On the Old Road
The recent death of John Ruskin has had the effect of directing public attention again to his works, and Mr. George Allen has done his part in gratifying the reasonable desire in this…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1900
5,763 stories in Sydney's papers · page 51 of 250
Growers' Growls Once More.—Those Awfu Roads. The Minister Winking His Other Eye. The Old Railway Bogie
A large and representative deputation, including delegates from the Castle Hill, Dural, Galton,Kenthurst, Glenhaven, and Parramatta districts, waited upon the Minister for Works on…
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ADELAIDE, Friday.—As the result of the Railway Commissioners' Conference, which was concluded yesterday, the Commissioners of Victoria and South Australia have, after comparison…
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LONDON, March 23.—The "Boers are wrecking the railway line south of Ramathlabama, to the north of Mafeking…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wrecking the Railway Line. London, March 23, 6.35 a.m
The Boers are wrecking the railway line south of Ramathlabama, which is about 20 miles north of Mafeking…
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The rage for records in France promises to be fiercer than ever this year (says "Cyclers' News"). As a leading Parisian maker remarked to a press representative the other day, "Records must be broken, though…
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The Railway Commissioners at the conference decided to bring about gradual uniformity in the number and style of classes in the goods ratebook, which regulates the carriage charges…
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It was stated recently that the New Zealand Government bad received an intimation from South Africa regarding the want of railway men there. The Railway Department hero has no…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The City Railway
Further evidence was taken before the Public Works Committee yesterday with regard to the expediency of extending the railway system of the colony from the present terminus at Redfern into…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →South Australia. Railway Commissioners' Conference. Proposed Uniform Classification. Adelaide
At the annual Railway Commissioners' Conference this week between 80 and 90 subjects were considered, but by far the larger number had reference to only the internal working of the…
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The Boers are wrecking the railway line, south of Ramathlabama, which is about 20 miles north of Mafeking…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Public Works Committee. the City Railway
The Public Works Committee sat yesterday, Mr. W. J. Trickett, M.L.C., being in the chair. Further evidence was taken in regard to the expediency of extending the railway system of the colony from…
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C. DUNBAR desires to inform the residents of Liverpool and surrounding districts that he is offering Lenten goods, such as tinned fish, etc., at reduced rates. Also, as his new…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Chances of Railway Accidents
Only one passenger is killed in 6,947,131 railway journeys, and only one in 568,402 is so much as injured, a new British Board of Trade Blue-Book tells us. During 1898 only 25 passengers were…
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A middle-aged woman, whose name is unknown, was knocked down by a tram near Park-street late last night. On being taken to the Sydney Hosital she was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mr. O'sullivan at Queanbeyan. Opening the New Bridge
QUEANBEYAN, Saturday.--Some months ago it was proposed to give the Minister for Works a banquet here, to signalise his advent to office, but owing to the response to a command to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Opening of the Queanbeyan Bridge. Banquet to the Minister for Works. Queanbeyan
This was a red letter day is the history of Queanbayan. The greatest crowd ever seen in the district gathered for the purpose of participating in the ceremony of the opening of the new bridge across the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Electric Tram Accident
While a man named W. J. Brooks, residing at Victoria-street, Concord, was getting on or off an electric tram on Saturday at the corner of Pitt and George streets, just near the Civil Ambulance…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Proposed Tram Extension to Waterloo
At the Waterloo Council on Thursday night a letter was read from the Public Works Department, stating that the Minister would, at 11.30 a.m. on Thursday next receive a deputation from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle. a Meeting of Railway Employees. Proposed Amendment of the Railway Act. a Board of Appeal Demanded. Newcastle
A well attended meeting of the railway and tramway employees of the northern district was held at the Islington Mechanics' Institute last evening for the purpose of advocating the necessity for an…
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