Train Breaks Sown
Owing to the break down of a goods train last evening, between Minembah and Singleton, the 5.10 passenger train from Newcastle did not arrive at…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1908
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Wright's Aeroplane. U.S. Government's Drastic Terms of Purchase
Mr. Orville Wright recently delivered his aeroplane to the Government. He will make several experimental flights, in order to satisfy himself that everything is in…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Local and General. Th Maitland Tramway
Mr. John Champion, the contractor for the construction of the tramway connecting East and West Maitland, finished his contract to-day, when the bridge alongside the Long Bridge was…
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The Peking correspondent of the "Times" writes that Mr. C. W. Kinder, general manager and engineer in chief of the Chinese imperial Northern Railways, has resigned…
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Mr S. F. Street, who was in charge of the goods shed at Singleton, has been transferred to 'West Maitland. His place has been filled by Mr A. G. Sheldon, from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Railway Station. Plans Fob Extensive Improvements
Plans have been issued by the Railway Department for extensive and upto-date improvements at the Singleton Bail way Station, and if the scheme is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Horrible Train Wreck
A frightful train disaster has occurred in Michigan, America Forest fires had caused people to leave Metz in that State, and a train load of these fugitives were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australian Footballers' Tour. Union Tram Defeated. London, Oct. 18
The team of the Australian Rugby Football Union played Llanelly yesterday, and was defeated, scoring a try to a goal and a try by Lianelly. The match was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An Aeroplane Wreck
Mr S. F. Cody, of the Farnborough Balloon School, was experimenting with an aeroplane, at Aldershot, yesterday, when the machine, through something…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wrights' Fresh Aeroplane Record. Flight with Two Men
The "Daily Mail's" special correspondent at Fort Meyer, on Sept. 10, wrote:— Mr. Orville Wright has just made another successful flight of 1hr. 5min. 42sec., beating his…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Letters to the Editor. the Railway Time-table
Sir,—I thoroughly agree with "Briney" in your issue of 16th instant re a better railway time-table to Newcastle, but Chief Commissioner Johnson evidently thinks…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →North Coast Railway. Tenders for the Third Section. Sydney
It is the Government's intention to invite tenders for the construction of the third section of the North Coast Railway, viz., from Gloucester to Taree, on the 28th instant. The length of this…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Maitland Tramway
On the 12th instant Mr. Frank Word, honorary secretary of the West Maitland Tramway League, wrote the Minister of Works, relative to the opening of the tramway between East and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tram Strike in Egypt
The conductors and collectors employed by the Belgian Tramway Company at Cairo struck for higher wages, and prevented the European inspectors running the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Railway to[?] Merriwa. To the Editor of the Chronicle
SIR,—I would like through your paper to urge upon the people of Muswellbrook to organise a strong committee for the purpose of pushing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Superannuation Fund. Scheme Being Prepared
For some times Messrs T. W. Bre[?]mer and E W. Moors, actuarits, have been engaged preparing a repo[?]t on a scheme of superannuation for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Collision with a Tram
A horse attached to a sulky bolted along Pitt-street this morning, and crashed into an electric tram. The impact was very severe. A number of assengers on the car…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The North Coast Railway
Meetings have been, held at various centres on the North Coast with the object of urging upon the Government the desirability of authorising deviations in the North Coast…
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With the exception that about a fort night's work remains to be done in connection with the loop at the sheds in East Maitland and the crossing at High-street…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →North Coast Railway. Big Contract to be Let
The Government will be in a position to invite tenders for the construction of the third section of the North Coast railway, viz., from Gloucester to Ta[?]…
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