They Wanted a Road
As an indication of the applications sometimes made by local residents and supported by members of Parliament, the Minister for Works instances the following case now before him. The…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1899
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In the Bad Old Days. the Knights of the Road
CONCERNING the battle of Glenrowan, Mr. White further says:—Superintendent Sadlier was seen several times during the day, once talking with Mr. O'Connor, the latter leaning against a tree reading…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Original Poetry the Old Fig-tree Near Kemla-road Corner
I look on thee oft, Oh I thou marvellous tree, In thine evergreen robes on thy throne—So gracefully arched, with thine arms o'er the free Who have left thee a shrine of thine own…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wales. Madame Patti's Wedding. the Breakfast in a Railway Palace Car
Madame Patti was married on Wednesday morning at Brecon (says the London Universe, January 28), amid many manifestations of popular rejoicing to Baron Olaf Rudolph Cederstrom. The weather…
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A meeting of the members of the Manly to Narrabeen Tramway League was held at the Manly Aquarium Hall on Thursday, evening. There was a good attendance, and the Mayor presided. The…
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LONDON, March 10.—Mr. C. T. Ritchie, President of the Board of Trade, yesterday formally opened the Great Central Railway Company's new trunk line from Annesley (ten miles north of…
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The Railway Commissioners are at present collecting evidence in regard to several proposed tramway lines and extensions. Chief among these is the Manly to Narrabeen electric tramway,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Extra Special. [Copyright.] "Evening News" Office. 3.30 P.m. Late Cables. China. Britain and Russia. the Neuchwang Railway Loan. Difficulty Ended
LONDON, March 10, 3.55 p.m.—Negotiations between the British and Russian Governments have resulted in the ending of the difficulty with regard to the Neuchwang railway loan, and the protest…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Belayed Railways. the Land Difficulty
The construction of the Koorawartha-Grenfell and The Rock to Green's Gunyah railways is being delayed owing to some difficulty in regard to handing over the land necessary to the…
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The Great Central Railway line was formally opened yesterday by Mr. C. T. Ritchie, President of the Board of Trade. The new railway just opened is that of the…
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Mr. W. St. John Brodrick, Parliamentary Secretary to the Foreign Office, was questioned in the House of Commons last night with regard to the British offer to assist China in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Niuchwang Railway Loan The Russian Protest Withdrawn. LONDON, March 10, 8.,65 p.m
Negotiations between Great Britain and Russia have satisfactorily ended the difficulty which had arisen with regard to the proposed loan in connection with the Niuchwang…
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The Works Committee has at length got to business which concerns; the colony much more than the public buildings in Sydney, which Sydney and the public service can do…
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The Public Works Committee, under the presidency of Mr. Perry, M.P., yesterday continued its inquiry into the expediency of constructing a line of railway from Dubbo to Coonamble…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Proposed Tramway to Narrabeen. Meeting at Manly
A meeting of the league which has been established to forward the construction of a tramway from Manly to Narrabeen, and eventually on to Newport, Bayview, and Pittwater, was held…
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Signs are numerous at North Shore of the approaching conversion of the cable tramway system to the electric system. It is understood locally that the conversion will be effected…
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Some delay is taking place in connection with the construction of the proposed railways from Koorawatha to Grenfell, and The Rock to Greenos Gunyah, owing to the trouble in having the…
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The Railway Commissioners were waited on a day or two ago by Mr. P. E. Quinn, M.P., who urged on them the necessity of reducing the fares on the Ocean-street cable tramway. He pointed…
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LONDON, Friday.--Mr. C. T. Ritchie, President of the Board of Trade, yesterday performed the ceremony of opening the Great Central Railway Company's new…
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