatality Danger of Riding on Footboards. Verdict of Accidental Death
The adjourned inquest into the circumstances attendant on the death of the young man William Savage Ongley, 23, a fish-hawker, who expired at the Sydney Hospital on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Tram Fatality. Danger of Riding on Footboards. The Inquest Adjourned
Further evidence was taken this afternoon at the inquest touching the death of the young man, William Savaga Ongley, who expired at the Sydney Hospital from the effects…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Tramway Lines. Under Consideration by the Authorities
Several proposed tramway lines are now engaging the attention of the authorities, and it is possible that with the adoption of the electric system there will be a number of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The City Railway
Just before Parliament prorogued, it was announced by the Premier that Mr. Rennick, the engineer-in-chief for railways in Victoria, had been commissioned to report specially on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Inquests. Fatal Tram Accident
The City Coroner held an inquest yesterday, with regard to the death of William Savage Ongley, aged 23 years of age, who died at the Sydney Hospital on Sunday from injuries received on Saturday night…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Parramatta and District the Castle-hill Tramway
Notwithstanding the scanty hope held out by the Minister of any support from the Government toward the proposal, the agitation for the direct line to Singleton will be continued. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Increasing Railway Revenue
The railway receipts show a gratifying increase for the last half-year compared with those of the corresponding period of the previous year. From the 1st July, 1897, to 13th January, 1898,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Indo-chinese Railways. the French Loan
LONDON, Monday.--The French Chamber of Deputies recently gave authority to the Government to raise a loan of 200,000,000 francs (about £8,000,000) for the…
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