Longest Railway Tunnel in the World
A most remarkable trouble has been met by the engineers who are digging the wonderful tunnel that runs through the great Simplon mountain and is to open a…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1904
101 stories in South Coast's papers · page 1 of 6
A Railway Mishap
The mixed train known as the paper train, due at Bomaderry at 9.30a.m., had a mishap on Wednesday morning, one carriage, two tracks, and the brake van being detailed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ESSAY On "the benefits that would be derived from the extension of the railway from Nowra to Bega."
A question that will probably occupy the public mind in a few year will be a railway extension from Nowra to Bega. a distance of about 175 miles. Before enomerating the…
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In California a cheap method of making roads by what is known as the "old treatment" has been tried and proved successful. It has dispensed with the costly macadam, and has…
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The Railway Department announces in this issue particulars of special cheap excursion train to Sydney on Wednesday, March 30, afforting country resident an opportunity for the…
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Mr M. F. Morton, M.P. reforms us that the [?] the construction of the above bridge, [?] the [?] Nowra to Berry at Meroo has been approved if and [?] is…
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On Saturday night, whilst returning home in company with several others, Mr W. Wade (billiard marker at Clean View [?] Gerringong) met with a severe accident (the…
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On Saturday night, whilst returning home company With several others. Mr. W Wade marker at Ocean View Inn, Georringung )wet with a service accident…
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The matter of resumption of portions of land belonging to the Thomson and Montgomery estates, for a new road from Nowra to Burrier, was considered by the Shoalhaven…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Train Delayed
A special train timed to leave Bomaderry for Sydney at 3.35 p.m. on Monday was delayed owing to a failure of the tablet apparatus, and did not get…
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When the British forces were marching to Pekin in 1880, after the capture of the Taku forts, one of the rivers became so swollen with the heavy rains that it was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Train Delaved
A special train timed to leave [?] Sydney at 3.35 p.m. on Monday was [?] owing to a failure of the [?] and did not get…
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Alderman King, at the close of the Nowra Council meeting on Monday night referred to the projected departure from the district of Mr. R. L. Dawson [?] superintendent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Departing Road Superintendent
Alderman King, at the close of the Nowra Council meeting [?] Monday night referred to the projected departure from the district of Mr K. L. [?] superintendent;…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Ticket Scalpers
The term "ticket scalpers" is applied to a class of individuals who buy at a reduced price the return half of a ticket which a passenger may find…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident at the Railway Station
Mr Archie Shepherd, earter, in the employ of Woodbill and Co, fell from his call at the railway station yesterday afternoon, and one of the wheels of the vehicle passed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stopping a Train
A caw of much importance, to railway travellers was beard at the Parramatts Police Courrt on Wednesday, when Major J. J. Walter’s, of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stopping a Train
A case of much importance to railway travellers was heard at the Parramatta Police Court on Wednesday, when Major J. J. Walter’s, of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Car Fright at Bomaderry
One of Mr. R. Mison's horses, drawing a cart loaded with timber played up the other day on the road at Bomaderry near the butter factory, through fright at an…
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ON Saturday last Mr Harry Skinner, accompanied by Mr. William Hamilton (two well known Sydney motorists), left Sydney on a visit to Mr H D. Morton, of Coolangatta, and…
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