Largs-Tocal-Paterson-road
Mr. W. Brown, M.L.A., has received word from the Public Works Deportment, under date Dec. 29, in answer to correspondence in regard to the road, Largs, via Tocal, to Peterson Bridge, that…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1909
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Heaviest Bridge Span
The heaviest independent span of any bridge has just been completed over the River Wear at Sunderland. This bridge has two decks, the upper carrying the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Holiday Train Traffic
New Year's Day is generally recognised as being the most popular holiday of the year, consequently a large exodus of people takes place to Newcastle and other favourite…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Attempt to Wreck a Train
The police are investigating an attempt to wreck the train which arrives at Guildford from Livepool at 6 p.m. on Sundays. The train, which was full of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Station Improvements
Mechanics are at present engaged at the Church-street railway station installing an electric staff, which will be used instead of the present electric tablet, for signalling trains between Maitland and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Reduction in Railway Rates. Commissioner's Concessions
Mr. Johnson, the Chief Commissioner of Railways, announces that a reduction is to be made in the railway rates. Since his appointment, the Chief Commissioner has…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →On the Cape to Cairo Railway. a Woman's Journey to the Present Terminus
Every traveller in youth Africa nowadays includes in his programme, if possible, the Victoria Falls. At the cost of much discomfort much heat dust and weariness, he…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Railway Management
Sir,—I notice that, the Railway Department would all an improvement in the service at out local railway stations the appointment of an extra officer, making…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local Railway Traffic
Traffic on the railway from West Maitland continues to steadily increase, and figures for the past year show a market improvement over those…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Maitland Tramway
An rely to an inquiry as to whether the Maitland tramway was to be connected with the railway by way of Church or Regent-streets. the West Maitland Municipal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →North Coast Railway
Among the tenders opened yesterday at the Department of Public Works were those which had been submitted for the work pf constructing the third section of the North Coast Railway, that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local Railway Wants. Reply to the Recent Deputation
The Mayor (Major Cracknell) has handed us the following reply, which he has just received from the District Superintendent of Railways with regard to the requests made…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Barrier Labour Trouble. Railway Line Blown Up. Officials Assaulted
Monday was a day of excitement at Broken Hill. Early in the morning an outrage was committed. A portion of the railway line leading to the mines was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sensational Motor Drive. Through a Burning Forest
A report a sensational motor drive through burning forests between Jervis Bay and Nowra is to hand. The thermometer stood at 112deg. at the seaside, bush fierce which surrounded the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Refreshment Room Closed. Action of Railway Commissioners
The railway refreshment room at Murrurundi ceased to exist on Sunday morning, the commissiners having decided to close it up for the present and use the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Accident. Women Killed in Melbourne
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Continued on Trove, page 2 →Paterson and the Railway Works
The difference that the railway works has made to the police court work at Paterson is evidenced by the following figures. During 1907 there were only 15…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Railway Requests
The requests made by the Maitland deputation to the Railway Commissioners per favour of the District Superintendent have all been met with a negative, and it remains for us to continue our…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Local Railway Revenue
The revenue collected at the West Maitland railway goods-shed during the past month totalled £1564 7s, showing an increase on the corresponding period of 1907 of £256 16s. The revenue…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Barrier Labour Trouble. Railway Line Cut
Another and more successful attempt at destroying the railway line connecting the Proprietary mine and the main system at Broken Hill was made on Tuesday…
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