Lillie Bridge Races
There was a good attendance at the Lillie Bridge grounds last night, when the sport resulted as under:-Fourtsen-one Handicap, 4 furlongs.-E…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1898
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Lillie Bridge [?]Aces
There was a good attendance at Lillie Bridge last night, when a programme of pony races was run through, with the following results:- Fourteen-one Handicap, 4 frulongs.—E. Goldberg's…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →How I Missed the Train!
Have you ever lost your temper. I was asked the other day, By a man upon a railway station seat; So I flung away my "bumper," then I thought I…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Train Seized for a Debt
For the second time the Orleans Railway Company has had one of its trains seized by a bailiff. A few days ago M. Arnaudet, a landed proprietor in the Department of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Railway Agitation. Visit of the Parliamentary Works Committee. The Proposed Road to Dural—The Alternative Route via Baulkham Hills—Local Activity
The members of the Parliamentary Works Committee had an interesting trip through our Hills district on Wednesday. Honorable members have been sitting…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Late Mr. John Bridge. Rbquiem Mass at St, MAKY's CATHEDRAL
WHEN Mr. John Bridge, the founder of the great firm of "John Bridge and Co.," died in October last at Stirling, Scotland, the members of the family decided to have his remains brought to…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Rookwood Council. The Easter Encampment —Alderman Javes' Questions.—potts Hill Road
The Council met on Tuesday. Present: The Mayor (Alderman F. Lidbury), and Aidermen Douglas, Dundon, Hartwell, Javes, Ritchie. Jay and Garthwaite…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Institute. Annual Meeting
The members of the Railway Institute held their annual meeting last night in the largo hall of the institute. There was a fair attendance, the chair being taken by Mr. Hugh…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Railways in Russia Large Expenditure
LONDON, January 14.-The Russian Budget makes provision for the expenditure of 113,000,000 roubles (about £18,000,000) upon railway construction in the Russian Empire…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Suburban Railway Fares. Will Not Be Reduced. Mr. Oliver Speaks Out
An influential deputation, which included the Mayors and aldermen of the majority of the western suburban municipallties, was introduced to the Railway Commissioners yesterday by…
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The Russian Budget makes provision for the expenditure of 113,000,000 roubles upon railway construction in the Russian Empire…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Suburban Railway Fares. Agitation for Reduction. Deputation to the Railway Commissioners
A deputation representing suburban municipalities waited upon the Hallway Commissioners asterday and asked that the Commissioners would consider the question of reducing the suburban railway fares…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Our Story. Kept by the Power of God. Chapter I. a Railway Journey
AH! here we are, just in time, jump in, Walter. The speaker was Arthur Spenser, and as he held the door of the railway car open for his cousin, he heaved a sigh of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Suburban Railway Rates. Passengers Plead for Reductions
A large deputation of suburban residents, accompanied by Mr. Bavister, M.L.A., waited upon the Commissioners for Railways yesterday and urged at great length the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dural Railway
The inquiry into the expediency of extending the railway from Rosehill to Dural still drags along wearily. The Public Works Committee this afternoon took further…
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LONDON, Friday.--The new Russian Budget devotes 113,000,000 roubles for the purposes of railway construction…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fatal Railway Accident
MELBOURNE, Friday.--James Dickenson, a railway employee and a single man, aged 45, met with a fatal accident to- day. While on a ballast truck between Bell Park station and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Suburban Railway Fares. Deputation to the Railway Commissioners. Request for Reduced Rates--unfavorable Reply
A large deputation, consisting of the Mayors of Ashfield, Burwood, Enfield, Newtown, and Canterbury, with Messrs. Albert Brown, A. L. Lloyd, J. W. Watkin, E. C. V. Broughton, Mark…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Sketcher. a Railway Incident
Many years ago—in 1849—it was my lot to be a spectator of a remarkable and singularly weird scene. On that occasion, two hundred and fifty people were saved from a…
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