Fatal Tram Accident
The man who was admitted to Sydney Hospital on Friday evening for treatment for severe injuries to the head, the result of being knocked down by a tram at the corner of Bathurst and…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1899
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More Tram Accidents
Charles O'Hagen (26), a clerk, residing in Francis-street, was admitted to the Sydney Hospital on Saturday night, suffering from a fractured leg and abrasions about the body,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gore-hill Tramway
It seems as if the long-promised extension of the North Shore electric tramway system to Gore-hill is to be put in hand at last; and, in this connection, it has been stated officially that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Parramatta Park Roads
The trustees of Parramatta Park, yielding to pressure similar to that now being brought for a road from Toongabble, some time since permitted heavy traffic on one of the roadways…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Auburn - Rookwood Road
The road along the railway line between Rookwood and Auburn, the mud of which has been frequently referred to in this column, is being gradually opened up. The blind creeks are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Hoxton Park-road
The Hoxton Park-road, owing to its almost untrafficable condition, has long been a byword and a reproach to the Liverpool Council. Some time ago the residents decided by public meeting to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The George-st. Tram
One of the features in connection with the running of the George-street electric tram will be the introduction of the combination, car for the accommodation af smokers. About forty of these…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Tramway System
The novelty having now worn off the Rose Bay electric tram, the traffic is assuming its normal proportions. At first the number of passengers carried on Sundays was so large that a certain…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railways in Africa. the Khartoum-zambesi Project. London, Feb. 5
Mr Cecil Rhodes is negotiating with King Leopold with the object of securing the ultimate junction of the Khartoum and Zambesi railways as portion of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tram Service. Conversion to the Electric System
All objection having been waived the Railway Commissioners have received the authority to commence the conversion of the steam trams to the electric system forthwith,…
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The traffic on the Rose Bay electric tram, now that the novelty of the traction and the extension has worn off, is assuming normal proportions. Each Sunday recently has shown…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Elizabeth-street Tram Fatality. Inquest on the Victim
The tramway accident in Elizabeth-street the other evening, by which a man named James Mann lost his life, was investigated to-day by the City Coroner. Evidence was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Redfern Fatality. a Tramway Labourer's Shocking Death
The accident in the shunting yard of the Redfern Station yesterday, by which James Joseph Reddan, a tramway labourer, lost his life, was this morning inquired into before…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Oatley Railway Fatality
The City Coroner, Mr. J. C. Woore, held an inquest yesterday afternoon on the body of Mrs. Coleborne, who was supposed to have been struck by a railway engine whilst crossing the line at Oatley station. The medical…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Trans -African Railway. Mr. Rhodes' Scheme. Negotiations with King Leopold
LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--Mr. Cecil Rhodes is now negotiating with King Leopold of Belgium to secure concessions in the Congo, under which he will be able to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Tram Accident
At inquest was held by the City Coroner yesterday on the victim of the Elizabeth- street train fatality last week. At first deceased remained unknown, but he has since been identified as James Mann. He was a widower, and it is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Travelling Stock. Delays in Transit. the Railway Authorities Explain. Comparison with the American System. Patent Waggons Declared a Failure. Ii
The cheif complaint against, the present system of carrying stock would seem to be against the railway authorities. Formerly most of the stock came to the saleyards by road. Now the great…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Steam Tramways
The Railway Commissioners have brought under the notice of the Premier the importance of immediately beginning the work of substituting electric traction for strain on the tram lines…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bargains in Road-rollers
The Ashfield Council had under offer last night a steam road-roller, for which the modest sum of £650 was asked. In order, however, that the finances should not be thrown into a chaotic state if the purchase were…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Carriage of Valuable Dogs by Train
IT is high time the Commissioners of Railways made some better provision for the carriage of valuable dogs, especially greyhounds, by train than at present…
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