British Tramways
Thu extraordinary development of tramways all over England that has taken place in recent years has by no means worn itself out. A return issued by the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1908
491 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 25
The Railway Service. Deputation to the Premier. Sydney
Representatives of the Grand Council of the New, South Wales Railway and Tramway Employees' Unions, with Mr. Hollis, M.P., waited on Mr. Wade, the…
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The Railway Commissioners, on being interviewed regarding the published statement to the effect that the inability of the department to meet orders for…
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Sir,—Although the Lake Macquarie Shire Council received a grant some time ago for the construction of a bridge over Cardiff Creek. I notice that nothing has…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Rifle Shooting. Kurri Kurri V. Newcastle Tramway
A match took place between Kurri Kurri and Newcastle Tramway Rifle Clubs. The visitors were entertained at lunch at Probert's Hotel, Adamstown, by…
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A collision took place about 1 o'clock this morning near Sydenham railway station, on the Illawarra line, three miles from Sydney, between a special…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Kimberley Railway
LONDON, Friday.—The railway from Bloemfontein to Kimberley has been opened…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Accidents. Demand for Inquiry. Sydney
In the Legislative Assembly, yesterday, on the motion for the adjournment, reference was made to recent railway accidents…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Our Sydney Letter. Killed on a Tramline at 85.—The Danger of the Double City Tramway.—co-operation Between Sailor and Soldier.—municipal Centralisation.—mutilated Statuary in the Gardens.—controlling the Registry Offices. Sydney
The electric trams travel a good deal faster than they should from Hunter-street to the Post-office one way, and from King-street to the Post-office the other. This…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Reform in Russia. the Amur Railway. London
The Duma has read a first time a bill granting the sum of 6,900,000 roubles annually for universal elementary education…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Great Motor Race
LONDON, Tuesday—Owing to a thaw, the Alaska route for the motorists engaged in the New York to Paris race has been rendered impracticable…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railways and Tramways. Quarterly Report. Sydney
Mr. T. R. Johnson, Chief Commissioner for Railways and Tramways, has issued his report for the quarter ended 31st March…
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LONDON, Thursday.—The Russian Duma has adopted the Amur Railway Bill…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Railway Yards. Serious Congestion
Shipping agents and others engaged in the goal trade complained very much yesterday of the trouble which had occurred in connection with the bringing…
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The expansion of the motor car industry in Melbourne is attested, by the continued increase of depots, or garages, in the city. One is almost completed for…
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Sir,—I notice a report in your issue of the 16th inst. that there is a scarcity of labour in the tramway service at Newcastle. The report further states that…
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LONDON, Saturday.—The Board of Trade has intervened in the north-eastern railway dispute. The employees ask for an…
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LONDON, Saturday.—The Amur railway, from Kujenga to Khabarovsk, is to cost £22,500,000, or, £16,600 per mile, and will be built entirely by…
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Mass meetings of the men employed on the North-eastern railway have been held, which have rejected proposals of conciliation…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor-car Accident. Sydney
Frank Shirley, Joseph Vaughan, and Dr. Reay, of Sydney, met with a serious motor car accident at Dupto to-day. Shirley's skull was fractured, and he has…
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