Adelaide to Port Darwin Railway
The committee appointed by those who have interested themselves in the formation of a company for the completion of the railway from Adelaide to Port Darwin…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1905
366 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 19
Railway Report. Sydney
In a report dealing with the recent fires, the Railway Commissioners state that although the railways will be considerable sufferers by the extensive bush fires,…
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The railway traffic in Newcastle and Maitland districts during the Christmas and New Year holidays was not quite so heavy as they were for 1903-4. This was…
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The Railway Commissioners on Saturday notified the Mayor of Newcastle Alderman J. Gilbert, that the watering of the tramlines would be discontinued on and after…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—There are tremendous snowdrifts in Southern Russia, causing many deaths. The Kharkof express train has disappeared. It…
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"Bridge Competitions," says a writer in the Empire Review," mean one thing in Great Britain, and quite another, according to "Engineering," in Australia…
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Mr. W. Bennett, M.P., has received the following communication from the Public Works Department:—"With reference to letter presented by you from Mr. P. J…
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The railway officers who are engaged in investigating the damage caused by the late bush fires pay a glowing tribute to the work done by the permanent way men,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Sydney Letter. the Extent of the Bush Fires Said to Be Exaggerated.—the French in the New Hebrides. a Small Bogey Compared with the Germans North of Australia.—an Interesting Miniature Railway.—the Overloading of Trams a Source of Danger.—not a Joke. But a Very Contemptible Theft. Sydney
The bush fires continue to be the absorbing topic, and in connection with them he fund which is being raised to assist those who have suffered. While…
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Mr. Hodgson, district superintendent of railway, and a staff of men, were engaged yesterday in dealing with a fire which had broken out on the Wallsend railways line,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District News. Greta. Local Road Grants
Mr. James Fallick, M.P., visited Greta on Wednesday afternoon, and, in company with Aldermen Jones and North and the council clerk, inspected the…
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St. Petersburg is greatly interested in a story in which a very unimportant person—a member of the tramp class—plays a somewhat important part. The story runs…
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Sir,—As a constant traveller by the Newcastle trams, I wish to bring under your notice the great nuisance caused to passengers by the action of the…
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Considerable excitement was caused at the Haymarket thus evening by the collision of a city-bound tram with a phaeton containing man, three women, and a…
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LONDON, Thursday.—A collision has taken place between the Scottish express and another train near Ardworth, in Yorkshire…
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LONDON, Friday.—The Glasgow to London express, which was following the Leeds to London express, came into collision with the latter during a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Sydney Letter. the Baldwin Engine Tender.—a Little Bit About the Baldwins of Some Years Ago.—the General Post Office Wants Suggestions How to Do Better.—bobbie Burns' Statue. the Bottle, and Other Things.—wanted, More Tram Accommodation, and Someone to Suggest the Means.—that Silly Sensation Over the State Governor's Wire. Sydney
Presumably we shall get a few more particulars about that tender for locomotives. Wonderful things were promised a little while ago in regard to the…
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Sir,—I should be pleased to know what the council intend doing in regard to the tramline watering. When one considers that the Commissioners are prepared to…
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A deputation, comprising the Mayors of Newcastle, Wickham, Hamilton, Merewether, and Adamstown, accompanied by Messrs. W. T. Dick and J. L. Fegan, Ms.P.,…
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Motor boats are now common, but a motor-driven lifeboat is entirely now. Until recently, says "Cassell's Magazine," it was thought impossible to construct…
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