Newcastle Trams. Letter to the Commissioners
The Mayor has addressed the following letter to the Railway Commissioners:—"I have the honour by direction of the Council of the Borough of Newcastle to again…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1902
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Liquid Fuel for Railways
The "Adelaide Register" writes, that in common with other State Governments, the South Australian Ministry have been approached with a view to the adoption of…
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Sir,—As a regular traveller, I fully endorse the remarks which have recently appeared in the "Newcastle Herald" concerning the tram service. Not only…
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Conferences with the representatives of the railway men were held to-day, but it is understood that no decision was arrived at. A conference is arranged to…
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LONDON, Friday.—A fatal accident has occurred to motor cyclists at Evreux, in France, a town 67 miles to the north west of Paris…
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Mr. Bowling, secretary of the Young-read Trust, has received instructions from the member for Waratah that the Minister for Works has decided that the sum of…
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The decision of the railway employees of Victoria to abandon the idea of a strike to enforce what they claim to be their rights, does…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Victorian Railways. the Difficulty Ended. Melbourne
Much to the relief of the community, there is no longer any reason to fear that a strike, will take place on the railways. At a meeting of the representatives of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Accident. a Fettler Killed
At about 10 o'clock on Saturday morning a fettler, named David John Dunning, was run over and killed by a train on the railway line between Awaba and Dora…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Fatality. Important Evidence. the Inquest Adjourned
The circumstances of the death of David John Dunning, the fettler who was killed by a train on the railway line between Awaba and Dora creek on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Sydney Letter. Where Is the Federal Capital?—the Throwing Open of Lilyville.—our Meat Supplies and That Old South African "Contract."—why Not Season Tickets on the City Trams?—bitterness Over the Womanhood Suffrage Bill. Sydney
There is much less talk in Sydney, now about the Federal capital. Perhaps it would be fair to say that there isn't any special talk at all. Some months ago it…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Railway Fatality. Further Evidence. Another Adjournment
The circumstances of the death of David John Dunning, the fettler who was killed by a train on the railway line between Awaba and Dora Creek on Saturday…
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Sir,—It is fortunate for Mayor Light that he did not live during the ancient Christian era. Had he, we should probably have had in history a record of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Trams. Need for Rolling Stock
When the Legislative Assembly was about to adjourn at 5 o'clock last Saturday morning, Mr. Edden, speaking on behalf of the members of the Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Railway Fatality. Verdict of the Jury. Death Was Accidental
The inquest into the death of David John Dunning, the fettler who was killed by a train on the railway line between Awaba and Dora Creek on Saturday…
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The annual meeting of the Newcastle branch of the New South Wales Railways' and Tramways' Ambulance Corps was held in the railway band room, next…
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LONDON, Thursday.—Miss Agnes Logan, a New Zealand lady, has been killed in a motor-car accident at Howood, Renfrewshire, Scotland…
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Most-people imagine that-the five days' of the famous Western express from New York to San Francisco is the longest railway journey in the world. Up to last year,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Sun-motor
"The heat of the sun is being utilised here," writes Mr. C. W. Mortimer, British Vice-Consul at Los Angelos, California, "to create power and to heat water…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Tram Service
Recent references to the inadequacy of the Newcastle tram service have had a little effect, and three additional cars and two motors have arrived from Sydney…
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