Bicycle Road Race
The bicycle road race for trophies presented by Messrs. P. K. Ritchie and J. Moras, took place on Wednesday afternoon last. The weather was beautifully…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1897
156 stories in Murray's papers · page 6 of 8
Narandera Road Bicycle Race
This competition for trophies presented by Messrs. Fitzpatrick, M.P., and Foley took place on Wednesday. Great interest was evinced in the result, and there was…
Continued on Trove, page 37 →Railway Orphanage
The proposal to establish a railway orphanage as a memorial of the late Mr. Eddy has been everywhere received with favor, and, despite the numerous claims…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →N. S. W. Railways. Annual Report Profit of £83,000
The annual report of the Railway Commissioners for the year ended the ended the 30 th June, 1897, was laid on the table of the Assembly last week by the Acting Premier. The most…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Uniform Railway Gauge
Communications have been exchanged by the Railway Commissioners of Victoria, New South Wales, and South Australia for the arrangement of the meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →The Light Railways
The recent heavy rains gave a tolerably severe test to the railway line from Nar[?]abri to Moree. Being one of the few pioneer cheap railway lines yet…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Proposed Camping Places on Road to Benerembah Siding. a Petition before the Land Board
At the Hay Land Board this morning, the question of setting apart proposed camping places on the road to Benerembah siding was called on…
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A shocking accident occurred shortly after 10 on Friday night, June 11, on the Cambrian railway at Welshampton, a rural station between Oswestry and Whitchurch…
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THERE are many arguments pro and con to be used with regard to the use of roads in the country by the general public, and while we would not like to…
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A sealed handicap road race took place at Rutherglen on Wednesday last, the coarse being from Bremner's hotel to the Great Southern and back, three…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Disaster in Saxony. Collapse of a Bridge. London, September 3
A serious disaster has occurred during the military manoeuvres that are being held in Sex any. A bridge that had been constructed for military purposes suddenly collapsed, and a…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →P. L. C. Shepherd V. Railway Commissioners
The Supreme Court action of the Hon. P. L. C. Shepherd against the Railway Commissioners was concluded on Thursday. Plaintiff claimed £836 in respect…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Terrible Railway Accident. Two Trains in Collision. London, September 10
Intelligence has been received in New York that a shocking railway accident has occurred at Newcastle, in the state of Colorado. A passenger train came into collision…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →A Motor Cycle
The Bendigo Advertiser says:—"The arrival of Messrs. Sutton Bros.' motor car from Melbourne on Saturday evening caused not a little stir amongst district…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Terrible Railway Disaster. Collapse of a Bridge in India 150 Lives Lost. London, September 26
A terrible railway accident has occurred in Southern India. A passenger train was crossing a bridge over a river on the line between Mysore and Maddur. The river…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →The Coolamon Railway
The Public Works Committee, at their meeting on Thursday, considered the construction of a line of railway from Coolaman to Ariah. Mr. Hickson,…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Why Not Hon Fob the Train ?
Some interesting records on the question of respiration have been compiled by a contributor who has devoted the greater part of his to the solution of problems connected…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New South Wales Railways. Mr. Eddy's Successor
Sir Daniel Cooper, the Acting Agent-General for New South Wales, has nominated a successor to the into Mr. E. M. G. Eddy, Chief…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Soudan Advance. Desert Railway Nearly Completed. London, October 4
The railway across the desert from Wady Haifa to Abu Hamed, which has for some time past been in course of construction, is now completed, with the exception of 15…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →New South Wales Railways. Mr. Eddy's Successor. Appointment of Mr. Oliver
The Government, at Tuesday's sitting of the Cabinet, appointed Mr. O. N. J. Oliver, railway commissioner, as Chief Commissioner of Railways, vice the late Mr. E. M. G. Eddy,…
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