Railways and Tramways. the Quarterly Report
The quarterly report at the Railway Commissioners for the period ending 31st December last, shows the gross earnings to be an increase of £15,019, and the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1904
412 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 21
Werris Creek to Wellington Railway
Inquiry into the expediency of constructing a railway from Werris Creek to Wellington was continued at Sydney by the Public Works Committee…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railways of Rhodesia
The development of the railway system of Rhodesia is a notable feature. At the present time we learn from the "Railway Magazine," no less than 1550 miles of…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Train Robbery
LONDON, Saturday.—A train robbery by gang of brigades is reported from California. The gang boarded the Southern Pacific train at San…
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LONDON, Saturday.—Official reports reveal that the cost of the Siberian-Manchurian railway was 845,000,000 roubles (£85,000,000)…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Kurri Tramway. the Committee's Conclusions
In recommending to Parliament to proposal construction of the East to West Maitland and Kurri Kurri tramway, estimated to cost £58,088 or £3950 per mile, the…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—Two of the men who were implicated in the train robbery at Nylstrom, in the Transvaal, in November last, when the sum of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Tramway Difficulty. Appeal to the Premier. Sydney
A meeting of tramway employees was held at the Trades Hall this morning with the object of considering what steps should be taken to procure the suspended…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Sydney Letter. the Quality of Mercy and Boer War Prisoners.—the Harvest and the Command.—"go on the Land Young Man."—a Plea for More Population for the Benefit of That Existing.—with Reference to So Many Holidays—anathema !—What a Tram Strike Would Be Like.—the Royal Assent and the Amendment of the Constitution. Sydney
The release by the King of Colonel Lynch, who was first of all sentenced to death, and then to imprisonment for life, for fighting on the side of the Boers,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Road to Riches
There is a man who comes to my home occasionally to do a little gardening for me, says Mr. W. L. Alden in the London "Daily Mail." He is an unusually…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Motor Railway Cars
The latest adaptation of the motor vehicle to commercial use in the United States is seen in the inspection of motor cars for use on steam railways to enable the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →To Make Railway Collisions Impossible
Mr. Robert Peters an American, claims to have solved the problem which will make railway collisions impossible. As two or three companies of his native…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Monster Motor Used in American Forests
In northern Michigan, U.S.A., the biggest traction motor over built is now in use in the forests owned by the Alger Lumbering Company. Its main purpose is…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Motor Car Accident
LONDON, Saturday.—A motor-car accident has occurred at Cannes, in the Riviere. The car, which belonged to an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cassilis Railway. Public Works Inquiry. Singleton
The Public Works Committee visited Singleton yesterday for the purpose of taking evidence respecting the proposed railway from Singleton to Cassllis. Those…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Workmen's Trams. to Be Abolished. Sydney
A deputation representing the Sydney Labour Council waited upon the Railway Commissioners to-day to urge that the workmen's reduced train fare system in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Kurri. Railway Lighting
The general manager of the East Greta railway has had the electric light installed in the carriages, which is a great improvement. The system of lighting is by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lambton. Young Road Trust
We publish in to-day' advertisement columns a detailed statement and balance-sheet of the £400 grant expanded by the Young-road Trust on the road connecting…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Sydney Letter. the Workmen's Trams.—why Should There by Any Class Distinctions in a Country Where All Are Equal?—a Feather in the "Cap" of Australian Wheat, Flour, and Biscuits.—a Much Travelled Bishop.—a Great Imperial and Australian Question—the Growth of Cotton.—the Federation of Australian Labour. Sydney
There are two hundred and forty trams that come into the city every day on which workmen can travel at specially cheap fares. This is an old privilege, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →More Convenient Train Service
Ever since the railway strike was settled people in the country have been hoping that something like the old system of train service would be reverted to, so…
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