Saywell’s Tramway Again
This miserable abortion again set fire to Mr. Geo. Davies’ lawn on Thursday afternoon whilst being forced up the rise opposite his residence,…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1899
5,107 stories in Sydney's papers · page 42 of 250
Chillagoe Railway and Mines
A meeting was held in Melbourne on March 4 to reorganise the Chillagoe Railway and Mines, Limited, into one million shares of £1, in accordance with the London agreement for the issue of…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Farming in the West. Water Conservation. Light Lines of Railway
Of recent years a great deal has been said and written respecting the capabilities of our western plains for wheat-growing purposes, and not a few individuals have put the matter to a practical test…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Serious Railway Smash on the Southern Line
About 11 O'clock on Saturday last, a serious mishap to a goods train took place between Douglas Park and Waldon, near Liverpool, on the southern line. The train…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Fruit Harvest. A Railway Record
For the month of February; 1899, the shortest month in the year, Canley Vale station put up its, "best on record" for outward fruit traffic, since Canley Vale…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hornsby Junction Progress Association. Opposition to Singleton-Parramatta Railway.—The Hornsby Junction Proposal
The above association met on Tuesday, Mr. Roberts occupying the chair, and there also being present Messrs. Summers, Dobson, Fitzgenald, Goss, King, Knox,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Singleton Railway
The secretary announced having received letters with regard to the Parramatta Singleton railway as projected as follows:— "St. Alban's Progress Association…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Parramatta Progress Association. The Singleton-Parramatta Railway —Heavy Season Ticket Rates
A meeting of the committee of the Parramatta Progress Association was held at the School of Arts Parramatta, on Tuesday evening. Mr. J. W. Hill occupied the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sunday Work on the Railway. (To the Editor.)
Sir,— Your correspondent "J.," in his remarks on the Postmaster-General and Sabbatarianism, concludes with a pointed reference to an agltation initiated many…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Victory Club's Road Race
The Victory Club held a successful road race over a distance of 10 miles on Saturday, the course being from the Enmore post-office, in Stanmore-road, to St. George's Hotel and back to Enmore. A large gathering of cyclists…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ashfield-enfield Tram
A public meeting, convened by the Mayor of Enfield (Alderman T. Hodson), to take steps to bring about the extension of the Ashfield-Enfield tramway from its present terminus to Druitt…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dogs in Trams. To the Editor of the "Evening News."
Sir,—I came up from Coogee to Randwick the other evening in the smoking compartment of the 6.20 tram. I had just taken my seat when a lady came rushing up, pushed a fine-looking dog in, and then jumped…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Cape to Cauro Railway. Vlews of the Berlin Press. London, March 11
The railway proposed by Mr. Cecil Rhodes, to be constructed from Bulawayo to the Zambesi, and thence to Lake Tanganyika, with the ultimate object of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tramway Extension to Bankstown
A well attended public meeting was held on the Enfield Recreation Ground on Saturday afternoon for the purpose of eliciting an expression of public opinion as to the advisability of extendingg the Enfield…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Zealand. a Serious Railway Accident. Five Fatalities. Auckland
The annual picnic of employees at the Islington Freozing Works was held at Ashburton on Saturday and ended in the worst railway accident that has over occurred on any of the New Zealand…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Niuchwang Railway Loan. The Russian Protest Withdrawn. LONDON, March 10, 3.55 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…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Dreadful Disaster. Railway Collision in New Zealand. Five Persons Killed. AUCKLAND
A dreadful railway accident, the most serious that has ever occurred in New Zealand, happened on Saturday night. An excursion train, crowded with passengers, most of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Cape to Cairo. Mr. Rhodes' Railway. Use of German Territory
LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--Mr. Cecil Rhodes is now in Berlin, with the object of interviewing the German Emperor with regard to the proposed railway from Cape…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →An Enfield-druitt Town S Tram. Public Meeting at Enfield
A public meeting was livid ut Cewctto's Hotel, Enfield, on Saturday afternoon to consider the question of the extension of the Enfield tram to Druitt Town. Alderman T. Hodson (Mayor of Enfield) presided, and there…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Parramatta-singleton Railway
The correspondence received by the Parramatta Progress Association with reference to the progress of the work of collecting statistics and other Information respecting the country proposed to…
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