New Parish Road
Department of Mince, Sydney, 2nd Oct., 1885.—_Sir.—With reference to your letter of, the 2nd ultimo, urging the opening of road from appoint on the Singleton and Gresford…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1885
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Annual Report of the Victorian Railway Commissioners. (By Telegraph to the Herald.) Melbourne
The annual report of the Railway Commissioners was presented to Parliament last evening. It deals with the working of the railways from the time when the commissioners took office to the end…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Communication with Queensland. (By Telegraph to the Herald.) Brisbane
An influential meeting, attended by the principal inhabitants and business men, was held at St. George on Saturday evening for the purpose of bringing under the notice of the New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Original Correspondence. Road Newport to Laguna. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—Knowing how ready you always are to expose anything for the public good I trust you will insert those few remarks in connection with the contracts that are being carried out on the above…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shocking Tramcar Ac[?]
On Sept. 12 a shocking accid[?] [?] Bradford on one of the lines [?] through that town. The li[?] [?] by the corporation, and [?]…
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The following appears in the Daily Telegraph :—Log rolling is temporarily floored by an unexpected combination of political circumstances, and Dubbo,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Maitland Mercury. Saturday, November 7, 1885. A Suggestion to the Railway Department
The prospect of a long and hot summer prompts the desire for means of temporary escape from its severity. People in Sydney are tempted and coaxed to exchange the dust, heat, and bustle of the capital,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Extension of the Railway From Moree to Mungindi. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—You will have noticed an agitation has been commenced at St. George, in Queensland, with the view of hurrying on railway extension to Mungindi…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Homebush-Waratah Railway
THE extensive iron cylinder bridge now being erected over Dorn Creek by the Messrs Amos, in connection with their contract for constructing the railway…
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Troy, July 10.—A track man yesterday morning discovered a box about twenty inches long and four inches wide on the bridge over the Salmon River, four miles south of Plattsburg. A string leading…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Safest Part of a Train
The American railway conductor who, when asked which was the safest part of a car, replied: " That part which happens to be in the shop at the time of the accident," was a wit. But…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Railway Fire Extinguisher
The fire extinguisher which has recently been placed on the trains of some of the more important railway routes is a simple and efficient apparatus. A tank holding two barrels of water is placed in the…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →The Most Lofty Railway in the World
An American contemporary says:—" The Pike's Peak Railway, which is expected to be in operation this year, will be the most notable piece of track in the world. It will mount 2000 feet higher than the…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →The High-street Railway Station Accommodation
We congratulate Dr. Morson on the result of his recent movement, in favour of cleanliness and health in connexion with the High-street Railway Station. The following official letter, received by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Original Correspondence. Another Railway Complaint. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—On Saturday, the 21st instant, a peculiar ease of mismanagement happened to the special train that left Morpeth at 7.30 p.m. It appears that the guard of the train, when ho wanted to pull…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Rates and Railway Matters at West Maitland
The following official letters have been forwarded to us by the member for West Maitland, with a request for publication:- Department of Railways,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boys' Column. The Sankaty Branch Road
IT seemed very strange to have the Sankaty Branch express train wizzing and shrieking through the huckleberry pasture and south meadow, and almost running into their potato…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Proposed Route of the Railway through Sydney
A return was laid on the table of the Legislative Assembly last night (says Wednesday's Echo), by the Minister for Public Works, showing the proposed route of the railway line from Redfern to Circular…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Differential Railway Rates. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—In your issue of Tuesday last I noticed a letter from the Commissioner for Railways, in reply to your worthy member's queries re equalization of fares, &c., which appears to me most unsatisfactory,…
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We have heard, indirectly, that the Railway Department, notwithstanding all that has been said in opposition to the project, has determined to erect a high-level bridge to connect the two parts…
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