A Dangerous Bridge
NARRANDERA, Saturday.—A serious accident happened on Thursday to a young man named Mark Pearson, a carrier. While crossing the bridge over the Murrvunbidgee River with a team…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1902
6,550 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 250
The North Shore Bridge. to the Editor
Sir, -- Recently, when discussing the North Chore Bridge editorially, you stated that it was generally used as a hustings pledge, and a few days afterwards you were good enough to refer…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →"Roads to Rome:" A Book of the Hour. a Review
One of the most popular new books in Angus and Robertson's library is "Roads to Rome," in which 65 prominent men and women tell why they became Catholics. It…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →George Willison, Boot and Shoe Emporium, Rocky Point-road
FOR ladies, gent’s and children’s footwear you can’t beat George Willison’s establishment. He sells only good boots, properly made, which are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway and Tramway Revenue
We are informed that the railways and tramways revenue for the holiday season just terminated does not compare favourably with that for the same period of last year, owing to the exceptionally…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Heard in the Tram
"I see the editor of the 'Wantabadgery Worrier' has a long article on bubonic plague," Yes? Is he for or against it?" She: "Papa says that a young man who…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sunday Trams in Edinburgh. "Unco' Gutd" Shocked
About a month, ago the cable stated that Sunday trams were being run in Edinburgh, and that the people of that city were greatly shocked. Papers by the mail which arrived last Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Corn Mill
A French idea is a motor mill to follow armies, grinding the wheat or other grain of the country traversed…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Russian Railways
Another new line is to unite the cities Of Poltava and Yekaterinoslav, Russia. This road will be 106 kilometers (66 miles) long. The concession is for 81 yearas, but after 20 years the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Anatolian Railway. Extension to the Persian Gulf. London, Jan. 9
The Sultan's apprehensions in regard to the recent occurrences at Koweyt, Persian Gulf, have led to the expediting of negotiations to extend the Anatolian railway to Konick,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Proposed Railway Extension. Bellingen
The Railway Commissioners have intimated their intention of inspecting and reporting on the GuyraCoff's Harbour proposed railway at the end of January and February, and of visiting Tyringham, Guy…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Industry on the Mountains. the Want of Railway Trucks. Lithgow
To-day the Lithgow colliery was delayed three hours and the Hermitage colliery three and a half hours for the want of trucks. The Vale of Clw[?]dd has been delayed from 9 o'clock yesterday morning,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Gundagai-tumut Railway. Tumut
Work on the Gundagai-Tumut railway is proceeding. On the Tumut end gagners are work in M'Gillivary's paddock three miles from town. A. Lovett, contractor, commenced work at this end on…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Governor-general at Kalgoorlie. the Difficulties of the Federal Parliament. Its Great Amount of Work. the Transcontinental Railway. Kalgoorlie
Responding to the toast of his health at the complimentary banquet tendered by the citizens of Koolgarlie last night, Lord Hopetoun expressed amazement at the growth and progress of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Site of the New Central Railway Station. a Huge Undertaking
A walk over the site of the new central railway [?] which is to be built party upon the old De[?]shire-street Cemetery, and party upon land extending northwards from the cemetery towards…
Continued on Trove, page 94 →Crown-street Tram
Mr. A. D. Nelson, member for Flinders Division, has received a letter from the Railway Commissioners informing him that they are having an estimate made of the cost of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Reduced Railway Fares for Civil Servants. to the Editor
Sir, -- Several letters have appeared recently in your columns in reference to this subject, and as the matter seems to have caught on, I am led to hone that your powerful aid will be given to…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Folly Point Tram. to the Editor
Sir, -- May I ask you to spare me a corner In your widely-circulated paper in reference to a notice in your issue of Wednesday last, intimating that the above line will be started next…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →North Shore Tramways
Recently, in view of the trouble constantly arising from the shunting of trams at the Mosman terminus, alongside the ferry wharf, the Commissioners for Railways decided to construct at…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Coogee. Long Bay, Kensington Trams. to the Editor
Sir, -- The now line to Long Bay has proved a success, as was expected by those who knew the beauties of the coast, but the tram authorities have carefully put Kensington into a 3d section,…
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