Railway in Siberia
Russia is about to commence the construction of a railway through Siberia to the Pacific. The work is to be completed in five years…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1887
303 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 16
Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Tuesday. Mulwala Bridge
No communication as yet has been received from the Government of Victoria with reference to the bridge over the Murray at Mulwala…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Copeland's Motion of £250,000 for the Repair of Roads
As will have been seen by our telegrams, Mr. COPELAND'S motion to place the sum of £250,000 on the additional Estimates, for the forming…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Tramway and Lambton and Plattsburg Streets
THE following letter has been received by Mr. J. Creer, M.L.A.:— "Department of Railways, "Sydney, June 30, 1887…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Proposed High-level Bridge
WE have had the privilege, by the courtesy of Mr. G. Bewick, superintendent of the ways and works branch of the railway department, of an…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Tramway Fares
IN another column will be found a scale of fares which are intended to be charged on the tramway between Newcastle and Plattsburg. We have received the information…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wallsend Tram
AN experimental trip on the Newcastle-Wallsend tramline, as far as Lambton, was made on Saturday morning, when his Worship the Mayor, Mr. G…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Hawkesbury Bridge
FROM papers recently published, we are enabled to gather some interesting facts in connection with the above magnificent piece of work, which,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wallsend Tram
AN experimental through trip was made on the tram-line, from Newcastle to Wallsend, yesterday, and on the whole proved very successful. The trial was made under the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Tuesday. Great Northern Railway
GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. IT was stated in a return laid upon the table of the Legislative Assembly yesterday by the Colonial Treasurer…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Opening of the Tramway in Newcastle. to the Editor
SIR,âThe opening of the tramway for traffic in Newcastle will soon be an accomplished fact, and I trust that such an event will not be allowed to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Western Australia Railway
The Western Australian Bank offer £100,000 5 per cent. bonds for the construction of the Great Southern Railway of Western Australia. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Loans
For the Emu Bay to Mount Bischoff railway, Tasmania, shares to the amount of £60,000 and £125,000 worth of debentures at 4½ per cent…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wickham Road. to the Editor
SIR,—I now wish to draw your attention to the bad state of the roads in the Muncipality of Wickham—one in particular called Charlton-street. This street is most…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Local Tramway
WE were quite prepared for some hitch about the preliminary trial of the tram to Wallsend. It is a novel institution for the district, and we…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The North Coast Railway. Deputation to the Minister for Works. SYDNEY
THIS afternoon a deputation, consisting of a large number of members, were introduced to the Minister for Works to urge the construction of a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Correspondence the Wallsend Tram Line. to the Editor
SIR,âMany persons have contributed largely of their,means of purchasing laud, in hopes of being recouped by the popularity of the new tram line. I may say that I represent…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victoria. Melbourne, Thursday. Railway Communication
In reply to a large and influential deputation representing all the northern suburbs of Melbourne, the Premier admitted that the great and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Sydney Newcastle Railway
THE S. M. Herald states that a number of gentlemen interested in the opening of the new railway line from Gosford to Waratah met on Tuesday evening for the purpose…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Lake Road
TIME after time, lately, we have in these columns drawn attention to the disgraceful and dangerous condition of the Lake-road, and our Wallsend correspondent has also…
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