Merewether Beach Tram. Departmental Rejoinder
The letter published in yesterday's issue, complaining of several matters concerning the Merewether Beach tramway system, was brought under the notice of Mr…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1905
366 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 19
Moro Road-builders
In the interior of Mindanao in the Philippines live the three hundred thousand Mohammedans known as Moros. The name was given to them…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Railway Management
Mention of railway matters reminds me that there is every indication of trouble ahead in connection with our railway service as a whole. Mr. Tait is personally…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Labour Party and Railways
There are signs that the Labour party intend to make matters lively for the Railway Commissioners during the next session. They have never loved the new…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Maitland District ("Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland.) a Railway Matter
A petition for presentation to the Railway Commissioners has been prepared by the West Maitland Borough Council, urging the necessity of having the plan…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Picnic
Employees in the traffic and permanent way branches of the railway and tramway service, in the Newcastle district, held their annual picnic at Toronto yesterday,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Success of the Motor 'Bus
The "motor 'bus" has got a firm hold of the people in this country, w[?]here it is at last recognised the important part which the horseless vehicle must play in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Main Roads
Sir,—A traveller, when nearing a large city or town from a journey over the bush roads beyond municipal boundaries, will expect to see well-maintained arteries…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Greta. Leconfield Road
Officers from the Roads Office, East Maitland, arrived here yesterday morning for the purpose of making a final survey in connection with the deviation of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Melbourne Gossip. March 23. Railway Management
The friction between the Railway Department and the municipalities outside Melbourne is rapidly increasing, and promises much trouble by the time…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railways and Empire-building
There has not been a more romantic chapter in the history of railway construction and empire-building conjoined (writes a special correspondent of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railways and Tramways. Social and Presentation
On Saturday night the committee of management of the Railway and Tramway Employees' picnic met for a social evening at the Cricketers' Arms Hotel, Cook's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Sydney Letter. Coal Figures That Should Interest Newcastle.—the Secret of Largelocaldemand—factories.—that War Office Jam Question.—when Is a Pound Not a Pound and How Is Short Weight Atoned for by Commercial Practice?—our High Commissioner Should Be a Man of Figures.—booking Railway Seats by the Number System. Sydney
Though not exactly Sydney news there is much information of local value to be derived from the report of the Royal Commission appointed to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Train on Fire
LONDON, Friday.—A train was derailed yesterday at S[?]aux, near Paris, and several of the carriages took fire. Three passengers were killed and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Railway Complaint
Sir,—It has for some time been my desire to direct attention to the manner in which passenger's to Newcastle are treated on the Redfern railway station. Of course,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Islington. Repairing the Roads
The council workmen are engaged in cleansing the waterways and repairing and metalling sections of the Maitland-road, where necessary. This will have the effect…
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Sir,—I desire to endorse Mr. Callaghan's remarks with regard to the accommodation provided for passengers travelling from Sydney to Newcastle by the mail…
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Sir,—Regarding the complaints as to railway discomforts, I may draw attention to a serious disability Newcastle residents, and particularly business men, travollers,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Government and Railway Workers
More kindly feelings seem to be developing between the Government and the railway employees. Mr. Bent has in times past been so often and closely associated as…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Incandescent Railway Lighting
The new system of railway lighting which is being tested on the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway line, is an incandescent oil-gas burner. The…
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