The Tramway Extension
A VERY largely attended meeting of residents of the municipality of Wickham was held lest night, in the Islington Mechanics' Institute, under the presidency of the Mayor of…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1887
303 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 16
A New Road and Tram Vehicle
A NEW use has been found for the tramway in the Birmingham district. Mr. A. Dickenson, the manager of the South Staffordshire and…
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SIR,—I beg to draw attention to the dangerous and impassable state of the main northern road between Ironbark bridge and Hexham, and through the medium of your…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railway Tragedy at Doncaster
The enquiry into the recent collision between two trains near Don-caster was concluded to-day, when a verdict of homicide was returned…
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ONE of the most terrible railway disasters occurred, near Forrest, Illinois, about midnight on August 10. A train from Peoria, carrying, 600 excursionists to Raiagara Falls,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Correspondence Wallsend-cooranbong Road. to the Editor
SIR,—Whereas the attention of those in power in the Roads Department, has by petition and other ways, but in vain, been called to the state of the…
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THE following letter has been received from the Government:— "Department of Public Works, "Railway Branch,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Correspondence the Tramway. to the Editor
SIR,—As a citizen, I take an interest in our tramway, and hence am desirous of seeing it become that success which it deserves, as it has been…
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THE annual picnic of the employees of the Locomotive Branch of the Great Northern Railway took place yesterday at Singleton, when the Agricultural Society's ground was…
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The Agents-General of the various Australian colonies were present yesterday at a trial of the electric tramcar recently purchased by Mr…
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THE Brisbane correspondent of the S. M. Herald wires :—Correspondence has been carried on for some time past between the Commissioner of the…
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SIR,—Having a few months ago bought this most important question before the Merewether Council, and being then successful in getting a vote passed unanimously in…
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Messrs. Creer and Fletcher also waited upon the Minister for Works to protest against the injustice intended to be done to Newcastle…
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THE following letter has been received by Mr. Creer:— "Department of Railways, "Sydney, September 29th, 1887…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local Inauguration of the Tram System—tardy Justice
IT will be remembered that the first running of the tram hero was marked by a series of mistakes, misfortunes, and misforgivings. Numbers of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →To Raymond Terrace by Train and Coach. to the Editor
SIR—Travellers are constantly put to considerable inconvenience when leaving Newcastle by the 7.15 train, expecting to meet the coach at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Important Sale of Railway Contractors' Plant
THOSE contemplating adding to their stock of plant are again reminded that on Thursday and Friday next Messrs. Thos. Cox and Co. will sell by auction £0,000 worth of…
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A SERIOUS collision occurred on the line at Parramatta a few minutes before 8 o'clock on Sunday night, between a special goods train and a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Original Poetry. the Tay Bridge
THE new Tay Bridge may God protect, Winds, waves and storms, may le direct, And this great bridge, broad long and deep, May He for ages safely keep…
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OUR attention has been very properly called to the remarkable difference between the fares upon the southern and northern sections of what is termed…
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