Merewether. a New Road
A meeting was held in the council chambers on Monday evening to discuss the beet route for the proposed road to connect Hamilton with Merewether. It was fairly…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1902
455 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 23
The Congo Railway
LONDON, Tuesday.—The Congo railway scheme of Colonel Williams for carrying the Cape to Cairo Railway from the Zambesi to the Nile, avoiding…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District News. Greta. the Main Road
The work on the main north road through the municipality, in connection with the special grant of £250 for the unemployed thrown out of work…
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A deputation [?]prising Messrs. Briner, Gillies, Gilbert, Nielson, Richards, Thomson, and Rose, Ms.P., waited on the Minister for Works to-day to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →District News. Carrington. the Tramway
It is stated, unofficially, that the Tramway Construction Department has been advised not to proceed further than Darvall-street with the Carrington tramway…
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A new train has lately been placed on the Paris-Calais run, for the convenience of travel between Paris and London, which is scheduled to cover the distance…
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Sir,—I am not going to complain of the aspiring musician who, in a key not known to Sir, Arthur Sullivan, whistles anything and everything from "Molly…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Train Derailed
LONDON, Friday.—An armoured train has been derailed near Pretoria. One officer and ten men were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Railway Service. Appointments and Promotions
The following probationary appointments have been made in the local railway service: J. Graham, porter, Newcastle; A. E. Tripet, junior porter,…
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Mr. Frewin's tender for the forming and gravelling of the road past the Middle Camp, and also the erection of an overhead footbridge has been accepted…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—While a train laden with naphtha was shunting at Sheridan, near Pittsburg (U.S.), the rear cars telescoped. The switch…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney Letter. the Repentance of the Assembly—that Little Bit of Creekfire.—an Idea From the Albury Indians.—must Eat Your Tram Tickets.—the Last Governor Always the Best.—the Eruption From Government House, Melbourne.—who Will Rule in the Place of Lord Hopetoun? Sydney
Once upon a time there was a fierce army captain, and he put up for a very select London Club. He was blackballed, as he deserved to be, but he at once called…
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At the beginning of the present century the railways of the world embraced early 480,000 miles. The average increase in the length of the…
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Sir,—The construction of this tramway again raises the question of railway obstruction to street traffic, so long one of contention between the Commissioners…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Our Brisbane Letter. Brisbane, May 15. Railway Works
The work of building several of the new lines sanctioned by our State Parliament some two years ago, is progressing satisfactorily. So far the real work of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Electric Tram Accident. Sydney
A tram accident, which occasioned more dress serious injuries to between twenty and thirty persons occurred on the Newtown Road shortly afted 7 o'clock to-night…
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The proposal of the Railway Commissioners to construct an overhead bridge to carry this line over Young-street crossing is meeting with a great deal of opposition,…
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The railway between Jaffa nod Jerusalem was completed in 1892, and the first train entered the Holy City on August 2 of that year. The following…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Carrington Tramway. the High Level Bridge. an Emphatic Protest
A public meeting to protest against the erection of an overhead bridge to carry the local tramline over the Young-street crossing, as suggested by the Railway…
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Sir,—I wish to protest against the overcrowding of certain trams running between Mayfield and the city. These are the 6.43 a.m. from Mayfield and the 5.10…
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