A Suspension Railway. Being Built Between Barmen and Elberfeld
One of the most novel railroads ever planned is at present being constructed between Barmen and Elberfeld, in Germany. It is what is known as a…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1901
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Braidwood Railway
Mr Austin Chapman states that from conversations he has had with members of the Public Works Committee, he believes an enquiry into the Braidwood line will…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Yorkshire Sweethearts' Bridge
The lovers of Yorkshire have a bridge for their especial benefit. It crosses the River Esk at Glaisdale, and was erected by Tom Ferres, a famous Mayor of Hull, so that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Murder In a Railway Train
LONDON, Friday.--A man named Hill who has been a British soldier, yesterday shot and killed an elderly farmer named Pearson in a lavatory compartment on a London…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road Work
Messrs, Haylen and Brown, in charge of the various roads in this, locality, have done a deal of useful work of late and as a consequence the highkays present a tidy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cooma-bombala Railway
The Public Works Committee arrived here on Wednesday, and opened an inquiry at the courthouse on Thursday to take evidence of residents as to the advisability of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Miniature Train
A “Tom Thumb” train, so called because it is supposed to he the smallest in the world has just been constructed by a young Scotsman, who, without any technical…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Latest Intelligence. Sydney, Thursday. Railway Revenue
For the quarter ended December 31st the railway revenue was £1,052,398 pounds, as against £975,284 for the previous year. The gross earnings were the largest on record, the…
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Spain has a novelty in the way of a submerged railway. It runs through the surf off Oreton, near Bilbao, 650ft. out into the ocean. The mines of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LONDON. Thursday. Railway Line Cut
The railway line has been cut thirty-three miles from Lorenzo…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Trespassing on Railway Premises
AN officer of the Railway Department has been sent up from Goulburn to investigate a complaint made by a passenger a few days since to the effect that while the train was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Juvenile Tramps
Two little boys wandered hand in band hundreds of miles away from the Never Never country in hopes of petting into Sydney in time to see the fairyland of their…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Yarrangobilly Road
The efforts made by the Queanbeyan AGE to obtain a road from Tharwa to the great Yarrangobilly caves is likely to bear fruit immediately. An officer of the Roads…
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The Public Works Committee on Tuesday further considered the expediency of constructing a line of railway from Cooma via Nimitybelle and Bombala to Delegate…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Proposed Tarage to Braidwood Railway
AN inquiry into the expediency of Constructing a line of railway from Tarago to Braidwood was opened by the Public Works Committee on Tuesday. Mr. W…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Proposed Tarago-Braidwood Railway
A meeting of the Standing Committee on Public Works was held on Tuesday afternoon . Mr. Dick, M P., chairman, presided, and there. were present Dr. Garran and Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Road to the Caves
There can now be no doubt about the necessity of a road from Tharwa towards the Yarrangobilly Caves. The case to be made out in its favor is such that we believe no…
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A meeting of the Standing Committee on Public Works was held on Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Dick, M.L. A., chaiman, presided, and there were prevent Dr. Garran and Mr. Shepherd, Ms.L.C.,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our Telegrams. Sydney. the Braidwood Railway. Friday. 11 a.m
The Secretary for Railways gave evidence yesterday on the Tarago-Braidwood railway, opposing the line, which, he said, would not pay working expenses nor interest…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrible Railway Disaster
AFTER being free from a serious railway accident for a considerable time, Sydney was startled on Friday evening to hear of a torible disaster on the Illawarra line,…
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