Railway Arrangements
During the Commonwealth festivities Sydney has had a very large influx of visitors from Melbourne; it is now the concern of the Railway Commissioners to provide accommodation for…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1901
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How Railway Rates May Be Reduced
We take the following from "Engineering":--"The average tare weight of a British mineral train is about 39 per cent. of the green load, so that 61 tons out of every 100 tons of full trains…
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One feature of the decorations in connection with the Commonwealth celebrations which called forth a good deal of commendation from railway travellers was the artistic appearance of a…
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In West Australia every mile of railway costs. £4744, in Queensland £6800, in South Australia £7476, in Tasmania £8189, in Victoria £12,430, in New South Wales £14,037…
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In 1899 there were 3143 miles of railway open for traffic in Victoria, 2791 in New South Wales 2746 in Queensland, 1889 in South Australia, 1850 in West Australia, and 508 in Tasmania. The…
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Victoria has one mile of railway for every 28 square miles of territory, Tasmania one for every 52, New South Wales one for every 111, Queensland one for every 244, South Australia one for…
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New South Wales, 4ft 8 1/2in; Victoria, 5ft 3in; Queensland, 3ft 6in; South Australia, 5ft 3n and 3ft 6in; West Australia, 3ft Gin; Tasmania, 3ft 6in…
Continued on Trove, page 43 →The Railway Traffic From Parramatta & District
Good business was, of course, done on the suburban railway during the early Commonwealth days. At Parramatta station the tickets sold on the 1st of January reached the…
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Early this morning, says a New York de-spatch of November 28, the Pittsburg-Cleveland express on the Pennsylvania Railway was derailed by a landslide and…
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One result of the Commonwealth Celebrations is to demonstrate the utter inadequacy of the tramway rolling stock to cope with any extraordinary pressure on its…
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The tram traffic during the holidays has been stupendous. So far as returns are made up, it is shown that on the Sydney side (that is excluding the North Shore…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Inquests. the Railway Tram Fatality
The City Coroner, Mr. J. C. Woore, conducted an inquest at the South Morgue on Saturday on the body of John Darvy, an orchadist, of Marsfield, who was killed by a tram near the railway…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →China. the Shan-hai-kwan-tientsin Railway. the Question of Control. London, Jan. 5
Dr. Morrison, the Peking correspondent of the "Times" states that the complacency displayed by Great Britain has led Russia to claim possession of important workshops at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fatal Tram Accident. a Man Killed at Woollahra
Shortly before midnight on Sunday on elderly man whose name has not yet been ascertained was knocked down and killed by a motor st Wooll[?]brs. It is stated that deceased, who it is thought was a…
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On Saturday, at the South Morgue, Mr. J. C. Woore, City Coroner held an inquest Into the death of John Vardy aged 70, of Mar field, which occurred on Friday afternoon…
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Another fatal tram accident occurred last night. About a quarter to 11 o'clock an old man, nearly 70 years of age. was crossing Waverley-road, between Ocean and Nelson…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →China. British Complacency. Russian Railway Claims. Some of the Conditions. Arranging a Transfer
LONDON, Saturday.--Dr. George Morrison, "The Times" correspondent at Pekin, states that the complacency displayed by Great Britain led Russia to claim possession…
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An old man, about 70 years of age, shabbily dressed, was crossing the tramline on the Waverley-road, between Ocean-street and Nelson-street, about 10.40 last night, when he was knocked…
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LITHGOW, Tuesday-With regard to the scarcity of coal trucks, the Secretary for Railways has forwarded a letter to Mr. Cook, M.L.A., which will probably prove of general interest…
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General satisfaction was manifested here amongst prominent townspeople, ptrticularly ou receipt ot a letter by the chairman of the Ballway League (Mr. William Bowring) from the Under Secretary…
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