Road Contractors
THE ways of road contractors in this district are strange and wonderful, and glancing over the list of tenders which from time to time are…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1898
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Road to the Cells, and Bridge at Killawarra. Department of Public Works, Sydney, Feb. 2nd, 1891
SIR,—I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letters of the 31st ultimo, with reference to the Wingham to Port Macquarie road; and Bridge…
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A young woman, named Miss Robson, yesterday, walked in front of a train, and was killed. It is believed to be a case of suicide…
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ON his return to Brisbane, Mr. Collins, M.L.A. (Queensland), gave his impressions of the North Coast districts of N. S. Wales. Referring to railways this…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →CORRESPONDENCE. (We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by our correspondents) Road Contractors. To the Editor of the Wingham Chronicle
DEAR SIR,—There appeared an article in your issue of Wednesday last on the above beading, which should not only be read but inwardly…
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Weary Willie: "Hullo? Joe, what a toff yer are!" Wot's yer lay now?" Lazy Joe "Garn, the imperdence…
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One of the strangest bridges in the world will be built over the river Seine, near Rouen. Passengers will cross at the level of tho banks—which are not high—and yet the…
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The girders, etc., have all been placed in position on the Central Kempsey approach to the Kempsey Bridge. The cylinders brought up by…
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Last Tuesday afternoon, in Sydney, the Public Works Committee started the inquiry into the expediency of constructing a line of railway from…
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DEAR SIR,—The above query is burled up against all who commence a railway agitation in New South Wales. Of course we are all aware that now-a-days our New South Wales railways are being (as they…
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MOTOR cabs have caught on in the "big smoke," and latest home files state that the London Electrical Company have already placed 15 such vehicles on the ranks. They intend adding three more to the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railways and Telegraphs In Newfoundland. Transfer to Private Hands. London, February 22
THE Newfoundland Government has agreed to transfer the railway and telegraph systems of the colony to Mr. R. G. Reid, the eminent contractor of Montreal…
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YESTERDAY afternoon the Public Works Committee started the inquiry into the expediency of constructing a line of railway from Maitland to Taree. This is the first section of the North Coast railway to Grafton…
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AT Tuesday's meeting of the Public Works Committee, the inquiry with regard to the expediency of constructing a railway from Maitland to Taree…
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THE following letter appeared in the Dungog Chronicle on Friday last, nod will no doubt interest our readers:— [TO THE EDITOR.]…
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One of the strangest bridges in the world will be built over the river Seine, near Ronen; Passengers will cross at the level of the banks -- which are not high -- and yet the…
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The expediency of constructing a railway from Maitland to Taree was further consider by the Public works Committee yesterday…
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They had mutual friends, and that fact emboldened him to speak without the ceremony of an introduction. "Sloppy, isn't it?" he remarked persuasively. "Rather," she replied…
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THE Public Works Committee have examined Mr. Firth, Engineer of Existing Lines, on the subject of the Taree to Maitland railway—mainly on his survey reports…
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The Public Works Committee took further evidence yesterday in reference to the proposed railway between the Hunter and Taree. Mr. R. Cooke, of…
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