Tram Trouble in Singapore. Superstitious Chinese
"Unless five hundred Chinese are be headed and the scalps brought to the power station the tramcars cannot star running." Such was the awful report…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1906
576 stories in New England's papers · page 10 of 29
Comfortable Railway Carriages
New cars for the Sydney express are new in course of construction at Newport (Vic.) workshops. For those wishing to have their meals on board…
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A BEAUTIFUL wonder of nature issituated 20 miles sooth west of Douglas, Wyoming, where the La Prale creek breaks through the…
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A woman who was returning to Russia after leading a high life in Harbin was murdered in the train and robbed of £10,000. The body was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Government Notices. Opening of Road
THE Minister for Lands dooms it expedient that part of road from the Glen Innes Emmavilie road to the north boundary of portion 122, parish of Wellington, should…
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AT the last meeting of the Municipal Council a further communication from the Mayor of Glen Innes in reference to the desirableness of a conference…
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A Writer in the 'Inverell Argus says:—"Premier Carruthers is just now touring the State and telling the people of his accumulated million…
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Mr. F. J. Thomas, M. L. A., is in receipt of the following communication from Mr. H. M. McLachlan, secretary to the Railway Commissioners, under…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Correspondence. [By giving insertion to letters, we are not neccessarily identified with the opinions or statements contained therein.] Roads. (To the Editor of the Uralla News.)
SIR,—Knowing your desire to help the man upon the land, I venture to address these few lines to you. I would ask you to publish the…
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The persistent & agitation of Inverell for a daily train has at last had effect, as the following letter received by Mr. Thomas, M.L.A., from the Secretary to…
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CLAIMS for improved conditions of labour have been filed against the Railway Commissioners by the Electrical Trades Union and the Amalgamated Railway Service…
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Messrs. Mackay Bros., of Gunyerwarildi, write thus to the Brisbane COURIER:--"Sir,--We have learnt with pleasure about the proposal of…
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New cars for the Sydney express are now in construction at Newport (Vic.) workshops. For those wishing…
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A public meeting was held at Armidale on Monday last, to protest against the construction of the North Coast Railway. Messrs Jones (Mayor)…
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What has become of the Roads Superintendent? We have repeatedly drawn his attention (by quoting reliable information supplied by sufferers…
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The school is rapidly increasing in numbers, and bids fair, under its new and capable teacher, to rival its best days…
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The send-off to Mr. Carey was postponed last Saturday on account of the rain, and will take place at Hartford on the 2nd inst…
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Since my last report we have had a nice fall of rain, the weather now being fine, with sharp frosts. A large number of men are at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Official Correspondence. The following letter has been received by Mr. S. J. Kearney, M.L.A.: Office of Railway Commissioners, Sydney, 23rd May, 1906
SIR-- I have to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 20th instant, asking that the Commissioners will accede to the request to have Walcha Road…
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Owing to the number of laborers engaged in rabbit trapping in the district the Molong Council is experiencing difficulty in scouring tenders for road works…
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