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A WRITER in the "Financial Times" brings out some interesting facts in relation to railway capital. During the last ten years he shows that…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1904
390 stories in New England's papers · page 1 of 20
Railway Traffic. SYDNEY
THE passenger traffic on the railways during the past fortnight represented £80,000, being £4000 less than daring the Xmas holiday season in the…
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An "amphibious boat," now in practical operation in Denmark, would seem to have paved the way for the solution of the problem involved in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →How a Tramp Talks in Kentucky
A man whose garments appeared to be in the last stages of decomposition, whose hair was unkempt, whose shoes were worn and whose step was weary, shuffled up to…
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ANOTHER of those shocking fatalities which are of too frequent occurrence on the railway near Armidale took place on Friday night. It appears that a man named George Bates,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miscellaneous Articles. Aerial Tramway
A WONDERFUL aerial tramway is being constructed in Argentina. It is 22 miles length, and is to be used for the transport of ores between the mining district of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Russia and Japan. The Impending War. Admiral Alexieff in Command. Siberian Railway Protected. Neutrality of Triple Alliance
The 'Times' declares that Russia seeks to exclude Japan from any voice in the future of Manchuria, and that the Korean question will ever he…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Fatality at Guyra. Pather and Son on the Line. a Terrible Death
The report of another shocking railway fatality comes from Guyra. On Friday night George Bates, a resident of the northern village, and his…
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THE motor-car opens up a new field for kidnappers. A participator in the recent American endnrance ran lost a passenger. Being forced to carry five…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →District News. Walcha Road
Mr. Read, by his unvarying courtesy and attention in the discharge of his duties, is fast gaining the good will of all with whom he comes in contact…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Guarding the Royal Train
When the King and Queen travel in their special train very great precautions are taken by the railway company to ensure the safety of the Royal travellers…
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From a recently published report it appears that the total number of employes on the French railways was a follows:--Managers and clerks, 3076; traffic…
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ALONG the whole stretch of the' railway across Manchuria there are Cossack posts planted, as it were, in the midst of a, wilderness. For a charge there are no troops that can equal…
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A ganger named Maxwell was crushed to death at Parkes this morning by a train shunting back upon him…
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The railway report for the quarter ending December shows an improvement of £25,700, nearly all descriptions of traffic contributing to the…
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At the end of December £225,000 of the road vote of £350,000 was unexpended, and instructions have been given to have the sum fully absorbed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Guarding the Royal Train
When the King and Queen travel ia their special train very great precautions are taken by the railway company to ensure the safety of the Royal travellers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The French Railways
From a recently published report it appears that the total number of employes on the French railways was as follows:—Managers and clerks, 3076; traffic…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Tramway Trouble
The reported disaffection among the tramway employees is said to have been greatly exaggerated. Several of the drivers assert that there will be no strike. The Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Frightful Railway Catastrophe. Train Ploughed Into Lumber
Particular's of a frightful catastrophe to the Duquesne, Ltd., fastest through passenger train from Pittsburg to New York, are contained in a despatch of…
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