The Tramway Proposal
Evidence in favour of the construction of a tramline from Maitland to tho South Maitland coalfield is both accumulating and augmenting in force. Of very notable value is that given by…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1903
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Proposed Maitland Tramway Professor David Is Optimistic. 5,000,000 Tons Peg Annum for 180 YEARS
The Public Works Committee took further evidence on Wednesday afternoon on the proposal to construct a line of tramway from East Maitland to West Maitland and on to the Stanford-Merthyr and…
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A railway collision near Rockfish in Virginia, resulted in the death of 23 persons, including 19 negroes and some Austrian immigrants…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Letter to the Editor. the Tramway Proposal
SIR, "Advancement," in his recent long contain, plated letter, candidly admits that he is an ignoramus, inasmuch as he is unable, after searching his library, to discover the meaning of a simple Latin phrase…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Glen Innes. Fatal Accident on the Railway
A railway accident occurred near Stonehenge this morning, when a fettler named John Dowd was run down and killed. Dowd was driving a tricycle along the Northern line in the direction of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cycling. the Paris-madrid Motor Race
The awful nature of the motorcar race from Paris to Bordeaux (the first stage of the race from Paris to Madrid) is vividly pourtrayed by some French writers, who referred to the track us " la…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Proposed Railway to Cassilis. To the Editor of the Chronicle
SIR,—I have read your article in the Chronicle of July 4, and desire to cor[?] rect an error into which you have unconsciously fallen, no doubt through…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The North Coast Railway. Evidence Favourable
Mr. G. S. Briner, the representative of the Raleigh electorate in the Legislative Assembly. gave evidence before the Public Works Committee in connection with the inquiry into the expediency of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Proposed Maitland Tramway. Evidence in Support
The Public Works Committee took further evidence in Sydney on Friday afternoon in connection with the proposal to construct a tramway from East Maitland and to West Maitland, and on to Stanford—Merthyr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gordon—bennett Motor Race. London, July 2
The great motor car race for the Gordon—Bennett Cup commenced in Ireland to-day. The weather was glorious, and thousands of spectators had gathered along the route. Many people, in order to be early…
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Messrs. Murphy and Taylor, Morpeth, are the successful tenderers for the construction of a bridge at Dubbo…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coach Stuck Up. on the Kempsey-bellinger Road. Three Shots Fired
The mail coach left Kempsey on Friday afternoon and was bailed up at 2.30 a.m. on Saturday, when about half way between Nambucca Heads and Bellinger Heads. The driver, Drinkwater, who…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Proposed Maitland Tramway Some Official Evidence
The Public Works Committee gave further consideration yesterday afternoon to the proposal to construct a line of train way from East Maitland to West Maitland, and on to the Stanford-Merthyr and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Serious Railway Accident. a Sensation at Molong. £2000 Damages. Molong
The first serious accident which happened at the local railway station occurred shortly after half-past nino o'clock last evening. A goods train drawing a number of sheep tracks had been…
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A SERIOUS accident occurred at Traralgon (Vic.) railway station on Friday morning. The day broke dull, making it difficult to see at an early…
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M. Witte, the Russian Finance Minister, has approved of the principle of the construction of a bridge spanning the Strait of Yenikale, the entrance to the Sea of Azov, near Kertch…
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A train of the Great Western Railway yesterday carried the Prince and the Princess of Wales from Paddington Station, London, to Plymouth, a distance of 246 miles, in 3 hours…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Cars Bill
The bill for the regulation of the speed of motor cars and for other purposes Hub been read the second time in the House of Lords. A license is imposed by the bill on all drivers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Construction in Canada
Owing to the decision of the Canadian Government to run the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway parallel with the present intercolonial system, and with a terminus at Monckton…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Accident. Damage to Roiling Stock
At Golong last night an empty sheep truck train was leaving the station, when the engine collided with a 15-ton truck which had been shunted on to…
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