The Railway to Khartoum
LONDON, Monday.—The railway from Cairo to Khartoum will be completed in November…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1899
596 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 30
An Automatic Railway
An inenious device known as an automatic railway is in use at the coal hoists of the Calumet and Heela Copper Company, and is described in a paper recently read…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Minister for Public Instruction in Newcastle. an Official Visit to Adamstown. Tram Extension and Other Local Requirements
The Hon. J. A. Hogue, Minster for Public Instruction and Labour commenced a big day's work yesterday when he left the Great Northern Hotel…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Disaster in Tasmania. Three Men Killed. LAUNCESTON
A fatal accident occurred to-day at Pieman Bridge, on the Emu Bay railway, resulting in the death of three men and the serious injury of another. It appears that the…
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The persistent agitation of the inhabitants of Adamstown for some time past in order to obtain the boon of tramway communication deserves a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →St. John's Lake-road
The services held in St. John's Church yesterday morning and evening were most attractive. As usual on Easter Sunday the Church was beautifully decorated with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sensational Tram Collision. Five Persons Injured. Sydney
A tramway accident of a sensational character occurred on Saturday near Moore Park. The tramway traffic through Moore Park was of a specially heavy character,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Successful Railway Class
At the District Superintendent's office last night, Mr. W. G. Kitching presented the prizes and certificates won by the students attending the goods and coaching…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An Aerial Railway
A company has been formed, the capital secured, and the privileges obtained, to construct a species of aerial cable railroad across the very brink of Niagara Falls, and…
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Crude oil has been proved to be of use not only in suppressing the dust nuisance on railways, but in improving the condition of the highways. Through an accident…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Tramway Extension
Sir,—Your report of the visit of the Minister of Public Instruction to Adamstown show that an attempt was made to enlist his sympathy in favour of tram extension, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Terrible Railway Journey
The man who involuntarily travelled from London to Grantham under a railway carriage is interviewed in the February "Temple Magazine." He says:—I was…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Railways in the Soudan
LONDON, Thursday.—The British Government is studying the question of constructing a railway from Khartoum to Kassala, and thence to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →International News. Cape to Cairo Railway
LONDON, Thursday.—Germany guaranteed the interest upon the cost of the construction of the portion of the Cape to Cairo railway along the coast…
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Sir,—Permit me a small space in your valuable columns to draw your attention to the conduct of the railway officials at Newcastle railway…
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LONDON, Sunday.—The Emperor William intends to ask the Reichstag to guarantee the cost of the construction of the German section of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Railway Matter
Sir,—I would like to ask through your paper if the law with regard to smoking on the railway station has been done away with, as at present it is more honoured in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Uganda Railway
LONDON, Monday.—The railway from Uganda to the const of British East Africa has been completed for a distance of 279 miles…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Train "Held Up."
On some American railways the trains are occasionally "held up," by armed men. Mr. Charles de Lana Hine, in the "Century," tells anecdotes about the heroes of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Chinese Railway Loans. Success of Foreign Syndicates
LONDON, Wednesday.—Advices received from the Far East state that the Chinese Government has accepted a France-Belgian loan of four and a…
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