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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1902

455 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 23

Chinese Railways

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 June 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—Dr. Morrison, the "Times" correspondent, at Pekin, states that in order to meet, Russia's views, China, with Britain's consent…

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Carrington. the Proposed Overhead Bridge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 June 1902 · page 7

The Mayor (Alderman. M. Light) has received an important communication from the Minister for Works re the construction of the bridge over Young-street…

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The City Roads. Bad Condition of Hunter-street

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 June 1902 · page 6

The oft-repeated assertion that the streets of the city have been starved is amply borne out by the present condition of Hunter-street. The whole of the main…

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A Railway Coupling Pole with Electric Light

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 June 1902 · page 6

A railway waggon coupling pole, with an electric light attached, is on the market and has been favourably received. The polo is only one pound heavier than those…

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Railway Facilities

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 June 1902 · page 6

Now that it is apparent to everybody that these new coalfields are to be rapidly developed, it may be urged, in conclusion, that the Railway Commissioners should…

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Railway Rates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 June 1902 · page 7

With a view to increasing the railway revenue of this State, the Minister has decided that both goods and passenger rates shall be increased. The increased rates,…

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The Tramways

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 June 1902 · page 3

Sir,—Will you kindly suggest to the Tramway Department the advisability of completing the duplication of the tram line from Hannell-street junction to…

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A Sydney Letter. the Plague and the Zoo.—feeding the Poor on the 26th.—THAT "Old Gas Piping" Talk.—souvenirs by the Million.—the New Pyrmont Bridge.—in Memory of the Dean.—the Continued Stagnation of Business.—"call It Ninepence," Gentlemen. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 June 1902 · page 7

Plague on the plague! We were getting over it; many people thought it had disappeared, and then came a short chain of cases from Waterloo. What is most…

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The Carrington Tramway

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 June 1902 · page 7

Sir,—It is well known that I have hitherto been a strong advocate for the maintainance of a level crossing over the railway in Carrington, but there is a…

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Tramway Construction. Beach and Carrington Lines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 June 1902 · page 5

Pending a settlement of the question of a high or low level crossing over the coal lines for the Carrington tramway, the central portion of which remains…

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A Sydney Letter. Alderman Fitzgerald Would Reclaim Hyde Park.—the Judge in Divorce Again Calls for Less Easy Marriage.—why Not an Imperial Interchange of Pictures?—a Chinaman with a Chinaman's Luck.—something Revealed by the Governor's First Levee.—how Can We Ensure That the Goods We Buy Are Genuine?—a Train Traveller's Grievance Against Deadheads.—purifying the Mercantile Marine. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 June 1902 · page 7

Now and again we hear of the use that Hyde Park would be for the city railway extension. The day following we hear a roar of indignation from the residents of…

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Opening of the Rothbury Bridge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 June 1902 · page 6

The bridge across Deep Creek at Holmes' Crossing was opened on Thursday by Mrs. Gillies, the wife of Mr. J. Gillies, M.P., and the occasion was…

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The Motor Boat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 June 1902 · page 12

In this country (says the "Shipping World," we have not yet realised the advantages of the motor-propelled boat. In America and in Germany the gasoline or…

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Canadian Shipping. an Immense Bridge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 June 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—Mr. Waddell, an American engineer, has contracted to build a cantilever bridge over Canso Strait at a cost of five million…

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Transcontinental Railway. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 June 1902 · page 5

A deputation of merchants, pastoralists, politicians, and others waited on Mr. Jenkins, the State Premier, to-day, and asked the Government to introduce a Bill…

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Carrington Tramway. Deputation to the Minister. Mew Coal Traffic Scheme. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 June 1902 · page 6

Mr. Fegan, M.P., introduced to Mr. E. W. O'Sullivan, the Minister for Works, this afternoon, a deputation comprising Aldermen Light (Mayor), Rodgers, and…

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The Carrington Bridge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 June 1902 · page 6

Sir,—Mr. T. Garrett is apparently again afflicted with fluctuation of mind. Mr. Garrett is evidently conscious of his own weakness, for note the long preamble to…

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Railway at Carrington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 June 1902 · page 3

Sir,—From the report of the last meeting of the Carrington Council we are led to infer that that council and the Wickham Council are forming a combine to…

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Adamstown. Railway Crossing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 June 1902 · page 3

The council clerk has received a letter from the Railway Department intimating that the matter of a signal-box will receive attention when the Commissioners…

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Hamilton. Tramway Extension

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 June 1902 · page 3

The Minister for Works is to be asked by the Hamilton Council to state by what route it is proposed to give Waratah tramway connection by way of…

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