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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport
548 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 28
LONDON, Sunday.—Lord Kitchener, reports that the enemy has been headed off from the south, and the Boer, attacks have been repulsed at Benoni,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The few hours spent on the railway lines to the rear of the burning warehouse will not soon be forgotten by those who manoeuvred into a position in that quarter. There…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Tuesday.—Two hundred men belonging to the commando which invaded the eastern portion of Cape Colony stopped a train…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Tuesday.—Ammunition in a Boer waggon at Senekal exploded. Four men were killed. A daughter of Commandant Haasbrook was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The "New York Tribune" relates an amusing story. A man 21 years old who was traveling recently on a Santa Fe train presented the return coupon…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The tram traffic on the Newcastle district lines during the present holiday season turns out to have been larger than that for the same period of last year, according to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The unstoppable go-aheadedness of Lord Kitchener is paid a warm tribute by a writer in the Boston "National Magazine," and there can be no disputing it that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A circular ordering commanding officers to arrange for lectures to all ranks on military subjects during the winter has been issued by the War…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,—Just a suggestion re the above Persons who are travelling daily by tram to their various employments in the city must find it rather expensive…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sir,—We have had another instance of the necessary of the above tram line being laid without further delay. As usual on holidays, a large number of people had to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →On Saturday Mr. Griffith, M.P., wired that the Hon. E. W. O'Sullivan, Minister for Works, will pay a visit to the town on Friday next, and formally open the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Australian black has been described as a degenerate. He must be. In response to the request of the New South Wales Government, Queensland…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The smallest railway has been built to the order of Mr. Percy H. Leigh in an annexe of his residence at Brentwood, Worsley, near Manchester. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The old story—there are complaints from the Imperial and intercolonial troops as to the quality of the food supplied them during their stay at Moore Park. The meat…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →It is now possible to get into the heart of Lapland by railway. Not that I recommend the attempt, remarks a writer in "Leisure Hour." It is a long three days'…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Yesterday was a red-letter day in Mayfield and Waratah, the occasion being the opening of the tramway extension from Tighe's Hill to Mayfield, a distance of about a mile. This…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →LONDON, Monday.—The Canadian Pacific Railway Company have purchased the Canadian Pacific Navigation Co.'s fleet…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The observer of big things noted how the Railway Commissioners of N.S.W. declared that during Commonwealth week they carried many thousands of passengers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An Englishman, who spent several years among the Boers in South Africa was recently asked whether the Boers kept their horses in the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Some months ago the Citizens' Committee advocated the extension of the Mayfield tram to Lambton, and by some the movement was considered…
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