New Holdsworthy Bridge Opened. Sydney
THE Minister for Works opened the new Holdsworthy Bridge art Liverpool this afternoon. Mr. Lyne expressed gratification that he and the Government had been able to…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1894
407 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 21
The Victorian Railway Libel Action. Speight v. Syme. Melbourne
APPLICATION was made to the Full Court to-day on behalf of the defendant in the libel notion case, Speight v. Syme, to set aside judgment for £100 given on one issue, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Quarterly Statistics. Railway Coal Returns
FOR the quarter ending March 31st the quantity of coal hauled over the Government railways of this district shows a decrease of 23,920 tons as compared with the first three…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Bridge-street Burglary. Trial of Accused. Sentence of Death Passed. Sydney
AT the Central Criminal Court to-day, before Mr. Justice Stephen, the two men, Charles Montgomery and Thomas Williams, wore placed upon their trial on an indictment…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Infant Found in a Railway Carriage. Sad Story from Maitland
UPON the arrival of the 7.10 passenger train from Singleton at West Maitland yesterday morning, the attention of the railway officiels was called by several children in a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Proposed Tramway Extension to Belmont. Sydney
MR. A. EDDEN, M.P., has received the following letter from the Public Works Department:—"Sir,—With reference to your representations on the subject, I am directed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Wednesday, April 4. Mr. Eddy's Remarks on the Railways. Bank Notes Bill. Sydney
THE SPEAKER took the chair at 4.30 p.m. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. SEE, in answer to Mr. WILLIAMS, said it was not a fact that shortly before the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Accident in Victoria. Melbourne
As the Adelaide express was coming into West Footsoray station tits morning, a Cook's special train coming to Melbourne crossed the line in front of its trying to get to the siding…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Action Against the Railway Commissioners. Proudfoot's Case Commenced. Sydney
THE hearing of the case Proudfoot and Co, against the Commissioners for Railways was commenced before the Chief Judge in Equity this afternoon. The plaintiff's statement of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Parliament. Legislative Assembly. The Loan Estimates. Lithgow Water Supply. Glen Innes-Inverell Railway. Sydney
AFTER our report of the proceedings in the Assembly this morning concluded, the consideration of the loan estimates was resumed in committee of supply…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Proudfoot V. the Railway Commissioners. Sydney
THE suit of Proudfoot v. the Railway Commissioners of New South Wales was resumed in the Equity Court, before the Chief Judge, to-day. Mr. Pilcher, Q. C. Mr. A. H…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Merewether Tramway
THE Mayor of Merewether (Mr. T. Robson) has received intimation from Mr. Reeves inspector of railways and tramways, that a trail run on the Merewether Branch line with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Correspondence. Railway Crossings and Tramways. to the Editor
SIR,—"Facts are chiels that winna ding and daurna be disputed." Fact No. 1.—That between Parnell-place, Newcastle tramway terminus, and Steel-street, Hamilton,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Institute
A VERY successful smoke concert was given in the reading room of the local branch of the Railway Institute on Wednesday evening, being the occasion of an effort of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The West Australian Goldfields. a Tramp to Coolgardie. The New Find
FOLLOWING is the conclusion of the article on a trip to Coolgardie, taken from the Melbourne Standard, which was commenced in Monday's issue:—"We reached the new find…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Retrenchment in the Railway Service. a 10 per cent Reduction Proposed. Sydney
THE unsatisfactory position of the railway revenue for last quarter has been under the consideration of the Railway Commissioners for the past few days with a view to seeing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Bridge-street Criminals
THE case in which CHARLES MONTGOMERY and THOMAS WILLIAMS were charged with feloniously wounding Sergeant BOWDEN, of the Sydney police, with intent to murder…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Railway Department Retrenchment. Meeting of Employees. Sydney
THE decision of the Railway Commissioners, in view of the decreasing revenue in their department to effect considerable retrenchment, which has already been announced in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Rix's Creek Coal Mines. Loss of the Railway Contract
IN announcing that the Anvil Creek Colliery has obtained the contract for the supply of loco. coal to the depots at Singleton and northwards, a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Affairs
THE Railway Commissioners have for some time past been engaged in the difficult work of, making ends meet. The time seems fast approaching when…
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