The Silverton Tramway
ADDRESSING the half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the Silverton Tramway Co. in Melbourne, the chairman (Mr. D. E. M'Bryde) said that the little he had to say, in…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1899
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A Shorter Road to the South. to the Editor of the Barrier Mines
SIR,—I would like to direct attention to the urgent want of a shorter road to the South. It is simply disgraceful for pedestrians to be compelled to go the distance that they are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph]. Killed on the Railway. SYDNEY
William Eathers, an elderly man, a gardener, residing at Petersham, proceeded to Rockdale yesterday on a visit to his married daughter. While crossing the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Railway Guard's Fall. ADELAIDE
A railway guard named Brown was lighting a lamp on one of the carriages at Hammond, when he tell between the carriages, landing on the ballers. He received serious injuries to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Victorian Railways. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne
The Railway Commissioner's report for the year 1898 shows a profit for the year of £1,157,000. The net earnings were 2.96 per cent, on the capital cost; and the deficit on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →American Tramwaymen's Strike. LONDON, Monday Afternoon
The tramwaymen's strike at Cloveland, Ohio, U. S. A., is collapsing. The mutual losses and injury to trade are said to amount to £1,000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Railway Smash LONDON, Tuesday Aftornoon
The Prince and Princess of HohenloeLangeberg, of Germany, who were visiting the Queen at Balmoral, wore severely shaken to-day in a railway smash at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Railway Smash. LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon
The Prince and Princess of HohenlocLangeberg, of Germany, who wera visiting the Queen at Balmoral, were severely shaken to-day in a railway smash at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The New Ministry. Poor Members Re-elected. Speech by Mr. O'Sullivan. Goverment Railway Policy. [By TELEGRAPH.]
The lint batch of nominations connected with the re-election of Ministers closed yesterday Messrs. John Sec, Colonial Secretary, Grafton; J. Perry, Minister for Public…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway League Meeting
In view of the coming visit of the Public Works Committee a meeting of the above was called at the Council Chambers for Thursday afternoon. There was a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Travelling a Flying Observatory
NOT unduly has the beauty of Victorian scenery been extolled by observant railway travellers. Following on favorable weather condition its sun-tipped hills…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CRICKET. Mercantiles v. Tramways
THE cricket season in Broken Hill opened on Saturday afternoon, but not under the happiest conditions. A strong wind blew all the afternoon, and when a gale is blowing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Road to the South. to the Editor of the Barrier Miner
SIR,—It is high time that something was done toward having a shorter passable road to the South, The municipal council does not seem to be troubled about the matter,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →News From Chillagoe. John Williams Arrested. A Serious Charge. Progress of the Railway. [By Telegraph.] Mareeba (Q.) Saturday Afternoon
John Willinmn, late timekeeper of the Broken Hill Proprietary Mine and of the Broken Hill police force, and now of the Chillagoe mines, WAS arrestcd at Wadeson on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →CRICKET. Morcautiles v. Tramways
THE opening senior association matches were played to a finish on the oval on Saturday afternoon. The weather was anything but favorable. The start was delayed for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegraph Lines Interrupted. Troops to the Front. Horses Seized for Service. Boer Government Controls the Railways. London
The Transvaal is in a state of feverish excitement, though late news is difficult to obtain, the telegraph line between Natal and Johannesburg being…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Interview with Lieut. Colonel Mackay. the Far West. Railways and Dust
Licutenant-Colonel Mackay, M.L.C, who is travelling with Lord Beauchamp as a member of the Government (he is vice-president of the Executive Council) had just…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Barrier Miner. Saterday, October 7,1899. Railways in the Far West
THE representative of the Government is anxious to know what Broken Hill thinks with regard to railway extension in the Far West. Does it want the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CRICKET. Norths v. Tramways
FRESH matches were commenced on the Oval on Saturday afternoon. The weather was a trifle windy, but did not interfere with the progress of sport. The Norths sent the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following appered in yesterday's Second Edition:TYPHOON in Japan Train Blown into the River. [Reuter's Meassage.] London, Monday Afternoon
A typhoon has been experienced in Japan, causing much damage. At Utnunomign, on the coast, the storm caught and upset a train, casting it into…
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