Merewether. the Beach Tramway
Considerable opposition will, it is said, be raised against any proposal having for its object, the alteration of the original route fixed upon for the Beach tramway…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1902
455 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 23
A Feat of Bridge-building
The double tracks of the Pennsylvania railroad, says a writer in the "Century," cross the Schuylkill River at Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, on a stone arch…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Adamstown. Brunker Road Footpath
When the tramway construction was in progress the Hamilton Council succeeded in inducing the Works Department to cut down the footpaths in Brunker-road…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railways' Standing Committee
There is some talk of retrenching this committee. There are many, however, who believe its members have saved the country many hundreds of thousands of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Travelling in Japan
A writer describing scenes on Japanese railways, says when a native lady enters the carriage she slips her feet from her tiny shoes, stands upon the seat, and…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Carrington. the Bridge Question
The action of the Wickham Council in refusing to co-operate with the Carrington Council in their opposition to the erection of an overhead bridge at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cape to Cairo Railway
LONDON, Saturday.—Slatin Pasha, the British Inspector-General of the Soudan, who is on a visit to London, in the course of an interview,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Tram Accidents. Sydney
At about half-past 11 o'clock last night a passenger by and outward-bound Waverley tram fell when alighting, and was drawn under the wheels. The body was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tramway Mishap. Inconvenience to Passengers
A good deal of inconvenience was caused to tramway passengers coming in from Wallsend and Adamstown on Saturday, night by two motors getting off the line,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Netherlands Railway
LONDON, Sunday.—Lord Onslow, the Under-Secretary for the Colonies, has announced that the shareholders in the Netherlands and South African…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Darby-street Tramway. the Extension Route
The Darby-street tramway is completed to a distance of 38 chains, and the excavations are ready for a further distance of four chains. The present intention is to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Carrington Tramway. Bridge Question Settled
Mr. C. O. Burge, of the Public Works Department, and Mr. C. E. Nicholas, Divisional Engineer, for Railways, together with Messrs. Shaw and Haycroft,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Carrington. Lighting Carrington Bridge
The three incandescent gas lamps erected on this bridge by the gas company to the order of the Government, were lit for the first time last evening. It is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A New Type of Railway "Chair."
The North-Eastern Railway has recently adopted, for the permant way of various sections of their system, an entirely new type of railway chair, which renders it…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Maitland District North Coast Railway Route
Mr. Usher, an official of the Railway, Department, arrived in West Maitland, on Thursday evening on his way over the route of the proposed North Coast…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Run Over by a Train. a Man Frightfully Injured
A man, named James Farnham employed as a labourer in the Railway Department met with fearful injuries by being run over by a train at Hamilton last…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Sydney Letter. That Queanbeyan Mistake and How It Is Viewed.—overcrowded Trams a Cause of Accidents.—children Entertained with an Execution, Charge One Penny.—the Depreciation of Prices for City and Suburban Property.—why Should Any Man, Not Requiring It, Be Allowed to Carry a Revolver?—a Minor Complaint Under the Heading of "Pushes." Sydney
"Why did he reach for his gun?" It was the question asked on all sides when the bare intimation was to hand that an innocent man had been shot at…
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Sir,—In reply to Alderman W. Fountain's letter in your issue of Saturday, permit me to state that I do not think the Carrington Council wished to make a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hamilton Railway Accident. Death of Farnham
The young man, James Farnham, who was run over by a train near the Hamilton railway locomotive sheds on Sunday night, died in the Newcastle Hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Sydney Letter. Rewards for Apprehending Accused Persons—don't Split Them Up.—a Notable Skipper Returns to Port.—still on Local Government.—our White Elephant, Government House, Is Worth Half a Million.—thank Goodness—a Conference of Pastoralists and Shearers.—the War of Railway Rates.—spring Comes Clothed Like a Bride. Sydney
The Government reward for the apprehension of the murderers in the Darlington affair has been increased from £200 to £400. That is while £100 each was…
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