The Transvaal. Railway Construction
LONDON, January 25.—President Kruger states that it is necessary to encourage the construction of railways in the Transvaal, as the rinderpest is destroying the means of…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1897
3,878 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 194
Railway Facilities. Cool Change Cheap
All our readers in the hot districts yearning for a change in the cool mountain or sea-side resorts will welcome the cheap excursions arranged…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Railway Station Robbed. Cobar
Last night the iron safe at the railway station was broken into and about £18 was removed. The safe was earned into the bush for about a quarter of a mile and there burst open, it is supposed with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Transvaal. Railway Construction. London, Jan. 25
President Kruger has stated that it is necessary to encourage the construction of railways in the Transvaal because the rinderpost is destroying the means of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Blizzard in America. Railway Lines Blocked. Many Lives Lost. LONDON, January 25
A blizzard of terrible violence has been experienced throughout Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, and Minnesota, in the United States. The mercury fell 50deg…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railways in the Transvaal. President Kruger's Views
LONDON, Monday.--President Kruger states that it is necessary to encourage the construction of railways in the Transvaal, as the rinderpest is destroying the present…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Train and Tram Traffic
The returns of the railway traffic yesterday show a decrease in the total number of passengers carried an compared with last year of 1443. There was, however, an increase in the takings of £32…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway and Tramway Traffic
On New Year's Day the number of passengers booked at the suburban railway stations was less than on the 1st January, 1896, whilst the amount of money paid in passage money showed an increase…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Intercolonial Letters. Victoria. Racing at Maribyrnong. Talk About the Newmarket. Claim Against the Railway Department—A Greedy Club—Gossip of the Week. MELBOURNE
As a result of the recent continuous rains, all the training tracks are for this time of the year in exceptionally good order, and trainers of Newmarket…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrible Blizzard in America. Railways Blocked and Lives Lost. London, Jan. 25
A terrible blizzard has passed over the States of Kansas, Iown, Nebraska, and Minnesota. During the storm the thermometer fell 50'. The railways were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Extension in Queensland. Brisbane
Two surveyors of the Railway Department leave Brisbane to-morrow to make an inspection of the various proposed routes for the St. George railway. They will be away about three weeks…
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The traffic to and from the most, important places yesterday was as follows:--Randwick Racecourse, 127 cars, equal to 8500 persons; Cricket Ground,…
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LONDON, Monday Night. -- From New York it is reported that a terrible blizzard has passed over the States of Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, and Minnesota…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Great Railway Strike Averted
When the mail closed last week, the prospects of a calamitous railway strike were, to put it bluntly, extremely rosy; but, thanks to the ability of the directors of the London and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Cycling. the League. the A.N.A. Handicap. Tebbutt Wins. a Great Road Record. Snell's Plucky Ride—The L.V.W. Meeting. A Tumble-down Affair—A Wet Track. Porta Gets the 25 Miles—That Six Days' Ride—The Men "Off Their Heads"—More Visiting Cyclists
On Monday afternoon Mr. J. Williams, on behalf of the League members, who subscribed for the purpose, presented Frank Brown, the careful, courteous, and popular…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Electric Trams and the Bus Drivers. To the Editor of the "Evening News."
Sir,—Having been a passenger by the "buses" for a considerable period, I ask space for a few lines on the above Subject. The drivers of omnibuses seem to recognise that their means of living…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrible Railway Accident. Brisbane
The railway authorities have received news of a fearful accident on the main line, near Laidley station. About 1 o'clock this morning the night porter found a portion of a man's shirt saturated…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →France and China. Railway Concessions Demanded
LONDON, Tuesday Night.--France is opposing the opening of the West River, in China, to foreign trade, unless she is allowed to build railways in the provinces of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Emu Gravel and Road Metal Company
At the half-yearly meeting of the Emu Gravel and Road Metal Company, held yesterday, the following report was adopted:--The net profits for the half-year, including £101 2s 6d brought forward, and after making…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Emu Gravel and Road Metal Co Half-yearly Meeting
The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Emu Gravel and Road Metal Company, Limited, was held at the company's office, Norwich Chambers, yesterday, the chairman of the board of…
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