The Story of the Railway Whistle
I am told that on the railway line which I know best, the London and South-Western, the shriek of the railway whistle, be familiar to all of us, particularly at travelling times…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1899
261 stories in Murray's papers · page 1 of 14
In a Tramcar
She wished she stood within his shoes, Because he had s seat; But since that was impossible. She stood upon his feet…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Opening of the Union Bridge
The Mayor of Albury (Alderman Ten Brink) attended the meeting of the Wodonga Shire Council on Wednesday, to urge the advisableness of joint action being taken by…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →The Moree Railway
It is said that the light line from Narribri to Moree, which was regarded as an experiment, has not been an unqualified success. Since its construction a couple of…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →The Trans-african Railway. Mr. Rhodes Visits England. London, December 28
Mr. Cecil Rhodes has started from Cape Town for England, and will afterwards proceed to the Soudan. The object of his visit is to make…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →The Greensgunyah Railway. was negatived—"That this meeting urge on the construction of the line to Lookhart in time for the next harvest, and that a special rate be imposed in lieu of the land tax until Indignation Meeting
A public meeting of farmers and others interested in the advancement of the district that would be traversed by the railway was held at "Sarsfield Vale," the residence…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Remarkable Railway Carriages
How long a time will have to elapse before the great companies running into London follow the example set them by the Western Railway of France, which…
Continued on Trove, page 36 →A Railway Sensation. Two Ladies Assaulted
A sensational case occurred on the Brisbane mail train on Monday between Singleton and Quirindi, the facts of which were elicited afc the police court. From the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →The Greatest Cycling Road in the World
A contributor to Chambers' Journal describes what he terms the greatest cycling road in the world. It is in India, and stretches twelve hundred miles from Lahore…
Continued on Trove, page 36 →Railways in Africa. Mr. Rhodes's Scheme. London, January 15
Mr. Cecil Rhodes, who is at present on a visit to London, is making a request to the Imperial Government to gurantee a loan of £2,000,000 for the purpose of…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Short Story. The Tragedy of the Cross Roads
I netted a handsome commission out of [?] first experience, and, being [?] of a thusiastic, began to ind[?] after my speedy affluence. Forged in calling on many…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Albury Bridge Opening. Albury
The Premier, interviewed this morning at Albury as to attending the bridge opening demonstration, said that the bridge had been opened weeks ago, and a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Palm Reader. She Started One Woman on the Road to Success
"Let me tell you," said the Successful Woman. "how I got my first start. I was doing literally nothing, and had just enough of a small income to pay…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Only a Tramp
There is no telling what romance lies hidden in the heart of any man among the thousands that throng the city streets. Back of the most forbidding exterior the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Railway Nuisance
Residents of the main street, Katoomba, have lately been much inconvenienced and discomforted by the railway engines when standing in the local station yard, which is…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →A Lion's Leap at a Train
To do battle with a huge mountain lion, seven feet in length and 2531bs. in weight, on a trestle at night, is the thrilling experience that has just befallen Edward C. Depew, an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Short Story. The Tragedy of the Cross Roads
I netted a handsome commission out of my first experience, and, being naturally enthusiastic, began to indulge in visions of a speedy affluence. For some weeks after my…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Train and the Wind
The south-western railway line, of which Hay is the terminus, has been handicapped at different times by exceptional interferences with the trains, which prevented them…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Deniliquin and Moama Railway Company
On Tuesday next the Forty-ninth Half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in the above Company will be held at the offices in Deniliquin, at 11 o’clock, when the following Report and Balance…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Railway Accident. Sydney
At the Redfern railway yards this morning a man named James Reddan, a permanent-way employee, was crowing the lines near the Mortuary while some…
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