Railway Adventure
Very few passengers to-day, thought I, as I proceeded to make myself comfortable in the empty compartment of the Melbourne ex press one cold damp afternoon. I took out a…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Murray · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1897
156 stories in Murray's papers · page 1 of 8
Cycling Notes. the Advance of Motor Cycling.the Wheel in Italy
In the course of An interview with Anthony S. New, of Messrs. New and Mayne, London, makers of motor cars, he said, in reply to a query ns to how the spread of motor cars…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Roads Made of Sugar
The managers of a sugar refinery in Utah have discovered a new use for the waste, products of their business (remarks a London newspaper). Roads are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An Electrical Bicycle Railway
In "Lippincott's Magazine" there is an interesting article by the author of "Wonders of Modern Mechanism." It is a description of the railway which,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Collision with a Tram Car
An accident arising out of a collision of a spring cart with a tramear, and akin in many respects to that from which Miss Snodgrass was recently a victim…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →The Progress of the Motor Car
Mr Harry J. Law[?] (Says the Weatminster Gazette) has on behalf of the British Motor Syndicate made an offer to the directors of the Epsom…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Stock Traffic
The returns of stock traffic on the railways for the year just past show that no less than 111,000 cattle and 2,690,000, sheep' were brought down…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Man Who Knows the Road
He drives directly home, even in dark nights, does the man who knows the road. The over-hanging gloom, the deceptive shadows, the uncertain Rounds don't…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Russian Budget. Extensive Railway Building Policy. London, January 12
In the Russian Budget of 1897 the sam of 129,000,000 roubles(about £22 000,000) is devoted to the building of new railway lines…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Railways for Rhodesia. London, January 9
Mr. Cecil Rhodes has offered the Government of Cape Colony, which has already assisted under a land grant arrangement in the construction of a line through British…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →The Mam Who Knows the Road
He drives directly home, even in dark nights, does the man who knows the road. The over-hanging gloom, the deceptive shadows, the uncertain sounds don't…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Man Who Knows the Road
He drives directly home, [?] in dark nights, does the man who knows the road. The over-hanging gloom, the deceptive shadows, the uncertain sounds don't…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Railway Service
The Railway Commissioners are losing no opportunity to popularise the service and make it as useful as possible to the public. As Rome was not built in a day…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →The Man Who Knows the Road
He drives directly home, even in dark nights, does the man who knows the road. The over-hanging gloom, the deceptive shallows, the uncertain sounds don't…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victorian Railway Freights
The modifications in the railway freights which have been agreed to by the Government, on the recommendation of the Railway Commissioner, came into operation…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Cablegrams. the Great Siberian Railway. to Be Opened by the Czar and Czaritza. London, January 21
The approaching completion of the Great Siberian Overland Railway, which is to connect Warsaw, in Poland, with Vladivostock, the Russian port on the Sea of Japan…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Deniliquin and Moama Railway Company
The forty-fifth half-yearly report of the Deniliquin and Moama Railway Company will be presented to the shareholders on Tuesday next. The following is the Report and Balance Sheet:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Wheat Rates
GREAT dissatisfaction exists because of the discovery by local wheat buyers that Albury has undue advantage over Corowa on the Culcairn line. It has been pointed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Collision
A serious collision occurred at the Redfern railway station, Sydney, on Monday morning. The engine of the 25 minutes to 9 outgoing train to Homebush ran into…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Deniliquin and Moama Railway Company. Half-yearly Meeting
The forty fifth half-yearly meeting of the s[?]are[?] in the Deniliquin and Mo[?]a Railway Company was held at the local office on Tuesday last. The Hon. George Simmie, M. L. C., (Victoria),…
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