Curious Railways
On the whole, railway travelling is a very humdrum, if not melancholy, pleasure; and but for the great and unquestioned advantages the steam engine possesses over…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1894
144 stories in New England's papers · page 1 of 8
Narrabri-moree Railway
The Public Works Committee will meet on Tuesday and arrive at a decision, respecting the Narrabri-Moree railway proposal. MELBOURNE…
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MR. S. A. Donnelly, our local Road Engineer, has kindly handed us the following:—Length of roads classified on schedule,…
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IN the Assembly to-day the Minister for Works gave notice for to morrow pf a motion for carrying out the Glen Innes to Inverell railway line…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Latest Special Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Monday Afternoon. Railway Returns
THE passenger traffic receipts on the railways for the last half year show a decrease of about £50,000 as compared with the same period last year…
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Charles Bradfort, a driver on the Hornsby railway, fell from his train on. Saturday, and sustained concussion of the brain…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our Wires. Sydney. Monday, 11.15 P.m. Railway Returns
THE passenger traffic receipts on the railways for the last hair year show a decrease of about £50,000 as compared with the same period of last year…
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IN the Assembly on Thursday, Mr. Lyne moved, "That this House will, on next silting day, resolve itself into a committee of the whole to consider the expediency of bringing in a bill to sanction the…
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Several municipal councils have objected to the conditions on which the Works Department propose to issue grants and subsidies…
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Sis,—With reference to the question of the proposed extension of the bridge over Dumaresq Creek in Marsh-street, Armidale, I am directed by the…
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The total decrease in the railway revenue last month was [?]30,000…
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REFERRING to the success of the broad-tire ordinance in Placer Country, SARAMENTO RECORD UNION says:—"The waggon rolled over the road should be a…
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SIR,--The above subject has of late been receiving a considerable share of public attention, and I beg to furnish another instance in which bullock teams have competed successfully against the railway. It…
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Sarah Harris, aged 18, a domestic servant, while crossing the line on Saturday night at Springwood, was cut to pieces by a passing train…
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A GOOD deal of interest was manifested in the vicinity of Perkin street yesterday afternoon (says Wednesday's Newcastle Herald) at the appearance of a team consisting of a large carrying waggon and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An Australian Tramp in Spain
A YOUNG Australian (says the WESTMINSTER GAZETTE) has just completed a noteworthy journey in Spain, which he undertook with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Editor's Column. (While giving insertion to Correspondents etters we do not necessarily endorse their contents.) Railway Freights
SIR,--In your issue of the 20th instant you report a farmers' meeting at Stouehenge, the matter dealt with being the same as commanded a great amount of attention from the late Mr. Legh and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Bridge-street Burglars
Montgomery and Williams, the Bridge-Street burglars, appeared to-day at the Police Court, which was crowded. They were committed for trial on the charge of burglary and…
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ELECTRICAL engineers have as yet been unable to perfect a system of working tramways electrically along crowded thoroughfares. The overhead trolley…
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A man named Morrison was arrested on Saturday, supposed to be the third man wanted in connection with the Bridge-street burglary. He was brought before the Court to-day and remanded till…
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