New Roads to the Transvaal
The news that Portugal has given permission to Britain to land troops at Beira and transport them by rail from that port to Rhodesia is very…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1900
518 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 26
Olivier Reinforced. Threatens the Railway
LONDON, Thursday.—The, Boers at kroonstad reinforced Commandant Olivier. The enemy is in some force at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Delagoa Bay Railway. Portugal Retains It
LONDON, Thursday.—Portugal announces that she will retain the Delagoa Bay railway…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Penny Tram Fares. Sydney
Mr. Griffith, M.P., has arranged for a deputation to the Railway Commissioners on 24th instant, to request that the penny section system may be introduced on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →International News. Central Texas Inundated. Wreck of a Train
LONDON, Sunday.—A cloud burst has caused a disastrous inundation in the central portion of the State of Texas (U.S.)…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Adamstown. the Tramway
The slow progress made with the tramway in becoming annoying, and it is no wonder the people are crying out nod want to know what is the cause of the delay. From…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Toronto to Newcastle Road
Sir,—This much vexed question has caused a considerable amount of acrimonious feeling among the people at Toronto. The problem as to the route the road should…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Railway Coal Contracts
The terms on which the Railway Commissioners accept their coal contracts for the year are regarded with considerable interest by all engaged in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Employees' Social
A social and winding-up of affairs in connection with the Permanent Way employee,' picnic took place at Davis' Locomotive Hotel, Hunter-street West, on Monday evening…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Bethulie Railway. Guarding the Line
LONDON, Wednesday.—Boer commandos seek a strategic opening in order to threaten Bethulie, on the Free State border…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle-toronto Road
Sir.—Kindly permit me to reassure your correspondent "Pons" that were the proposed Newcastle-Toronto road constructed along the line of route mentioned in his letter…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Railway Item of Importance
The departure of Mr. Oliver, Chief Commissioner for Railways in New South Wales, is of intercolonial interest. He left Sydney on 11th inst., and his destination…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Attempt to Derail a Train
LONDON, Friday.—A number of Neapolitan children attempted to derail a train by which the Prince and Princess of Naples were travelling…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Toronto. Road Committee
A meeting of the Toronto Road Committee was held at the Pictaul Tea Gardens, Toronto, on Saturday night, Mr. Casley in the chair. Messrs Fennell, Rokford, and Casley, who…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Lions That Stopped the Railway
In the "Spectator" there is a thrilling account of "The Lions that Stopped the Railway." The story is almost incredible, but it is true…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →International News. The Delagoa Bay Railway. a Transvaal Offer Declined
LONDON, Thursday.—Portugal has declined the Transvaal's offer to pay the Delagoa railway award…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lambton. Young Road Committee
This committee held a meeting last night at Howard’s hotel. Dixon-street. Mr. Geo. E. Hardy presided, and there was a full attendance…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On the Road to Bloemfontein Under Boer Fire
Mr. W. Coombes, of Mosquito Island, has received the following letter from his son, Private C. J. Coombes:— Osfontein,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Toronto. Road Committee
A meeting of the Toronto Road Committee took place on Saturday evening at the Pictaul Tea Gardens, Toronto, Mr. Casley in the chair. A communication was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle-toronto-road
Sir,—Kindly permit me space in which to draw the attention of the Newcastle people to the actions of some two or three persons, living near Toronto, re the…
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