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APPALLING CATASTROPHE NEAR SHEFFIELD

... timc. The works were under- taken for the Sheffield Waterworks Company by M'esrs. Craven Brothers, contractors, and the works were carried out under the superintendence of the company's own engineer. The company has a capital of £500,000. Had the reservoir ...

Published: Saturday 19 March 1864
Newspaper: Manchester Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 20379 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

SPEICAL TELEGRAMS, &c

... of detail. Yesterday morning, owing to frost, the hot water apparatus at the large offices of the Sheffield Waterworks Company, Division-street, Sheffield, exploded about ton o'clock with a deafening report. Forty clerks In an adjoining office escaped ...

Published: Tuesday 15 February 1876
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 786 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

PARLIAMENTARY NOTICES

... Llanberis Railway.-Incorpora. tion of company; construction of railway from Carnarvon to Llanberis. Dee River Improvement. - Incorporation of company; transfer, purchase, or lease of under- taking of the company of proprietors of the undertaking for ...

Published: Tuesday 08 December 1863
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 1449 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

LOCAL BILLS BEFORE PARLIAMENT

... M1anchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnahire Railwayn Bill.-- For the substitution of a swing or Opening bridge for a fixed brhlge for carrying the Liverpool , Extension Railway of the 'Manchester, Sheffield, T' and JLincolnshire Railway Company over the tU ...

Published: Saturday 17 February 1866
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 1231 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS, &C

... act, which required proof of fraud. He would therefore order the prisoner to be discharged. THE DISTRESS AT SHEFFIELD. The mayor of Sheffield had an interview vester. day with gentlemen who have been temporarily relieving the distress in that town. They ...

Published: Tuesday 15 January 1878
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 898 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

LOCAL BILLS BEFORE PARLIAMENT

... amendment to a n be proposed by the promoters. 5 ir Committees on Private Bills.-Wrexham and 'e Minera Railway; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin- a I, colnshire Railway (Liverpool Extension); Wrex- d ham, Mold, and Connah's Quay Railway (Addi. g tional Capital) ...

Published: Wednesday 14 March 1866
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 926 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

THE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY

... Mamrcseatefr Guardian i to writes- The scene of the accident was Westoa Bridge, I by which crosses the Newark and Tuiford turnpike road lyabout two milessonth of Tuxford, and which Is approacha W b an embankment from 20 ft. to 30 ft. in height. The I hat ...

Published: Monday 28 September 1857
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 2245 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

THE GOLD FIELDS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

... Jack Company, and Cameron's Company. To these we have now to add the following pretty extensive list of companies that have struck very high pay indeed, viz., The Bald Head Company, Welh Company, Never Sweat ...

Published: Saturday 22 August 1863
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 1515 | Page: 8 | Tags: News 

THE FLOODS

... belonging to the Oxford ? Canal Company being let out, in order to secure the safety of the banks of the reservoirs, which are situated at Byfield and Wormleighton, and je which are used to feed the canal. f SHlEFFIELD.-Our Sheffield correspondent tele- . graphs ...

Published: Friday 08 October 1880
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 1466 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS, &C

... car, which is the first that has run s in Oldham. The new line belongs to the Man- o chester, Bury, Rochdale, and Oldham Company. It is intended that the line shall go to Asliton. In r that case Oldham will have communication with I. all the neighbouring ...

Published: Thursday 29 January 1885
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 1408 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

General News

... resolved upon. ABOLITION OF TuRNPIKES.-Theprincipal feattiresof Mr. Whalleys bill for the abolition of turnpike trusts in the parishes of England and Wales may be briefly stated. The way in which he proposes tu get rid of the turnpikes and to provide for the ...

Published: Saturday 10 April 1869
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 5075 | Page: 2 | Tags: News