Ministers on the Railway Department
At the Railway Employes picnic at Botany on Monday, the Hon. W. J. Lyne and the Hon. H. Copeland were present as guests. Following are extracts from their speeches:—…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1886
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Railway Defalcations
The Board appointed to inquire into the alleged defalcations in connection with the Railway Service at Orange, have reported one clear case to the Minister, and the…
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Robert M'Evey has been dismissed by the Minister for Works for insulting language during his speech last Wednesday at the Railway Employees' Association; and Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Original Correspondence. Roads.—road Grants and Road Trustees. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—I beg leave to call attention through the medium of your valuable paper to the way, year after year, public moneys are granted and wasted by incompetent persons appointed as road trustees…
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Mr Lyne is in trouble with his railway employees. At a meeting of the Railway Employees' Association, hold the other evening, to protest against a…
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Mr. R. Wisdom, M.L.A., for Morpeth has received the following letter from the Works Department, which will be read with interest by a large number of our readers:…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →How a Mouse Stopped a Train
Did any one ever imagine that a mouse could stop a railway train? It seems to be impossible; nevertheless it was done recently at the town of Carpi, near Modena, in Italy…
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At Minneapolis, Upper Mississippi, a difficulty in crossing the river is, as proposed, to be met by a very handsome, but also very bold, bridge. The Minneapolis Mill Company, a large concern, have…
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There was a railway collision this morning. A funeral train overtook the southern mail train near Burwood. The brake van was smashed and a number of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Repairs to Culvert. Department of Public Works, Office of Commissioner and-Engineer for Roads, Roads. Sydney, 31st December, 1886
Sir,—I have to acknowledge, the receipt of your letter of 18th instant, on the subject of the state of Culvert on road leading from Great Northern Road at Faulkaer's to church…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Defence of Road Trustees. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—In your issue of Tuesday, 21st instant, appears a letter, signed "A Late Road Trustee," making some erroneous statements relative to road trustees and the manner in which they carry out…
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