The Railway Policy. Sydney
It is very probable that the policy of the New South Wales Government, when submitted to Parliament will be less comprehensive than has been expected, owing to financial necessities. The…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1884
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Internal Railway Communication
IN a leading article on this subject[?] the Maitland Mercury says: The cardinal aim of our Government has been to make railways to bring the interior into…
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THE following correspondence on this subject has taken place:— (Mr S. See to Mr J. See, M.P.) "GRAFTON, January 5…
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Sir,—It occurs to me, from all the surrounding appearances and circumstances, that if the Clarence and New England people desire to have any fair measure of justice, and any just portion of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Colonial and Intercolonial News. Railway Route Committee. (From Ha[?]ard.)
IN the Assembly, on the 15th instant, speaking to the motion moved by Mr Poole, Mr W. Fergusson said: Mention has been made of the proposed Clarence and New…
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A frightful railway accident occurred at Melbourne yesterday evening. Two trains collided near the Little River. The trucks and carringes were smashed, the engines being completely looked one into the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Colonial and Intercolonial News. Terrible Railway Disaster in Victoria
THE following is one of many statements taken from passengers as to this occurrence:— "We went along pretty quickly after leaving Little River, and of course expected nothing wrong…
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FEW persons probably will be found willing to dispute the genuineness of the fact, that the prospective greatness of this country is, to an immense extent, dependent upon the wisdom and judgment of…
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IN a former communication, some of the prospective advantages of this scheme to the inhabitants of the Clarence, were alluded to, and it was sought to be shown that the trade of that river would receive an…
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IN a recent debate in supply, on the question of a proposed vote of £11,013, Mr R. B. SMITH wished to direct the attention of the Minister for Works to the question of a trial…
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THE public meeting called by the Mayor, on the requisition of citizens, was held at the School of Arts last evening. There was a numerous attendance, the hall being Ailed, notwithstanding that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Correspondence. [THE Editor does not hold himself responsible for opinions expressed by correspondents.] Railway Agitation. to the Editor of the Clarence Examiner
SIR,—In making this last movement in favour of railways for the Clarence, it is to be hoped that the gentlemen of Grafton will act with sufficient determination to compel attention to their wants. It…
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THE following letter, from Mr John See, M.P., to the Mayor of Grafton, in reference to the railway, has been kindly placed at our disposal:— "Sydney, July 26, 1884…
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ON the motion for adjourament of the House, re carriage of goods on the railway between Armidale and Glen Innes, made by Mr Proctor, and which the Acting-Minister for Works (Mr Dibbs) characterised…
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THE opening of another section of the Great Northern railway, which takes place to-day, and gives railway communication to Glen Innes, has more interest to the Clarence than any other extension which has…
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SIR.—The distinct promise made by Mr Wright, Minister for Works, on the occasion of his last trip to the Clarence and New England, viz., "that he would submit a line to connect the Tableland with the Clarence in his next Railway Policy," led the…
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On Tuesday night the town was all astir, and its streets resounded with the hum and clatter of excitement. During the whole of the day the hotels and dwelling-houses had received crowds of visitors, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Additional Vote.—grafton-inverell Road. Railway to the Clarence
TELEGRAM from Mr J. SEE, M.P., to the Mayor. The following telegram, received by the Mayor yesterday, has been placed at our disposal:— "The Assembly has voted an additional [?]25 per…
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THE announcement of this anxiously looked for statement, has been still further postponed, as our telegram informs us, until next Wednesday. There is perhaps some reason for these delays, but they are…
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THERE can be no doubt that at every mile of railway constructed through a district like New England possessing unlimited pastoral, agricultural, and mineral wealth must mean a thoroughly sound and…
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