The Port of Grafton and the Road to it
An encouraging indication of the growing increase of trade between New England and the port of Grafton is…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1898
164 stories in New England's papers · page 2 of 9
The Railway Along the Coast
WE are not surprised to learn that the Railway Commissioners have pronounced unhesitatingly an adverse opinion on the subject of the construction of a line from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Tramcar Tragedy
They had mutual friends, and that fact emboldned him to speak without the ceremony of an introduction. "Sloppy, isn't it?" he remarked, pers[?]sively. "Rather," she replied…
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The following are the lowest tenders for road work in this district opened at the Court House, Tamworth, on Monday :--…
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A sensational occurrence is reported to have occurred near Parramatta on Tuesday, and which forms a peculiar sequel to the recent…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fatal Accident at the Railway Station. the Inquest. Second Day—Wednesday, MARCH 23
The inquest as to the cause of the death of James Alexander Newman was continued at the Armidale Railway Station on Wednesday, before Mr. J…
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A GOOD route for an economically - constructed railway from the tableland to the coast would appear to have been struck. Mr. T. Kennedy, the gentleman deputed by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatality at Hexham. a Railway Officer Killed
While engaged yarding horses at Hexham on Saturday morning, Mr. Robert Carpenter, the night officer at the railway station there was violently…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Walcha Road
Several Walcha residents were returning to their homes in the moonlight a few nights ago. One lady, dreading her husband's horse, a young…
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The axle of one of the carriages of the train from Tam worth broke near Ryde last night. One of the broken ends struck the floor of the carriage…
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It appears that the accident on Monday night is more serious than at first supposed. No less than three axles were broken, and the train crowd had a very narrow escape from a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Revenge for Wel-hai-wei." Strange Russian Action. More Railway Concessions
Russia has appointed General Duchovskoi and General Grodekoff, both generals of the Skobeleff school, and the Governors of Turkestan and…
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Tamworth, Thursday.--Mr. Justice Stephen presided in the Circuit Court, civil jurisdiction, on Tuesday and…
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WE are indebted to our Member for the following correspondence on the road subject: -- Parliament House, 14th. March 1898. The Hon. The Minister for Works. Sir, -- I beg to enclose…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest Up to Publication. Sydney, Monday, 6.5 p.m. Electric Trams
The work of laying the electric tram system of the city commenced this morning in George Street The cost of the permanent way is £58,000 and £4,000 for the erection of car…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Fat Man and the Railway
A very pretty story comes from Lille. M. Paylle is a chemist there, who weighs something over 24 stone…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Latest Telegraphic News. Sydney, Friday Night. A Train Stuck Up
Reports from the Transvaal state that the train from Pretoria to Delagoa Bay had been stopped by three bushrangers at Schle. The robbers…
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Mr. Johnston, statiomaster at Benalla, has been instrametal in bringing a bold swindle to light in the use of Sydney to Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Fatality. a Boy Run Over
An accident of a most shocking character occurred at Hamilton on Thursday morning early. From the particulars to hand it appears that a…
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The proposed railway from Narrabri to Pilliga, and from Woolabra to Collarendabei, will form the subject of an inquiry at Newcastle to- morrow by a…
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