Railways too Cost[?]Y
It is well-known to persons in b[?] Maitland that the steamer carriage [?] from Sydney to Maitland is much [?] than the railway charges. If goods [?]…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1883
147 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 8
A Curious Way of Building up a Bridge
A method new to us, but probably old to practical science, is being adopted on a line of railroad near the Lower Mississippi, for building up a bridge. Not far from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Communication between South Australia and Victoria. (From the Herald Correspondent.) Adelaide
The first section of the intercolonial railway to Victoria, from Adelaide to Aldgate, a distance of 23 miles, was opened by the Governor to-day. A special train left town at 11.30 in the morning, drawn…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railway Collision at Clunes. (By Telegraph to Herald.) Melbourne
The Commissioner of Railways has received the official reports in connection with the railway collision at Clunes yesterday. It appears that the acting porter, Blackie, who was at the points when…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Subordinate Roads
A paper has just been issued by order of the Legislative Assembly showing the classific[?]tion and propos[?]d distribution of the vote on the Estimate for subordinate roads. The total amount of the estimate…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coonabarabran Road and Wols[?] Park, G[?]nnedah
The Hon. J. P. Abbott, Minister for Mines, h[?] warded us the following official letters in refe[?] to matters brought under the notice of the [?] ments named by the member for Gunnedah[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Subordinate Roads under Trustees
It appears, from a paper just issued by order of the Legislative Assembly, that the total length of subordinate roads under tru[?]tees is 1957 m[?]es, on which it is proposed to expend during the present…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Actions against the Victorian Government. (Tele[?]ram [?]o S. M. Herald.) Melbourne
Mr. G R. Johnstone, architect, proceeded against the Board of Lands and Works in the Supreme Court this morning for the recovery of £7500 damages for injuries sustained in the late Hawthorn collision…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railways Actions Against [?] Victorian Government. (from the Herald's Correspondent.) Melbourne
An action against the Government was brought to-day in the Supreme Court by James Lord, market gardener, of Hawthorn, who claimed £3000 damages for injuries…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →English Railway Locomotives. (Scientific American.)
The express passenger engine, having 18 inch cylinders and four coupled 7 foot driving wheels, with four wheeled bogic in front under the smoke box, designed by Mr. S. W. Johnson for the [?] of the…
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A paper has been prepared by Mr. W. P. Shinn, C.E., and circulated, for discussion by railway engineers and others in the United States, on the advance hitherto of the efficient…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The North-western Railway Line
The following communications received by the Hon. J. P. Abbott, member for Gunnedah, with reference to conveniences in railway travelling to residents in the North-west,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Horrible Tram Accident in Sydney
[?] minutes to 9 on Friday right a [?] occurred on that part of the [?] which [?] to the Christ Church Police station. A young married man named [?] residing at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Junction of the New South Wales and Victorian Railways. (By Telegraph to the Herald.) Albury
Mr. Frew, contractor for the Albury railway extension, has received instructions to recommence platelaying. He will, however, proceed with only one line of rails, and that…
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At the commencement of next month tenders are to be opened for the first section of the Sydney and Newcastle railway. This line, which is 29 miles long, commences a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Nairne Railway Inquiry. (By Telegraph to Echo.) Adelaide
The Nairne Railway Inquiry Board have issued their report. The evidence is voluminous. The finding is to the following effect: —On the subject of the general management…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Official Correspondence. Mr. Goald has kindly handed us the following letters:- Warkworth to Jerry's Plains. Department of Public Works, Roads under Trustees, [?]
Sir.-With refe[?] 1st ultimo, on the [?] the Singleton and [?] Warkworth, I [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Northern Connecting Line. Description of the Southern and Northern Junction Railway, Homebush to Waratah, Contract No. 1, 28 miles 71 chains
As tenders for the above line are now being called for, a description of the country through which the line will have to pass, as also the style of work requisite, may be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Public Lands Inquiry. Messrs. Morris and Ranken's Report. 24, Bridge-street, Sydney, 5th April, 1883
Sir,—We have the honour to transmit herewith a Report of the Inquiry into the state of the Public Lands, and of the operation of the Land Laws, made in accordance with your verbal instructions…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Albury-Wodonga Railway. (Thursday's Echo.)
Mr. Frew, contractor for the Albury railway extension, has been pushing ahead with the work steadily, and, making allowance for certain difficulties with which he has had to…
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