The Coming Show. Agricultural Exhibit and Train Arrangements
MR. E. C. BRECHT is in receipt of a telegram from Mr. R. T. Keys, President of the P. and A. Association, to the effect that he, with Mr. R. G. D…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1899
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A Train Derailed
The railway authorities have received particulars of an accident which happened on the Picton line about midday on Sunday. It appears that owing to the failure of a wheel of a long waggon in a…
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A RALLAWY smash occurred on Saturday near Pieton owing to a defective wheel. Eight trueks left the rails, and were badly knocked about…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Muswellbrook—Merriwa Railway. To the Editor of the Chronicle
SIR,—I see in your last Wednesday's issue an article reproduced from the Merriwa Standard re the above line. For many years I have been its strong…
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It is estimated the cost of automatic coupling and other reforms will be ten millions. The Railway Associations have sent America the result of their investigation of the facts whereon the bill is…
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The enthusinsts in this movement are busy collecting data to help the speakers in making out their case beforo the Minister for Works. Especially is this…
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IN connection with the forthcoming Easter holidays, the Railway Department advertises that holiday excursion tickets will be issued from all stations…
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THE reasons given by the Railway Commissioners for refusing to grant the same concessions in the way of the issue of cheap tickets for the…
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The Great Central Railway line was formally opened yesterday by Mr. C. T. Ritchie, President of the Board of Trade…
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Mr. Cecil Rhodes is in Berlin interviewing the Kaiser about the Cape to Cairo Railway…
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It is estimated that the cost of pro-[*] viding automatic couplings and bring-[*] ing into effect other railway reforms demanded by the legislation now…
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In connection with the forthcoming Easter Holidays, the Railway Department advertises that holiday excursion tickets will be issued from all stations to all…
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Replyiug to Mr J. Fitzpatrick, Mr Young stated that the claims of the Merriwa-[*] Cassilis-Singleton railway would receive full consideration when the railway policy…
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The annual picnic of employees at the Islington Freezing Works was held at Ashburton on Saturday and ended in the worst railway accident that has ever occurred on any of the New Zealand…
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The railway proposed by Mr. Cecil Rhodes to be constructed from Bulawayo to the Zambesi, and thence to Lake Tanganyika, with the ultimate object of connecting the Cape with Cairo, is…
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THE most appaling railway accident that has taken place in the history of the colony of New Zealand occurred on Saturday night at Rakaia. While…
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In the Assembly on Wednesday, Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick asked the Secretary for Public Works:—(1) Has any official consideration lately…
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WE note with some interest that, not content with the special concessions made by the Railway Commissioners for the issue of cheap tickets in…
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IN reference to the series of special cheap excursion trains advertised to be run to and from the country on Tuesday and Wednesday next,…
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A short time back, the Railway Commissioners, in replying to a deputation which waited upon them regarding the present method of conveying stock by rail, stated that…
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