Railways and the Land
In two quarters attention has been drawn to the inter-relationship between the railways and the public lands in State administration. Mr…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1901
548 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 28
An English Railway Tragedy. a Passenger Murdered. Brave Conduct of a Lady. the Murderer Captured
LONDON, Friday.—An ex-soldier named Hill shot and killed Mr. Pearson, an elderly farmer, in a lavatory compartment of a South-Western train…
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LONDON, Friday.—A British company has been formed to finance a French concession in connection with the Jibutil-Adisabeba railway, on the…
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LONDON, Friday.—The man Hill, who committed the terrible murder in a train on the London and South-Western railway, was brought up at…
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LONDON, Sunday.—The Boers captured a train at East Balmoral, on the Delagoa Bay line. The train contained a quantity of mining material…
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Sir,—Under the above heading your local Lambton correspondent says in to-day's issue:—"The member for the electorate has openly declared himself an active…
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Sir,—Some considerable time has now elapsed since the sum of £4200 was voted for the construction of the proposed bridge required to span a part of the Fassifern…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →District News. Catherine Hill Bay. Road Work
Roadwork in bring pushed ahead between the Bay and Swansea by a gang of men under Ganger Green, and in a short time the much-needed formations and repairs on this road…
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The vast improvements that are being made in the railway premises of Sydney and its vicinity are only the auspices of better and greater things…
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A commencement has been made to construct a loop line for coal traffic between Adamstown and Boardmeadow stations. The loop will be nearly three-quarters of a mile…
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Sir,—I notice in the "Newcastle Herald" of the 17th inst. that Alderman Croft moved a motion that the Commisioners of Railways be written…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Selati Railway. Bribery and Corruption. Sentences Reviewed
LONDON, Wednesday.—Some time ago criminal prosecutions were initiated in Brussels on the ground of fraudulent practices having been…
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Sir,—In, your issue of yesterday, Mr. Arthur Griffith complains of a statement made by your Lambton correspondent in Saturday's issue, viz., "That the member…
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A telegram was received at a late hour on Wednesday evening by the council clerk from Mr. Watkins, M.P., intimating that he had been notified by the Commissioner…
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We take the following from "Engineering":—The average tare weight of a British mineral train is about 30 per cent. of the gross load, so that 61 tons out of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A Railway Failure
The electric railway started nearly three years ago from the base to the summit of the Jungfrau mountain is to be abandoned. The cost has proved to be far heavier than…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Railway Owned Collieries
A meeting of the committee of the Indian Mining Association was held recently to discuss two letters from the Acting Superintendent Bengal Coal Co., Limited, upon this…
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Sir,—In your issue of 19th instant, I notice a growl from one who styles himself "Ratepayer." It was my intention to have treated that individual with the contempt he…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Minmi. Attempt to Wreck a Train
An attempt was made to wreck the passenger train running from Minmi to Hexham on Saturday night by some person or persons unknown. The points were so tampered…
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Sir,—Though I have neither the time nor inclination to carry on a controversy with an opponent who hides his identity behind an anonym, yet as…
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