Toronto. Newcastle-toronto Road
Considerable satisfaction was expressed here when news arrived of the acceptance of Messrs. Ahearn's tender of £3692 14s 2d for the construction of the bridge required in…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1901
548 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 17 of 28
New South Wales Railways Quarterly Report. Sydney
The report of the Railway Commissioners, for the quarter ending June 30th, has just been issued. The revenue amounted to £829,649, of which £360,156…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fish Railway Carriages
The United States Fish Commission cars are undoubtedly the most remarkably equipped railway carriages ever built. They are specially designed for conveyance of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Utilities of the Motor
Commenting on the recent Liverpool motor trials, a contemporary says:—As regards that utilities of the motor, one can see that, besides the more extensive work…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Exiles and the Siberian Railway
Great difficulties were experienced in getting workers for the construction of the Siberian railway, according to "Engineering," especially in the Far East. The…
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In April last Professor Warren, of the University, was commissioned by the Municipal Council of Sydney to make a report on the streets of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Inter-state Railway Items
Railways were first mooted in New South Wales in 1846. The Sydney Railway and Tramway Company was formed in 1848. The first sod was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bishop's Bridge
Mr. John Gillies' election committee at Bishop's Bridge held a social in O'Brien's Hall on Friday evening, the guests of evening being Mr. and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wallsend. Road Matters
In connection with the inquiry recently initiated by the Wallsend Council, at the instance of Alderman Jones, concerning the existence of an old time…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cyclists' Road Race
The Maitland Bicycle Club's August road race was run yesterday afternoon over the Trappand-road-Louth Park course, twelve miles, for two valuable trophies, presented…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Sydney Letter. Is It Plague?—that Shooting Case.—the Gentleman Who Was Wanted From N. Zealand.—"another Tram Accident—also a Jury's Recommendation.—john Chinaman Disappearing in New South Wales.—was the Duke Ducked by Neptune. Sydney
You should have seen the face of Sydney yesterday morning. By "face" I mean the composite expression of the community. It was dismalness itself intermingled…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Roads and Bridges Vote
As Parliament has now provided the Department of Public Works with supply to the extent of £400,000 for roads and bridges, the Minister for Works is…
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A sore point with residents of the Commonage is the damage to property caused by the backed-up flood waters which come down from Adamstown way. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lambton Tram Service
The Hon. Alex. Brown, M.L.C., had the first interview, shortly after 9 a.m. He requested the Commissioners to introduce a half-hourly tram service between Newcastle…
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The next deputation was from the Hamilton Council, led by the Mayor (Alderman S. Donn), the aldermen present being Alderman Gardiner, Melville, Alexander, Keddie,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Commissioners in Newcastle. an Army of Deputations
The Railway Commissioners (Messrs. Oliver, Fehon, and Kirkaldie), who arrived at Hamilton siding on Sunday night, came on to Newcastle early yesterday morning,…
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The Mayor of Newcastle asked if, in view of the fact that the electric trams had been such a success in Sydney, would the Commissioner be prepared to extend the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Sydney Letter. the Kerosene-cart Same As Milkcart.—a Squatter Who Turned Bucher Pro Tem.—the Country Bank Manager, with a Tragical Retrospection.—a Tramway to Manly.—tent Livers of a Nice Kind.—a Plea for Gee-gee.—again—what of a Governor. Sydney
The milk-cart is familiar as household words, but what about the kerosene-cart? One such is now doing Sydney, and the innovation is as interesting as it is popular…
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The following lowest tenders have been posted at the Roads Office, East Maitland:—West Maitland to Eccleston, no tender received; Lorn streets, to be reported on;…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bold Bid for Freedom. a Prisoner Jumps Off a Train 'They Dunno Where 'E Are." Sydney
A most sensational escape of a convict from a train took place this morning between Binalong and Bowning. A prisoner named Vaughan was being…
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