Trains Passing Over Colenso Bridge
LONDON, Tuesday.— Trains now cross the Colenso bridge to General Buller's position with supplies prepartory to an advance…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1900
518 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 26
The Collingwood Railway
The railway to Collingwood via East Melbourne is proceeding rapidly. Persons who persist in terming Collingwood a "low locality" have no conception of the splendid…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—It has been found that, the Boers have destroyed with explosives the railway bridge over the Modder at Glen siding, north of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Making the New Tugela Bridge.—the World's Record Broken
A world's record for bridge building, says the "Birmingham Daily Argus," has been made by the Patent Shaft and Axletree Company, Limited,…
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A special meeting of the above committee was held last evening at the Pictaul Tea Gardens, Toronto; Mr. Casley in the chair. The secretary reported on recent…
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One of the most novel railroads ever planned, says the "Daily News Weekly," is at present being constructed between Barmen and Elberfeld, in Germany. It is…
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LONDON, Friday.—Boers are reported to be wrecking the railway line south of Ramathlabama, about 20 miles north of Mafeking…
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A largely attended meeting of railway employees was held in the Mechanics' Institute, Islington, on Saturday evening, under the presidency of Mr. H. Kitson, for…
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LONDON, Monday.—When General Gat[?]ere was adsancing from Burghersdorp on Bert[?]oyed, on the Orange River, the Boers destroyed the railway bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Proposed Railway Appeal Bill. What the Victorian Act Provides
As the bill which Mr. M'Gowen, the leader of the Labour party, proposes to introduce to Parliament next session (providing for a board for dealing with appeals…
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A trial of the Laffas system of preventing railway accidents by applying the brakes automatically was made recently at Barry, says the "Engineer and Iron Trades'…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—Ninety thousand sleepers for the Dundee- Vryheid railway have been transferred to the Dundee line of the Transvaal railway…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—Basutos are at work repairing the railway north of Bloemfontein…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Sydney Letter. the Plague As Usual.—major-general French and the Bushmen.—wiggins Versus Fortune.—the Growth of Penny Trams.—arnold's Dash for Liberty.—a Fight Between Young Girls.—the Council and Reform. Sydney
The plague increases, and the public become more alarmed each day. The seven cases on Monday and five on Tuesday created general despondency, and since it…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Military Hospital Train
Hospital trains have never been thought necessary accessories to the British Army Medical Service, but they have been for some years attached to the Army Corps of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Delagoa Railway Claim. Finding of the Arbitration Tribunal. Decision in Favour of America and Britain
LONDON, Friday.—The Arbitration Tribunal sitting at Berne, Switzerland, has unanimously awarded to America and Britain for the shareholders in…
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LONDON, Friday.—The repairs to the railway at Norval's Pont, which had been destroyed by the Boers, have been completed…
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The fortnightly meeting of the Toronto Road Committee took place at the Pictaur Ton Gardens, Toronto, on Saturday evening, Mr. Casley in the chair. The…
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The members of the Railway and Tramway Ambulance Corps assembled in the old goodshed at Hamilton last evening in connection with the annual…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Delagoa Bay Railway Award. Position of the United States
LONDON, Monday.—Judgment has been promised embodying the reasons for the recent award given in connection with the Delagoa Bay Railway…
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