The Latest New Motor
It is stated that a lady has devised and patented a detachable motor, which shall be alike available for a family carriage, a farm waggon, a common cart, a plough, a…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1897
393 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 20
Railway Federation
AT a time when the subject of the railways bulks largely in discussions on Australian Federation the great necessity which exists for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Accident at Redfern. a Car Derailed. Several Persons Injured. Sydney
A RAILWAY accident occurred just outside Redfern station this morning, the effects of which, so far as personal injury is concerned, were comparatively slight. The scene of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Sulphide Corporation. Buildings Completed. Ready for Work on a Large Scale. Special Train Appointed
LARGE as are the buildings at Cookle Creek, they cannot provide mechanical and labouring work for all time. Many employees of the Sulphide Corporation engaged in…
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Several complaints have been made regarding the state of the road from West Maitland to Paterson via Tocal, and indignation is expressed that repairs have not…
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Mr. G. W. N. Brunker, secretary to the Maitland District Council, has received a communication from the Works Department, stating that the Minister had approved of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →An Acetylene Motor Car
A FIRM of Italian engineers has recently constructed some small cars which are propelled by motors driven by acetylene gas. The charge…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Gas for Motor-cars
Now that motor-cars are more than in the air, it is interesting to know that Mr. L. de Silva points out the following advantages as likely to accrue from the application of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Zealand Midland Railway. Appointment of a Receiver
LONDON, Friday.—Mr. Justice Kokewich has appointed Mr. Alexander Young, of the firm of Turquand, Young, Bishop, and Clarke,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Newcastle Elopement. the Tram Superintendent a Party
DURING last week it was rumoured throughout the city that Mr. J. W. Tyrer, the superintendent of Government tramways, who had left Newcastle on his holidays, had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wollombi Road
The Government have within the last year or two expended a considerable sum of money on the road connecting West Maitland and Wollombi, but there is no…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →New Railway Carriages. Second Class Accommodation. Sydney
A TRIAL trip was made yesterday of a new class of second-class railway carriage, the trip being on the Illa[?]arra line. The new carriages are a great improvement on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dudley Miners' Train
A deputation from Dudley miners accompanied by Mr. A. Brown, M.L.C., waited upon Mr. Kitching, the railways traffic manager, respecting the running of a train for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Passes for Candidates
A deputation representing the Australian Federation League waited upon the Colonial Secretary to-day, and asked that free railway passes should be granted to candidates for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →General News. Railway Porters From England
A number of experienced railway porters recently arrived in West Australia from England. These men will certainly find work in the dry and thirsty west very different from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney City Railway Extension. The Royal Commission. Sydney
THE Royal Commission, consisting of the members of the Public Works Committee, appointed by the Government to inquire "as to the expediency and best methods of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Fastest Railway Train
It is claimed, says an English journal, that the Caledonian early morning train from Carlisle to Aberdeen is the fastest train in the world. An expert in speed who made the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Competition with the Railways. Wool Teams on the Road
THE appearance in Watt-street yesterday of six teams comprising eight horses each was something of a novelty. On inquiry it was ascertained that, in consequence of the high…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A New Motor Tricycle
The motor tricycle made its first appearance in Edinburgh recently. It is fitted with the de-Dion petroleum motor—the invention of Count de-Dion-and is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queensland. Brisbane, Wednesday. Railway Tenders
The Railway Commissioners will call for tenders shortly for the construction of a short section of railway connecting North and South Rockhampton. The length will be…
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