Watering Tram Lines
Sir,—The Hon. Minister for Works says "there is a principle to be established. Either the public bodies should pay for the water, or it should be given free." I…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1905
366 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 19
The Central Railway Station
Like New South Wales, this State boasts a Parliamentary Committee, whose business it is to inquire into the advisability of big public works, and report to…
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The passenger traffic by rail was much lighter than on Anniversary Day last year; but several tickets for long distances were issued, and so the revenue…
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The holiday in celebration of the foundation of British colonization in Australia was kept up yesterday. The weather in the early. "morning was…
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Sir,—Your article on the possibilities of Newcastle was very much to the point. It is true, indeed, that the Newcastle people are disposed to trust all their eggs in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Sydney Letter. Our Deceased Wife's Sister.—russia, Russian Strikers, and the Value of Minding Our Own Business.—a Good Idea to Put Down Vandalism.—why Not a Private Company for the North Shore Bridge? — That Wonderful £500,000 Diamond.—watered Milk, Short Weight Bread, But Why Stop at Milk and Bread? Sydney
Mr. Reid, in his letter to the Governor-General, complaining about the refusal of the British authorities to recognise certain marriages as legal in England which are…
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Sir,—When applying for a ticket for West Maitland by the 8.55 p.m. train, I was informed by the night clerk at the Newcastle terminus that the train did not…
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With us, as in England, the motor question is becoming one of the great problems of road traffic. When the safety bicycle was introduced and all the world went on…
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LONDON, Friday.—A train from Fitisburgh, Pennsylvania, came into collision with a sleight at Hornellville (New York State), killing seven…
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The completion of the recently-sanctioned railroad up Mont Blane will signalise the highest railroad in the world. The franchise for this achievement has been…
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LONDON, Saturday.—The omnibus in London is likely to be soon superseded by the more up-to-date automobile vehicles. One firm is now engaged…
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On January 1 the Japanese were able to run trains from Fushan to Seoul, in Korea. The military line to Wi-ju has been completed as far as Pingyang, and in…
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In an article in "The Railway Magazine" on the Great Central Railway, Mr. W. J. Scott says:— The up train, 12.33 p.m. from Sheffield,…
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From the professional or technical point of view the Victoria Bridge over Zambesi River is not, of course, anything very remarkable. It cannot, for…
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Passengers travelling on the South Island express train between Dunedth and Christchurch the other day had an experience that they will not forget for a long…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Sydney Letter. the Milk Crusade Savours of Injustice.—an Excellent Argument for Locally-made Engines.—the Last Banner-bearer of Freetrade Lowers the Flag. Motor 'Buses Won't Do in Sydney.—a Boom in One of the Suburbs.—disfiguring Harbour Advertisements. Sydney
The milk crusade is exciting a great deal of attention. It is also exciting milk vendors, even the honest ones, as it is affirmed that the standard being too…
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A deputation from a Sydney suburb recently asked the Railway Commissioners to establish tramway communication, and were met with a…
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Messrs. Oliver and Kirkcaldie, Railway Commissioners, accompanied by Mr. John Harper (Chief Traffic Manager), Mr. J. Fraser (Engineer-in-Chief for Existing…
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The other day, as already stated, the express train from Dunedin to Christchurch came to grief, and there were some most varvellous escapes both from death…
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At about eight o'clock last night a man named Charles Hansel was run over by a coal train on the coal line at Carrington. It appears that the deceased, with some…
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