King John's Castle and Thousand Bridge, Limerick
THE SITE OF THE FIRST ENGLISH FORTRESS IN THE WEST OF IRELAND AND OF THE LAST BATTLE (1691) ON IRISH SOIL…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1903
6,762 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 250
Railway and Tramway Employees. Proposed Superannuation Fund
A meeting of a provisional committee of representatives of the traffic, locomotive permanent way, interlocking, audit, stores, tramway, and electrical branches of the railway land…
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A meeting of a provisional committee of representatives of the traffic, locomotive, permanent way, interlocking, audit, stores, tramway, and electrical branches was held in the Public…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Real Andrew Carnegie. a Character Study by James H. Bridge, His Former Secretary
No millionaire is so much heard of and so much talked about as Andrew Carnegie, who gives away libraries as most men give away sixpences. In a recent issue of the "Chicago…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Railway Reform
The Victorian Minister for Railways, who, to use his own expression, is between the devil and the deep sea, his derived great moral sustenance from the fact that one of the Commissioners of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Signalling. How the New Electric System Is Worked
At Crewe (Eng.) recently there was a demonstration of the new system by which railway signals and the "points" which divert trains from one line to another are worked by electricity…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →World's Most Unique Railway
The world's most northern railway, that which runs from Narvik or Ofoten, on the west coast of Norway, to Gellivara, in Sweden, was opened on Saturday, November 20…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Anti-motor-car League
An anti-automobile league has been formed in Paris to assist the authorities in enforcing the speed regulations and to protect generally the Interests of the public against motor-car…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Current Items. Tram Accidents—
A Mrs. Francis Purtell, residing in James street, Leichhardt, fell from a tram at the corner of Harris and George-street on New Yegr's Eve, and so severely…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tramway Mismanagement
IN these days of cheap travel the public naturally look for what is tersely called "a fair thing" for their money. Those using the Nicholson…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Uganda Railway
Very rarely (says "The Globe ) has on epoch-making incident made such unobstrusive appearance in the Press as the completion of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Correspondence. Drummoyne Tramway. To the Editor
SIR,—As very much dissatisfaction is being expressed over the arrangement of the sections on the Drummoyne tramway, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Serviceton Railway Station. the Victorian Claim. Adelaide
In reference to the statement that the Victorian Minister for Railways intended to make a claim upon the South Australian Government for £40,000 as its share of the cost of the Serviceton railway station,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Tasmania. Burglars at a Railway Station. Launceston
A daring burglary was perpetrated at Latrobe early this morning, the railway station office being broken into, and an iron safe, containing £50 16s, being stolen. The residents were awakened at…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →New Tram Shed. For Balmain Trams
Preparations for the erection of a tram shed are being made at Glebe Point, or Forest Lodge, on the Rozelle side of the Forest Lodge racecourse. The shed will…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Victorian Railways Crossing the Murray
To-morrow night Mr. Crick (Minister for Lands), Mr. .O'Suliivnn (Minister for Works), Mr. Hayes (Hon. Minister), Mr, Scobie, M.L.A., and Mr. H. Deane (Engineer-ln-Chief for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Drunken People on Trains and Trams. to the Editor
Sir,--In England railway companies are bound not to permit drunken men to be admitted to their carriages. But complaints are often made that the wholesome rule is violated. Recently…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mosman Tramway Service
The Commissioners for Railways have, in response to representations by the local member (Mr. E. W. Quirk), decided to run a tram from the ferry wharf at Mosman to correspond with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Railway to Wentworth
The question of extending tile Mildura railway to Wentworth is to be discussed on Monday by the representatives of the New South Wales Government and the Victorian Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Double Railway Mishap
The evening train between Goolwa and Victor Harbor met with a double mishap yesterday. When rounding a sharp curve near the Gap Bridge the tender Jumped the rails, causing considerable…
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