Local Railway Traffic
Traffic on the railway from Singleton continues to increase, and the figures for the past year show a marked improvement over those for 1907. During…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1909
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American Bridge Failures
In an article on this subject, an engineering correspondent of the "Times" says :—Almost within a year the two greatest cantilever bridges on the American…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Railways. Record Year For Passengers and Stock
The carriage of stock, etc., on the railways of the State last year constituted a record. Returns furnished by the Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Topics of the Day. Electricity in Railway Tunnel
Apart from the engineering aspects of the electrification of the St. Clair Tunnel, this work is notable for accommodating the heat [?]viest railway service in the world worked…
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The report prepared by Mr. L. A. B. Wade, Engineer-in-Chief for Rivers and Water Supply, on the wholesale condemnation in South-Africa last year of shipments of railway…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Carriage of Fruit
Complaint is made that proprietors of fruit shops at Wee Waa are suffering great losses through the action of the Railway Commissioners in altering the method of despatching fruit from the Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In the Mountain Train. Story of a State Minister's Adventure
One of the prerogatives of a Minister of the Crown is that when he takes a run to the Mountains to recuperate after the fatigue of his exacting official duties…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Ticket Scalping. Another Twenty Pounds Fine
Reginald Tutton, of No. 108 Pittstreet, Sydney, tourist agent, was proceeded against on summons, at the Water Police Court, on Tuesday, by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Maitland Tramway
The workmen have commenced the two remaining links necessary to complete the Mail land tramway. The connection with the railway line is being…
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A sensational collision took place in Sydney on Monday between a sulky and tram car, and Mr Herbert Allworth, of Forest Lodge, and his daughter, aged…
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Whilst in Sydney yesterday Mr. John Gillies, M.L.A., took the opportunity of having a chat with Mr. J. Kneeshaw, Superintendent of Tramways, with regard to the progress being made in co-…
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A. collision occurred in George-street between a tramear and a Chinaman's cart. A passenger named Pruime was thrown from the car on to the roadway, sustaining…
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The following appeared in one of the Sydney morning dailies of January 11th: "It is of interest to learn from the Minister for Works…
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Owing to the great growth of goods traffic at the West Mailand railway station, it has been found impossible to cope with it in the day time, consequently the system of transhipping goods which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New York Tramcar "Held Up." Remarkable Robbery
Third Avenue in this city (says the New York correspondent of the "Chronicle") has been the scene of a highway robbery, when an electric surface car on that street conveying sixty-five…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Seats in Railway Carriages a Necessary Bylaw Introduced
Frequent complaint has been made by passengers who temporarily leave their sats in carriages to obtain refreshments at the stations about their places being…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Singleton Argus Saturday, January 16th, 1909. Notes of the Day. Railway Travelling
The Railway Commissioners have passed a bylaw making it unlawful for any passenger, to take possession of the seat of another person who has temporarily…
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The tender of Rhys-Jones, Carter, and Company has been accepted for the construction of the third section of the North Coast Railway—Gloucester to Taree, a length of 44 miles, at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Football in England. Australian Trams. London, Jan. 17
New South Wales Rugby Football Union an acknowledgement of the Plymouth Club's [?] to injured Australians while in the hospital, played the club a game on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Very Latest Cables. London, Sunday Afternoon. Railway Smash in America
A goods train coming into collision with a passenger train near Colorado, telescoped a drawing-room car, killing 68 out of 69 of its occupants. The only survivor was a…
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