Moree to Inverell Railway
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works was engaged yesterday afternoon in the further consideration of the proposed railway from Moree to Inverell. Mr. T. T. Ewing, M.P.,…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1897
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City Railway Extension
The Public Works Committee sat yesterday morning as a Royal Commission on city railway extension, to inquire into the expediency, and best methods of extending the railway…
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As an effort of oratory, there can be no doubt that Mr. Barton, on Wednesday, surpassed himself. In a very lengthy and exhaustive speech, he went over practically the…
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One of me oldest existing bridges of Europe, probably the oldest wooden, bridge in the world, has ended its existence. An old parchment, found in the archives of the…
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The Railway Commissioners of New South Wales and Victoria have, after confering together, agreed that from the 1st of May next an alteration should be made in the time of departure from…
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A large crowd gathered on Saturday last to witness the cycling road race which started from the Royal Exchange Hotel at 3.45 p.m., and was…
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The opening road race of the Granville Bioycle Club came off last Saturday. Prizes—£2 and £1 for the first and second—were offered by Mr. T. Brown, of the Royal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Reserve on the River for Picnic Parties. Mrs. Selfe's Land. the Old Road. a New Road Proposed
Last Monday fortnight an enquiry was commenced before Messrs. Wilson and Eager, the Local Land Board, to consider the application made by some 260 odd petitioners for a road across the sandy…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Ermington & Rydalmere Municipal Council. the Assessment—cluff's Bridge—the Parramatta Sewerage Scheme Rate Struck—estimate—on Borrowing.—the Park Question
At the ordinary meeting of the Council there were present His Worship the Mayor, and Aldermen Kirby, Spurway, Humphreys, Swane and Mobbs…
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Each city in Germany is divided into precincts, and for the relief of the destitute each precinct has a building or office, an executive officer, and a board of relief, which meets once a fortnight…
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NARRABRI, Saturday.—A public meeting was held last night at the Town Hall for the purpose of taking steps to entertain the Minister for Works, who will arrive here on the 9th…
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Many schemes in connection with the proposal to extend the railway into the city have been laid before the Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the matter. One of these was that propounded…
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The Mildura Shire Council has decided to ask for authority to construct a tramway to connect the settlement with the railway system…
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The commission appointed to inquire into the expediency and best methods of extending the railway system of the colony into the city of Sydney, or…
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The Public Works Committee, sitting as a Royal Commission on city railway extension yesterday, heard further evidence. Mr. T. T. Ewing, M.P., presided. Mr. William…
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The Standing Committee on Public Works met yesterday under the presidency of Mr. T. T. Ewing, M.P., to further consider the proposed railway from Moree to Inverell. The…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.—Mr. John Mathieson, the Railway Commissioner, will leave for Adelaide on Monday, to assist the Finance Committee of the Federal Convention with…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Federation. the Adelaide Convention. Proceedings in the Committees. Conducted in Camera. Railways and Debt Consolidation. the Federal Appeal Court
ADELAIDE, Friday.—Tho Convention has already got into a difficulty over the secrecy of its proceedings. In order that the public might have some idea of the nature of the committee…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Motor for Driving Centrifugal Pump. (See illustration on this page.)
We illustrate one of a set of eight electric motors constructed by Messrs. Ernest Scott and Mountain, Limited, of the Close Works, Newcastle-on-Tyne, for driving the centrifugal pumps used for clearing…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Chronicles of Watson's Bay. Anxious Times Looking for Succour. The Gun of the Sirius--Midshipman Southwell's Account-- A Pretty Spot--Lycett, the Artist --A Miserable End--The South Road Rangers--The Old Lighthouse--Ancient Currency
O[?] all the minor indentations which contribute to the beauty of Port Jackson, Watson's Bay was the earliest, next to Sydney Cove, to have a detached…
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