Co-operative System of Road Works
The Attorney-General and the State Minister for Works, with Mr. Davis (Under Secretary) and Mr. Hanna (Commissioner for Roads), conferred yesterday with respect to Mr. Wise's…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1902
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Railway and Tramway Association
At last night's meeting of the No. 1 branch of the New South Wales Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Association, in the Trades Hall, it was unanimously decided…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →How to Train a Racehorse. Colonial Methods. (All Rights Reserved.) Chapter Xii. Swimming, Fomenting, and Bandaging
Some trainers have little respect for the system of swimming horses, and except where infirmity makes a proper track preparation impossible I do not favour the "bathing business." No doubt many horses have been…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wool and Grain. Heavy Traffic on the Railways
The haulage of wool and wheat continues to strain the resources of the Railway Department. Though the season for the former is rapidly closing, wool is still coming forward in fairly large…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Broken Hill Tramways
The Broken Bill tramways will shortly be put in active operation. The opening has been delayed by some difficulty in regard to the rolling stock. This, however, has now arrived, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Cleveland-street Trams
The recent bursting of a water main at the Dowling-street intersection of Cleveland-street put one of the tram tracks out of use, and considerably interfered with the working of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tour of the Railway Commissioners. Murwillumbah
The Railway Commissioners armed here from Lismore last night and were driven to Tweed Heads this morning over the country through which the railway extension to Tweed Heads connecting with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Railway Engine on Fire
The unusual spectacle of a railway engine on fire was seen at Princes Bridge station to-day as the Warragul train drew in. During the run from Warragul a spark found its way into the "packing"…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Municipalisation of Vienna Tramway System
The Vienna municipality, after many years' vexatious fighting with the Metropolitan Tramway Company, a contest which reduced the latter's dividend almost to zero, has at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cleveland-street Tram
The bursting of a water main at the intersection of Dowling-st. and Cleveland-st. put portion of the tramway line out of use for a time, and considerably interfered with the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Broken Hill Tram
The Broken Hill tram, which has just been completed, will be opened for traffic in about a fortnight. There was some difficulty in regard to rolling stock, but that has been…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tramway Service Association
A meeting of the No. 1 branch of the New South Wales Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Association was held at the Trades-hall last night, to receive ballots regarding registration…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mania for Bridge Whist
Bridge, according to an English writer, is poisoning the very life-blood of society at its source. "For," she says, "if we analyse what we mean by society, we find that it…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Cycling Record
Mr. A. E. O'Brien, secretary of the League of Wheelmen, received a telegram this morning stating that C. A. Melrose, who is endeavouring to-lower Allisoff's road record of 10…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Country. Fatal Train Accident
KATOOMBA, Friday. -- A visitor from Burwood named F. E. Holt was killed to-day by the train arriving about 1.30 p.m. Holt was crossing the line to reach a buggy waiting on the opposite…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wallsend to Cardiff Road
The State Minister for Works on Thursday received a deputation, introduced by Mr. Estell, M.L.A., from the Mayor of Wallsend, and Mr. E. Rose, of Cardiff. They asked that a direct…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →"Unemployed Labor" at Willoughby. Repairs to Suburban Roads
During the past municipal year it appears that the borough of Willoughby has received, directly and indirectly, more than £500 from the Government for repairs to the roads of the district…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The Gossip of the Hour in Melbourne. Talks on the Tram
They say that Charley Kingston has had about as hard a time in the last three months as ever he had in his life. You see he is a fighter who has not been permitted…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fatal Tram Accident
An old man named Patriot Clancy, 65, residing in Sussex-street, who was admitted to Sydney Hospital on Friday afternoon, suffering tram Serious injuries, the result of having been knocked…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Railway Accident
KATOOMBA, Saturday.—A fatal accident occurred on the railway line between Katoomba and Wentworth Falls yesterday afternoon. Mr. F. S. E. Holt, J.P., one of the members of the…
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