Light Railways in England
Mr. C. T. Richie, the president of the Bord of Trade, has introduced a bill into the House of Commons for the construction of light lines of railway in…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1896
393 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 4 of 20
Parkes to Condobolin Railway
On Monday the tender of Messrs. Smith Finlayson, and Timms for the construction of the railway from Parkes to Condobolin (being the lowest ) was accepted…
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Says the Herald:—The question of the transfer of railway tickets has been revived by the issue of a new by-law, by the Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Ticket Agents. Explanation by the Commis Sioners
The question of the transter of ranwa; wickets has been revived by the issue of; new bylaw by the Railway Commissioner [?]ncreasing the penalty for the transfe…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victorian Railway Revenue. MELBOURNE
The railway revenue last week showed a comparative decrease of over £18,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victorian Railways
The Victorian railway earnings for last week show a decrease of £18,000 on the corresponding period of the previous year…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Passenger Train Delayed
The passenger train from Sydney, yesterday, was delayed about half-an-hour on account of the excursion trains to the metropolis…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Assault on a Railway Official. a Q.c. Fined
Mr. E. Parish Nesbit, a well-known Q.C, of Adelaide, was on Tuesday fined 10s and costs at the police court for assaulting Samuel Dalby, a clerk in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Returns
WE are indebted to Mr. J. F. E. Rae, station master at Molong, for the following returns for the month of February in connection with the local and Gregra railway stations:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Small Road Contracts
The Minister for Works says that some time ago, for the purpose of making it easier for people with small means to take up road contracts, he did away with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Selling Railway Tickets. SYDNEY
T. F. F. Firkins was fined £20 to-day for selling railway tickets without authority…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Railway Requirement
The attention of the Commissioners is respectfully directed to the small matter of a requirement at the local station. From Bathurst a fair quantity…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Heavy Train North. DEEPWATER
The northern mail train on Sunday night was unusually heavy. There was a good muster of Sydney men, bound for New England, including Mr. James…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →To Cure Tramps
Massachusetts has undertaken an experiment towards a solution of the tramp question. It has purchased 2,000 acres of cheap, but improveable,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coolgardie to Perth. Opening the New Railway. Coolgardie
A special train from Perth, containing the Governor and Premier and party arrived yesterday, four hours behind time. There were several thousand people…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →China. France Wants a Railway
France has requested Chins to construct a railway northward from Lungchan, on the Tonkin frontier, to neutralise the benefits likely to accrue to British commerce by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Motor Cycle
An exhibition was given in George-street, Sydney, on Wednesday of a motorcycle, which, on good roads, can be driven at 40 miles an hour…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Special Low Railway Freights. the Latest Blundering of the Reid Government
Our Sydney correspondent wires us that the Government already is becoming alarmed at the effects of its tariff. And in proof of this he instances the new…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victoria's Railways
Mr. Duncan Gillies. Agent-General for Victoria, has advertised in the London papers for a gentleman capable of filling the position of manager of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Sew Railway Rates
With reference to the new railway rates Mr. Eddy says the Commissioners are anxious to eliminate all the disadvantage attached to the cultivation of the land in the far interior…
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