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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
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LONDON, January 11, 3.39 p.m.—Lieutenant-General Lord Methuen, in command of the division near Modder River, is making a railway along his front in the face of desultory shell practice…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Campbell's resignation as locomotive engineer was received by the Minister yesterday evening. The men are steadily turning to KALGOORLIE, Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In view of the active public interest taken in South African affairs, the Railway Commissioners have arranged—in connection with the departure of the second contingent of troops to South Africa, on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In view of the active public interest taken in South African affairs the Railway Commissioners have arranged, in connection with the departure of the second contingent of troops…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The question of who make the best motor-car drivers is often discussed in England. The general opinion is in favor of cyclists, whose experience on wheels has provided them with a useful fund of knowledge as to the best speed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Railway Commissioners have arranged, in connection with the departure of the troops on January 17. for cheap excursion trains at 1½d per mile first class return (minimum 7s 6d), and 1d…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Armored trains are at present somewhat under a cloud. It has been found that they are rather dangerous to those who manage them and really accomplish very little good. The troops in an armored train are at the mercy of any Boers who succeed in tearing up the railway metals, and the British soldiers are in greater danger within the train than they would be on the open veldt. The above is a photograph taken inside one of the last armored trains to go north from Estcourt. It shows exactly how the interior of the tram looks and how closely the men are…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →At last there is a real armored train in London. It is a huge, grey monster, propelled by a real, full-sized locomotive, driven, by real steam, and covered with real armor, which spits forth…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The preference of the various clubs for the road from Arncliffe to Sans Souci for the running of road races has led to action by the Rockdale Council, through whose municipality the road runs. There are sometimes three,…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →LONDON, Thursday Afternoon. -- The first train from Cairo, the capital of Egypt, has arrived at Khartoum, where were the headquarters of the late Khalifa…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →On Thursday, the 11th instant, General Sir Redvers Buller made an important forward movement. A strong force was despatched to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—Would you do me a favor (being an old subscriber) in inserting in your widely-spread daily paper the following letter? I am living at Dulwich Hill, and have been so for the past 15 years. Working in Stanmore. I…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The cable conveying the electrical current from the Ultimo power-house to North Sydney was handed over to the Railway Commissioners by the Works Department…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—The recently exposed anomaly of two halves of a long railway journey being together greatly cheaper than the whole of such journey is not the only one at present existing. The railway authorities have…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Railway Clearing House authorities in London received last November a targe and influential deputation respecting the grievances of cyclists. The following points were urged: (1) Special railway…
Continued on Trove, page 80 →It is generally acknowledged that if Sir John Forrest undertook active Federal campaigning in West Australia the bill would be accepted there by the people…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The construction of the tramline from Broadmeadow to Adamstown promises to be completed within a few months. The plans have been submitted to the Adamstown and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Public Works Committee yesterday resumed the consideration of the expediency of constructing a line of railway from Gundagai to Tumut…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →LONDON, Thursday Afternoon -- The few items of news which are to hand from the Kimberley Relief Column go to show that General Methuen is busily engaged in…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →At the meeting of the Waterloo Council on Thursday night, Alderman Barry moved -- "I. That, in the opinion of this council, the Government should extend the way system by laying down a line from Hay-street,…
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