Victorian Parliament. Conference on the Railway Bill
MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The Legislative Council to-day agreed to attend the conference on the Railway Bill, and appointed managers…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1896
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West Australia. the Railways and Telegraphs
COOLGARDIE, Thursday.--Great astonishment is expressed that 45lb. instead of 601b. rails are being laid on the Southern Gross to Coolgardie railway. Within six…
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The Railway Commissioners have approved of certain alterations in connection with the week-end service from Bathurst to Sydney, which it is anticipated will prove acceptable. From the lst March a…
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ONE of the most appalling catastrophes that have ever taken place in this colony happened on Thursday last, and must be put down to the blundering of the Bridge Board. Instead of appointing the…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Death of Mr. W. Proctor. He Shoots Himself in Parramatta Park. Near the Site of the Old Volunteer Bridge. Mining Losses
Quite a gloom was thrown over the town of Parramatta and district on Monday night last by the currency which a rumour gained, that Mr. W. Proctor had that evening shot…
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A deputation representing the district between Liverpool and Mulgoa waited upon the Minister for Works yesterday to ask for the making of a permanent survey of a light…
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LONDON, February 21.—Mr. C. T. Ritchie, President of the Board of Trade, has introduced a bill into the House of Commons to provide for the construction of light lines…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.—The conference of managers of both Houses of Parliament met to-day, and after about an hour's sitting they came to a decision on the Railway Trusts Bill. Both sides…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Recollections of an Australian Actor. Some Actors and Actresses Who Have Vanished. Railway Travelling Tricks
THE plaintive words of Rip Van Winkle after his sleep of twenty years on Hendrick…
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Mr. C. T. Ritchie, President of the Board of Trade, introduced a bill in the House of Commons last night providing for the construction of light railways…
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The Public Works Committee met yestarday afternoon, and further considered the proposal to construct a railway from Tamworth to Manilla. There were present Messrs. Ewing (chairman),…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Victoria. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) the Railway Bill. Conference of Council and Assembly Managers. Melbourne
The sitting of the free conference between the managers of the Council and the Assembly on the points at issue in the Railway Bill was very short this morning. After a few minutes' discussion…
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In accordance with numerous requests mode by residents along the route of the proposed Liverpool to Mulgoa railway line, Mr. B. Watson, secretary of the local Progress Association, has made…
Continued on Trove, page 410 →Latest Cables. General Cables. Shocking Colliery Accident. Eight Men Killed. The Venezuela Frontier--Capsize of a Launch--French Polities --The Situation in Turkey --The Jo. hannesburg Explosion--Cuban Rebellion--South tralian Loan -- Light Railways in England -- Commercial News
The following cables arrived after yesterday's last edition had gone to press:-- London, February 21. EIGHT MINERS KILLED…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Central Railway Station. Redfern Extension to Sydney. The Proposals of the Past. A Quadruple Line to the Heart of the City--A Model of a Station gested-Great Railway Stations
There is no question that what with the ever-increasing demands of labour for employment the Reid Government will before long be forced into a more extensive…
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In the House of Commons yesterday Mr. C. T. Ritchie, President of the Board of Trade, introduced a bill to authorise the construction of light…
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The Public Works Committee had before it yesterday the proposed railway from Tamworth to Manilla. Mr. M'LaChlan, the Secretary for Railways, declared the…
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WEST MAITLAND, Friday.--At a meeting of the Narrabri-Walgett Railway League, held in the Town-hall this afternoon, the matter of the railway extension…
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LONDON, Friday.--Sir. C. T. Ritchie, President of the Board of Trade, has introduced a bill into the House of Commons to provide for the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victorian Parliament. the Railway Bill. an Agreement Between the Assembly and Council
MELBOURNE. Friday.--A conference of the two Houses to-day came to an agreement upon the Railway Bill. The Council, while holding a trust to be the best,…
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