Compressed Air Motors
Compressed air motors have been in successful operation in France for many years, and they are now rapidly establishing themselves in public favour in the United States…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1897
393 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 20
Fearful Outrage Near Salonica. Railway Bridge Blown Up. Turkish Train Wrecked. Many Turks Drowned
LONDON, Sunday. — News of a terrible outrage is reported from Salonica, the second commercial city of Turkey in Europe. While a train conveying…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →General News. a Busy Underground Railway
Notwithstanding the discomforts attending travelling by the London Metropolitan railway, and the numerous competitors it has in the shape of new omnibus lines and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Short Railways. MR. H. C. Stanley's Visit to Europe
LONDON, Wednesday.—The chief engineer for the Southern and Western lines in Queensland, Mr. H. C. Stanley, who is on a visit to Europe,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District News. Wallsend. Roads
IT is the intention of Mr. O. G. Morton, road superintendent, to shortly take charge of the Parramatta district. During that gentleman's supervision of the roads in this…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Federation of the Railways
THE subject of the control of the railways has made its appearance at an early stage of the deliberations of the Federation Convention. It will be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Railway Extension. Sydney
THE City Railway Extension Royal Commission eat again to-day, when Mr. E. Maxted, manager of the Benevolent Asylum, was examined as to the operations of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Friday. Morre-inverhll Railway
THE Public Works Committee this afternoon further debated Mr Roberts' motion that the proposed railway from Moree to Inverell should be carried out. Mr. Wright moved…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Russian Railway System. a Large Loan. for Purposes of Extension
LONDON, Monday.—It is announced to-day that Russia intends shortly to borrow nine millions sterling for the purpose of extending and improving…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Federal Convention. Railway Problems. Work of Constitutional and Judiciary Committees. Adelaide
The Federal Convention opened its third week to-day with a short sitting. Mr. Eddy, Chief Railway Commissioner of New South Wales, was present in the vice-regal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Employees' Picnic. Great Gathering at Toronto
THE annual picnic of the traffic and permanent way railway and tramway employees took place at Toronto yesterday, and passed off most enjoyably. It took four long…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District Roads
The roads generally in the Maitand district are a good deal cut up as a result of the constant traffic during the protracted drought. The formation requires a certain…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Morpeth Bridge
A petition is in circulation in Phoenix Park against the approach of the bridge being carried through Nowland's land to a point in the road scarcely two feet above river level,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Scotch Creek Bridge
Considerable satisfaction is expressed by persons resident between Morpeth and Raymond Terrace at the acceptance on the part of the Government of tenders for the erection…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway From Valparaiso to Buenos Ayres
The Chilian Government has opened negotiations for the completion of the Trans-Andine Railway. It is probable that Congress will accede to the request of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Wednesday. a Tram Block
CONSIDERABLE delay was caused to the eastern suburbs' tram traffic this morning by an accident to a motor in Oxford-street. The axle snapped. The traffic was blocked and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →English Labour Troubles. the Recent Railway Strike
LONDON, Tuesday.—The employees of the North Eastern Railway Company, who lately went out on strike, have agreed to submit the matters in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queensland. Brisbane, Wednesday. Railway Tender Accepted
A recommendation from the Railway Commissioners in favour of the acceptance of Wilcocks and Company's tender for the construction of the Broadmount railway at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Nile As a Motor
The forces of Nature will soon be turned to the best advantage by the enterprising electrician. Hitherto the utilitarian only saw in a waterfall power which if turned to account…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Narrabri-walgett Railway
The Minister for Works and party of members of Parliament and other gentlemen journeyed northward by the mail train last night with the object of attending the…
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