Railways in Newfoundland
Mr. Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies, has declined to allow the issue of a contract to Mr. R. G. Reid, of Montreal, for the construction of railway from the eastern coast of…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1898
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Coolamon. Railway Line Washed Away
Very heavy rain tell here to-day and the railway line between here and Junee was washed away in several places, delaying trains greatly…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Late News by Cable. [Reuter's Message.] London, Dec. 22. the Trans-siberian Railway
A Pennsylvania steel company has received a contract from the Russian Government for the manufacture of 80,000 tons of rails for the Trans Siberian railway…
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THE acting railway stationmaster (Mr. P. Hoolahan) is in receipt of a wire from headquarters authorising the issue of cheap tickets to Newcastle by…
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The Premier is to be commended for the sand he has taken in opposition to the proposal to cut up the people's Hyd. Park, and devote a portion of it for the erection of a huge railway station at St. James' Road—in our opinion a mose…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Those Sandstorms. a Nuisance to the Railway Officials
One of the extraordinary features of the prevailing droaggt is the number and violence of the sandstorms in the interior. These visitations are giving…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Singleton to Parramatta. Meeting of the Singleton Railway League. Arranging for a Representative Deputation
ON Wednesday evening a meeting of the Singleton-Parramatta railway league was held in the Oddfellows Hall. Present: Messrs J. Wright, J…
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The Pennsylvania Steel Company of America is making 80.000 tons of steel rails in fulfilment of orders from the Russian Government. The rails…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Poetry. the House by the Side of the Road
"He was friend to man, oud he lived in a home by the side of the road."—Homer. There are hermit souls that live withdrawn In the place of their self-content…
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Again have we to draw attention to the defective tad much-behind-the-times ticket selling arrangements which prevailed at the railway station yesterday morning, and which were responsible for…
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A disastrous railway collision has occurred on the South-Eastern line at Appledore, in Kent. Eighteen persons were injured…
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Date of letter under reply, 15th ultimo. Subject: Urging the repair of the road from Great Northern Road at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Station and the Telephone Office of the Railway Commissioners, Sydney, 23rd December, 1898
SIR,—With reference to your call asking the Commissioners to establish a telephone at the Singleton Passenger Station to bo connected with…
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The proposal to link Singleton to Parramatta by a loop line of railway is being taken up with a vigor that is refreshing at the two centres concerned. There is also…
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A Parramatta correspondent writes :— Much satisfaction is expressed in Parramatta at the earnestness shown by the Singleton Progress Association in regard…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Letters to the Editor. Maitlanders on the Vacy Road
SIR,—My remarks in Tuesday's Mercury could not by any possibility apply to the Junior cricketers. I stated that I met a number of young Maitlanders in one of Watson's buses. The Junior Cricketers…
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IN pursuance of the recent decision of the Railway Commissioners to enforce new regulations affecting the delivery of produce at the Redfern yards, and…
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