Clybucca Road
MR. J. MCLAUGHLIN, M.P., has received a letter from the Commissioner for Roads, staling that, with reference to letter dated 29th ultimo, addressed by the Unkya and…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1899
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Iceland's Living Railway
If the camel is the ship of the desert, the Iceland pony is the cab, train, omnibus, and tramcar of the wonderful country to which be belongs. To begin with, he is a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Centrifugal Railway
The Centrigual Railway consisted of a pair of iron rails bent round so as to form a a circle, the two ends being brought out into two inclined planes, and the two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Into Harrington. Public Works Department, Sydney, 24th August, 1899
SIR,—With reference to that portion of the letter dated 30th June last, presented by you from Mr. W. C. Reading, Harrington, on behalf of a deputation which waited on you at that place, asking that a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Official Correspondence. Road—coopernook to Harrington. Sydney, 22nd August, 1899
Date of letter under reply:—30th June last, forwarded by yon from Mr. W. C. Raiding, of Harrington. Subject:—Respecting a higher classification for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Train Falls Into a River. Sixty People Drowned. London, August 25
A SHOCKING railway disaster is reported from Chili, train fell into the River Mapocha, and 60 persons were drowned. (The River Mapocha is a mountain stream, a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →East Kempsey Bridge Approach
Mr. E. Barton, M.P., has forwarded us a copy of the letter he has received from the Department in regard to the suggestion that the Protestant Hall…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Glebe Island Bridge. A Big Bridge Built in 14 Days
Mr. R. Hickson, Under-Secretary for Works, has written the following report:—"I hare to report for the information of the Minister that a few…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Local News. the Bridge Operations
About breakfast time on Wednesday morning last, a carious mishap occurred in connection with the work on the Kempsey Bridge. One of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Centrifugal Railway
The Centrigual Railway consisted of a pair of iron rails bent round so as to form a[?] a circle, the two ends being brought out into two inclined planes, and the two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road to the Comboyne. Department of Public Works, Sydney, Aug. 3lst, 1899
Sir,—I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 30th instant, with enclosure from Kendall Progress Committee, respecting road from Upper Camden Haven to the Comboyne, and to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road—kendall to Kew. Department of Public Works, Sydney, August 31st, 1899
SIR,—I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 30th instant, with enclosure from the Kendall Progress Committee respecting road Kendall to Kew, and to inform you that a further…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road—killabakh Creek to Lansdowne. Public Works Department, Sydney, 30th August, 1899
SIR,—In reply to the letter dated 19th Jane last, from Mr. G. F. Unger, of Upper Lansdowne, applying for a special grant nf £80 for expenditure upon the road from Ogden's Crossing, Killabakh…
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Operations at the bridge have been retarded considerably owing to one of the eastings, a [?]eelplate casting of the truss, giving suddenly last Wednesday. An…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Tenders Accepted
The following tenders for road works in the Kempsey district have been accepted:—East KempBey to Crescent Head, M. Fitzpatrick; Congarinni to Rollands Plains,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Comboyne. New Road Discovered. Easy to Go through in 6 Hours. Only About 8 Miles of a Road to Make from Wingham. Two Parties through this Week. Wingham the Nearest Port
On Monday last a party consisting of Messrs. Fotheringham, Frank Campbell, Skinner, and Garlick, with axemen, left Wingham to open up a track…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ROAD — Dingo Creek. Public Works Department, Sydney, 7th Sept., 1899
SIR,—With reference to the petition presented by yon from Messrs. J. Campbell, J. Cross, W. Cross, and other residents in the vicinity of Little Dingo Creek, asking: that provision be made for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Official Correspondence ROAD — Upper Lansdowne to Killabarh Creek. Public Works Department. Sydney, 7th Sept., 1800
SIR, â With reference to the letter dated 24th July last, presented by you, signed by Messrs. T Lyndon, D.M.Kell, and other residents of Upper Laudowne and distriot urging expenditure of 150…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Kelvin Grove Road. Department of Public Works. Sydney, 8th September
SIR,—I am directed acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 7th inst. enclosing petition from Messrs. T. Joyce, 8, J. Brown and others, asking…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Road at Glenthorne. Department of Public Works, Sydney. 5th Sept., 1899
SIR,—I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of the petition of the 28th ultimo, forwarded by you from Messrs. J. Trotter, J. Robinson, and others, residents of Glend orne, &c., asking for a grant of…
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