The Graft0n-ca8in0 Railway
SYDNEY, Moriday.—Last week Mr. J. M'Farlane, M.P. (in the absence of the member for Grafton), and Mr. G. H. Varley (representing the Grafton…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1904
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A Bridge of Collins
When the British forces were marching to Pekin in 1860, after the capture of the Taku forts, one of the rivers became so swollen with the heavy rains that it was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Crafton-Casino Railway
Last week Mr. J. McFarlane, M.P. (in the absence of the member for Grafton), and Mr. Varley (representing the Grafton Chamber of Commerce),…
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Specifications are on view at the Courthouse for the following contracts:— Supply of timber and following bridges on Glen Innes road, Deep Creek—two at…
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THE Minister for Mines and Agriculture has received a cable from Mr. Lance, Commercial Agent in London, in reference…
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There were open for traffic in America last year nearly 201,500 miles of railway, the earnings during the i year ending September last being the…
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Plans the on view at the Court-house for a new low level bridge to be erected across the Orara, at the Bluff or Hazzard's Crossing. It will consist of four spans of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Municipalities and Road Rollers
A case of importance, that of Mlair v. the Borough of Woollahra, was decided in the District Court before Judge Rogers. Plaintiff claimed £200 damages for…
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Mr. Lauco cables, in reforence to railway sleepers required for Contral South African railways, particulars being as follows:— 500,000 7ft. long, 48,000 8ft. long, 3000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Latest Cable News. Paralysing Railway Strike. London
The strike of railway and other employees has extended to Croatia and Transylvania. All traffic in the direction of the Balkans,…
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SIR,—Your contributor, "X.Y.Z." passes a few rather despondent remarks in Friday's issue RE the above bridge. The promises made at the ceremony of turning the first sod, seem likely to be of pie crust…
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The cargo steamer Amphion was drumming through the fog off Tillamook Head, on the Oregon coast. The skipper was stamping back and forth…
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The Railway Commissioners' report for the quarter ended March 31st shows a steady and continuous improvement in the volume of…
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LAST month the following pointed letter was sent to the Minister for Works, by Mr. E. Arnold, secretary of the Bellinger Heads Progress Committee, in regard to the long talked…
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MR. J. MOUNTNEY, of Mountney and Co., contractors for the South Arm bridge, writes expressing annoyance at the comments of "X Y Z " in "Roundabout Notes" in a recent issue of the…
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MR. MARSLAND, manager of the Maclean and [?] bridge works for Messrs Mountney and Co., arrived from Coraki on Saturday, to make be arrangements for starting work in Maclean…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest War Cables. Further Advances by the Japs. Investment of Port Arthur. Japs Fire at an Ambulance Train
A St. Petersburg telegram states that the Japanese are masters of nearly the whole of the Liao Tung Peninsula, and they have destroyed the railway at…
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Among the matters which will receive consideration at the conference of Railway Commissioners now sitting in Sydney will be the much discussed question of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coming of the Motor
With the revival that is becoming every day more manifest in the popularity of the bicycle, there is an even greater interest manifested…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →South Arm Bridge. the Approaches
We mentioned in our last issue that the contractor for the South Arm bridge proposed to obtain the material for the Maclean approach from the adjacent streets, by grading them to…
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