Cairo to Cape Railway
LONDON, Sunday.—Mr. Cecil Rhodes is negotiating with the King of the Belgians, as head of the Congo Free State, with regard to the ultimate…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1899
596 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 30
A Sydney Letter. the Fight for the Capital. How Mr. Barton Spurs Mr. Reid. a Paddington Comedy. More About the Tank-stream. the New Tramway System. a Hint to Newcastle. the Hawker Pest in the Suburbs. What Should We Eat to Be Saved? Sydney
Where do you want the capital? Apparently every man who can write a passable newspaper letter Imagines that this question is addressed to himself. Christmas…
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The Great Union Pacific Railway is 7776 miles in length, and the longest direct line between two places, which is part of that railway, is from New York to San…
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LONDON, Friday.—The loan of £2,500,000 for the construction of the Ninchwang railway, Northern China, has been subscribed five times over…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Platform at Newtown
Sir,—Having noticed with great pleasure that the question of constructing a railway platform at Newtown is being brought under the notice of the Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Tram Traffic
The continued pressure of the crowd to get a view of the fire rendered great precaution necessary in the management of the tram traffic. The great point of interest…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Construction in China. the Canton-hankau Line. a British Syndicate Secures a Concession
LONDON, Wednesday.—A British syndicate has secured a concession for the construction of the Canton-Hankau railway…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland District Glenarvon Road
The following letter will be of interest to farmers and others who are obliged to use Glenarvon-road, which is badly in need of repair. The letter has been received from…
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It is stated that a British syndicate has secured a concession for the construction of the Canton-Hankow railway. If the news should prove to be…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—The Russian Government its accelerating the construction of the railway from the Caspian Sea to Bender Abbas, on the…
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An electric railway train service has been put into operation between Berlin and Zehlendorff, 7.5 miles distant, says the "Mechanical Engineer." The train is made…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Disastrous Railway Collision. Twenty-one Killed. One Hundred Injured
LONDON, Sunday.—An express train from Mons to Brussels yesterday during a fog ran into and telescoped a train at the Forest Station, near the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE Mystery of Mordaunt Hall. CHAPTER I. the Slaneys on the Tramp
Are we almost there, Bill? I am dead beat—I cannot go farther. Yonder are some lights—let us rest there." The man looked round at the piteous…
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The terrible railway disaster near Brussels exemplifies the danger which may result from the unskilful application of one of the greatest aids to the…
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LONDON, Monday.—There were 800 passengers in the Mons express train, which telescoped a train near Forest station, Brussels, during a dense fog…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maitland District Maitland District Roads
The residents of East Greta have every reason to be satisfied with the manner in which Mr. Sam Apthorpe, the contractor for the work, is carrying out the repairs…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Advance of the Electric Tram
The average render has probably little or no idea of the "extent to which electric tramways have been adopted in the cities and towns of the United States. A recent…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Critical State of Affairs in Peking. the Railway Dispute
LONDON, Wednesday.—Reuter's correspondent at Peking reports that the situation, there is exceedingly critical. A crisis has been" brought about…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Morpeth Bridge Approach
The following is a copy of a letter received from the Public Works Department by the Maitland District Council, in reply to an application In connection with the…
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Some little time ago tenders' were called for the construction of the" road bridge over Cockle Creek-which Mr. D. Watkins, M.P., has so long advocated. The tenders,…
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