Citizen" Train. His Reminiscences and Achievements
Few of the younger generation are familiar With the name of George Francis Train, and yet, at one time, he was one of the best- known Americans on the face of the globe…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1903
6,762 stories in Sydney's papers · page 64 of 250
Railway Disaster in the United States. Oil Train Parts and Explodes. Thirty Persons Killed
LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.--A train, chiefly consisting of tanks of oil, parted in the middle, near Olean, in the State of New York. The two parts then collided and caught fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Central Railway Station. Place for Baths Wanted
A deputation representing the Amateur Swimming Association of N.S.W. was introduced to the Minister for Works yesterday by Mr. Meagher, M.L.A., to ask that a site be granted for a city…
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Mrs. Huxley, wife of Mr. R. Huxley, a signalman at Islington Junction, died to-night from injuries received through being crushed between a train and the railway platform at Hamilton. It…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Carriage of Seed-wheat. Alleged Anomalous Charges. Statement by the Railway Commissioners
In yesterday's issue of the "Herald" a letter was published from Mr.W.J. Walton, hon. secretary of the Narrabri Farmers and Settlers' Association at Narrabri. It referred to the carriage of seed-wheat…
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Conditions are now being prepared in the Railway Department on which tenders are to be called for the maintenance of the whole of the non-paying railway lines of the State. It is estimated that £15,000…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The United States. a Railway Disaster. Thirty Persons Killed. London, March 10
A train containing chiefly tanks of oil parted in the middle at Olean, on the Alleghany River, in the State of New York. The two divisions came into collision and took…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fatalities and Casualties. Knocked Down by a Tram
Mr. Hugh Munro, aged 60, a gardener, residing at Ashfield, was knocked down by a tram yesterday morning at the corner of George and Park streets. He was conveyed to the Sydney Hospital, where he…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Trans-continental Railway
The conference of inter-state railway experts met again at the State Parliament House to-day to further consider the practicability of constructing a railway from Port Augusta to Kalgoorlie. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Railway Station. And the Proposed Baths. Reservation of the Site
The request of the deputation of siwmmers which waited on the 'Minister for Works yesterday for the dedication of a site for baths at Randle and Elizabeth streets, in the…
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In reply to inquiries which have been made, the Railway Commissioners state that they expect in a couple of months' time to be in a position to give an improved service on the North…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tram Accident
Last evening a young man named Thomas Goodman, residing in the Arcade, Milson's Point, in trying to board a tram at the corner of George- street and Market-street, missed his footing, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Visitor From the West. Transcontinental Railway, Pearl Fishing and Black Labor. Development of West Australia. Feeling in Favor of Free Trade
Mr. Staniforth Smith, the senior Senator of West Australia, is at present on a visit to Sydney, slaying at the Australia Hotel. "I am on my way to New Guinea," he said…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle. Proposed Carrtngton Tramway
It has been intimated to Mr. J. L. Fegan, M.L.A., that after consultation with the Railway Commissioners the Minister for Works has approved of the Young-street route for the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Superannuation Fund. a Definite Scheme Formulated. Some Important Provisions
A draft Act for the establishment of a Railway Superannuation Fund has been prepared by the sub-committee recently appointed to deal with the matter by the Railway and Tramway…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Canadian Pacific Railway
LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.--The Canadian-Pacific Railway will inaugurate a direct steamer service with Glasgow in April…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Electric Traction on the Railways
One of the most important subjects to be taken up by the next International Railway Conference, which is to meet in Washington, in 1905, (says the New South Wales "Railway Budget"),…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Buildings Unroofed
A telegram received by the General Traffic Manager from the Traffic Manager at Townsville states that the roofs of the railway buildings have been considerably damaged. Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Train Tumbles Off a Bridge
In a wreck near St. Louis, on January 18, on the Great Western Railroad, one person was killed and 30 others were seriously injured. Attorney James Finnegan and Miss…
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LONDON, March 12, 2.45 p.m.—Twenty-eight pounds of dynamite were found under some sleepers on the railway near Adrianople…
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