Belmore-mulgoa Railway
LIVERPOOL, Monday.—Public meetings are being held in Canley Vale and adjoining districts, under the auspices of the Cabramatta Progress Association, with a view to the extension of the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1900
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Progress of the Tramway Company
A satisfactory state of affairs was disclosed at the half-yearly meeting of the Tramway Company, held this afternoon. For the six months ending December 31, the receipts exceeded those…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mountain' Railway Traffic
As an indication of the growing popularity of the mountain districts as summer resorts for business men and as tourist districts for excursionists. 570 passengers came down on the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fatality on the Railway at Seven Hills. A Chinaman's Death
The City Coroner initiated an inquest at the South Morgue, Sydney, on Monday, touching the death of a Chinaman named Chin Lun Yung (41), gardener, who was run over and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Electric Trams and the Bus Drivers
That the trouble between the 'bus drivers plying, through George-street, and the electric tramway officials is not yet settled, was shown by a letter received at the Transit Board from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Increased Cost of Tram Way Materials
In a recent article, which appeared in these columns, on the tramway conversion scheme, it was stated that the large increase in the estimate of the cost of the work was due in a great…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tramway Construction
The Minister for Public Works has submitted the following statement of the progress and present condition of the tramway construction works now in band by his department:—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Tramway Inquiry. Charges Against Mr. Roberts
Yesterday Judge Rogers, sitting as a Royal Commission, continued the inquiry into the charges made against Mr. Roberts as Manager for Tramways. Mr. J. C. Watson,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lecture at the Railway Institute
In aid of the Patriotic Fund, a lecture on "South Africa and the Boer war," illustratd by limelight views will be delivered to-night at the Railway Institute, by Mr. C. C. Lance, who has recently…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tramway Construction Works
The Minister for Works has prepared a statement showing the progress and present condition of the tramway construction works now in hand by his department. The statement is as…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Portland Railway Accident
The inquiry into the death of Annie Elizabeth Taylor, the victim of the smash between a locomotive and buggy at the railway crossing at Portland on December 23, has been concluded…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Moree to Inverell Railway
The Minister for Lands. Mr. Hassall, who is also member for Moree, left last evening with the view of opening the first section to-day of the Moree to Inverell railway. This section commences at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Auburn Railway Station
The condition of the Auburn railway station is in the opinion of the residents of that town and all having occasion to use it such as to require prompt attention on the part of the department and the council has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal War. General Buller Confident. Hopeful Address to Warren's Forces. Expects to Relieve Ladysmith Within a Week. Key of the Road Gained. the Queen's Message to the Troops. London, Jan. 31
The "Daily Mail" correspondent at Capetown cables that General Sir Redvers Buller on Monday last read to Sir Charles Warren's forces a message from the Queen…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →John Bridge and Co
Since our last report business generally has been dull, with very heavy supplies. This is usual at the end of the month, but we are in hopes next week of a slight revival. There is…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bondi Beach Road
Accompanied by Mr. Hickson (Under-Secretary) and Mr. W. A. Smith (metropolitan district engineer for roads), the Minister for Works yesterday visited Bondi, with the object of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →What a Siege Train is
The dispatch of a siege train to the Transvaal has naturally raised the question—What is a siege train ? It ia the name applied to the complement…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sorting Mails in the Train
In connection with the proposal of the Victorian Government for sorting English mails for the eastern colonies during the Journey of the express train from Adelaide to Melbourne, plans as to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Rebuilding of a Bridge at Steynsburg
LONDON, February 1, 3.50 p.m.—The farmers at Thebus, near Steynsburg, are joining the colonial forces. Lieutenant-General Kelly-Kenny has rebuilt…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rebuilding of a Bridge at Steynsburg. London, Feb. 1
The farmers.at Thebits, near Steynsburg, are joining the Colonial forces. Lieutenant-General Kelly-Kenny has rebuilt the railway bridge which was de…
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