North Sydney Suspension Bridge. a Wonderful Structure
Very few people in Sydney, to say nothing of visitors from the country, are aware of the fact that they have at their very doors one of the sights…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1901
291 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 15
Railway and Cart Robbers
DURING the past few months the individuals who "earn," or rather "get," the wherewithal to purchase the necessaries of life by a persistent disregard of the commandment which relates to…
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China is not the only place where they have strange boats. Here is a vessel that sails in Newfoundland. not in the water, but ashore. The Newfoundlander is a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pay Day on the Railway
Last Saturday was pay day on the Lismore- Casino railway line, and the scene at Naughton's Gap was a particularly busy one Most of the men, having had fairly fine…
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The Glen Innes Examiner in referring to the spasmodic efforts made to infare enthusiasm into the wild cat proposal to connect Tenterfield with the Coast, says--"No…
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THE following are tho particulars of, the new bridge over the Tweed at Murwillurabah, opened for traffic recently. The structure is composed of four truss spans, 90ft 6in, 92ft 9in, 92ft 3in and 93ft in length…
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TENDERS close at Bellingen on Monday next for the undermentioned road contracts :-51-1901, Bowraville to Upper North Arm road, at 10 miles, comprising old culvert to be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Road Vote
THE Minister for Work's, Mr. O'Sullivan, stated on Saturday that it was was intention to set. about 500 men to work immediately on road work?, his ides being that repairs most required…
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THE annul meeting of the Bellinger Railway League was held at the School of Arts, Bollingen, last Friday evening, the president (Mr. F. T. Matthews) in the chair. The…
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A FINAL meeting of the Railway Demonstration Committee was held in the Town Hall last Monday evening. The Mayor presided, and there was an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The North Coast Railway. (From the Newcastle Morning Herald.)
The great efforts that have been made during many years by the residents of the Clarence River district to promote dairy communication between their section and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Railway Accident
In connection with the railway accident that happened on the Illawarra line some months ago, the Coroner's jury returned a proper verdict. The inquiry had to be postponed for many weeks'…
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A PUBLIC meeting was held at Macksville on Saturday evening last, for the purpose of forming a Railway League Mr. M. Wallaco read the requisition convening the meeting,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Railway Accident. Sydney, Thursday Night
A COLLISION occurred between two goods trains about a mile from Ryda last night. Both locomotives and eight trucks were smashed…
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Wa are to have our North Shora Bridge—sometime The Government says we are to have it now, but, though hope springs eternal in the human breast, it is also true that hope too often deferred maketh…
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A correspondent writes in the Armidale Chronicle: There are three proposals engaging attention, viz., the Guyra-Coff's Harbour line, the Glen Inues-Grafton line, and the…
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The letter of the Grafton Chamber of Commerce respecting the construction of a North Coast line of railway was brought before the Port Macquarie Council, who…
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Another railway accident has occurred, this time about a mile distant from Rydol. Two goods trains came Into collision, in a deep cutting. One was a coal train, and the othor carried sheep. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Frequency of Tram Accidents
Something will have to be done to mark the public displeasure in regard to the large number of tram accidents, It is now such common occurrence to read of a man being killed by these…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two More Railway Smashes Sydney
A RAILWAY accident occurred near Wyong at 6.45 last evening, the results being again serious. It appears that an empty stock train,…
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