Islington. Railway Cricket Club Social
The members of the Railway Cricket Club held a social evening in the Islington Mechanics' Institute on Queen's Birthnight. There were about 60 couples present,…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1897
393 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 20
Railway Fares
The action taken by Mr. J. Gillies, M.P., to procure a reduction in the railway fares from Newcastle to Maitland on Saturday and Sunday of each week similar to that which…
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Photographic railway tickets may some day become a reality if the news be true, as imparted by an American contemporary, that a wide-awake San Francisco photographer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Interruption to Railway Traffic. the Northern Mail Train Delayed. Embankments Washed Away. Serious Damage
FOR the first time since its construction the Pasturage Reserve drain has had to do full duty in the way of carrying, off the food waters of the low-lying ground about South…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Parliament. Tuesday, 1St June. Legislative Assembly. New Pyrmont Bridge Bill. Betting Houses Amendment Act. Payment by Weight in Mines. A Betting "Place," and the Control of Betting. Sydney
THE Speaker took the chair at 4.30 p.m. NEW BILLS. Mr. LEVIEN gave notice that he would move for leave to introduce a bill to amend…
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The motor cycle has made its debut in the streets of Melbourne at last. On Saturday and Sunday afternoons the strollers on St. Kilda Esplanade were somewhat startled by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Wednesday. New Lambton Road
MR. EDDEN, M.P., has received a notification from the Public Works Department that repairs to the main road within the borough of New Lambton are about to the undertaken…
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LONDON, Thursday.—A Belgian syndicate has taken a contract to build the Hongkong-Hankow section of the new Chinese railway, and have…
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THE report of the City Railway Extension Royal Commission was laid on the table of the Assembly this evening by Mr. Brunker. The following are the Commission's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland. Brisbane, Friday. Selling Railway Return Tickets
Two women were to-day fined £1 each and costs for illegally selling return railway tickets. JEWELLERY RECOVERED…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Australia. Adelaide, Sunday. Railway Carriage Lighting
The Railway Department have determined to adopt Pinch's gas for lighting carriages on the broad gauge lines, and will probably soon extend the system to the narrow gauge…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland. Brisbane, Monday. Railway Revenue
The traffic earnings of the Queensland railways for the month of May show a net increase of £8553. The principal increases are in the southern division, £1036; in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Parliament. Tuesday, 8Th June. Legislative Assembly. Agricultural Experts City Railway Extension. Costly Sleeping Quarters. Mounted Troops and Spanish Strikers. the Speaker took the chair at 4.30 p.m. Answers to Questions
Mr. SYDNEY SMITH, in reply to Mr. HAYNES, said no cotton expert had yet been appointed, nor was there any intention to appoint one. A tobacco expert had been…
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Before the Chamber of Commerce depitation departed, Mr. Eddy took occasion to state that the railway finances for this year were most cheering, and hinted that the…
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THE Railway Commissioners, Messrs. Eddy, Fehon, and Oliver, arrived in Newcastle by special train at 11.45 a.m. yesterday, being accompanied by Messrs. Kirkaldie (Chief…
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The MAYOR of Hamilton (Alderman Sharp) and Aldermen GARDINER and LYNCH brought several matters under the notice of the Commissioners. The first, was the extension of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Parliament. Wednesday, 9Th June, 1897. Legislative Assembly. City and North Sydney Railway Bill. Public Roads Bill. Conference between the two Houses. Land and Income Tax Maladministration. Sydney, Wednesday. the Speaker took the chair at 4.30 p.m
THE SPEAKER took the chair at 4.30 p.m. Mr. BRUNKER, in reply to Mr. E. M. CLARK, said that the Newcastle Marine Board recommended Captain W. Crossman for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Broadmeadow-adamstown Tram. Sydney
Mr. EDDEN received a letter from the Under Secretary for Works, in reply to his letter of the 2nd instant urging the construction of a tramline from Broadmeadow to Adamstown,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Wednesday. City Railway Extension
At the City Council meeting to-day Alderman Taylor said that something should be done by the council to protest against the taking over of any portion of Hyde Park for…
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Mr. J. Gillies, M.P., has received a communication from the Railway Department, notifying that the Railway Commissioners will arrive at West Maitland Railway…
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