Asphalting of Pyrmont Bridge. an Explanation
A paragraph appearing in last issue in reference to the asphalt surface of Pyrmont Bridge being a failure, and wood-blocking being recommended as an alternative,…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1903
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The North Shore Bridge (To the Editor.)
Sir,—Mr. Macleod, the secretary of the North Shore Bridge Committee, quotes the case of the Willyama-Fiona collision as abundant evidence of the risk to navigation, owing to the number of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The New Railway Station. a Rumor
A rumor has been In circulation through out the city for the past few days to that effect that the Government, through insufficiency of funds, will not complete the new…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Women's World Continued tram Page 10. Mutual Help Bureau
ALL desiring recipes, or any information appertaining to…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Another Constable Convicted. a Chinese Infant Assauled. Winterton Showed his Handcuffs, and Pretended to Throw a Chinese from a Railway Carriage Window
Last Friday, in the Simmons Division of the Central Police Court, before Mr. Donaldson, S.M., Ah Ping, a native of China, charged Albert E…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Forest-road Estate
Messrs. Watkin and Watkin on Saturday afternoon sold lots in the Forest-road Estate, Hurstville, at prices varying between 15s and 45s per foot frontage…
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The dead body of a man was found on the rilway line near Mo[?] this morning mangled in a shocking manner. It was identified as that of Martin Carlsen, a far[?]r's lahourer. It is supposed that he was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railways and Tramways. the Quarterly Report
The Railway Commissioners, when seen on Saturday with regard to the railways and tramways report for the quarter ended December 31, 1902, intimated that they did not wish to make any statement in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Our Railways and Tramways
The warnings given from time to time by the Commissioners as to the effect which the recent drought would have upon the earnings of the railways of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Thieves on Tramcars
In addition to the inconvenience for which they are responsible, crowded tramcars have a distinct danger associated with them. The packed platform of an overloaded car is one of the best…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Central Railway Station
The State Government does not intend, at the present time, to continue the work of erecting the new Central Railway Station buildings, which, when completed, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Celebrations at Kalgoorlie. the Transcontinental Railway
The party was entertained at luncheon in the Exhibition Building, and then left for Kalgoorlie reaching that city shortly before 3 o'clock. The visitors on arrival were met and weleomed by the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Institute. Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the Hollway Institute was held in their rooms, adjoining the Redfern Station, on Friday evening. The building had been handsomely decorated for the occasion. So far…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victorian Railway Servants and Insolvency. Action by Storekeepers' Association. Melbourne
The Storekeepers and Traders' Association has been urging Mr. Bent to take some actiou which will have the effect of lessening the number of petitions filed in insolvency by railway employees. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fatal Railway Accident
Last overling a young woman named Hennessey was run over by a passing train and sustained such injuries to her limbs and body that she succumbed in the local hospital this morning. It appears that…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Outlook on the Railways
An opportunity was afforded tho Chief Commissioner for Railways on Saturday to amplify, if he thought advisable, or comment in any way on matters connected with the report…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Quarterly Railway Returns
Never yet in the history of our ra ways has a period of such marked retrogression been experienced as was indicated in the Quarterly returns published on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Trams and Their Colored Lights. to the Editor
Sir,--Permit me to draw the attention of the Railway Commissioners, with reference to the colored lamps that are on the trams for various destinations…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Contract Work on Railways
FOLLOWING, the lotting of a contract for the maintenance. of the Birregurra to Forrest line, the Minister for Railways indicated on Saturday a radical change in the existing System generally…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The New Railway Station. Erection of Temporary Buildings. Utilising Extra Platforms
The State Government has had under consideration the matter of the new railway station. At the present rate of progress it will take some years to complete the building, and…
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