Supply of Railway Sleepers
ADELAIDE, This Day. -- The Government have agreed to supply 300,000 railway sleepers to the Egyptian Government, provided the terms submitted by the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1889
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A Railway Fatality
COOTAMUNDRA, Thursday.- An inquest was held on the body of Harry Hales, on Wednesday, by the district coroner, Mr. Barnes. The evidence went to show that Hales was under the influence…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Points Under the Railways and Public Works Acts. (a) Whether, after the dissolution of Parliament, exmembers can travel on free railway passes. (b) Whether, upon such dissolution, the functions of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works are not entirely abrogated
Since Parliament has been dissolved, and the members of the Legislative Assembly have been disbanded, doubts have been very freely expressed whether the privilege of a free railway pass, which…
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THE Commission which was appointed to inquire into the charges made in connection with the leasing of the tramways has forwarded its report to tho Premier…
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The strike of 5000 tramway employees in Now York has ended amicably…
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MELBOURNE, This Day.--Walter Vowles, a young man, is being tried at the Criminal Sessions for committing a felony, in connection with fradulent punches, on the…
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During Mr. Fred. Walsh's candidature in the freetrade interest in the Wollombi electorate rather an amusing incident occurred. After addressing the free and independents at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pyrmont Railway Terminus
Mr. J. G. H. Swain's letter, published in our issue of Friday last, calls attention to the necessity for the erection of a passenger station at the Pyrmont terminus of the railway. More than…
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LONDON, February 7.- At the late meeting oF the Institute of Bankers, Sir Saul Samuel announced that the railways of New South Wales bad been removed from political pressure, and…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday .- At the Criminal Sessions on Wednesday, Walter Vowles was charged with inciting Thomas Thwaites , tramway conductor, to commit a larceny by using the…
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At the late meeting of the Institute of Bankers, Sir Saul Samuel announced that the railways of New South Wales had been removed from political pressure, and would…
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BRISBANE, This Day. -- The chairman of the Tramway Co. yesterday intimated that they would shortly adopt electric power…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railways in West Australia. (By Telegraph.)
PERTH, Thursday. -- The National Bank management have received a message from the London office stating that the success of the Midland railway is now assured. The railway…
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LONDON, Wednesday Night. -- The strike of 5000 tramway employes in New York has terminated…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"London Bridge Diary, 1889."
From the local agents for Hayward Brothers, Messrs. Leopold Barnett and Co.," we have received the "London Bridge Diary, 1889."…
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COOTAMUNDRA, Wednesday.—A man named Hales of Bethungra, met with a terrible death on Tuesday night, It appears Hales had visited Cootamundra on Tuesday for the…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Sun Motors
From time to time, as our readers are aware, experiments have been made to utilize the radiant energy of the sun directly in various ways. Doubtless to…
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MELBOURNE, This Day. -- The Tramway Trust have accepted the tenders of T. Doran for the Port Melbourne and South Melbourne cable lines at £19,380 and…
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IT is reported that the railway department provided a special train for Sir Henry Parkes' return from Bathurst to Sydney on Saturday night. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Narrow Escape of a Train
NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--On Friday afternoon a train from Sydney had a narrow escape from being thrown off tho line. The heavy rain had washed a large stone from the top of a cutting…
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