How to Build a Corduroy Road
First lay small poles or brash transversely and across the road; next Isy long trees--the smallest end at least ten Inches to dinmeter--lengthwise of the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1893
197 stories in Murray's papers · page 9 of 10
Reduced Railway Freights
Further reductions in railway freights continue to be made. The latest is in the freight for the conveyance of horses between Melbourne and Sydney. The high rates charged…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Berrigan Jerilderie Railway. (To the Editor of the Pastoral Times)
Sir,—In regard to the question asked by Mr Edden, for Mr J. M. Chanter, in the Assembly on Wednesday, 27th Ultimo, in reference to the above matter, I crave permission in your columns…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Winged Road Agents. Stuck Up by Hornets
I have just had one experience of being held up by train robbers (says the Correspondent of the New York World). It was at the hands of some Texas gentlemen,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire on a Train. One Hundred and Thirty Bales of Wool Destroyed
Three trucks, containing 130 bales of wool, on the Cobar to Nyngan mail train on Tuesday caught fire and were totally destroyed, The wool was from Budgeree, Badooba, and…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Railway Collision in Detroit. the Wrecked Carriages on Fire Twenty-five Passeengers Killed. London, October 20
A disastrous railway collision occurred to-day at Detroit, in Michigan, where the Australian Eleven concluded their cricket match yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Parish Roads
IN these days of retrenchment, and when rigid economy is practically the first commandment, it is refreshing to find that even Ministers of the Crown are not above searching around for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maintaining Parish Roads. a New System Suggested
Speaking in the Legislative Assembly some time ago, the Minister for Works pointed out that as regarded parish as distinguished from main roads the law contemplated that their control and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Berrigan-[?] Railway
The following appeared in the “Sydney Morning Herald of Saturday 14th just:— SIR,—In regard to the question asked by Mr Edden. for Mr [?]…
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Power for domestic uses is year by yea[?] becoming a more important factor, a[?] steam engine and boiler outfits have Ion[?] si[?]ce ceased to be parts of manufaotarin[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Riverina Wheat for the Victorian Railways. the Deputation to Melbourne
The deputation appointed by the Farmer’s meeting held in the School of Arts on the 4th instant to interview the Victorian Premier, Minister of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Bridge Tolls
A LARGELY signed petition, for the abolition of the tolls on the bridge at Deniliquin, came before the Council on Monday night last, and although there was a general expression of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Agitation at Berrigan. Proposed Annexation to Victoria
At a large public meeting, representative of the district farmers, held at Berrigan several, warm speeches were made condemning the neglect of the Government in not extending the railway…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gas and Oil Motors
Power for domestic uses is year by year becoming a more important factor, and steam engine and boiler outfits have long since ceased to be parts of manufacturing…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Engineering Feats. a Folding Bridge
There is a peculiar folding bridge at Canal street, Chicago at a place where the Chicago River is too narrow to permit the use of a swing bridge with a pier in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cheating the Victorian Railways
What is known as “the flying gang” on the suburban railways has become a terror to the persons who used to travel without paying the proper fare, or perhaps any fare at all, and this…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →A Railway Blunder
A singular oversight was made in connection with the running of the mixed train from Junee, timed to arrive here at 1 a.m. on Saturday. The train,…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Water on Jerilderie Road. (To the Editor Berrigan Advocate.)
SIR— As the wheat season is coming on the farmers are naturally getting anxious about the supply of water on the Jerilderie road, and as I [?] in your report of last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sunday Trams
Thus the Rev. C. Jones, in the Newtown Wesleyan Church on Sunday:—“He deprecated the running of teams and trains on the Sabbath and the opening of shops for business on the…
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