Tarago-bhaidwood Railway
Further consideration was given to the expediency at constructing a line of railway from Tarago to Braidwood. Mr. J. Aubin, agent of the steamer Peterborough…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1901
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Speech by Sir John Forrest. the Transcontinental Railway. Unless Constructed He Leaves the Ministry
PERTH (W.A.), Thursday.--Sir John Forrest, Federal Minister for Defence, addressed a meeting in the Town-hall last night on behalf of the Protectionist League. The building was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Epping Train Service
At the last monthly meeting of the Epping Progress Association, it was decided to communicate with the other progress associations along the northern line, with a view to inducing the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Sketcher. Wind-splitting' Train
EXPERIMENTS about to be made on the German military railway between Berlin and Zossen with an electrically-hauled train, which…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Road Through the Park
The action of the Parramatta Council in asking the Government to open the road on the northern side of the Park for the benefit of the western district, does not cause any…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cycling. To-day's Big Road Race
The chief event in the cycling arena to-day is the final of the Burwood Cycling Club's open road race, the boats for which were run off last Saturday. Nearly all the union clubs in the city and suburbs…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Attempt to Derail a Train. Defeated by Australians
LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.--Commandant Malan's scouts tried to derail a train at Brojespoort, but were prevented by the Australians, who were aboard…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Railway and Tramway Musical Society
The Railway and Tramway Musical Society held their annual moonlight excursion on Thursday evening. The weather conditions were most favourable. The steamer Lady Hampden, with about 150 on…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Road Through the Park. Proposal in Parramatta Council. All Parties Unanimous
At the Parramatta Council meeting on Monday, Alderman Moxham moved, - " That the Mayor be requested to make application to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Railway Disaster Inquest
After our latest edition went to press on Friday evening the following evidence was taken:- Mr. Wm. Thow, Chief Engineer for Railways, was still in the witness-box, and being examined…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Railway Disaster Inquest. Friday's Proceeding. (Continued from yesterday's first edition.)
Mr. T. R. Firth said if he had to keep the line up to a speed of fifty miles an hour, he would not have to improve the maintenance, but would have to employ more men to keep up the standard…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Disaster. Continuation of the Inquest
The inquest on the body of Herbert Henry Darnley, who was killed in the railway disaster on February 15, was continued before the City Coroner (Mr. J. C. Woore) and a jury at the Coroner's Court…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Mountain Railway. Meeting at Lithgow. Lithgow
A large and representative meeting presided over by the Mayor was held at the School of Arts last night to consider the best means of urging on the Minister for Works and the Railway Commissioners the necessity for the duplication…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Parramatta District. the Parramatta-baulkham Hills Tram
During the past week surveyors have been busily engaged [?]urveying, and making out the route of the proposed tramway from Parramatta to Baulkham Hills. The matter has advanced still another stage,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Railway Accident Inquiry
The inquest in connection with the railway accident at Sydenham has been proceeding throughout last week and this, under Mr. J. C. Woore, City Coroner, and a jury. Volumiuous evidence has been…
Continued on Trove, page 615 →St. Patrick's Day. Railway Arrangements
Monday, 18th inst., having been proclaimed a public holiday, the Railway Commissioners are arranging a special holiday service of trains for that day, and in anticipation of a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railway Disaster The Engine's History. Previous Derailments
The Coroner's inquest into the death of Herbert Henry Darnley, which occurred in the railway disaster on February 15, was continued yesterday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Sydenham Railway Accident
Yesterday was the ninth day of the Sydenham railway disaster inquiry. Practically the whole day was devoted to the examination of officials. The condition of the permanent way and the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Parramatta and District. Starting the Hills Tramway Works
The president of the Parramatta Progress Association, Mr. C. Beresford Cairnes, has received an intimation that the State Minister for Works has fixed Wednesday, the 20th inst., as the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Railway Disaster. Continuation of the Inquest. Railway Officials in the Box. Some Interesting Evidence
The inquest on the body of Herbert Henry Darnley, 23, of Rocky Point-road, Rockdale, one of the victims of the Sydenham railway disaster on February 15, was continued at the Coroner's…
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