The Pyrmont Bridge
The President of the Harbour Trust has advised the Government that the work in progress in connection with the Pyrmont bridge should be abandoned at any cost, in order to permit of…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1901
291 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 15
Another Railway Accident
That railway accident at Rydal was caused by the Baldwin engine attached to the coal train running away, What caused her to run away has to be decided at an inquiry. The train was standing at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local Interest. Road Contracts
TENDERS close on Monday next, at Bellingen, for the undermentioned road contracts— 67-1901, Bellingen ria Bowraville to Congiriui, between 9 1/2 and 10 1/2 mile posts from…
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THE railway accident at Rydal arose from that brakes being neglected on the train which was standing on a siding waiting for another train to pass. The air from the brake pipes was allowed to escape. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Statistics
THE Railway MAGAZINE says that at the end of 1998, the date of the last complete return, there were 19,825 locomotive engines at work on the railways of the there kingdoms. What is the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →That N. S. Bridge
Cables have been sent for our representative in England instructing him to invite tendere in England and America for the North Shore Bridge. Similar tenders will be published within a few…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →North Coast Railway
A public meeting held at Port Macquarie discussed the circular sent from the Grafton Chamber of Commerce as to the action to be taken in getting the North Coast railway…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Prymont Bridge Bungle
WHEN the p;d pyrmont bridge over Darling Harbor was condemned a couple of years ago, and proposals to replace it with a new bridge were submitted, it was urged from many…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Our Surveyed Roads
"Is it a surveyed road?" asked Judge Murray, in a land court matter a Parramatta last week, "or a bullock track? Because if it's a bullock track you can get along it, but if it's a surveyed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Grafton-Casino Railway
AT the presentation of a purse of sovereigus to Robert Pyers, M.P., at Coraki last week, Mr. W. Yabaley asked the recipient if there was any chance of the Grafton-Casino line being brought close to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrible Railway Accident. Sydney
A TERRIBLE railway fatality occurred at Meadowbank Station, near Ryde, last night. John Crackenthorpe, the manager of the local branch of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Over London Bridge
The attraction possessed by London Bridge over all other London bridges is that there, on the left hand side starting from the City, a man can…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Federal Roads and Bridges Members
FOR some weeks past the Minister for Works has been receiving requests from members of the Federal Parliament in reference to roads, bridges, railways, tramways, &c.—matters in which they have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The New Railway Station
ACTING upon a suggeation thrown out by Mrs. See (the wife of the Premier), who takes a keen interest in such matters, the Minister for Works had decided to instruct the Engineer-in-Chief…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grafton-Casine Railway. Work to be Commenced
The Premier sent the following telegram to the President of the Chamber of Commerce, Grafton, last night. The Minister for Works has decided to call for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Glen innes-inverell Railway. Deputation to the Premier
SYDNEY, FRIDAY NIGHT.—A very large and influential deputaion waited upon the State Premier this afternoon to urge the necessity of the early construction of the proposed line of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Crafton-casino Railway. Sydney, Friday Night
RE Grafton-Casino railway :-- Tenders are being invited for 50,000 sleepers. Rails will shortly be sent, and Mr. Stawell is appointed as engineer for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Those Electric Trams
Case after case comes before the Court in which the defendants are the Railway Commissioners. In every instance it is the same story—the electric tram and the careless…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Prisoner Jumps from a Train. Sydney, Thursday Night
A man named J. Smith, who was arrested at Yass on a charge of horsestealing, jumped from the train at Tabletop last night, whilst he was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In a Tramcar
A boy about 10 years of age got aboard of a Fourth-avenue car at Forty-second street with a parcel under his left arm. The car toad scarcely entered the tunnel,…
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