Early Tramway Service. Conference at Lambton
A conference of representatives of the municipal councils of Lambton, Wallsend, Plattsburg, and New Lambton was held in the Lambton Council Chambers last night…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1906
451 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 23
The Electric Railway
Mr. Rees, M.P., is a patriot of a peculiar type. He felt so intensely Australian that armed with a borrowed lead-pencil, he started to obliterate the…
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Sir,—On perusing the reports given in the newspapers lately of the railway tests, one cannot help thinking that although the Railway Commissioners are given…
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The discontinuance of the early morning tram from Plattsburg to Newcastle may not at first appear a matter of considerable moment,…
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The railway authorities are about to undertake a large and comprehensive scheme of work in connection with the storage of coal waggons at Newcastle…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—A bill has been introduced into the United States Congress preparatory to the construction of a boulevard 3300 miles…
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Sir,—Your article on tramway management is appreciated by those who depend on the early workmen's trams for conveyance to work and others who would avail…
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LONDON, Friday.—A Swiss railway official named Wydler has been arrested at Rio Janeiro for stealing 100,000 francs (£4000) in securities…
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The second of the Newcastle Bicycle Club's series of winter road races took place on Saturday afternoon. The event was contested over a course from Davis…
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Mr. Graff, a wealthy Philadelphian, was driving in his car outside Paris, when he met with an, accident that resulted in his death…
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The Commissioners have been pressed for some time past to make a reduction in the rates for the carriage of butter. Several deputations waited upon them on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. Railway Fatality
Patrick Lynch, aged 44 years, a miner engaged at Abermain Colliery, was found dead on the Aberdare railway, between Weston and Abermain, at about 4 a.m. on…
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The adjourned Inquest on the body of Patrick Lynch was held at the court-house on Monday morning, before the Coroner, Mr. A. Pryor, J.P…
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LONDON, Monday.—Messrs. Speyer and Company and other American firms have contracted for the building of railways in Bolivia, the…
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Sir,—I have learned with much satisfaction of the proposal of the Railway Commissioners to build an overhead bridge for vehicular traffic at the Hamilton…
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Interest in the proposed alterations to the Hamilton railway station continues to increase, and a diversity of opinion exists amongst the residents in regard to the…
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Workmen are engaged repairing the road along the heights from near Mr. Croudace's residence to the junction of the Charlestown-road, and when the…
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Sir,—It would have been as well if Dr. Horsfall had given the cause he supports his advocacy and not the reasons upon which it is based. He asserts that this…
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Teralba-road, from Bala-road to its intersection with Brunker-road at Broadmeadow is sadly in need of some attention from the municipal councils…
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Sir,—"Citizen" asks if the construction of the proposed tramline will decrease or increase the number of race meetings. Seeing that the Newcastle Jockey Club are…
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