Russian Railways
London, Monday—Russia is borrowing £9,000,000 for the purpose of railway construction within the empire…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1897
97 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 5
Road Tenders
On Thursday, 8th inst., tenders for three road contracts were opened by Mr O'Hanlon, road superintendent. Two of them were big one, totally nearly £680 between them…
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Mr O'Sullivan has been informed that the improvement of the Bungendore Tarago road will have consideration as soon as funds are made available. The Public Works…
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An accident, so unique in its character, and at the same time so sad, as to make it an incident of general interest, occurred on January 25, just outside of Shamokin, a…
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On Thursday last Mr O'Sullivan asked the Secretary for Lands—1. Is it a fact that Surveyor Halliday has reported in favour of opening the Point Hut Road, near…
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The road superintendent for the Queanbeyan district, Mr O'Hanlon, opened tenders for [?] road contracts on Wednesday, with the following result—Contract 17, 8…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Tram Accident
A CONDUCTOR of a tram named Matthew Williams, an experienced official, was killed almost instantly shortly before noon yesterday at the entrance to the Bridge-street…
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Sydney, Friday—The Minister for Works expects to have £300,000 available for road expenditure on 1st July…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railways and the Drought
THE Railway Commissioners, with a view to affording assistants to pastoralist and others during the continuance of the drought have arranged that where the…
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The tenders for four road contracts were opened on Saturday, 22nd inst, by the road superintendent, Mr O'Hanlon, as under:—Contract No. 20, four tenders, lowest, John…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Excursion Train Rumors
There have been all sorts of rumors as to the opportunities to be afforded by the Railway Commissioners for country residents to visit Sydney during the record reign…
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The last horse tramcar has disappeared from Detroit. The last trip of the last vehicle propelled by horses along the rails was the occasion of a great public…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Reasons for the Siberian Railway
Siberia is a Russian Canada, larger and more populous, and, like Canada, it has a great future before it. It is very rich in gold, while there are whole…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The City Railway
THE announcement of the City Railway Commission that the result of its inquiry into the question of extending the railway into the city was that a "Hyde Park scheme…
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The report of the Royal Commission on the proposed extension of the railway system to the city of Sydney for the conveyance of passengers and goods was laid on the table…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Train Accident
ON Wednesday evening a fireman named Powell, engaged on one of the stock trains, received severe injuries through being struck on the head by a projection on an…
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A sad railway accident happened on the Cooma branch line on Wednesday afternoon, so serious indeed that it is feared it will end. fatally. The victim was a fireman named…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road V. Rail. Important Meeting --The Railway Boycotted
AN important and significant meeting took place on Wednesday at M. Byrne's Royal Hotel, having for its object both a protest against the existing railway freight rates…
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THE Lands Department have informed Mr. E. W. O'Sullivan that no further action will be taken with regard to the Point Hut Road as the Works Departmental reports…
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INHABITANTS of the country as well as citizens of Sydney are keenly concerned about…
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