Automatic Railway Coupling Trial
Experiments with an automatic-car coupling and an automatic air-brake coupling were conducted yesterday at Messrs. H. Vale and Co.'s yards, Auburn. Two waggons and an engine were…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1900
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Proposed Southern Railway Extension. Public Meeting at Delegate. Delegate
A meeting of the Federal Capital and Railway League was held on Saturday afternoon, at which Mr. Fitzgerald, who is engaged collecting statistics for the proposed line of railway from Cooma to the…
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A very successful farewell dinner to the railway contingent was held in the Railway Institute last night, when about 50 friends of the men who had volunteered for the war attended to say good-bye to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tramway Extensions. Work Being Pushed On. Extension of the Electric Tram
The Minister for Works states that the work in connection with the construction of the tram line to the rifle butts is being pushed on us quickly as possible…
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There is certain to be a very large influx of people from the suburbs to the city to witness the demonstration in connection with the departure of the contingent, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australian Contingent Maori King Calls To-day. Tramway Arrangements
It has been arranged that on Wednesday the Southern Cross and the Surrey shall leave the eastern side of Woolloomooloo Bay, and the Moravian the western side. There will be a general…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Tramway Employees
The heartiest enthusiasm marked the proceedings at the "send-off" to Conductor Alfred Bates, of the tramway, who is leaving to-morrow for South Africa with the mounted infantry. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Trial of Railway Fittings
A successful trial of railway brakes and other fittings took place yesterday afternoon at Messrs. H. Vale and Sons' ironworks, Auburn. Several officers of the department attended, arriving by…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Proposed Railway to Delegate
DELEGATE, Monday.--A meeting of the Federal Capital and Railway League was held on Saturday afternoon, at which Mr. Fitzgerald, who is engaged in collecting statistics for the proposed…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Tugela Bridge
LONDON, Tuesday.--The new iron bridge over the Tugela River has been built, at the Wednesbury foundries, in Staffordshire. Three weeks were occupied in shipping the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Western-road Drinking Fountains
There are several difficulties apparently in the way of the proposal to erect drinking fountains along the Western-road, from Sydney to be Parramatta, one being the coat, which will probably have to be defrayed by each…
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LONDON, January 16.—A new bridge to replace the structure over the Tugela at Colenso, destroyed by the Boers, has been, built in three weeks at Wednesbury, Staffordshire, and is being shipped…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Fourth Armored Train. Sent to the Front
LONDON, January 16, 3.55 p.m.—The fourth armored train has left Durban for the front…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Armoured Train for the Front. London, Jan. 16
The fourth armoured train has left Durban for service with the British army at the front…
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A new bridge to replace the structure over the Tugela at Colenso, destroyed by the Boers, has been built in three weeks at Wednesbury, in Staffordshire, and is…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway and Tramway Musical Society
An enjoyable moonlight excursion and concert was held on Monday under the auspices of the Railway and Tramway Musical Society. The steamer Lady Hampden left Circular Quay with about two…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farewells to Volunteers. Railway and Tramway Employees
The committee of the recent railway demonstration to railway and tramway men proceeding to the Transvaal entertained the latter at a little dinner at the Railway Institute. Mr. F…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →New Bridge for the Tugela. London, January 16, 5.55 a.m
The new bridge which is intended for use by General Buller at the Tugela River, was built at Wednesbury, Staffordshire, in three weeks…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road From Bankstown to Granville. The Work to be Done
A deputation representing the Councils of Bankstown and Granville was introduced to the Hun. E W. O'Sullivan (Minister for Works) on Thursday, by Mr. Varney Parkes…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Boer War. Operations Near Colesberg, N.s.w. Mounted Rifles Busy. General Buller's Movements. Anxiety in England. Reported Evacuation of Colenso. the Bushmen's Contingent. (Copyright.) General French's Column. Colesberg Road Bridge Destroyed
LONDON, January 16, 3.45 p.m.—Major-General J.D. P. French shelled and wrecked Colesberg road Bridge, in order to embarrass the retreat of the Boers…
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