Effect of the Plague on Railway Traffic
Speculation has recently been made as to whether the presence of the plague in Sydney is having an appreciable effect on the railway and tramway traffic…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1900
5,763 stories in Sydney's papers · page 60 of 250
Electric Tram Accidents
On Wednesday afternoon, Walter Morris, 22, a tram conductor, living at 63 Alhion-street, Surry Hills, slipped from the footboard of his car in George-street, near the intersection of King-street,…
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There was a great demonstration at Marrickville on Wednesday, when the official opening of the electric tramway from Sydney to Dulwich Hill "was celebrated by a banquet, together with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Duplication of the North Shore Railway Line. To the Editor of the "Evening News."
Sir,—With reference to the paragraphs which recently appeared under the above beading, this council feels that the most practical reply is to review the facts. The first intimation the council had of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Olivier's Brilliant Strategy. the Only Vulnerable Point Struck. French Returns to Bloemfontein. The Railway Line Threatened Joubert's Last Words. Great Meeting at Capetown. Schreiner Declared a Traitor. Saturday's Disaster. Fuller Details
LONDON, April 4, 3.44 p.m.—Commandant Olivier's brilliant strategy in re-occupying Ladybrand re-taking Thaban'chu struck the only vulnerable point in Lord Roberts's position…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland. Railway Inquiry Committee. Brisbane
The appointment of the committee to inquire into certain railway proposals is understood now to have been decided upon as follows:—Hon. A. H. Barlow (chairman), Messrs. F. Curnow…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dulwich Hill Electric Tram. Demonstration at Marrickville
To calebrate the opening of the electric tram service to Marrickville and Dulwich Hill, which was opened on Monday lost, a banquet and continental, together with a sports gathering, was held yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Parramatta District. the Proposed Parramatta-singleton Railway
The Parramatta Progress Association has been furnished with a copy of the report of the officer who was deputed by the Minister for Public Works to go over the proposed line of ronte. Two routes were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Dulwich Hill Tram. Conversion to the Electric System. A Local Demonstration
The celebration of the conversion of the local tram Service to the electric system was continued at Marrickville yesterday. The streets were gaily decked with greenery and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Boers Threaten the Railway. London, April 4, 7.5 a.m
A large body of Boers is moving to the South-west of Bloemfontein in the direction of the railway line. The British infantry has been withdrawn…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Queensland Railway Committee. Brisbane
The Executive to-day approved of the appointment of the railway committee thus constituted:--A. H. Barlow (chairman), W. A. Cross (formerly engineer in the Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Electric Tram to Dulwich-hill. Official Opening
The official opening of the electric tramway from Sydney to Dulwich-hill was celebrated yesterday. Punctually at one o'clock a "special" electric car, conveying Mr. J. Perry, Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Extension Into the City
Further consideration was given yesterday by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works to the expediency of extending the railway system of the colony from the present terminus…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War. the Ambush at Koornspruit. How the Batteries Were Trapped. a Desperate Day's Fighting. From 10,000 to 15,000 Boers Engaged. British Driven Backwards. Boers Now Threaten the Railway. They Hold the Waterworks. Sharp Press Criticisms. Sensational Escapes From Pretoria. the Bushmen Ordered to Rhodesia
Although it is maintained in some quarters that Lt.-General Sir Frederick Carrington's command which will include the Australian Bushmen, will be used merely as a Rhodesian police force, there is just a possibility that the promised relief of Mafeking may come from that direction. The railway line is now open from Beira to Salisbury, but, even after using this line as far west…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Parramatta Singleton Railway
The report of Mr. C. M'D. Stuart, who has just finished an inspection of the two proposed routes for the railway from Parramatta to Singleton, was furnished to the Parramatta Progress Association as soon as completed, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Suburban Railway Fares
A movement is on foot to induce the Railway Commissioners to reduce the whole of the fares on the suburban railway system in proportion to the reductions that were recently made in season ticket rates for the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fuller Details. the Convoy Decoyed. Boers "Killing, Wounding, and Capturing." Threatening the Railway Line. British Infantry Withdrawn
LONDON, Wednesday.--Fuller details are now coming rapidly to hand in connection with the Koornspruit ambush on Saturday, the 31st ult…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Parramatta and Singleton Railway. Official Report on Suggested Routes. Both Lines Costly and Difficult
The report of Mr. Charles M.D. Stuart, of the Railway Construction Branch of the Works Department, to the Engineer-in-Chief, on the "proposed railway from Parramatta to Singleton, via…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Ocean-street Cable Tram. to the Editor
Sir,--I should like your permission to correct a few misstatements in the statement from Mr. Oliver, the Chief Commissioner for Railways, published in to-day's issue of "The Daily…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Electric Tram Accident at Enmore
About half-past 6 o'clock last night, a collision occurred near Scouller-street, Enmore-road, Marrickville, between an electric tram, in charge of Conductor Perry, and as cart. laden with timber, driven by an elderly man, named…
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