Lismore—grafton Railway
MR. EDITOR.—The people of Lismore, in opposing the extension of a railway to Grafton, are standing in their own light. Their cry is "New England, not Grafton."…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1898
121 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 7
Road Contracts
Tenders are invited for the following, specifications of which are on view at the Courthouse:— Gear's to Coval Lane, on sandy formation…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Wealthy Tramp
CASES of wealthy tramps, who trudge through the country with deposit receipts for large sums of money in thier possession, have often been recorded (says the Melbourne ARGUS), but there…
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The railway connection between Russia and Siberia forms the greatest railway scheme in the world. After considerable deliberation the Government Railway Commission decided in…
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A collision occurred at the Parramatta Railway Station on Friday afternoon, doing considerable damage to rolling stock. The collision occurred at 5.25, when a train full…
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TENDERS are invited in this issue for the following road contracts in the Maclean district:— No. 39.—Near poverty and Angus Creeks. 242 lineal yds metalling and blinding, 11 chains…
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Mr. Editor.—As to complaint in your issue of Saturday regarding the South GraftonYamba road at Wall's paddock, 1¼ miles from South Grafton, the remarks of…
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THUS the Glen Innes GUARDIAN:—"Mr. Wright is running that Grafton railway for all it is worth, and your contemporary and some other shortsighted folks down Grafton way are patting him on the…
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"So elaborate and perfect are the arrangements for her Majesty's safety and comi[?] when travelling over British railways that an interruption on the way is of very rare…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Coming Railway Race
Next tourist season will see the railway racing to Scotland resumed, and preparations by some of the companies are already being made. The Caledonian have been first in the field, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Railways
The year ending on the 30th of June last was the best that the Railway Department had ever experienced. The gross revenue amounted to more than three millions…
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IN reply to a letter presented by him from Mr. J.Buchanan. Hon. Secretary to the Coff's Harbor Railway and Harbor League, Karangi asking whether the grant of £200 promised…
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TENDERS are invited in this issue for the following road contracts in the Maclean roads district:— No 43, near Phelps', Reedy Creek, Palmer's…
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Tenders are invited for the following. South Grafton to Moonee road, between 31 and 32 mile, 203yds maintenance gravel. Between 42 and 45 mile, 74 8/4 chains clearing,…
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OUR member, Mr. J. McLaughlin, is informed, under date February 1, that "Mr. Secretary Young, after carefully re-considering the matter, sees no reason to depart…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Tramp Who Found a Fortune. Strange History Ov £10,000
A year ago last November a penniless tramp was making his way to San Francisco on the brake beams of a freight train. He was put off the train, and camped beside the track…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Material for Road Contracts
There appears to be a good deal of misunderstanding as to the law providing for the removal of material from private or Crown lands for the execution of contracts on main…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →North Coast Railways
On his return to Brisbane, Mr. Collins, M.L.A., gave his impressions of the North Coast districts of N.S. Wakes. Referring to railways this political visitor refers to the isolation ot these districts…
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MR. T. KENNEDY, a gentleman connected with the Engineer-in-Chief of Railways department, arrived in town from Sydney on Wednesday morning. His mission is to make investigations…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Scenes in a Burning Train
An eye-witness describes in a Russian journal the fire the other day on the Siberian railway as follows:—"We had started on the night from the last station on the River Ob for Bolotayi…
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