The Tweed Railway Swindle
REFERRING to certain lines which have proved to be the white elephants of the railway service, the Newcastle Morning Herald remarks:—One of the least…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1894
86 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 4 of 5
An Artful Tramp
WHEN the cook opened the door to the timid knock of the peripatetic without, she found him meekly waiting. "Good morning." he said. "Have you…
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IT will be recollected that early in April last the Railway Commissioners took exceptional measures of economy, more particularly after the heavy decrease in…
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A WRITER in the S. M. Herald says:—The railway reports suggest a few thoughts to an old hand. When I landed at Port Phillip Heads in May…
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CURIOUS it is to think of the time when on the Application of a passenger in Britain for a ticket to a certain point the clerk wrote his name down in full…
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SIR,—Reference having su often been made to this railway not paying from the start must lend many to believe that it is almost the only line in the country. which has not done so. We have been told it in it…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Collision on the Northern Line. Three Men Killed
ON Thursday morning a fatal accident occurred on the Great Northern line, between Hamilton and Waratah stations. An empty stock train from the Sydney end had passed the Islington Junction,…
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THE great Spring week of gaiety is over, and to have seen the vast crowds of pleasure-seekers and gamblers at the Randwick races no one would believe…
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THE costly cable tram is proving a very uncertain means of transit at the present time, and one never knows when he jumps on to a car whether it is not going…
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THE inventive genius of brother Jonsthan is always in evidence, and the latest achievement of his mechanical skill is no less than a steam waggon, the…
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IT is pleasing to note that the Government contemplate submitting several railway proposals to the Public Works Committee for consideration at an early…
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IT is a long established fact that the roads of New South Wales generally, and of this district in particular, have been sadly neglected. The cause for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Regulations for Road Tenders
THE following fresh regulations regarding the manner of tendering for road work have been adopted— All tenders are to be addressed to the Clerk of…
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THROUGH the courtesy of the local Roads Office officials we are enabled to publish the following fresh regulations regarding the manner of tendering for road work:—…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Terrible Railway Disaster 30 Persons Injured. Death Of, Several Prominent Colonists. Heartrending Scenes at the Sydney Hospitals. the Chief Commissioner's Opinion. Sydney
A SERIOUS railway smash occurred at Redfern (Sydney) at half-past 9 o'clock this morning. A number of persons were seriously injured. The down train from…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Terrible. Railway Accident at Redfern. Collision between the Parramatta and Goulburn Trains. Many Persons Fatally Injured. Sydney
A serious railway, smash occurred at Redfern at 9.30 this morning. The down train from Parramatta crashed into the outward [?] train, and several…
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IT is understood that negotiations have been passing between Mr. Eddy, the Chief Railway Commissioner, and the Government with regard to his…
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DURING the Financial Statement Mr. Reid said: I am going to begin by putting things straight. I am going to put against the year the expenditure incurred in it, and i am going to credit the money…
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THE last section of the Lismore-Tweed railway, for which Messrs. Willcocks and Firth were the successfill tenderers, will be ready for handing over to the Government on 1st December next. The contract…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Proposed Tram Line Lismore to Nimbin, &c
THE following report from the Public Works De pariment ou the proposed tram-line from Lismore to Nimbin was received at last Council meeting. It is the outcome of a petition from residents of…
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