The Maitland Bar Road
We had the pleasure, or rather displeasure, the other day of riding along the road from Avisford to Maitland Bar. It is in a terrible…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1899
937 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 6 of 47
A Cake of Gold. Found in a Train
Mrs. Grenfell is a resident of Footseray, and on Wednesday journeyed to Melbourne by the 2.30 p.m. train (says the Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Portland Road. Sydney, 23rd February, 1899
Date of letter under reply: 28th November last. Subject: Urging that a road be cleared and made from the township of Portland to the Portland railway siding. on the Mudgee line. Reply Inquiry…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →McDonald's Creek Proposed Bridge. Public Works Department, Sydney, 23rd Feb. 1899
Sir,—In reply to your letter of the 7th instant, urging the erection of a bridge over McDonnald's Creek, on the road Cudgegong to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Prevention of Railway Accidents. LONDON
Notice has been given of a bill in the House of Commons by Mr. C. T. Ritchie, President of the Board of Trade, dealing with the prevention of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The New Siberian Railway.'
A revolution in the food supply of the world is anticited. It is [?]stimeted that rthe new Sibrian Raliway will bring under wheat cultiva[?]on a z[?]e of something like…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Institute Examination
Following are tho results of an examination in shorthand and typewriting recently hold at Bathurst in connection with the Railway Institute:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Train Derailed. SYDNEY
Eight trucks attached to a goods train were derailed near Picton yesterday The train travelled nineteen chains before being pulled up, with the result that the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Scene on the Vale Road. Flood-bound Travellers
It is said that the scene on the Vale Road last night was unprecedented, as a sheet of water averaging two feet deep extended the whole distance from Orton…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cricket. Senior Competition. Railway' v. O'CONNELL
Railway, and O'Connell, commenced amatch in connection with the Senior. Competition petition' on Saturday afternoon, and when play had ceased for the day Railway were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Russia Against Great Britain. the Niuchwang Railway. London
The Chinese Government has replied to the representations made by M. de Glers, the Russian Minister at Pekin, in opposition to the loan for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Preventing Railway Accidents LONDON
A bill to prevent railway accidents has been introduced into the House of Commons. The estimated cost to the railway companies for the reforms will be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Perth-Rockley Road
Mr. W. P. Crick, M.P., has been informed that the Minister for Works has approved of a special grant of £250 being made for expenditure upon the deviation up Campbell's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To-Day's Telegrams. Robbing the Mail Train. SYDNEY
The contents of five mailbags were robbed from a brakevan of a train at Wallerawang on Sunday eight…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Reforms. an Enormous Cost. London
It is estimated that the cost of automatic couplings and other reforms rendered necessary on the British railways by recent legislation will cost…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Tenders
Mr. Road Superintendent Archer calls for some more road tenders in this issue, and certainly contractors have had plenty of chances lately…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →In the Bad Old Days. The Knights of the Road. The Kelly Gang
The police having arrived at Glenrowan, the battle began which was to prove the "Waterloo" of Ned Kelly, and yet shed but very…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Easter Railway Arrangements
In connection with the forthcoming Easter holidays, the Railway Department advertises that holiday, excursion tickets will be issued from all stations to all stations,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New English Railway. LONDON
Mr. C. T. Ritchie, President, of the Board of Trade, on Thursday performed the ceremony of opening the Great Central Railway Co.'s new trunk line from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cricket. Senior Competition. Railway v. O'connell. Payneperforms the "Hat Trick."
Railway and O'Connell continued and concluded their Senior Competition match on the Association Cricket Ground on Saturday afternoon, the result being a victory for…
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