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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport
596 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 30
LONDON, Thursday—The "Times'" Pekin correspondent telegraphs that Great Britain has offered to assist China against any foreign Power in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—For some time the residents of Merewether have been agitating for one penny sections, believing that the same would pay most handsomely,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →LONDON, Thursday.—Russian insists upon the revision of the Niu-chwang railway loan agreement, but the British Government maintains that it is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →When strain conveying homewards a large number of the employees connected with the Islington Freezing Works, who had been holding a picnic at Ashbuton, it ran into…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →It is generally understood by the travelling public that the Railway Commissioners are disposed to deal leniently with those persons who use a first-class compartment when…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Conductor Woods, who was in charge of the Wallsend and Plattsburg tram that left town at 11 o'clock yesterday morning, had a very narrow escape of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The opening on Thursday of the great Central Railway Company's new trunk line from Annesley to London (92 miles) is perhaps the most important railway…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—Under the above heading in a sub-leader in last Friday's issue of the Newcastle "Herald" you make the following pertinent remark:—"The new legislation for the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The first interview of Mr. Cecil Rhodes with the Kaiser was, evidently of a very satisfactory nature. It is not every visitor to whom the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The roads around Newcastle, which are under the control of the Government, are, generally speaking, in a fair state of repair, but they could be…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Nayeeb Mosses pleaded! guilty to having travelled in a railway carriage on the 25th January Inst between Gosford and Fassifern…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Rhodes has come to an agreement with the German Emperor, and the Trans-African railway will be built in consequence, as shown in the accompanying map…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Friday.—A serious railway collision occurred in Egypt yesterday on the railway from Aboukir to Alexandria. A large number of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Sunday.—In connection with the arrangements concluded by Mr. Rhodes in Berlin for the construction of the Trans-African line of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Saturday.—A deputation or railway waggon-owners yesterday waited upon Mr. Ritchie, President of the Board of Trade, to protest against…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Sunday.—In connection with the arrangements concluded by Mr. Rhodes in Berlin for the construction of the Trans-African line of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Wednesday.—Herr von Bulow, the German Minister for Foreign Affairs, in the Reichstag last night declared that the negotiations…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A patent has just been granted in the States for a hall-bearing car truck. Wheels are entirely dispensed with, the car rests upon a line of steel ball bearings upon the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →LONDON, Thursday.—The Pen-y-coed Ironworks Company, of Philadelphia, has entered into a contract to deliver within six weeks the ironwork…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Thursday.—The "Daily Chronicle" states that Mr. Cecil Rhodes will forthwith ask the British Government whether it will guarantee…
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