A Tram Accident
A young man named Hugh E. Manning, a student at St. Paul's College, Camperdown, was walking along Parramatta-road yesterday, when his hat blew off. He chased it along the street for some distance,…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1902
6,550 stories in Sydney's papers · page 63 of 250
Tenterfield-casino Railway. Byron Bay
The Public Works Committee, consisting of "Messrs. M'Farlane (chairman), Kethel, M.L.C., Campbell, M.L.C., Mawthorne, M.L.A.; and M'Gowen, M.L.A., with Mr. Kennedy…
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An accident occurred at Erskineville station shortly after 4 o'clock this morning. A goods train was standing on a loop-line, and during some shunting operations a large…
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At the last monthly meeting of the council of the Railway Institute the class committee's report stated that teachers had been obtained for all the classes. The committee had decided…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tram Reforms. to the Editor
Sir,--May I trespass on your valuable space to say that the Commissioners for Railways are entitled to the thanks of the travelling public in their efforts to put down the paper boy nuisance…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Casualties. Tram Accident to a Newsboy
A little newsboy named Fred. Henrick (10), residing with his parents at 252 Crown-street, Woolloomcoloo, met with a painful accident last evening. He attempted to board an electric tram…
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Hugh E. Manning (20), a student at St. Paul's College, Camperdown, was walking along the Parramatta-road in company with two friends, when his but blew off. In an attempt to kick it…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The first ordinary meeting of the New Chillagoe Railway and Mines Company was held this afternoon. Mr. J. S. Reld presided. The chairman stated that the meeting had been…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Night Officers on the Railways
"Night-officer. Western Line," writes to contradict the statement put forward on behalf of the night-officers on the North Shore line, that "night-officers elsewhere get a night off…
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LONDON, Tuesday.--The Auckland Electric Tramway Company is being formed with a capital of £300,000, of which £285,530 is being issued for public, subscription, underwritten on the usual…
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In reply to Mr. Farnell's letter, asking that the construction of the tramway from the Milson's Point railway line to the new cemetery at the Field of Mars be proceeded with at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Clyde Railway Fatality. That Short Cut to Death. The Inquest
An inquest was held on the body of the deceased Walter Hess at the Royal Hotel, Auburn on Friday by Mr. T. E. MacNevin, P.M., District Coroner and a jury. inspector…
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The poll for the election of directors of the New Chillagoe Railway and Mines Company, Limited, resulted in the return of Messrs. C. W. Chapman, William Knox, John Moffat, Harvey Patterson, and…
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The monthly meeting of the council of the Railway Institute was held on Friday evening lost. In the absence of the president, the chair was occupied by Mr. Neate, one of the vice-presidents. There was…
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"We are on the eve of a mechanical revolution such as has never been seen since the introduction of steam." This startling statement (says the "Times") was made at the annual dinner of the…
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A Reuter telegram from Mo[?]bassa announces that the laying of the rails of the Uganda railway has been completed, the railroad having reached the the shore of Lake Victoria Nyanza. Platelaying…
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If the novel valve gear invented by Mr. J. T. Marshall, a Leeds engineer, accomplishes all that is claimed for it by a correspondent of the "Times," it will represent an enormous…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Shunting Accident
About 4.15 a.m. yesterday an accident occurred on the railway line during some shunting operations which were being carried out at the Erskineville railway station. It appears that railway trucks to the…
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The Railway Commisisoners, Messrs. Oliver and Fehon, paid their first official visit .to In verell yesterday. They were met by the Mayor, Alderman W. Kautz, and Inspected…
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A serious tram accident occurred last evening, at the Haymarket, to two young ladies, named Nellie Fielding (21) and Agnes Fielding (14). They had only arrived during the day by an excursion…
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