Road Race
A BICYCLE road nice, for £10, distance 13 miles, has been arranged between J. Sharman and George Johnson. The event will take place on Wednesday, April 29th, when each rider will be allowed…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1903
422 stories in New England's papers · page 6 of 22
Bullock Mountain Road
THE member for the district is working in respect to a further grant for the Bullock Mountain road, and has presented a letter to the department from Mr. W. A. Cramsie dealing with the matter…
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There are many things to admire about the Spanish "Tommy." In the seven fortified cities which I visited there were thousands of him. I never saw one drunk or…
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An estimate of the possible earnings of, the N.S.W. railways during the present financial year, gives a probable shortage of a quarter of a million…
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The receipts from the Victorian railways, from the beginning of the financial year to date, show a decrease of £173,039…
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AN estimate of the passible earnings of the N.S.W. railways during the present financial year, gives a probable shortage of a quarter of a, million sterling, compared with the lost financial year…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Rail-way Traffic. SYDNEY
THE number of people who arrived by train from the country on Thursday and Friday was 14,000, about the same number as last year. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Baghdad Railway. Triune Control
The 'Standard' says that an agreement has been concluded between England, France, and Germany to participate equally in controlling the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway to the Coast. Armidale Grafton Connection. Mr. Samuel See at Armidale
A public meeting was held at the Council Chambers on Thursday night, when Mr. Samuel See, Mayor of Grafton, delivered an address in…
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A down-country exchange writes that there are two species of the tramp "humping blue" along the Australian roads just now. Ono that…
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The report of the auditor of the New York Metropolitan-street railway, shows discrepancies in the construction of accounts. The deficit…
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THE G. I Bicycle Club has arranged a 12-mile road race for Saturday next, the trophies for which have been kindly donated be Mr. E. Wheeler and Kwong Sing War and Co. The race will start at…
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TAKING advantage of the recent visit to Armidale of Mr. Samuel See, Mayor of Grafton, and the presence in town of Mr. W, M. Stevenson, of…
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ON Sunday evening last, about 7.30, a remarkably brilliant meteor flashed across the heavens in a south-westerly direction, and exploded with the noise of a distant rifle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Notification of Opening and Closing of Roads. Land District of Inverell
Portion 4, area 480a., parish of Chapman, reputed owner. Bank of New South Wales, occupier Fred. Voss, width of land resumed 100 links, area…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway to the Coast. Views by Mr. Samuel See. Public Meeting at Armidale
Mr. Samuel See, Mayor of Grafton, delivered an [?] at a public meeting in Armidale on Thursday night in reference to the projected railway connection between the New England…
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ON Wednesday afternoon a six-mile bicycle road race for youths was decided, the course being to a point along Stonchange road and back to Trinity Hall. The race resulted S. Priest (1m 45s) 1,…
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THE members of the P.W C. are at Kempsey, where they left off taking evidence on their previous trip. Evidence will be taken at Macksville on April 27th, Bowraville 29th, Biclsdown May 1st…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood at Cootamundra. Town Under Water. Railway Submerged
An unprecedented flood occurred at Cootamundra last night, parts of the town being three feet under water. Many narrow escapes from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Local and General News. Road Race
A THIRTEEN MILE road race, under the auspices of the Glen Innes Bicycle Club, was competed for on Saturday afternoon last, over a course along the Armidale road…
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