The Maitland to Taree Railway
Evidence was given before the Works Committee yesterday with regard to the proposed railway from Maitland to Taree, by Mr. H. M'Lachlan (Secretary to the Railway Commissioners),…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1898
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Federation. Railway Rates. Control by the Federal Parliament. Opposition by the New South Wales Delegation
MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The railway question absorbed the Convention all to-day and to-night. Sir George Turner had secured the insertion of a clause giving the control of the railway…
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The northern train, which should have reached Red fern at 10.15 p.m., did not arrive until 11.30. The delay was caused by the staff not being available, and the train had to wait at Gosford until…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A Railway Grievance. The Train Service Between Parramatta and Penrith
There has been good cause for strong complaints from the resident of Weatworthville, Seven Hills and the districts beyond, on the score of the limited railway…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Personalities. Road and River
The brave Pierre Stuppa, the Swiss general, having been deputed by the Thirteen Cantons to solicit the arrears of pay which had been owing for a long time to the Swiss…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Road Through the Park. to the Editor
SIR,—In a late issue you gave a gentle hint that it was time to revive the matter of having a road opened through the Park. It surprises mo, among many others, that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway and Tramway Employees' Hospital Fund. Annual Meeting
The eighth annual meeting of subscribers to the Railway and Tramway Employees' Hospital Fund was held last night ut the Railway Institute. There was a fair attendance, and the president of the society (Alderman W…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Rookwood Council. The Notting Hill Road Contract.—Mr. Rutherford's Grievance.— Alderman Hartwell wants various mattere revived.—Arrears of Rates
The Council met on "Wednesday. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Jay) Aldermen Lidbury, Garthwaite, Dundon, Hartwell, Douglas, Javes and Ritchie…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Criminal Tramp
THe Question of the tramp is one of Increasing Importance in rural England and it has risen to the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Smoking on Omnibuses and Cable Tramcars. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—Now that our omnibuses are fitted with a staircase giving easy access to their tops, and as such facilities are cagerly, used by women and children who prefer to travel in the open air, it is time that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Annual Railway Supplies. Tenders Accepted
Tenders have been accepted by the Railway Department for the annual supply of stores as follows:—General ironmongery, Briscoe, Drysdale, and Co.; builders' ironmongery, J. Keep and Sons;…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Death of Mr. John Whitton. the Father of New South Wales Railways
On Sunday intelligence was received of the death of Mr. John Whitton, at Mi[?]gerg, at the age of 79. Mr. Whitton left Sydney on the 17th instant. although then unwell, for Mi[?]agong, and on the 18th…
Continued on Trove, page 444 →English Railways. Some Speed Records. 90 Miles an Hour
Generally speaking, the year just passed has been one of retrogression in regard to the booked speed on British railways-- the Journey from London to Aberdeen, for instance,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Federation. the Railway Rates Question. an Inter-state Commission Appointed. (From Our Special Reporters.)
MELBOURNE, Friday.--The Convention is all but through the financial clauses; only the loans remain. It was decided to-day that there should be an inter-State Commission to have control over…
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Mr. F. Clarke, M.P., gave evidence before the Works Committee yesterday with respect to the proposed railway from Maitland to Taree. Mr. Clarke testified to the capabilities of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Emu Bay Railway. the Engineer's Progress Report
MELBOURNE, Friday.--The report of the Emu Bay railway engineer, dated the 25th inst., states that the recent fires in the vicinity of the line proved serviceable, by assisting to clear the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Prospects of Rhodesia. Opening of the Railway to Buluwayo
The profound change which is likely to be produced in some of the conditions of South African development by the completion of the railway to Bulawayo (says the London "Times") begins to be…
Continued on Trove, page 49 →The Hills Railway. Baulkham Hills Takes the Initiative. a Meeting to-day
The Baulkham Hills Branch of the Fruitgrowers Association ia not going to let the grass grow under its feet in the matter of a Parramatta-Castle Hill-Dural line…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A Peculiar Case. Serious Charge Against A Railway Officer
At the Parramatta Police Court yesterday, before Messrs. T. E. MacNevin, P.M., and R. Harper, J.P., E. M. Hennessey, a girl of 16 years…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Rhymes. the Fossickers' Train
THE 'Herald,' in a leaderette published last week, said, "There can be no question that gold fossicking is reproductive work. The only question that arises here is, 'Is…
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