An Oversea Railway
WITH regard to the projected oversea railway from Brighton to the Rottingdean the London Daily News gives an account of an experiment made on 18th June:—"The car,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Riverina · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1896
172 stories in Riverina's papers · page 6 of 9
The North Shore Bridge
The evergreen question of a bridge to connect Sydney and North Sydney has again cropped up. If may be thought that it is one of those matters which concern Sydney alone, and in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Jerilderie to Berrigan Railway
In the House Mr Young, in answer to Mr Chanter, said that the Jerilderie to Berrigan Railway Act provided that the work of constructing the railway from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Boom in Queens[?] land. Brisbane
There was an increase of £12,000 in the railway revenue last month, £10,000 being due to an increase of goods traffic, and £2000 to passenger…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Proposed Broken Hill Railway
HILLSTON, Wednesday. —A large aud influential meeting of farmers, settlers, and graziers, was held last night to consider the question of the railway extension to Hillston…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Berrigan to Finley Railway
THE Public Works Committee on Friday decided in favor of a motion by Mr. Black " that, in the opinion of this committee, it is expedient that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →" Sticking to Freetrade " the Gundagai Bridge Contract
Freetrade is a glorious principle (says the Star) according to the ruling powers in New South Wales. The glory of it sounds well in thouy-- on the stump for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Road Race
The cycling committee on Tuesday evening fixed the starting of the road race on Wednesday ae late as 4.15 with the object of aniline the convenience of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Roads and Reserves. Wagga Electorate
In the Assembly on Wednesday Mr Gormly asked the Secretary for Lands,— 1. Have the Crown lands fronting the river on reserve No. 2642, notified 25th…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Improving the Railway Lines
As was explained the other day (says the Daily Telegraph) the Looksley deviation on the mountain line has just been completed. The cost of this deviation was estimated by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Suicide on the Railway. a Locomotive Driver's Jump
The body of the man who committed suicide by deliberately jumping in front of the Braybrook train as it passed West Footscray siding on Wednesday was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Jerilderie-conargo Railway. Petition Presented
An important petition signed by pastoralists representing between 10,000 and 20,000 tons of wool, and agriculturists representing 16,000 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Scored Against the Railway Commissioners
Mr. Mocatta, a young lawyer, who was travelling with his wife on the Horn by line, deserves the thanks of second class railway passengers for lighting the Commissioners…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Trap for Cyclists
At the Oakleigh (Victoria) court on Thursday Ernest Cheel, Alfred Marriott and Alfred Cheel (boys) were charged with wilful damage to a bicycle by placing a row…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Train Accident Near Narrabri. a Suspicious Circumstance. Narrabri
An accident occurred to the Moree tram last night. When passing Bobbiwa, about 12 mines from narrab[?] at 7 o'clock te engine ran into a ballock, which had strayed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Travelling
THE London correspondent of the S.M. Herald says:—The recent brutal outrages on women in railway carriages have thoroughly stirred up public fooling, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Gundagai Bridge Contract
THE secretary of the Builders' and Contractors' Association, Melbourne, has forwarded a copy of a resolution passed at a meeting of the association on September 9,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Gundagai Bridge Contract. Explanation by the Premier
The Premier on Wednesday night made a statement as to why the tender of Messrs. H. Mackenzie and Son, of Victoria, for the erection of a bridge at Gundagai was not…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Siberian Railway
THE railway connection between Russia mid Siberia forms the greatest railway scheme in the world. After considerable deliberation the Government…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The New Gundagai Bridge. A [?] in Parliament
IN the Assembly on Wednesday, Mr. Chanter [?] charge to make against the Government that it had refused to accept a Victorian tender for the construction of the bridge over…
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