Road Race
A ROAD race, for members of the Youths' Bicycle Club, was decided over a six- mile co[?] (Stonehenge- road) on Wednesday afternoon, the winner turning up in W. Brown, who negotiated the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1904
390 stories in New England's papers · page 4 of 20
The 100-Mile-an-hour Train. Only Possible on a Special Line
The Prussian State railways between Hamburg, Hanover and Berlin will shortly conduct an interesting competition between steam and…
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The Cabinet to-day practically decided to sell the surplus land surrounding the new City Railway Station, and devote the proceeds, towards…
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IN addition to the tenders called for road contracts in our issue, the Road Superintendent also desires tenders for work on the road from Glen Innes to Emmaville. Plans may be seen at…
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The railway across the Andes, between Chile and the Argentine Republic, which was projected twenty years ago, is at last to be completed, the Chilean…
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On Tuesday evening the Railway Commissioners paid a brief visit to Inverell. The special arrived at ten minutes to six and departed immediately after the arrival…
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SPEAKING yesterday at Bangalow show, the Hon. J. Kidd and Mr. E. Terry, M.'sL.A., declared that the State was pledged to carry out the Murwillumbah-Tweed Heads…
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THE Railway Commissioners, accompanied by Mr. H. McLachlan, secretary, are at present engaged making an inspection of the northern railway line as far aa the Border, and visited Glen on…
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'Looker-on' describes a very curious accident which happened in Birmingham the other day, on the cable car route. A certain male passenger emulating…
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Signals were recently exchanged between a station and a train which was [?]ning at the rate of 30 miles an hour. No attempt was made to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cablegrams. London, Thursday. the War. Russia and Japan. Admiral Bridge on the Situation. Japanese March on Harbin
Admiral Bridge says the great point in the present war was the success of the torpedo boat destroyers. In the action at Chemulpho they…
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The railway across the Andes, between Chile and the Argentine Republic which was projected twenty years ago, is at last to be completed, the Chillean…
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We must go to Detroit to find the fastest tram in the world, which traverses a journey of 40 miles, including stoppages, in two hours and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Visit of the Railway Commissioners. to Inver[?]
On Tuesday last at 6 p.m., the Railway Commissioners--Messrs. Oliver Fehon and Kerkcaldie accompained by Mr. Day, Superintendent Mr. H. Richardson, District…
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Mr. H. Deane, Engineer-in-Chief of Railway Construction, has been allowed a twelve months' tour of Europe and America for the purpose of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fara, Dairy, and Station. the Farmer's Motor
THE demonstration of an Ivel motor given of Alcester, England, in the presence of a number of Warwickshire farmers, is said to have been a complete success. It…
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It is settled that New York is to have a railway on the moving platform principle. This new railway without trains is to have a seating capacity for 7O,000 passengers per…
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The following amusing dialogue took place a short time back, which might be a warning to outspoken people. Just as a train was about to start out of Manchester…
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My husband is a railway booking clerk whose average wage with Sunday pay, is £1 16s per week. Herewith I enclose table of weekly expenditure:--Husband's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Queen Almost Bun Over by a Tram-car
Queen Olgo of Greece, the sister-in-law of Queen Alexandra, was recently very [?] run over by a tram-car in Athens. Her Majesty left the Palace with Prince…
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