The Newtown-road Tram Fatality
The adjourned inquest touching tho death of Kingswell John Dobson, commercial traveller, of Illawarra-road, Marrickville, which took place on Friday last, and which was due to injuries…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1901
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Provision Train Looted
LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--Four hundred Boers wrecked and looted a provision train at Vlaklaag[?]e…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wood-blocking Parramatta-road
The disgraceful condition of the Parramatta-road from its junction at the Newtown-road right along to Taverner's-hill, Leichhardt, has been the subject of harsh comment by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →General News. the North Shore Bridge
In connection with the rejected designs for the North Shore bridge a new board has been appointed. It will be remembered that some time ago competitive designs and tenders were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Railway Inquest
McGinty gave some viry valuable evidins at a raleway inquiry recently, but for some rasin orr other th' daily sup-press nivir published it. Howivir…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Public Works Committee. New Railway Proposals
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works met yesterday under the presidency of Mr. W. T. Dick, M.L.A. The first business was the further consideration of the expediency of constructing…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Anniversary of the Railway Institute
To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the opening of the Railway Institute, a harbour excursion took place on Saturday afternoon. He members of the institute and their friends assembled on board the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Railway Rolling Stock
The Railway Commissioners have accepted several tenders for new rolling stock. The Clyde Engineering Company is to supply eight first-class lavatory carriages, Ritchie Bros,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Railway Appeal Board
The new Railway Appeal Board have entered upon the duties imposed on them by the Act, and have held six meetings, hearing 27 appeals from the members of the staff who considered…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Proposed New Railways. Inquiries by the Public Works Committee
Further consideration was given to the expediency of constructing a line of railway from Booyong to Ballina by the Public Works Committee yesterday, Mr. W. A Dick, chairman,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Repairing Lake Cove Roads. Government Grant of £200
The State Minister for Public Works has, on the representations of tho Mayor (Alderman H. O. Calt), granted a sum of £200 to the I am Cove Council for the repair of the streets damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mountain Railway
LITHGOW, Tuesday.-A meeting of the Mountain Duplication League has been held for the purpose of fOrming a committee to make preliminary arrangements in connection with the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Commissioners
ARMIDALE, Tuesday.-The Railway Commissioners visited Armidale yesterday. They were waited upon by a deputation, comprising the Mayor and aldermen and the members of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, in reference…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Increase in the Trams. the Leichhardt Service
The traffic on the Leichhardt line since its conversion is apparently giving satisfaction, both to the department and to the public, as is evidenced by the increased earnings that are being derived…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Tram Guard
Round the car from seat to scat, clinging like an African monkey to the uprights, comes the tram conductor. His cap was built for a larger man, and rests upon his…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway Institute Classes
The classes for the session of 1901 have now commenced at the various halls in the Railway Institute, Devonshire-street. The opening subject was "Electricity: Its Practical Use and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Democartic Demonstration. Speech by Mr. F. Cotton, M.p. the Transcontinental Railway. "A Black Labor State."
Last night a meeting was held at the New Masonic-hall, under the auspices of the Democratic League of New South Wales. The chair Was taken by Mr. J. Haynes, M.P…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Railway Collision
A collision between two trains occurred at Werribee, on the Eastern line, about 11 12miles on the other side of Chidloo's Well, at 10 o'clock last night. Fortunately it was not accompanied…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Parramatta-Baulkham Hills Tram. Tender for Sleepers Accepted
The tender of E. W. Fitzgerald, of petersham, has been accepted by the Works Department for the supply of 9800 iron-bark sleepers for Parrnmatta to Baulkcham Hills tramway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Manly to Narrabeen Tram
The Mayor of Manly (Alderman Quirk), at Tuesday night's council meeting, while reading some departmental information, said the turning of the first sod of the Narrabeen tramway wculd…
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