South African Railway
LONDON, Monday.—Great Britain offers the private shareholders in the Netherlands South African Railway Company £135 per share…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1903
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Dangerous Road
Sir,—Permit me, in the interest of the public safety, to call the attention of the Plattsburg Council to a few chains of road leading from J. Cleary's house, and…
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Sir,—Evidence of the correctness of Mr. Broughtons letter, in your issue of Thursday last, regarding the completion of the tram to Merewether Beach, was clearly…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Retrenchment. Views of the Employees
The notice of retrenchment in portions of the railway service was put into operation on Saturday, when about 200 men employed in the locomotive carriage…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Paced Cycling Melbourne
Rob[?], paced by motors, successfully defeated Forbes, Beauchamp, and Dickentman over ten miles at the Exhibition to-night, giving each half a lap start. His…
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The objections, that are being taken by the members of the railway service who have been singled out to bear the result of the policy of retrenchment…
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There is difference of feeling in local railway circles as to the decision of the Registrar of the Arbitration Court in allowing the "New South Wales Government…
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The Pacific Co-operative Coal Company has been successful in the claim against the Railway Commissioners for compensation in regard to the resumption of…
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Sir,—Seeing that £1,000,000, portion of the loan authorised by Parliament, has been successfully floated. I would suggest that Messrs. Edden and Gilbert, Ms. P.,…
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An uneasy feeling exists, in railway, circles, officials generally holding the opinion that the necessity for economy will result in a general retrenchment…
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LONDON, Saturday.—King Menelik of Abyssinia has accepted an invitation from the French Government to attend the opening of the railway…
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The East Greta Railway Company is building a railway station and goods shed at the terminus, adjoining the Kurri Kurri township. The goods shed is substantially…
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Sir,—Being employed in the Permanent Way branch of the railway service, and working anywhere between Newcastle and Jennings on the Northern line, and Moree…
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Sir,—Being a constant traveller on the trams of Newcastle, I would like to bring under the notice of the public the dirty state the trams are allowed to run on the…
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With its occupants leaning far forward to escape the flames which shot from its sides and rear, a runaway automobile owned and driven by Edward S. Lea, of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Underground Tram System in London
The London County Council, which has had the matter of traffic reform at heart for a number of years, is of opinion that the solution of the problem is to be found…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railways and Tramways. the Quarterly Report
The quarterly report of the Railway Commissioners, dated 23rd last., for the period ending 31st December, 1902, again shows a material failing off in railway…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Brisbane Letter. Brisbane, January 22. Closing the Railways
The decision of the railway authorities to close the Bowen and Cooktown lines at the end of the present month, owing to the fact that, through the ever-prevailing…
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Good progress is being made on the various railway works in progress in this State. Work at the new railway workshops at Ipswich is proceeding at a fair…
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The devisation of the Charlestown-Belmont road is practically completed,, as far as formation is, concerned. The new road has, an easy grade to the Piggery…
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