Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Railways, roads & transport, all years

Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1901

6,238 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 250

Parramatta and District. Tramway From Carlingford to Dural

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 March 1901 · page 8

A survey is being made for a tramway from Carlingford to Dural, and it is thought probable that this will take the place of any present extension of the Rosehill - Carlingford railway. It…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

China. Shan - Hai - Kwan Railway. Under British Military Control

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 March 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.—The Shan -hai- Kwan railway has been placed under British military control until die evacuation of China by the allied forces…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Bridge Whist

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 4

Mr. C. J. Melrose, who has written on "Scientific Whist" and on "Solo Whist," now comes forward with a book on "Bridge Whist" (L. Uppcott Gill). Poor old bumblepuppy whist,…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Description of the Bridge

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 11

This bridge, the largest of the " under-truss" type of construction in Australia, is 300 feet in length, the river gorge being crossed by a single spa[?] of 165 feet. Steel and ironbark timber in…

Continued on Trove, page 11 →

New Public Works at Ryde. Lane Cove Bridge and Field of Mars Tramway

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 530

A large party visited Ryde on Saturday, when Mr. E. W. O'Sullivan, Minister for Public Works, opened the new bridge across the Lane Cove River at the head of navigation, and turned the first sod…

Continued on Trove, page 530 →

The Lane Cove Bridge and the Field of Mars Tram. (Photos. by F. Lee, Ultimo.) Lane Cove Bridge and Field of Mars Tramway. (See illustrations on this and previous page.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 22

Mr. O'Sullivan, State Minister for Public Works. officially visited Ryde on Saturday. The opening of the Lane Cove Bridge and the turning of the first sod of the Field of Mare tramway at…

Continued on Trove, page 22 →

The Pennant-hills Road Troubles

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 12

The long-standing quarrel among some of the residents of Pennant-hills-road led to two more charges of assault in the Parramatta Police Court yesterday, before Mr. T. E. MacNevin, P.M. Mr. Percy Felton, who some time…

Continued on Trove, page 12 →

Road and Station in the Northwest

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 532

SEVERAL excellent photographs supplied by our travelling representative in the north-west illustrate industrial phases peculiar to dry seasons in that country. Droving is always a leading occupation out…

Continued on Trove, page 532 →

A Red-Letter Day in the Ryde District. Official Opening of the Lane Cove Bridge. Tuning the First Sod of the Field of Mars Tramway

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 11

Saturday last will long be remembered by the people of the Ryde district as one of the most important in the annals of their history, two events of paramount importance to them…

Continued on Trove, page 11 →

List of Causes, March Sittings. Banco Court (St. James' road, Sydney)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 11

Monday, March 4.—Maddock and another v. Walker (part heard, cor, Darley, C.J., December 14, 1900), [?]lmer and another v. the trustees fo teh Savings Bank of N.S.W., Timbs v. Railway Commissioners…

Continued on Trove, page 11 →

Disturb Them Not. (Lines on the construction of a railway station on the site of the Devonshire-street Cemetery, Sydney.)

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 19

DISTURB them not! the hallowed dead, Nor come where they have calmly slept; Full half a century hath sped Since o'er their graves their loved ones wept…

Continued on Trove, page 19 →

The Railway Disaster Inquest. Further Evidence. Expert Testimony

Evening News · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 2

When our latest edition went to press on Friday, Mr. John Ahearn, the railway contractor, was still in the witness-box under examination by the Coroner…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Obstructing a Tram

Evening News · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 6

At Central Summons Court yesterday a carter named Patrick M'Ardle was proceeded against on a charge of obstructing a tram in George-street on February 17. Constable Pauling stated that…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

The Railway Disaster Inquest. [Some of the Items in this Issue appeared in our Latest Edition yesterday.) Friday's Proceedings. More Evidence As to Speed. Another Expert Examined. a Refractory Witness

Evening News · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 6

Mr. Thorn: I have been asked to say publicly, and I think you will allow me to do so, that, though the commissIoners have given every facility to those persons to examine the line whom…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Mishaps on the Railway a Chapter' of Incidents

Evening News · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 6

The Melbourne express was delayed for 2¼ hours yesterday morning through a mishap which occurred to a roods train near Cunning, on the southern line. It appears from the report…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

The Shan-hai-kwan Railway

Evening News · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 4

LONDON. March 1.-The Tonkshan railway workshops, on the section of the Shan-hai-kwan railway north of Tong-ku, have been restored by the Russians, who seized them some weeks ago…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

The Shanhaikwan Railway. London, Feb. 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 9

The Peking to Shanhaikwan railway, which was transferred by the Russians to German control, and then by the Germans to the British, will remain under British military…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

The Labour on the Dubbo-coonamble Railway. Dubbo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 12

Mr. S. Phillips, member for Dubbo, has received a communication from the Public Works Department that the officer in charge cf the Dubbo-Coonamble railway works reports that the labour agency,…

Continued on Trove, page 12 →

Chatswood Railway Station. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 4

Sir,—I ask your indulgence for space to place on record a protest against the high-handed manner in which the Railway Department is continuing its operations at the above station. It has already, in…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Charge of Travelling Without a Railway Ticket. the Case Dismissed. Quirindi

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 12

At the local court Phillip Cotterell was charged with travelling on the railway without a ticket, with intent to defraud. Mr. Percy Cox, solicitor, appeared for accused…

Continued on Trove, page 12 →