Crown-street Tram. Proposed Penny Sections
A deputation was introduced to the Railway Commissioners to-day by Mr. Nelson M.L.A., tor the purpose of urging on the Commissioners to divide the Crown-street…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1899
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Trans-african Railway. The Co-operation of Germany LONDON, April 6, 3.50 p.m
The negotiations of Mr. Cecil Rhodes with Germany, respecting the Trans-African railway have reached a satisfactory stage. The German Government has given a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Darlington and the Electric Tram
At last night's meeting of the Darlington council the Mayor, Alderman J. Spring, in the chair, the Mayor's minute -- "That this council take into consideration the conversion of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An Improved Tram Service Promised
The Commissioners for Railways, in response to representations from the local council, have agreed to some concession in connection with the electric tram to Willoughby. A fortnight ago, a…
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A deputation, introduced to the Railway Commissioners yesterday by Mr. Nelson, M.P., urged that the Crown-street tramway should be divided into two penny sections. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Parramatta and District the Parramatta Singleton Railway
News received yesterday in Parramatta indicates that there is no falling off in the interest taken in the proposal to connect the northern and western railway lines by way of Singleton and Parramatta, on the part of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →An Amorous Tramp
A man named Charles Sweetman was brought before Messrs. Pearson and T. Taylor, Js.P., at the Parramatta Police-Court, yesterday, charged with being of unsound mind. Constable Robinson found him on the brink of a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Enmore Tram Extension
A conference between the Mayor (Alderman W. W. Clarke) and councillors of Marrickville and certain property-owners was held on Wednesday night with regard to the proposed duplication of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Brooklyn Suspension Bridge
One striking result of the recent severe frosts was the contraction of the Brooklyn Suspension Bridge to the extent of 14 feet. The centre was, it is said, raised 3[?]., thus…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Western Train Services. Suggested Alterations
At the Prospect and Sherwood Council on Thursday. Alderman Relph moved that a letter be written to the Railway Commissioners,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Suspected Persons on the Randwick-road
James Carroll, 40, labourer, was charged today at the Water Police Court with being a suspected person found frequenting the Randwick-road, a place of public resort, with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Bishop's Carriage and the Tramcar. Escape Op Dr. Prendergast, Philadelphia
Philadelphia papers to hand contain details of the providential escape of the Right Rev. Dr. Prendergast. The reports which appeared in the local press created a thrill of sympathy and a profound feeling…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The London Tramways How to Believe Traffic Expert's Report. Advantages of Electricity
EXPERIMENTS in electric traction will shortly be mae in London with the double purpose in view of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Construction in the Soudan. London, April 6
The British Government is considering a proposal to construct a railway between Khartoum, Kassala, and Suakim…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Tram Accident at Dulwich-hill
Yesterday morning the 10.35 tram from Dulwich-hill to Sydney, shortly after starting, collided with a horse and dray. The horse and dray were completely knocked over, and the driver…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Railway Accident
The promised Government inquiry into the accident that occurred at the Rakaia railway station is hung up owing to the fact that the driver of the engine that crashed into the other train has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Trans-african Railways. Mr. Rhodes' Schemes. a German Guarantee
LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.--As a result of Mr. Rhodes' interview with the Emperor William, Germany has given a partial guarantee of the cost of the proposed Cape…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The City Railway
The Premier laid on the table of the Assembly the report of Mr. F. Rennick, Engineerin Chief of the Victorian Railways, on the proposed extension of the railway into the…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Serious Tram Accident. Five Persons Injured
A tramway accident of an unusual and rather sensational character occurred on Saturday, near Moore Park. The tramway traffic through Moore Park was of a specially heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →The Tanganyika Railway
Mr. Lionel Dede draws an inviting picture in the "Fortnightly" of the prospects before the Tanganyika railway. "To begin with, the proposed line will cross regions rich in coals, rich in…
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