The Professional Tramp
The San Francisco "Argonaut" publishes extracts from an [?]s "tramp's" narrative of a trip he made recently for purposes of investigation. Starting from San Diego, he…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1898
637 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 26 of 32
Adelaide. the Railway Border Rates
The Railway Commissioner leaves Adelaide, this afternoon to attend a meeting of permanent chiefs of the Railway Departments of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, and Smith Australia at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Employees' Picnic
The annual picnic of the Locomotive. Traffic and Permanent Way Branches of the Singleton to Tamworth and Moree section of the Great Northern Hail way was held in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railway Strike in France
The railway men in France, who are on strike, have demanded pensions on retiring from the service through old age or disablement. They also ask for arbitration. The men are unorganised and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Alleged Train Wreckers Charged of Forgery Against Barton
THE police have received information connecting Alfred Barton, one of the men charged in connection with the alleged attempted train wreeking near…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Vote for a Road. Sydney, 11th October, 1898
Date of letters under reply : 1st and 12th ultimo, the latter from Mr J. G Dight, Secretary to the Trustees of road from Singleton and Jerry's…
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A young man, who was run over by a train yesternight, died in the Hospital this morning. The body was identified as that of Percy Atkinson, music, teacher who resided at Waverley…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Railway Business
Railway traffic continued to be heavy, particularly in the carriage of wool. Up to date returns for the season from July 1st show an increase of 44,000 bales compared with last year. While this shows…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Drought Railway Rates
In consequences of the continued drought the Railway Commissioners are making big reductions in the rates of carriage for taking stock from affected districts to other places where there…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Belford Railway Improvements. Office of the Railway Commissioners, Sydney, 13th October, 1808
SIR,— With reference to your letter of the 15th August, relating to the provision of additional accommodation at Belford, and that an officer…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Collision in England
A disastrous railway accident took place yesterday. The Manchester Express ran into a goods train which was standing on the line at Wraby Junction. Nine persons were killed and twelve…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Team V Railways
During the past few days a large member of horse teamc have passed through Singleton'Up and down, carrying wool to Morpeth and general merchandisc as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tamworth-manilla Railway. The Work Nearing Completion
THE branch railway line from Tamworth to Manilla is nearly finished, and the contractors hope that by next month they will be able to carry on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →disastrous Railway Collision. LONDON
A terrible railway accident occurred yesterday in the North of England. The Manchester express collided with a stationary goods train at Rug by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Railways and Municipal Rating
A question as to the liability of railway premises to be rated for municipal purposes was argued at great length in the Albury District Court on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alterations in Train Service
The Railway Commissioners have arranged for the following alterations in the running of trains in the Northern District:— On the Northern line the 9.5 a.m. train from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →England, Germany, and China. the Kiao-[?]hou Frontier. Railways in China. London, Oct. 20
Germany has obtained in the settlement of the frontier of Kiao-Chou, the Loisan Mountains and Ta[?]ur Harbour, with a sphere of influence extending for 50 kilometers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ten Years of Railway Progress
On Saturday next 10 years will have elapsed since the present system of controlling the railways by commissioners was inauguarated. During that period a considerable amount of progress has taken…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Municipal Rates on Railway Property
In the Albury District Court on Tuesday, before bis Honor Judge Rogers, a test case of considerable importance to municipal councils in railway towns was determined…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Rating of Railway Properly
Much interest has been caused in municipal circles at the successful result of the action taken by the Albury Municipal Council for the recovery of rates on certain…
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