Railway Heroes
Patrick McTamany was a switchman at one of the Pennsylvania Railroad crossings in Jersey City, where there is an intricate network of tracks over which…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1902
316 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 8 of 16
Romances of the Road. [All Rights Reserved.] Swift Nick
The closing period of the seventeenth century was the golden age of highwaymen. They were generally cowardly in [?]uffians, who took care never to attack unless the odds…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Romances of the Road. [All Brodts Reserved.] Swift Nick
The closing period of the. seventeenth century was the golden age of high way men. They were generally cowardly , ufflane, who took care never to attack unless the odds…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Bridge Question. (To the Editor.)
Sir,—Amusing that the letter written by 'Fair Play' came from Wauchope, I would be glad of a little space to state that those most interested in the bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stewart's River Roads. Public Works Department, Sydney, 9th July, 1902
SIR,--With reference to your letter of 1st instant, urging the expenditure of £ 136 upon the road leading to the wharf on the northern bank of Stewart's River, I have toe honor to reply: The Minister has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →[?]35 Grant for Mitchell's Island Roads. Public Works Department, Sydney, 8th July,1902
SIR,--With reference to your letter of 2nd instant enclosing a communication from Messrs J. and G. Southwell, G. and H. Shoesmith, K. M'Rae and Thos. Caffery, of Mitchell's Island, asking that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Old Bar Road. Public Works Department, Sydney, 10th July, 1902
SIR,--With reference to your letter of 3rd May last, and to your personal representations respecting new culverts on the road from Tinonee to Old Bar Reserve at Wa[?]wipa Creek, I have the honor to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road to the Comboyne. Public Works Department, Sydney, 8th July, 1902
SIR,--In reply to letter of the 21st ultimo, from the Comboyne Settlers' Progress Association (Thos. Jones, Esq., Hon. Secretary), addressed to the Road Superintendent at Port Macquarie, suggesting…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ways of Living. Tricks of Railway Thieves
THERE are specialists among thieves as in the legitimate professions and it was from one of two comrades who for several years…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fencing Road at Clenthorne. Department of Lands, Sydney, 14th July, 19
SIR,--With reference to your personal representations respecting the removal of certain public gates on the road leading from Taree Ferry to GLenthorne, and erection of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Balladelah-Coolongolook Road Public Works Department, Sydney, 15th July, 1902
Date of letter under reply:-- 9th inst. Subject:--Asking for grant of £300 for certain improvements and repairs on road from Bullahdelah to Coolongolook,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Road--Kelvin Grove. Public Works Department, Sydney, 12th July, 1902
SIR,--In reply to your letter of the 1st instant, asking that improvements may be effected to the road from Wingham via Ashlea to Kelvin Grove, I have to state:--…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →£90 Grant for Road. Public Works Department, Sydney, 16th July, 1902
SIR,--In reply to your letter of the 23rd ultimo, enclosing a communication from Mr. Thomas Maher, of Kendall, asking for improvement of the road from Kendall to Grasstree Hill, I have to state that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£18 Grant for Road. Public Works Department. Sydney, 19th July, 1902
SIR,--In reply to letter dated 19th May last, from Mr. H. J. Everingham, of Batar'e Creek, Kendall, relative to the state of the road up Batar'a Creek to Everingham's selection, I have to reply: The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Romances of the Road. [All Rights Reserved.] a Duel on Wimbledon
The name of Thomas James Brudenal, sixth Earl of Cardigan, and the last of his line, will recall to most readers of history the plains of Balaclava and the charge of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →North Coast Railway. An Officer Making Inquiries
The Mayor of Taree (Mr. S. T. Lean) has kindly handed us the following communication from Mr. j. Thomson, M.P., respecting the North Coast Railway, and Mr. Usher's intended tour of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bullahdelah-Coolonglook Road. a Special Grant of £300. Public Works Deportment, Sydney. July 22nd, 1802
SIR,--Adverting to my fetter of the 16th instant, intimating that the Minister had approved of a special sum of £300, for improvements and repairs to toad from Bullahdelah to Coolongollok, I have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Romances of the Road. [All Rights Reserved.] a Duel on Wimbledon
The name of Thomas James Bruden[?] sixth Earl of Cardigan and the last of his line will recall to most readers of history the plains of Balaclava and the charge of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →North Coast Railway
By a letter appearing in the Manning Times, from Mr. John Thomson, M.P., it would appear that Mr. Usher, of the Railway Construction Department, is about making a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The North Coast Railway and Gloucester Estate
THE Hon. W. Bennett, M.L.A., speaking at the annual meeting of the Large (West Maitlaud) Progress Committee on Saturday, referred to the possibility of the present…
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