Four-mile Creek Road
Recently Mr. John Gillies, M.L.A., presented to the Minister of Works, a letter from Mr. G. W. N. Brunker, secretary of the Maitland District Council…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1906
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Simplon Tunnel Open. First Experimental Train
On 25th January the Geneva correspondent of the London "Daily Mall'' wrote:— The first passenger train steamed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Upkeep of Roads in Extended Area West Maitland Municipality
"With reference to paper O6/1776. Thirty-eight years ago West Maitland Municipality was very largely extended. Throughout this extended area the council have had, and…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Alfonso's Betrothal. Meeting with Princess Ena. Motor Drive Together. a Race From San Sebastian
From Biarritz, on 25th January, the correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" wrote:— As foreshadowed in my telegram of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Motor Buses
The motor buses furnish a striking illustration of the futility of Government management in a matter that required husiness tact, and some sacrifice, to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sheep Holds Up Tramcars. Traffic Delayed
A sheep, which would probably be dear at 50s, held up the electric tramrar service for half an hour on the morning of 11th January, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Inquiry Report
The report of the Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the administration of the Railway Department was published on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →N. S. Wales Railways. Their Management
Attention having been so strongly directed by recent events to the question of the management of the New South Wales railways, it is not…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Railway Commissioners
What will the Government do with the Railway Commissioners? Assuming that they accept the hostile verdict against Mr Oliver, and take steps…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Local and General. The Railway Commissioners
In regard to the report of the Royal Commission in reference to the inharmonious relations existing between the Railway Commissioners, the Premier states that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Tramways
The tramway receipts for Easter week—April 8 to 14—amounted to an increase of £1700 on the previous year, the passengers carried reaching 3,089,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Korean Railway
The United States Steel Corporation has obtained a contract for 50,000 tons of steel for 200 bridges on the railway from Scout to Wiju, in Koren…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Tramway Record
Over 600,000 people travelled on the tramways yesterday, healing all records, the earnings exceeding those of the heaviest traffic of the Commonwealth time. The total…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Murder on a Russian Railway
A woman who was returning to Russia af[?] leading a high life in Harbin was mur[?] in a railway train and robbed of £10,000. Her body was thrown on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Railway Commissioners
Since the publication of the report of the Royal Commission on the inharmonious relations existing amongst the Railway Commissioners, there has been a good deal of expectation and some anxiety as to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Road Grant. Public Works Department, Sydney, 4th April, 1906
Sir,—-With further reference to the letter dated Ist January last, presented by yon, from the Kirkton and Corinda. Progress Committee (W. H…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Advance of the Motor Car
A very fine motor car reached here yesterday, having be[?] imported from England, by Messrs. D. Camphell and Co., for Dr. Grigeon. Thursday, noon…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Peculiar Occurrence. Pushed on to the Railway Line
Shortly before 12 o'clock on Monday night, the signalman at Ashfield railway station was startled to see a man with face and clothes covered…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Most Wonderful Bridge in the World
From the professional or technical point of view, the Victoria Bridge over Zambesi River is not, of course, anything very remarkable. It cannot, for instance, be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Railway Commissioners
Since the publication of the report of the Royal Commission on the inharmonious relations existing amongst the Railway Commissioners, there has been a…
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