Great African Railway Scheme. LONDON
Replying in the House of Assembly yesterday to criticisms on the Northern railway extension, Mr Rhodes said that the line would finally reach…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1898
637 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 30 of 32
Scone-Upper Hunter Road. Deputation to the Minister for Works. Requisition for a Report Granted
YESTERDAY afternoon, an important deputation, appointed by the recent public meeting hold in Scone, waited upon the Minister for Public Works,…
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The Minister for Works has decided, in cases where a consoderable portion of the schedule road votes is being expanded in day labour, to reduce the number of…
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On Thursday a deputation. consisting of representatives from Scone, Belltrees, Aberdeen, and Gundy was introduced to the Minister for Public Works by Mr. R. G. D…
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A deputation consisting of representatives from Scone, Belltrees, Aberdeen, and Gundy were introduced by Mr. R. D. G. Fitz Gerald, M P., today, and urged the Minister of Works to give…
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Responsible for the transit of a giraffe from Liverpool to London, a railway man managed to get it upstanding in a truck but the stupid thing declined to…
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The British and Chinese Railways Syndicate has suceeded in securing a concession from the Chinese Government for the construction of a line…
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MR. C. H. Dight, M.P. has kindly handed us the following letter for publication:— Public Works Department, Sydney, 15th November, 1898. "Sir,—With reference…
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THE deputation which waited upon the Minister for Works on Thursday afternoon last were entirely successful in obtaining all they asked for at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Train on Fire
PASSENGERS travelling by the Western mail train to Bourke on Monday night had an exciting experience, as may be understood from the brief…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Mail Train on Fire. Sensational Incident Near Bourke
A SENSATIONAL occurrence was reported at Bourke on Monday night the Western mail train having caught fire when within 27 miles of B[?]urke…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Singleton-cassilis Railway To be Considered Nest Session. [By Telegraph] Sydney
IN the Assembly to day the Minister for works in reply to a question by Mr Dight M. P. st[?] the question whether he would submit to the Public…
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Notice of a question was given by Mr Dight with regard to railway construction. He wants to know whether the Minister for Works will take steps to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Drama
Scene 1—Train stopping at big junction. Ticket Collector (examining passenger's ticket): 'This won't do sir. You'll have…
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The following are the lowest tenders received for contracts for road work in this district:—Contract 21/98-9 (fresh tenders), road Blandford to leis River, four tenders…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Mall Train on Fire
The passengers by the Western mail train to Bourke on Monday night had an exciting experience owing to a portion of the train catching fire when within 27 miles of that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Rolling Stock
The Railway Commissioners are having a large number of new goods waggons contracted, both at the Eveleigh workshops and by private firms, so as to enable them to…
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Within three years, says a writer in the Fortnightly Review, a man will be able to get into the train at Ostend and travel straight through to Port Arthur. In five years a person will be able to travel in a…
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Sir, With reference to the petition forwarded through Mr J. C. Mayne, [?] of Rothbury, Branxton, presented by the late Member for Singleton., and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Railway Through Cuba. LONDON
Mr. Russell A, Alger- the United states Secretary for War, suggests that AMerica should build a railway through the Island of Cuba for…
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