Adamstown. Funeral Train
For some time past the arrangements for the funeral train have been far from satisfactory to the residents. Under existing arrangements the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1898
351 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 18
Railway Sleepers
IN connection with the agitation which has been raised at Narrabri regarding the price for railway sleepers it would appear from inquiries made that the prices wary generally,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →District News. Hamilton. Railway Band Social
THE members of the Railway String Band gave another of their enjoyable socials last evening in the Ambulance-hall, and as usual their philanthropic services were given this…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—At a conference of the Associated Chambers of Commerce held in London to-day it was resolved to urge upon the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Randwick Tram Shed Destroyed. Sydney
EARLY this morning the Randwick tram sheds were destroyed by fire. Constable Maher, of Waverley, gave the alarm as speedily as possible by telephone, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Collision in London. Three Passengers Killed
LONDON, Monday.—A collision occurred to-day between two passenger trains on the South-Eastern railway at New Cross (South London). Three…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Electric Trams in America
THERE are 14,000 mile of electric tramway in the United States, as against a poor 80 miles in the United Kingdom. That is a comparison…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Toronto-teralba Road. Sydney
A DEPUTATION consisting of Messrs. H. C. Wheeler, W. T. Dick, J. Gillies, and D. Storey, Ms.P., D. J. M'Lean, L. Arnott, R. Roay, H. Moore, P. R. Cook, J. T. Walker,…
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THE Belgian State railways have under their serious consideration the establishment of an overhead single rail between Brussels and Antwerp,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Record Railway Speed
TRIAL runs made with some now Midland engines have established a record. The exp[?]mnet was made with a load of about 150 tons on a moderately falling gradient—chiefly…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Action of Railway Employees
A very large meeting of railway employees was held on Sunday morning, March 27th, for the purpose of taking into consideration the advisability of assisting the widows…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accident on the Railway Line
A sensational accident occurred on the railway line between the two platforms at High-Street station on Tuesday evening at about half-past 10 o'clock, resulting in the death of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Waratah Railway Lines
Sir,—I notice by your report of the Wickham Council meeting, published to-day, that Alderman J. B. Barclay states "he had done right In the matter of the proposed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Klondyke Railway Scheme
LONDON, Thursday.—The Canadian Senate has rejected the contract for the construction of a railway to the Klondyke…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatality at Hexham. a Railway Officer Killed
WHILE engaged yarding horse at Hexham on Saturday morning, Mr. Robert Carpenter, the night officer at the local railway station, was violently thrown from his horse, as the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Employees' Annual Picnic
THE railway and tramway traffic and permanent way employees, with their wives and children, held their annual picnic yesterday at Foronto. The first train bearing the first…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Waratah. That Railway Drain
For over two years past the municipal council have been hammering away both by correspondence and personal interviews to try and induce the railway officials to have…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Road Vote
Mr. J. N. Brunker, M.P., has been instrumental in the granting of a special vote of £60 for expenditure on the road leading from Louth Park to the Mount Vincent-road. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Queensland. Brisbane, Thursday. the Gulf Cloncurry Railway
It is stated on good authority that the Government will refuse to sanction a land grant for a railway from the Gulf to Cloncurry. THE CARRIAGE OF MEAT…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Plattsburg Tramway
SIR,—It would seem that after many years a movement is cow on foot to again raise the question of the tramway terminus, as a matter not so much affecting the convenience…
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