Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Railways, roads & transport, all years

Riverina · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1899

445 stories in Riverina's papers · page 8 of 23

Victoria Bridge. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 29 April 1899 · page 2

Her Majesty the Queen, who is at present staying in the south of France, yesterday named the Victoria Bridge at Nice…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Tenders for Road Work

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 29 April 1899 · page 3

Mr. Harley D. Cox, the District Roads Superintendent opened tenders for the undermentioned road works on Thursday at noon…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

An Armoured Train Assists London, Thursday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 29 April 1899 · page 2

Further advices from the Philippines state that an armoured train greatly helped the Americans in the fight with the insurgents at Calumpit…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Decentralisation and Railway Rates

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 29 April 1899 · page 6

But for the present session of Parliament being a short one, the question of reduced railway rates for both goods and passengers would have been raised…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Revocation of Railway Reserve No. 10,048. Albury Land District

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 2 May 1899 · page 4

Railway reserve 10,048, proclaimed 16th November, 1889, county Hume, parish Burrumbuttock, containing an area of 40 acres. The Crownlands within the boundaries…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Chinese Railways. London, Sunday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 2 May 1899 · page 2

Mr. Broderick, the Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign affairs, stated in the House of Commons that the Belgium syndicate could not obtain any…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Railway Receipts

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 2 May 1899 · page 2

The report of the Railway Commissioners for the quarter ending March 31 has been published. It is a satisfactory one, affording further indication of good management…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Railway Ambulance Corps

The Junee Democrat · Tuesday 2 May 1899 · page 3

--A fairly large number of Railway employes attended at the Junee Railway Station on Thursday evening, 28th Inst, the object being the…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Road Race

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 3 May 1899 · page 2

THE third road race, under tho nuspices of the local bicycle club, starts this (Wednesday) afternoon at 4 o'clock from Tattersalls' (Walkers'…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

The Tarcutta Road Fire. the Inquest

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 4 May 1899 · page 3

AN inquest was held yesterday at the Royal George Hotel by Mr. G. H. Tempest, J.P., and a jury of five, into the circumstances of the fire at Mr. Baker's farm on the Tarcutta…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Cable News. General Cables. Railway Disaster. London, Monday Afternoon

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 4 May 1899 · page 2

A telegram from New York gives particulars of a shocking railway disaster which has occured at Lake Ontario, in the State of New York. An excursion…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

A Culcairn GERMaNTON RAILWAY

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 4 May 1899 · page 2

A public meeting has been held at the School of Arts, Germanton, re the extension of the railway from Culcairm to Germanton. Mr. A. Ross presided. People from all parte…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Local and General News. Railway Meeting

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 5 May 1899 · page 2

A meeting, called by the District Improvement League, for the purpose of determining the best route of rail way to Tumut to be submitted to the…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Jumping Railway Seats

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 9 May 1899 · page 2

The question whether travellers are of titled to retain seats taken by them in railway carriages when beginning, their journey wan raised by a…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

District Intelligence. Tumut Railway Meeting

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 9 May 1899 · page 2

A meeting, convened by the Tumut District Improvement League, was hold in the Oddfellows' Hall on Thursday afternon, for the object of arriving at a…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

The Railway Meeting

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 9 May 1899 · page 2

Every resident, of the district who takes an interest in the future prosperity of Tumut must find cause for congratulation at the unanimous…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

A Strange Tramp

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 10 May 1899 · page 3

He would not work, but he would carry well, From Junes to the distant gates of -- Like Christian Pilgrim he bore upon his back A fearful load of trouble-- in a sack…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Federating the Debts and Railways

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 11 May 1899 · page 4

A certain section of the Anti-federaliste, base their opposition to the Bill on the fact that no provision is made whereby the railways and public debts of…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Reno Road

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 13 May 1899 · page 2

RENO people are going to take advantage of the Premier's visit by presenting him with a monster petition praying for the expenditure of a sum…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Decapitated by a Train. Brisbane, Friday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 13 May 1899 · page 2

It has been escertained that the man who was found decapitated on the railway line near Wooloowin was Ottoman Blakely, head master of the…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →