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Railways, roads & transport, 1899

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On the Wallaby. Bush Roads and Back Tracks—Timothy Grazer—I am Taken to His Family Bosom—And Turn Religious—Cumbo's Theology—He Appears as a matchmaker—With Principles of Right and Wrong

The Arrow · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 4

The girl turned red, and the old grandmother dropped a hot bran poultice she had just been getting ready to apply to my hand, and I assumed a meek and humble…

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The Premier at Belmont. Last Night's Speech on the Situation. State of the Finances. Great Increase in the Railway Revenue. a Solid Cash Balance. the Council Not "Swamped." a Theory Fob the Council's Opposition. They Resent the Land and Income Taxes. Womanhood Suffrage. Belmont, Saturday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 April 1899 · page 7

Mr. Reid was entertained at a public banquet here to-night. Mr. John Anderson presided, and about 30 were present, among them Messrs. Watkins and Dick, M's.L.A…

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Horse Trucking. Our Precious Railways a Valuable Horse Badly Injured

Truth · Sunday 9 April 1899 · page 5

MESSRS W. YEOMANS and H. BUTLER, of Green Hills, Adelong, have a grievance against the Railway Commissioners and their jumped-up servants, who seem to think…

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Tram Accident of Newtown

Evening News · Monday 10 April 1899 · page 8

King-street, Newtown, was the scene of a tram accident at midday on Sunday.Engine No. 74 was running in the direction of Sydney, and pushing a water tank in front, watering the…

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New Zealand Midland Railway

Evening News · Monday 10 April 1899 · page 6

LONDON, April 8.-The holders of the New Zealand Midland Railway debentures to the amount of £500,000 have petitioned the London Stock Exchange to refuse a…

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The Cape-cairo Railway the German Section. More Lines in Rhodesia

Evening News · Monday 10 April 1899 · page 6

LONDON, April 9.—The Emperor William intends to ask the Reichstag to guarantee the cost of the construction of the German section of the Cape-Cairo railway, as well as the cost…

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The Cape-cairo Railway. the German Section. Branch Lines in Rhodesia. London, April 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 April 1899 · page 7

The Emperor William intends to ask the Reichstag to guarantee the cost of the construction of the German section of the Cape-Cairo railway, as well as the cost of…

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New Zealand Midland Railway Company. London, April 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 April 1899 · page 7

Holders of debentures in the New Zealand Midland Railway Company to the value of £500,000 have petitioned the London Stock Exchange to refuse the…

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The City Railway. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 April 1899 · page 4

Sir.—Mr. Rennick's report being now public property, it is open to discussion by an interested public, and it will be well to see if we are helped by it any further towards…

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The New Zealand Midland Railway

The Australian Star · Monday 10 April 1899 · page 3
Also in The Daily Telegraph

Holders of New Zealand Midland railway debentures to the amount of £500,000 have petitioned the London Stock Exchange to refuse the quotation of future New Zealand…

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The Trans-african Railway

The Australian Star · Monday 10 April 1899 · page 3

The Kaiser is asking the Reichstag to guarantee the requisite amount for the construction of a line from Dar-es-Salaam, the seaport of German East Africa, to Ujiji, on…

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Railways in Rhodesia

The Australian Star · Monday 10 April 1899 · page 3

The Rhodesian gold-mining companies have agreed to supply the funds for the construction of a railway skirting the Matoppo Hills from Buluwayo to Gwelo. The companies…

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The Engineering Trades. Consternation in England. American and Belgian Underselling. Tradesmen "Work Longer Hours. British and Egyptian Railway Orders

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 April 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.--For some time past the leading British railway companies have been placing their orders for new locomotives and bridges with the great American…

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Rhodesian Railways. Mining Companies Provide Funds

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 April 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.--The Rhodesian gold mining companies have agreed to supply the funds for the construction of a railway skirting the Matoppo-hills, from Bulawayo,…

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The Trans-african Railway. Germany Her Share. Reichstag Asked for a Guarantee. a Line From the Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 April 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.--The Emperor William of Germany intends to ask the Reichstag to guarantee the construction of the section of the Cape to Cairo railway which…

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Repairing Park-road

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 April 1899 · page 7

The south end of Park-road is jointly the property of Auburn and Rookwood, and is badly in need of repair. The dual control has not so far been a blessing to it, and a Government grant in aid of repairing it lapsed in June…

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A Dangerous Spot. Accident to a Tram Conductor

Evening News · Tuesday 11 April 1899 · page 6

Buses plying to the railway station are in the habit of pulling up just outside the station, and in proximity to the tram line. Conductors on the trams have had several narrow escapes from being…

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The Uganda Railway

Evening News · Tuesday 11 April 1899 · page 6

LONDON, April 10, 3.55 p.m.—The railway from Uganda to the coast of British East Africa has been completed for a distance of 279 miles…

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Railway Bridges. Colonial and Foreign Manufacture

The Australian Star · Tuesday 11 April 1899 · page 3

Among the tenders received yesterday at the Works Department were alternative offers for the construction of railway bridges for the Moree-Inverell Railway locally and…

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