The North Shore Bridge
At the last meeting of the standing municipal committee for the northern suburbs, a letter was received from the Willoughby Council with reference to the delay in accepting a tender for…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1902
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Knocked Down by a Train
Phillip Drew, 27, a laborer, employed at the railway workshops, and residing at 63 Catherine-street, Leichhardt, was walking along the railway line near Eveleigh on Saturday, when he was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. George S. Ridley. Killed by a Train. at Arncliffe This Morning. a Shocking Occurrence
Mr. George Sackvillo Ridley, a well-known public official, was killed by a train near the Arncliffe Railway Station at an early hour this morning. The driver of the 4.54 a.m. train from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Our Railways. How They Have Grown. How They Are Worked and the Men Who Work Them. Ix. the Stores Branch. Supplies for the Service
The supplies of a railway have been compared to those of an army. They are much more numerous, but are capable of being surrounded with better checks and safeguards. A…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway to Coffs Harbour. Bellingen
The Railway Commissioners and Mr. Harper, traffic manager, arrived here yesterday. They travelled overland from Guyra to inspect the route for the proposed railway from there to Coff's…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Knocked Down by a Tram
On Saturday a man named John Murray, aged 48, residing at 279 Darling-street, Balmain, was knocked down by a tram while in the act of crossing the street. He was rendered first aid by…
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A sad accident occurred on the railway line near Eveleigh station between 12 and 1 o'clock on Saturday. Phillip. Drew, 27, a labourer, empl[?]ed in the railway workshops at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Tragedy. a Man Decapitated. Shocking Affair near Rockdale
'A railway fatality, the details or. which were tragic gruesome, and distressing, occurred on the [?]awarra line at an early hour this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tram Accident at Balmain
John Murray (44), living ill Darling-street, Balmain was knocked down by a tram near his home on Saturday night. He was taken, to the local Cottage Hospital, and admitted by Dr. Gordon…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →North Shore Railway Line. Advertisement Hoardings
A conference of the numerous progress associations that have been formed in connection with the various suburbs served by the North Shore railway line was held last week at Pymble,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Appeal Board
Since the last publication, at the end of December, of the proceedings in connection with the Railway and Tramway Appeals Board, 13 appeals have been dealt with. Seven of these…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Railway Accident. a Man Decapitated
The body of a man named Karl Braun, aged about 59 years, was found on the railway line at Sandgate early this morning. The head had been completely severed, and both arms broken…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Projected Tramway Extension
With respect to the proposed extension of the North Shore tramway system along Miller-street, North Sydney, the standing municipal committee for the northern suburbs is asking Messrs. E. M…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The North Shore Bridge. Encouragement to Tenderers
Recently the Willoughby Council, on the motion of Alderman Leplastrier, carried a resolution asking the standing municipal committee for the northern suburbs to call a series of public…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Run Over by a Train. Fatality Near Arncliffe. Mr. G. S. Ridley Killed
Mr. George Sackville Ridley, an inspector in the Auditor-General's office, met with a shocking death on the Illawarra railway line, near Arncliffe, yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Eastern Suburbs Trams
A good deal of the preliminary work in connection with the conversion of the eastern suburbs tramlines from steam to electric traction has now been put in hand. Poles for carrying the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Arncliffe Railway Fatality. Inquest on Mr. Ridley. the Engine-driver's Story
The city coroner held an inquest yesterday into the circumstances under which George Sackville Ridley met his death at about daybreak that morning, on the railway line between Arncliffe…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newsvendors on the Trams. To the Editor of the "Evening News."
Sir,—It was announced some weeks ago that the Railway Commissioners intended to prevent newsboys from selling papers on the trams. Now the police are taking action in this direction, and if…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Steamers Weatherbound. Wreck Off Scilly. American Railways Blocked
LONDON, February 3, 2.25 p.m.—Seventy steamers are weatherbound at the mouth of the Thames. A German barque foundered in the…
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