The Motor 'Bus
The problem of street locomotion is still being pursued towards a satisfactory solution—by motors. For some time motor omnibuses have been…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1898
351 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 18
Railway Accident at Hamilton. the Mail Engine Derailed. Three Passengers Slightly Injured. Departmental Inquiry Held
Quite a little sensation was created at Hamilton on Saturday afternoon by the derailing of the engine of the northern mail train. Fortunately the speed was not…
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Sir,—A short time ago the Oakdale Progress Committee was politely informed, that there was not sufficient traffic on the road leading from the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British Railway Enterprise in China. the Yang-tse-kiang Line
LONDON, Thursday.—Mr. Balfour, the First Lord of the Treasury, states that the British Government is not prepared to guarantee the cost of…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—The "Standard" states that the Marquis of Salisbury and Mr. Chamberlain are favourable to the proposal of Mr. Cecil…
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The motor-waggon for the transport of merchandise along the highways has not yet "arrived." The competition instituted at Liverpool by the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →International News. the Burmah-chinese Railway. Concession to Britain
LONDON, Friday.—Mr. G. N. Curzon, the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, speaking in the House of Commons last night, stated…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Sydney Letter. a Reid-barton Coalition. Must Defeated Ministers Resign? the Masonic Ball. Death of an Eminent Clergyman. "Room for the Leper." an Early Spring in Sydney. the Electric Tramway. "Didn't I Tell You So." Sydney, August 1st
Regarding Mr. Barton's prospective seat and what Mr. Reid will do to fill the three portfolios which the defeat of Messrs. Smith Garrard, and Could…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Answer to Mr. Eden George's Utterances at Wickham on Railway Men
Sir,—Mr. Eden George made very inaccurate statements in his candidature for Wickham, and his informant ought to pray every night and…
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A short time ago reference was made to the action of busmen making a divergence off the direct line of route when plying to and from the city. Their reason for so doing,…
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Sir,—The opportunity now available to the Chamber of Commerce to change its coat of arms with the concurrence of the Australian Herald's College—public…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. Eden George and the Railway Men
Sir,—I do not know if Mr. T. Hays intends his letter of to-day as an answer to the above, or that his safety valves are weak and cause him to blow…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →British Railways in China. the Defence of British Enterprise. Important Statement by Lord Salisbury
LONDON, Tuesday.—In the House of Lords last night the Marquis of Salisbury, replying to a question by the Earl of Kimberley (leader of the…
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Sir,—I can only reply to the letter of "Driver No. 2" when he signs his real name, like I did mine; and he must be a railway man, and not shoot…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Russia and China. a British Railway Syndicate. Extension of Time Granted
LONDON, Wednesday.—It is reported that the Chinese Government has granted extension of time for the finding of capital for the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Eden George and the Railway Men
Sir,—Just a line in reply to Mr. T. Hays. I may remind him that discretion is the better part of valor. I am not a coward, but I do not want to give the satellites of any…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Serious Tram Accident. Man's Leg Cut Off
Between 7 and 8 o'clock last evening a man named Richard Walmsley, a resident of Merewether, met with a serious accident in Scott-street through being knocked down by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Mania in China
There seems to be a real danger (says the "Spectator") of a kind of railway mania breaking out in China—only the rivals, instead of fighting…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Adamstown. Railway Crossing
There are great complaints at times of the great delay caused to traffic at the Adamstown railway crossing. It is high time that a man was placed at the station specially to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Russian Influence in China. a Railway Loan. the Situation Grave
LONDON, Friday.—The report that the negotiations of the British syndicate with the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation for a…
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