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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport
393 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 20
The Government has accepted the tender of Wilcocks and Co., of £65,136, for the construction of the North and South Rockhampton railway, including the bridge over the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Thursday.—Mr. Kigston, the Premier of South Australia, will obtain data while in London for the guidance of the South Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A BANKRUPT in the Bankruptcy Court told a rather curious story to-day. He stated that he had been a grocer in Surry Hills, and at present resided at the Glebe. His…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. J. Gillies has received from Mr. Thos-Clarke, hon. secretary to the Walgett Railway League, the following letter:—"I have the honour to inform you that a mass meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →LONDON, Sunday.—A distressing accident has occurred at Welshampton. An excursion train became derailed, and many of the carriages…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →IN response to the intimation received from the Railway Commissioners that they would reach West Maitland at 10 minutes past 12 o'clock yesterday, Mr. J. Gillies, M.P., with…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE Railway Commissioners, Messrs. Eddy, Fehon, and Oliver, accompanied by Mr. Firth (the Engineer for Existing Lines), Mr. Fraser (Assistant Engineer for Existing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON Tuesday.—The earthquake in India affected Simla, Agra, and Bombay, and was terrific in its effects at Darjeeling, where many houses…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Railway Commissioner has agreed to grant the railway employees Monday and Tuesday next as holidays on full pay. THE ATTACK ON THE TREASURER…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Tuesday.—Serious complaints have been made that the railway rates charged by the Netherlands Company on the lines feeding that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →EXTENSIVE preparations are still being made in Newcastle for the due celebration of her Majesty's record reign, and it is anticipated that the display on Monday and Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Saturday.—Mr. Hooley, the millionaire, has completed arrangements through the British Foreign Office for carrying out a great scheme of railway…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In 1854 the first batch of navvies arrived in Newcastle by the ship Ellenborough, and commenced the construction of the Hunter River railway, under a company…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →STELLA BECKMAN, aged 5 years, was knocked down by a tram at the junction of Redfern and Regent streets last night, and received injuries which resulted in almost immediate…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MESSRS. GRIFFITH and Thomson, Ms.P., to-day interviewed the Minister for Works, and asked on behalf of the Hamilton Council that £500 be placed on the next estimates for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SOME experiments with a compressed air motor were made some time ago on the Pennyslvanian railroad. The motor used air stored in reservoirs, at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The contract for the construction of the North and South Rockhampton junction railway, which includes bridge over the Fitzroy River, which will cost in all over…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →J. K. SMART, a guard on the railway, was injured yesterday whilst engaged uncoupling some coal waggons on the Newcastle side of the High Level Bridge. By some means,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE SPEAKER took the chair at 4 30 p m. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS Mr. FEGAN asked the Secretary for Mines:—1. When have surveys been made…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The continued wet weather combined by the heavy traffic has made the Glebe-Adamstown road in a deplorable state. The road is within the municipalities of Adamstown,…
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