Tramway-laying by Steam
A REMARKABLE feat in tramway building has, according to the Electrical Engineer, New York, been accomplished at Bound Brook, N.J., by the construction of 2½ miles of line,…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1898
351 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 18
Trains and Trams
The train and tram services were in considerable request throughout the holidays, the tram service yesterday being largely patronised by suburban…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Singular Railway Accident. Sydney
A YOUNG man named Harold Humphries had his foot badly crushed last night while proceeding to Sydney in the Northern passenger train. When the train was passing through…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shocking Railway Accident. Twenty-five Volunteers Injured
LONDON, Tuesday.—A dreadful railway accident occurred yesterday near Bisley, at which place the Easter volunteer encampment was being…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Russia's Great Siberian Railway. a Large Order for America
LONDON, Wednesday.—The Times says that with the object of expediting the completion of the Trans-Siberian railway, Russia has ordered from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Russian Railway Scheme
LONDON, Wednesday.—A German and Belgian Company has been formed to promote the construction of a railway from the shores of the Caspian…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Chinese Embroglio. British and French Interests. the Railway Concessions
LONDON, Wednesday.—The Times Pekin correspondent states that France has not secured exclusive rights in the provinces of Kwantung, Kwangsi, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Recent Railway Accident
IT appears that the recent railway accident to the train on the Northern line was more serious than at first supposed, no less than three axles having been broken. The train…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →St John's, Lake road. Parochial and Synodical Elections
A MEETING, over which Archdeacon Bode presided, was held in St. John's schoolroom on Easter Tuesday, when the following elections and appointments took place:—Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wallsend. the Tramway
The question asked by Alderman Drummond at a meeting of the Wallsend Council some time ago as to whether there was any probability of the tram terminus being shifted…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Smallest Electric Motor
A watchmaker and electrician has built for himself a very effective and novel scarf pin in the form of a tiny electric motor. Although it weighs only one pennyweight…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Waratah. Railway Drain
In order that the necessary work of cleaning. the railway drain from the Waratah Railway Station south-easterly might not be delayed into the winter months and result in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Railway Commissioners on Tour
The Railway Commissioners, Messrs. Oliver, Echon, and Kirkoaldie, accompanied by Messrs. T. R. Firth (engineer.in.chief), J. Harper (chief traffic manager), W. G…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Protection at Bishop's Bridge
Mr. Spinney presided at a meeting of Protectionists at Bishop's Bridge on Thursday night, where there was an attendance of about 40 persons. Messrs. H. L. Whittell…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Plattsburg. Work on the Roads
We have great pleasure in publishing the following letter, received by Mr. D. Watkins, M.P.:—"Department of Labour and Industry, Sydney, 21st April, 1898. Sir,—I am…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Outrage in Spain. the American Minister's Train Stoned
LONDON, Saturday.—This afternoon the train which was conveying General Woodford, the American Minister from Madrid was stoned at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tram Accident in Sydney. Sydney
A YOUNG man named Peter Tolin, a tram conductor, sustained terrible injuries at Moore Park this afternoon while endeavouring to carry out his ticket collecting duty in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accident on the Tramline. a Horse Mutilated
CONSIDERABLE inconvenience was caused to passengers on the Wallsend and Plattaburg tramline last night by reason of a motor getting off the line near the Lambton…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bushrangers in the Transvaal. a Train Stuck Up. £400 STOLEN
LONDON, Wednesday.—Three bush-RANGERS Stopped a train from Pretoria to Delagoa Bay, and stole £400…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Narrabri-walgett Railway. Public Works Committee in Newcastle
Messrs. T. T. Ewing. M.P. (chairman), the Hon. C. J. Roberts, M.L.C., and Mr. J. L. Fegan, M.P., of the Public Works Committee, sat at the Great Northern Hotel on…
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