Newcastle-toronto-road
Sir,—I notice in to-day's issue of the "Newcastle Herald" a, letter appearing in reference to the proposed road from Newcastle to Toronto, also a paragraph…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1900
518 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 26
St. John's Church, Lake-road
The annual vestry meeting of this church took place in St. John's school-room on Tuesday evening last, in the presence of a large number of parishioners. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fatality on the Railway. a Gate-keeper Killed
At about 8.30 last evening a fatal accident occurred on the railway line at Broadmeadow. Either a light coal train, in charge of Driver Brown and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Delagoa Railway. Attempt to Destroy a Bridge
LONDON, Thursday.—A mysterious attempt to destroy the railway bridge at Komatipoort, a station on the Delagoa line, has scared the Boers, who are…
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In conformity with the suggestion made by Alderman A. Timbury, at the last meeting of the Newcastle Council, the Mayor has despatched the following letter of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Railway Fatality. Inquest and Verdict
An inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of Ethelbert Henry Stewart, who was killed on the Broadmeadow railway line on Wednesday night, was held…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The "Red Cross" Hospital Train
An interesting account is given in "Pearson's Magazine" of the hospital train, the "Princess Christian," now conveying the wounded from the front to the base of the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →District News. Plattsburg. the Railway Commissioners
In compliance with arrangements made by Mr. D. Watkins, M.P., Messrs. T. Abel, president of the Wallsend Jockey Club, and E. Cowcher, secretary, proceeded to Cockle…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Sydney Letter the Federal Delegates—how the Colonies Love Each Other.—ratcatching.—that Commemoration.—the Enterprising Garotter.—sixty Per Cent.—the Absent Boy.—tram Travelling.—"pay, Pay, Pay!" Sydney
The Federal delegates tell the British that the Australians are a happy family. There must however be something like amusement when the different papers come…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →£2,000,000 Voted for the Uganda Railway
LONDON, Tuesday.—In Committee of Supply last night the House of Commons voted an additional £2,000,000 for the construction of the Uganda…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Still Holding Out. Boers Dynamiting the Railway. Baden-powell Confident
LONDON, Wednesday.—Mafeking was well on the 20th. The Boers have removed their big gun southwards and dynamited the railway. Three…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland District the Pitnacree-road Accident
In the vehicle accident which occurred on the Pitnacree-road on Saturday afternoon, Miss Mabel Adams was more seriously injured than was at first anticipated. She…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Road Contracts
The following tenders are the lowest for the undermentioned contracts, to be carried out under the supervision of Mr. Norman Grant, viz.:—Road, Raymond Terrace to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →On the Iron-road. (Contributed.)
The world has been told of the man who "found tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything."…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pen-notes and Pencillings. a Strange Armoured Train
Resourceful Colonel Baden-Powell! The latest evidence of his cleverness is the improvised "armoured train," shown in the accompanying sketch. It consists of a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War The Advance on Pretoria. the Capture of Winburg. The Boers in Full Retreat. Explosives Laid on the Railway
LONDON, Monday. — Lieutenant-General [?] Hamilton captured a Boer gun and a Maxim at Winburg. Lord Roberts reports that at Smal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Field-gun Carriages
The French War Department is now carrying out a series of trials with motor carriages for field guns, and General de Gallifet has stated in the Chamber that there is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle-toronto-road
Sir,—Notwithstanding the promise of the Minister for Public Works to have the work of constructing the above road commenced before June 6th, 1900, the matter appears to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrible Shipping Disaster. Wreck of the Sierra Nevada Twenty-three Lives Lost. Struck on London Bridge Rock. Melbourne
Early this morning in the midst of a heavy southerly gale the flue ship Sierra Nevada, inward bound to Melbourne from Liverpool, crashed upon the London Bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Brandfort-Smaldeel Railway. Seriously Damaged. Stores Delayed
LONDON Wednesday.—Lord Roberts reports that the railway from Brandfort to Smaldeel has been seriously damaged and the bridge over the…
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