Cable Tramway
A GREAT fuss was made about the expenditure on the Ocean-street cable tramway, which was opened for traffic last week, and some of the comments in the papers were…
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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport
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A GREAT fuss was made about the expenditure on the Ocean-street cable tramway, which was opened for traffic last week, and some of the comments in the papers were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →AN effort is being made on the part of the Railway Commissioners to cure, to some extent, the blunder committed in constructing the South Coast railway. It appears…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MR. EDITOR.—In your issue of the 22nd inst, the question is raised as to what certain railway surveys mean, and I think you will agree with me that the best way to stop railway…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MR. EDITOR.—With all due respect to the " gentleman residing in the southern part of the colony," who in a late issue of your paper so ably defended a direct…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE members of the Assembly got a severe shock the other evening when they were informed that the cost of land resumptions in connection with the North Shore railway,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →PEOPLE in the country districts would do well to be on the alert, in anticipation of the loan raising era of the future, and the return to railway construction. Railways are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MR. FRANK WRIGHT, the member for Glen Innes, has contributed to the Star the outlines of a scheme which, if adopted, would be of great benefit to the farmers. He…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE intimation that the Government are considering the question of light railways with a view to their introduction, is a matter of no small…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →SYDNEY, WEDNESDAY.—A railway smash [?]curred at Redfern at 9.30 this morning. A [?]mber of persons were seriously injured. LATER.—The down train from Parramatta…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THERE is sorrow in Sydney because of the terrible railway disaster that took place on Wednesday morning. The columns of the Examiner will contain a full account of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THIS section of the railway from Mullumbimby to Murwillumbah was informally opened on Saturday last by Mr. Willcock, one of the contractors, running three bogie…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →SPECIFICATIONS are on view, at the Courthouse for the following contracts:— Road South Grafton to Perrett's—From culvert near 14 mile tree southwards to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SPEAKING in the Assembly on Friday last the Member for the Clarence said: I have a few words to,say in, regard to the roads vote. The late Government did hot spend nearly as…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE supplementary report of the Ballway Commissioners is an instructive and interesting document. Instructive as showing the value of the work. done under their control,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →No less than 116 tenders were opened yesterday for the following contracts in roads. Those named were the lowest in each case. 43-94. Stony Pinch to Smith's Creek (10…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE subject of light or pioneer lines of railway is coming very much to the front. The Railway Commissioners have recently inspected the route for one of those proposed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MR. EDITOR.—Permit me to draw your attention, and that of the public, to the manner in which the road vote for this line is administered. £1800 was granted for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MR. EDITOR.—The suggestion contained in your last issue with regard to the Western line of railway from Grafton, is one that should commend itself to public approval…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE Queensland Government may be congratulated upon the reception accorded by the House to the bill empowering local authorities to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE discussion with regard to the £210,000 saved from the Roads and Bridges vote for 1893, in order, that it would appear to, make a surplus upon the accounts for the year…
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