Right of Road Contractors.)
Last week the case of Stewart and others v. Mooney was concluded in the Equity Court, before Mr Justice A. H. Simpson. Mr Wise and Mr R. K…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1898
118 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 1 of 6
Stopping the Queen's Train
" So elaborate and perfect are the arrangements for her Majesty's safety and comfort when travelling over British railways that an interruption on the way is of very rare…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Wealthy Tramp
Cases of wealthy tramps, who trudge through the country with deposit receipts for large sums of money in their possession, have often been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coming Railway Race
Next tourist season will see the railway racing to Scotland resumed, and preparations by some of the companies are already being made. The Caledonian have been first in the field, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Dry Weather and the Railways
The long spell of dry weather in having a disastrous influence in come of the country districts. It affects the returns of fat stock. The Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local and District. Road Tenders
Special attention is directed to an advertisement in our business columns calling for tenders for road work…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Tramp Who Found a Fortune. Strange History of £10,000
A year ago last November a penniless tramp was making his way to San Francisco on the brake beams of a freight train. He was put off the train, and camped beside the track…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Scenes in a Burning Train
An eye-witness describes in a Russian journal the first the other day on the Siberian railway as follows:—' We had started on the night from the last station on the River Ob for Bolotayi…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Train Up a Child. [?]
Mrs. Hunt (a popular and [?] our pauper): "Now, Albert, [?] yer ay, when I tike yer into the [?] lidy's drorin [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local and District. Road Tenders
The following road tenders were omitted from the list published in last issue:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Improvements at Moss Vale
For some months past a large gang of men have-been, engaged in re-modelling the station yard, erecting new signals, and laying down the necessary plant for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Resident Engineer and our Roads. (To the Editor of the Scrutineer)
Sir,—All honor to Mr. Jones, for having at a late meeting of the Robertson Progress Association spoken of the way in which tho Resident Engineer…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Tourist Road and the Farmers. to the Editor
Sir,—Your Robertson reporter appears to be also troubled with a very tender corn which had a gentle squeez" at the recent meeting of the Robertson…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →On the Road to Klondike
A Sydney gentleman, writing to friends here from Skagway, Alaska, gives an interesting description of his experiences up to January 12. His…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Recent Gale and Heavy Rains. Damage to Roads in the Berrima District
Owing to very extensive damage done by the recent floods to the roads in this, district, it has taken considerable time to ascertain the amount of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Tramcar Tragedy
They had mutual friends, and that fact emboldened him to speak without the ceremeny of an introduction. "Sloppy, isn't it?" he remarked, persuasively. "Rather," she replied…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Robertson. the Robertson Railway
A meeting of the committee of the Robertson Progress Association was held in the School of Arts on Monday evening last. Present: Messrs. W…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Letters to the Editor. The Wombeyan Caves Road
SIR,—FOUR or five weeks ago appeared in your paper a letter headed "our member and the Wombeyan Caves road," but as nothing has come out of it, I think we…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Robertson Railway. an Influential Defutation
The question of constructing a line of railway to connect Robertson with the main southern line either at Moss Vale or Bowral, was again brought…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Proposed Moss Vale to Robertson Railway
A LARGE deputation from Robertson and its surroundings urged the Minister for Works on Thursday to build a railway from Moss Vale. The deputation was introduced by Mr…
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