International News. Railway Concessions in China. a Franco-belgian Loan
LONDON, Wednesday.—It is announced that a Franco-Belgian loan of £4,500,000 at 5 per cent., in gold, has been secured for the construction of…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1899
596 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 30
RAILWAY v. Islington Match. (To the Sporting Editor.)
Sir, Allow me to state a few facts with reference to the above match. It has already admitted that the Railway C.C. violated two distinct rules in the official…
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A Philadelphia paper calmly announces that the trains in Australia carry first, second, and third class passengers without any distinction of cars. The only…
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That much vexed question, the new road, is again the subject of much irritation amongst those most concerned, and why the department do not proceed with the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →RAILWAY v. Islington Match. (To the Sporting Editor.)
Sir,—From the tone of a couple of letters which have appeared in your columns it would seem as if the committee of the Newcastle District Cricket Association had done…
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In the colony of Queensland in days gone by, the construction of railways led to much rivalry between the coast towns, and in several instances…
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Some little time ago the Minister for Works instructed one of his officers to make an estimate of the cost of constructing a tramline from Manly to Newport, via…
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LONDON, Saturday.—Mr. Alfred Morine, Receiver-General of Newfound land, was recently suspended in consequence of allegations against him in…
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LONDON, Saturday.—The Great Western Railway Company of Tasmania, which has been formed for the purpose of constructing a railway…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Islington and Railway Cricket Match. (To the Sporting Editor.)
Sir,—Having noticed the different versions of this vexed subject by different writers, I cannot let it pass unnoticed. One writer states a few facts of one side. I…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Deputation to the Minister for Works. The Port Stephens Road. SYDNEY
A deputation, consisting of Messrs. Dick, Price, Watkins, Thompson, Fegan and Edden, Ms.P., waited on the Minister for Works at Parliament House…
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Mr. Edden drew attention to the urgent necessity for an extension of the tramline from Broadmeadow to Adamstown, and said he had seen the…
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Sir,—I notice that the business people of your town and the Chamber of Commerce are awakening to the fact that their port is shortly, in all probability, to lose the…
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An original idea was mooted some months ago in Paris by M. Felix Dubois, an explorer who has accomplished some good work, and whose account of his…
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For years past the extension of railway communication to the immense pastoral and agricultural district, of which Walgett is the centre,…
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An enthusiastic meeting of members of the local branch of the Railway Institute, and students attending the classes, was held in the reading-room last night, Mr. W. S…
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One important feature of the agitation which is taking place regarding the route to be adopted for the railway line to Walgett is the attitude of the…
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The question of the proposed city railway extension was considered by the Cabinet to-day, and it was decided to submit a scheme to Parliament next session, which,…
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LONDON, Wednesday—Two Chinese and three Europeans have been appointed as directors of the Tientsin-Chinkiang railway…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—Sir John Lubbock, M.P., who presided at the meeting of the London Trust Company, Limited, yesterday, expressed…
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