Road Work
Many of the thoroughfares in the Maitland district are getting into bad condition, and it is imperative that repairs should be effected without delay. The Northern road especially…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1895
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Proposed New Rule of the Road
The proposed new rule of the road at sea has given rise to an important correspondence between the Liverpool Steamship Owners' Association and the Marine Department of the Board of Trade…
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The indefatigable exertions of Mr. J. Gillies, M.P., in the interests of his constituents, have again been rewarded. A communication has just been received from…
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Mr. Sam Wall, working foreman for the borough of West Maitland, has been seen at Campbell's Hill once or twice this week. The object of his visits has become apparent…
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The work which has recently been carried out on the Fishery Creek-road has placed the thoroughfare in very good condition. At the present time Councillor O'Hearn, of the…
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THE ex-Greta miners employed on road work to the number of 80 have now settled down to their labour, and are seemingly content. The gangs are divided into squads of eight…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland. Brisbane, Sunday. Railway Freight Reductions
The railway freights on maize and wheat will be reduced by one-half when intended for export beyond the colonies…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Victoria Bridge
Some time ago it was announced that the Minister for Works intended calling for tenders for the erection of a structure to take the place of the temporary bridge which…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Victoria. Melbourne, Tuesday. Railway Inquiry Board
The Railway Board has furnished a report of its proceedings to the press. It states that it has made extensive inquiries into the working and condition of the railways, and will…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Zealand. Auckland, Monday. Railway Accident
The ordinary train collided at Oamaru with a Sunday-school excursion train. The engine was slowing down at the time, and the force of the impact was considerably moderated…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway and Road Traffic
FOR some time past the competition of teamsters with the railways of New South Wales has been of a very marked character. Doubtless it has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Accident in Cornwall. Thirty Persons Injured
LONDON, Monday.—A serious railway accident has occurred at Bodmin, in Cornwall. A heavily laden excursion train ran off the rails…
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The rain yesterday had such an injurious effect on the chances of profit to these departments that the results were most disappointing. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Returns
The railway returns for Easter at West Maitland show a slight increase on the figures for the corresponding period last year. At Church-street station during…
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The work of repairing the Dunmore Bridge is progressing slowly, but some difficulty would be experienced in estimating when it will be completed. During the last…
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A DEPUTATION, consisting of several Ms.P., and Mr. Alexander Brown, M.L.C., together with a number of residents of the north-western district, waited on the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle Harbour Improvements. Inquiry by the Works Committee. Evidence by the Secretary of Railways. Sydney
THE Public Works Committee met at 2 o'clock this afternoon and continued the hearing of evidence regarding the proposed harbour improvements at Newcastle. Mr. Ewing, M.P.,…
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MR. FEHON, one of the Railway Commissioners, has returned to Sydney after being present at the conference of railway commissioners in Melbourne. In regard to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Australia. Adelaide, Sunday. the Railway Board
Sir Jenkin Coles, Speaker of the House of Assembly, speaking at Kapunda, denied having applied for the position of sole chairman of the Railway Board, or that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway and Colonial Federation
THE negotiations which are taking place between the Railway Commissioners of New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia with reference to…
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