Differential Rates on the Railways
THE following communication has been handed to us for publication:—To the President of the Chamber of Commerce, Sydney…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1887
112 stories in New England's papers · page 5 of 6
The Railway Deputation
THOSE who build hopes that the Premier's visit to Glen Innes will clinch the business of the Inverell railway may reflect upon the fact that the northern railway question has now…
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THE body of Miss Swain, supposed to have thrown herself off Victoria Bridge, has been recovered. No marks of violence were visible…
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The railway to Queanbeyan was officially opened to-day, by the Minister for Works. Over four hundred visitors from Sydney arrived by special train…
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THE Westmoreland Gazette states that a singular incident occurred as her Majesty was making the journey from Balmoral to Windsor. The signalman at Hincaster Junction, about five miles…
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A SERIOUS railway accident happened on Friday morning, a few minutes after five. The mixed goods and passenger train was proceeding from Sydney to Wagga,…
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THE TIME'S correspondent, writing from St. Petersburg on the 23rd June, says:—A very important decision in…
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A GREAT deal of misunderstanding seems to have arisen in consequence of the information recently given by Mr. Inglis during his northern tour as to the contemplated alterations in the rates for…
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THE jury, after six hours' deliberation, in the Victoria Bridge tragedy found an open verdict, and censured Captain Moore and Warder Flynn for unmanly conduct…
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Sir Henry Parkes having decided to make the Local Government Bill and Railway Bill the first of the Government measures to be submitted this session, has…
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The Premier also obtained leave to introduce a Railway Bill, which is substantially the same bill as that introduced last session…
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RIVERS that flow through or near great cities have their own mysteries. Few of these dark stories exceed in strangeness, and as it seems in horror, the event which recently…
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Another railway smash occurred on Sunday night. A special goods train ran into an empty passenger train waiting on the up line. Two carriages were…
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GENTLE reader, did you ever notice the man who is waiting for the train? He walks into the station, and after wandering round and gazing at all the time-tables…
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This morning a young man named Cousin, a carter in the employ of Mr. Gilham, Surry Hills, whilst unloading flour at the railway siding, Ashfield, stepped…
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MR. J. W. DUESBURY has addressed the following letter to the Herald :-- No one could read without profit the very interesting description of the Glen Innes district…
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A TERRIBLE railway collision occurred in Indiana, United States, yesterday. The express train ran into a luggage train, and four carriages, including a sleeping car,…
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It has been practically decided to make ten new engines at the Government workshops, at Randwick. It is believed these engines can be made at a cost of…
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THE recent inquiry instituted into the condition of the Railway Department proves the absolute necessity for a radical and immediate reform. Political influence has totally…
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Five years ago, says the Boston Budget there was not an electric railway in practical operation in the country, while to-day there are more than a dozen, with every prospect…
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