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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport
518 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 26
It will take three transports to take away the Bushman's Contingents. The two vessels sent here by the British Government are supposed to have accommodation for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →LONDON, Friday.—The Boers assert that they compelled an armored train, with a force of 2000 men, which was threatening their right on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →What appears to have been a deliberate attempt to wreck the 6.30 p.m. train from Milson's Point was made near the Artarmon Station last night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Some very interesting experiments were made at the Rand wick range on Friday to test the feasibility of detecting smokeless powder. The disadvantages of not being…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →LONDON, Wednesday.—A severe blizzard has swept over England. Great damage was done to the telegraph lines, and the railways were blocked…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Young-road committee held a meeting at Sheedy's Hotel last night. There was a full attendance, and Mr. George Hardy presided. The inward…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The £200 grant obtained by Mr. Griffith, M.P., for the repairs of streets within the municipality is now being expended. The labourers commenced…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Good progress is being made with the tram extension to the municipality, and if the weather is favourable, by the middle of next week the cutting down…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →LONDON, Saturday.—General French covered 75 miles in four days, heavily encumbered though he was by a gigantic supply train. On his way north he…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Bushmen have gone into three days' Bush training. Certain wicked persons say it is for the purpose of losing their officers. Happily the Bush is mere…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The fortnightly meeting of the Toronto-road committee was held on Saturday night at the Pictaul Ten Gardens, Mr. Casles, vice-president, in the chair. Two communications…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →William Charles Murray, tramway inspector, summoned John Aitcheson for having on the 12th instant, at Adamstown-road, smoked in a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →LONDON, Tuesday.—General Lord Methuen traversed Magersfontein, and arrived at Kimberley unopposed, A 12-pounder gun was captured at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Metropolitan and District Railways, according to the "Railway Herald," are not alone in their flirtations with electricity. The Berlin Underground Company…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A new species of mountain railroad has been devised in Germany. It consists of an electrically worked rope railway, the railway being in sections, the cars being…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →LONDON, Friday.—The Australian troops frustrated an attempt by the Boers to cut the railway line near Naauwpoort…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Messrs. A. and J. Shedden, the contractors for the erection of the new Carrington bridge are making excellent headway, and it is expected that…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The District Engineer in charge of the reads in this district visited the Bay last week. It is, understood that he intends making a deviation and forming a road…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →In consequence of representations made by Mr. Watkins, M.P., relative to matters in connection with the season ticket rates on the local tramway, the following…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The long advocacy of this road has been wearisome, and the progress made often hardly perceptible. A history of the agitations as carried on by the progress…
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