South. Afrcia. Railway Conference. [By Cable.] Lonon
THE Railway Conference attended by delegates-from the Transvaal and Orange River Colony was opened at Johannesburg yesterday by Lord…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1903
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The Bagdad Railway
Arrangements are completed at Constantinople with an Italian railway company for construction of the Konm-Ergli section of the Bagdad Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Latest News by Wire. Sydney. Block on the Cable Tramway
Shortly before nine o'clock this morning, the whole of the trams on cable system ceased running, owing to a break in the cable near the foot of King-street. It is not expected that the traffic will be…
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The Railway Conference now sitting at Johannesburg has approved of the construction of seven additional lines of 668 miles, at a cost of £5,161,000. It is estimated that 30,000 natives will be utilised in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Very Latest. London, Wednesday afternoon. a Peculiar Railway Casualty
A train made up chiefly of tanks of oil parted in the middle and collided and got on fire at Olean, New York State. The explosion enveloped the watching crowds and there were thirty fatalities,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Trouble in Holland
The railway men in Holland threaten to bring about a general strike unless the Government abandous its proposal to make it a punishable offence for any public servant to participated in a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Canadian-pacific Railway Extension
The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway is being incorporated with a capital of £15,000,000. The route will be from North Buy (which is the junction for the Northern and Pacific Junction Railway, and…
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The Standing Parliamentary Committee of Public Works arrived here on Friday afternoon and were engaged all day on Saturday taking evidence at the local court house. Evidence in favour of the…
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Not the tramp in the preson of Mark Twain, but the tramp "on the wallaby" in sunny New South Wales, who has been much in evidence in this town and district…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Proposed Closing of Roads
Objections are called for by advertisement in another column to an application by W.R.Dickisson for permission to close and purchase certain roads parishes of Rodd and…
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A deputation from the Railway and Tramway Employees' Unions interviewed Mr. John Kidd the other day, to complain of the conduct of the…
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Mr. Gates and other capitalists intend to build an electric railway 2000 miles in length, from Daluth (Minnesata) to Galveston (Texas). The cost of the line will be £14,000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Accident. a Woman Killed
A SHOCKING accident, resulting in the death of a, resident of Waratah, occurred at Hamilton railway station on Wednesday night. Just as the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tuesday, March 17, 1903. the Trans-continental Railway
COMPLYING with instructions from Sir William Lyne, Federal Home Secretary, a Commission has reported upon the advisableness of constructing a railway from Kalgoorlie in…
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SIR,—Now that the populace in our town is steadily on the increase, I would, through your columns, draw your attention to the inadequate accommodation at the above station…
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Robert Jordan, a railway employee, was riding on a truck at Kiama this morning when he accidentally slipped off, and falling beneath the wheels they passed over one leg, completely severing it just…
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The tramway employs are sitting in conference over the details of a case proposed to be laid before the Arbitration Court. The proceedings are strictly private…
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The Canadian Grand Trunk railway asks for a subsidy of 10,000 dollars per mile for the extension of its system to the Pacific. A train, while approaching Guelph, Ontario,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Spanish "Tommy." On the Tramp
There are many things to admire about the Spanish "Tommy." In the seven fortified cities which I visited there were thousands of him. I never saw one drunk or…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Trans-Continental Railway (Daily Mercury.)
Complying with instructions from Sir William Lyne, Federal Home Secretary, a Commission has reported upon the advisableness of constructing a railway from Kalgoorlie in…
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