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Railways, roads & transport, 1903

6,762 stories in Sydney's papers · page 47 of 250

Railway Mishap at Eskbank. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 February 1903 · page 5

An accident occuired testerday morning near the Eskbank coal stage through the engine of the shunter running into the end of a standing goods train. The concussion forced the train past the…

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The Cooktown Railway

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 February 1903 · page 7

The Minister for Railways has received a telegram from the Municipal Council at Cooktown offering to take over the Cooktown railway for two months from the 27th instant providing no conditions are…

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PASSED. Anti-Trust Legislation. Applied to Railways. London

The Australian Star · Monday 23 February 1903 · page 4

President Roosevelt has signed the bill passed by Senator Elkins, applying the antitrust legislation to railways…

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The Tramway Conversion

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 February 1903 · page 4

Matters in connection with the conversion of the Botany and cable tram services to electric traction are being pushed rapidly ahead by the Railway Commissioners, and it…

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General News. the Railways and Staraving Stock

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 February 1903 · page 4

In connection with the carriage of starving stock, it has been represented to the Railway Commissioners that it would be a great convenience, particularly to the smaller selectors, if…

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Burwood-mortlake Trammay

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 February 1903 · page 7

At the instance of Alderman Gale, of the Concord Council, the Railway Commissioners are to be asked to provide shelter sheds at Stanley-street and Cabarita-road on the route of the…

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Railway Collision at Eskbank

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 February 1903 · page 6

LITHGOW, Saturday.--An accident occurred yesterday morning near Eskbank coal stage through the engine of the shunter running into the end of a standing goods train. The…

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Tramways and Railways

Evening News · Tuesday 24 February 1903 · page 8

"Railway Engineer". writes:—In your issue of the 11th, it is stated that the cost of the tram collision in Liverpool-street will not be more than a few shillings, and the one at the Glebe…

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Dutch Labour Troubles Threatened Railway Strike

Evening News · Tuesday 24 February 1903 · page 5

LONDON, February 23, 3.15 p.m.—The Dutch railway employees propose to strike in order to prevent the adoption by the States General of a Bill prohibiting railway strikes…

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Anomalies in the Railway Act

Evening News · Tuesday 24 February 1903 · page 6

JUNEE, Saturday.—A case was before the local court yesterday, in which a man was charged with attempting to travel on the railway without a ticket. He was remanded from. Thursday for…

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Railway Superannuation

Evening News · Tuesday 24 February 1903 · page 6
Also in The Australian Star

The feeling in favour of a scheme of superannuation is daily growing stronger among railway men. They appear determined to help themselves in this question. On the 22nd instant, as…

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Railway in Abyssinia

Evening News · Tuesday 24 February 1903 · page 5

LONDON, February 23.—English engineers have started to survey the route of a railway through Abyssinia to Adis Abbeba, the capital. It is believed that the railway…

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The Railways

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 February 1903 · page 6

The railway earnings continue to show a decrease. The receipts for the last week show a falling-off of £14,432 compared with the corresponding week of last year, while from July 1 to date the receipts…

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North Coast Railway. Inquiry by the Public Works Committee. Length of Line, 310 Miles. Estimated Cost, £2,650,820

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 February 1903 · page 3

The Public Works Committee, under the chairmanship of Mr. J. M'Farlane, inaugurated an inquiry yesterday into a proposal that a railway line should be constructed from Maitland to South…

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Playing on a Railway Line. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 February 1903 · page 6

A child named Hayes, while playing at the local railway statiou yesterday with a pair of wheels on the line, slipped, and falling under the wheels had one arm badly crushed. Dr. Charles Rygate set the…

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Railways in Abyssinia. London, Feb. 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 February 1903 · page 5

English engineers have started to survey the route of a railway through Abyssinia to Adis Abbeba, the cipital. It is believed that the railway will traverse rich…

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Trans-australian Railway. Western Australia's Claims. the State's Prospect and Stability. Alternative Lines of Route. Promise of Revenue. Dr. J. W. Hackett's Opinions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 February 1903 · page 5

Some opinions on the trans-Australian railway from a Western Australian standpoint were expressed to a "Herald" reporter yesterday by Dr. J. W. Hackett, a well known public man from that…

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STRIKE. Railway Employees. Legislation. London

The Australian Star · Tuesday 24 February 1903 · page 4

Railway employees in Holland are proposing to go on strike. Their object is to prevent the passage of a bill intended to prevent railway strikes…

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ENTERPRISE. Shipping Line Purchased by Railway Company. London

The Australian Star · Tuesday 24 February 1903 · page 4

The Canadian Pacific Railway Company of Canada is experiencing a vast increase in its business. In order to procure greater facilities the…

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