Roads and Bridges. The Work of Last Year
THE roads and bridges work of the last year forms a big item in the public expenditure of the country, and the report which Mr. Hickson, the Engineer-in-Chief, has…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1892
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The Victorian Railways. the Retrenchment Scheme. Meeting of Employees
MELBOURNE, Monday.-A. public meeting was held on Sunday to consider the proposed scheme of retrenchment so far as it affects the employees of the Railway Department. Mr. J…
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LONDON, April 9.-The Afghans are boycotting the station on the Transcaspian railway, in the Khojak district…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Victorian Railways. Mr. Wheeler's Policy. the Scheme Op Retrenchment. Meeting of Railway Employees. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Melbourne
The Minister of Railways addressed his constituents last night at Daylesford, confining his remarks almost entirely to the action of the Government in suspending the Railway Commissioners…
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The Afghans are boycotting the railway stations in the Khojak district, on the Transcaspian railway…
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THE Railway Commissioners have accepted the tenders of Messrs. Elliott Bros., supply of medicines, chemicals, &c., £554 approximately ; Mr. Wilton, for supply of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Accident. Gundagai
Mr. Kidd, railway porter here, had a miraculous escape yesterday evening. Whilst engaged in shunting, a truck went over his foot, completely severing three of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Russian Railways. a Loan for Extension. London, April 11
The Russian Government has announced its intention to issue an internal national loan of £11,250,000 at 4½ per cent., for the purpose of extending railway construction…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday.--A singular railway accident occurred on the north-eastern line yesterday morning. At 2 a.m. a special left Benalla for Wodonga. After leaving…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday.--A meeting of the railway employes was held this forenoon to consider the retrenchment proposals of the Government. The attendance was…
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LONDON, Friday Night.--Negotiations are proceeding for the amalgamation of the Midland and the Glasgow and Southwestern railway companies…
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The additions to the Iron Cove Bridge, which connects Lewisham with Summer Hill on the suburban line, having been completed, was tested in the presence of the contractors and a number…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Road to India. the Ameer's Manifesto. London, April 11
In a manifesto just issued the Ameer of Afghanistan states that he continues faithful to the allegiance of Great Britain, because the Russians would, if that allegiance…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Redfern Railway Hay Market. Farm Produce
At the Redfern Railway Terminus on Monday, there was a better supply of forage forward from the various stations along the northern, southern, and western lines. Buyers were in good…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Intercolonial Railway Boatrace. Melbourne
The Intercolonial Railway Departments' boatrace between Melbourne and Adelaide was rowed on the Lower Yarra on Saturday. The weather was bleak and showery, and only a few spectators fallowed the…
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OWING to ironwork required for Johnson's Creek Bridge not being delivered the completion of the Forest Lodge-Balmain Tramway has been somewhat delayed, but it is…
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THE first meeting of the commission which is to inquire into the charges made by Mr. Schey against the Railway Commissioners will take place on April 25. The Baldwin…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Treasury Bills and Railway Construction. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph
Sir,--Your Saturday's editorial respecting the incomprehensibility of the Dibbs Government's refusal to trade off Treasury Bills to a public contractor in payment of railway…
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Papers respecting the proposed railway from Mombasa to Lake Victoria Nyanza were issued on February 26 as a parliamentary paper. On December 20, 1890, Sir Philip…
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At the Balmain Council meeting 1ast evening Alderman John Clubb drew attention to a Report in the Evening News, notifying the appointment of a board of experts to examine the competitive…
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