Railway Commissioners [?]
Some little time ago the Singleton Women's Sewing Circle, in connection with the N.S.W Patriotic Fund, forwarded apackage of comforts to the colonials at…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1900
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Longest Railway in the Empire
Frederick Dolman describes in Cassell's Magazine what he call the longest railway in the Empire. This is the Canadian Pacific Railway, and the story is quite romantic…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Transvaal War the Hatrerley Fight. Renewed Attack on the Railway Repulsed. Warning to Ficksburg Boers. Elerksdorp Surrenders. Brutal Treatment of British Prisoners. Kruger Makes Paper Money and Exports Gold. Sir Redvers Buller at Laign's Nee. London, June 15
Following the operations on June 11 at Eerste Fabrieken (Hatherley) the enemy on Tuesday checked the advance of the cavalry flanks. Lieutenant-General lan Hamilton and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two British Captains. Capture a Beer Guard and Railway Trains
ONE of the pluckiest things done during the invasion of the Orange Free State, writes Router's correspondent, is the incident recorded…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Late News by Cable. London, June 17. Terrible Railway Collision
A [?] Station, near [?] the express [?] came into [?] special…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cabmen at the Railway Station
We have been furnished with a copy of a circular [?]ent to the cabmen of West Maitland by the Railway Station Master at Church street. The circular runs as follows:-"Sir,-It has been observed the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late News by Cable. [?] June 18. the Railway Collectors
The scene at [?] where a terrible railway [?] was terrible Gas [?]escaping in the [?] fived the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Appalling Railway Disaster. [By Cable.] London
Despite the danger signal, the express going to Plymouth wrecked the rear-carriage of a special race train standing at the Slough railway station…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An Experience with Motors
Dr. Dawson Turner, of Edinburgh, contributes to Chambers' Journal an account of his expericce with various motor cars of which he has been the owner. Of his…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Train Derailed
A breakdown occurred on the railway line at Come early this morning, through a [?] becoming derailed. Traffic was blocked for several hours…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Transvaal War Settlement of South Africa. a Reconstruction Train Attacked. Fifty British Captured. Kuruman Redels. the Mafeking Boer Prisoners. Horses for the Army. Compliments for Australian Mounts. Boers Trying to Dreak the Cordon. Narrow Escape of Lord Kitchener. London, June 20
THE Duke of Devonshire, Lord President of the Council, presided at meeting of the Women's Unionist Association yesterday. In addressing the meeting the Duke of Devonshire, referring to South…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Calling Road Tenders. an Unfair Practice
OUR attention has been drawn to what we and those most concerned consider an unfair practice on the part of the Roads Department in dealing with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Bridge Collapse. London
The Delagoa railway bridge, near Hector Spruit, has collapsed, and goods traffic has been suspended. The Boers Traffic that escaped prisoners…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Train Attacked. London
The British reconstruction train at Leewspruit was attacked on Thursday losing three killed, five wounded, and 50 captured…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Local and General News. Bridge across the Page River at Blandford
We would direct attention to an advertisement which appears in another column, calling a public meeting at the Plough Inn, Blandford, at 8 p.m. this (Saturday) evening, of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrible Railway Collision. London, June 18
A terrible accident occurred on Sunday at Slough' Station, near Windsor. Despite the danger signal the express going to Piymouth ran past it and came into collision with the rear carriage of a special…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Action Against the Railway Commissioners
An action to recover compensation from the Railway Commissioners was concluded in the Supreme Court on the 15th instant. It seems that on the afternoon of December 23…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two British Captains. Capture a Boer Guard and Railway Trains
One of the pluckiest things done during the invasion of the Orange Free State, writes Reuter's correspondent, is the incident recorded…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Transvaal War After Eerste Fabrikk[?]n Major-general Hutton's Brigade in Action. Buller at Pa[?] Influknza Raging of Bores Capture of a Train by the Bores. London, June 23
After the battle of [?] had been won by the British the Australian Mounted Infant[?]y forming part of Major-General Hutton's Brigs[?] doggedly pursued the [?] Boors,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Jerry's Plains Singleton Road
Mr Dight, M.P., has received the following letter from the Public Works Department :— " With reference to your verbal complaint as to the alleged impassable…
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