The Adventures of the Road
WHILE Mr. J. L. Thompson, Government Agriculturist, was returning by coach on Saturday afternoon last from Grenfell, where he had been judging…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1899
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Royalty in a Railway Smash
The Prince and Princess Hohenlohe, of Langeberg, who were visiting Her Majesty at Balmoral, have been severely shaken in a railway smash at Perth…
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Mr Fegan introduced the Mayor of Greta (Ald. Pryor) and Dr. Walker to the Minister for Works on Tuesday, and said that they desired to urge the…
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We would remind those interested that tenders for the various road contracts advertised in our business columns close at noon on Tuesday next, 26th instant, with the…
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The road race arranged by the Maitland Bicycle Club for the month of September took place on Friday afternoon, and aroused considerable inters among the local wheelmen. The course was from…
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The Hon. Secretary of the Branxton District Progress Committee is in receipt of the under-mentioned official communication received by Mr. C. H. Dight, M.P., from the Public Works…
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The application for repairs to the road from Singleton to Redbournberry Bridge has been successful, as Mr Dight, M.P., has been informed by the Roads Department…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Small Boy and Big Voice. They Create a Commotion on a Chicago L Train
The boy and his voice were not mates. That was evident the moment the former attempted to use the latter. The one was not quite a "five-foot boy," while…
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A deputation representing country municipalities, which was accompained by Messrs F. B. Suttor, Brunker, Haynes, Gormly, H. Ross and…
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No time has been lost by the new Government in setting in progress railway works to provide employment for the unemployed Mr. O'Sullivan, Minister for Works, has…
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The new railway extension from Tamworth to Manilla was opened for traffic on Friday week. The railway department was represented by Mr. John Day, District…
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A letter was received from the Singleton Railway League at Tuesday's meeting of the Parramatta Progress Association, suggesting that when the officer of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →News by Cable Royalty in a Railway Accident. LONDON
Their Serene Highnesnes the Prince and Princess Hobenlohe-Langenburg, who have been visiting her Majesty the Oueen at Balmoral, were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The North Coast Railway. Deputation to the Minister. the Proposal Favoured. Sydney
The Minister of Works made a rather important statement this morning with reference to the proposal to connect the North Coastal districts with the New England railway system. The occasion…
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THE present season, so far as it has gone, has boen (says the Herald) a disastrous one considered from the standpoint of providing traffic for the…
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From the 6th October the Railways Commissioners intend altering the running of the southern mail train which now starts at nine p.m. to 9.20 p.m. By this change passengers by the 10.30 a.m. train…
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Mr O'Sullivan has issued a minute to the effect that imperative instructions should be given to road superintend to order the maintenance men under their command…
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The Minister of Works has written a minute with reference to tho rate of wages to be paid to men on various railways which are being constructed by day labour. The rates fixed by Mr…
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SPEAKING at a railway picnic on Monday, the Minister for Work, outlined the Government railway policy. Mr O'Sullivan said the Ministry hoped…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Poetry. a Song of the Road
O,I will walk with you, my lad, whichever way you fare, You'll have me, too, the side of you, with heart as light as sir;…
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