Cardiff. Road Matters
Mr. Tobin, the contractor, has now completed the first section of work in connection with the road through the township, and has arranged with the Progress…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1904
412 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 21
Adamstown. Railway Crossing
Further evidence has been afforded of the necessity for a signal box being erected at the railway crossing on the Adamstown-New Lambton-road, Mr. P…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →American Railways
LONDON, Saturday.—The Pan-American railway commissioner appointed by President Roosevelt to visit the South American republics for the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Cyclist Killed. Collision with a Tram
An accident occurred at the corner or Watt and Scott streets, Newcastle, at about one o'clock on Saturday, Which resulted in the death of a young man…
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Messrs. Oliver, Fohon, and Kirkealdie Railway Commissioners, accompanied by Messrs. Harper, chief traffic manager, Fraser, engineer for existing lines, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Manchurian Railway Blocked
LONDON, Tuesday.—Immense snowdrifts have blocked the Manchurian railway. Several bridges have collapsed…
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Sir,—I think everyone knows, and the Minister for Works admits, that the non-completion of the Carrington tram is owing of the Treasury running dry. Therefore…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Richmond Vale Railway
Messrs. J. and A. Brown's private railway extending from the Minmi-Hexham line to Richmond Vale, a distance of eleven and a half miles, will it is said,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tweed River Railway
The action of the New South Wales Public Works Committee in shelying the proposal to construct a railway from Murwillumbah to the Tweed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway and Tramway Social
There was large gathering of railway and tramway employees at Kettley's rooms on Saturday, when the report and balance-sheet in connection with the annual picnic…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Roads and Streets
Many improvement have been made to the streets in P[?]town, where the property is nearly all leasehold. The Mayor, Alderman Thomas Fryar, and the aldermen…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tram Services
Since the Public Works Committee, by a majority, decided against the West Wallsend tramway, the opinion is held in many quarters that the old agitation to have a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →About Plattsburg. Roads and Streets
From the top of the hill nearest Plattsburg, and thence on to Sandgate, the main road leading to the Cemetery, is little better than a quagmire in some places,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pen-notes and Pencillings. Luxurious Railway Travelling. the Combination Flat-car of the United States
Our railways in this country serve their purpose, and that is all that is to be said of them. The luxurious character of the English and French railways is unknown;…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Trans-asian Railway
Before the last rail in the Siberian railway is in its place, we hear of a scheme for a second Trans-Asian line of railway. The suggestion, of course, comes from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Railway Accident. Death of William Fitch
The death occurred at the Newcastle Hospital on Saturday, of Mrs. William Fitch, who was run over by a train at the Newcastle Railway station on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Railway Fatality. Verdict of Accidental Death
An inquest was held at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday morning by the district coroner, Mr. Charles [?]ble, and a jury, concerning the death of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Practicability of the Aeroplane
"When we contemplate travelling in the air we are accustomed to think of the balloon. Puncture the gas bag, and, unless the operator has parachute, he cornea to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Tram Collision. a Bookmaker Killed. Sydney
Shortly before noon to-day, a collision occurred between two trains on the Coogee line, in the vicinity of the Kensington signal-box. The accident was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Attempted Train Wrecking
LONDON, Friday.—Several fresh attempts have been made to wreck trains on the Central Siberia railway in the Tomsk district…
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