The Tramp
I'M out without a penny And the world I have to face, While a job I can't get any, As I tramp from place to place;…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1900
315 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 16
Grafton-casino Railway
The R.R. Express writes:—The Railway Commissioners have already reported against the proposed line, and in a way that might at the first blush appear to be damaging;…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Unkya 'Roads
MR. MCLAUGHLIN, M. P., has received the following letter from the Under-Secretary and Commissioner for Roads:—With reference to your letter of November 25, on behalf of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Harbour Bridge
It is announced that the Minister for Works is going to invite competitive designs and, subsequently, tenders for a bridge to connect Sydney with North Shore. It is now many…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Contracts
TENDERS are invited for five road contracts in Maclean district as under : — No. 31—100 cubic yards maintenance metal, to be spread and blinded, on road between South…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Proposed New Bridge over Alumny Creek
AT the Council meeting held on Wednesday evening the following letter from Mr. R. A. Fraser, District Engineer, with respect to Dobie-street bridge, was read: --…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Obstructions on Main Roads
Mr. Editor.—The sad accident of Sunday last, resulting in the death of poor Nicholas Taylor, adds another mark to the long list of accidents caused by neglect. The stump or…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →North Coast Railway
Mr. Editor.—In 1888 the Government of Sir Henry Parkes introduced to Parliament the railway proposal known as the North Coast line, but to the credit of Mr. F. A. Wright (I believe) stands…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Railway Question
A NEW light has been thrown upon the vexed question of the Lismore-Grafton railway by the publication of the following letter from the Railway Commissioners, addressed to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Strike of Railway Men
A STRIKE of drivers and firemen in the Westralian Railway Department took place last week and railway traffic was paralysed in consequence. On Tuesday evening preparations were made by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Graffton-Lismore Railway
A NEW light has been thrown upon the vexed question of the Lismore-Grafton railway by the publication of the following letter from the Railway Commissioners, addressed to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Casino Railway League
At a meeting of the League on Tuesday, Mr. Cope (secretary) said it would be for the League to arrange for the collection of evidence concerning the proposed Grafton to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Railway Strike in West Australia
The result of the strike of railway employees in West Australia justifies Mr. Piesse's estimate of its importance. It will be remembered that the cause of final complaint by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Goulburn-crookwell Railway
The Government have decided that this railway shall be built by day labour. An experiment of a similar kind is being made in connection with the line to Moree, but no information is yet available…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another Tram Accident
You can generally chronicle about one a week and not exaggerate. The victim last week lost his life through being struck with the electric tram. The victim this time suffered as a reeult of the steam…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway League Meeting
ON Friday night last the Bellingen railway league held a meeting in the School of Arts. The attendance was not large, but good work was done. It was reported by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Contracts
Tenders are invited for the following road contracts— Arnold's to Apple Tree Flat—From 23 chains past culvert at 17½ mile to next…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Yankee Railway. the Great Black Diamond Swindle
THE arrest in America of Albert E. Boone, the principal promoter of the notorious "Black Diamond Trunk Line," marks the final collapse of a gigantic…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Grafton-Glen Innes Railway
Mr. Editor.—I wish to point out through your columns a very important matter which is greatly in favour of a railway from Grafton to Glen Innes, Inverell, Moree, etc. Some time ago the Glen…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Grafton-Casino Railway
At the invitation of the Grafton Chamber of Commerce, a sub-committee of the Casino Railway League (Messrs. J. B. McDougall, Cope, Parker, Junor and Robinson) met representatives of the…
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