Mr. Cameron on the Illawarra Railway Question
MR. CAMERON, in his speech on the above all engrossing subject, stated, "that the opponents of the proposal were interested in coal mines in the north,…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1876
115 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 6
The Illawarra Railway
The item of £740,000 for the line of railway from Sydney to Wollongong (49 miles) was laid before the Committee. The debate was resumed by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Latest Telegrams. Sydney. Illawarra Railway Scheme. Received, 10.5 a.m
THE proposal to expend £740,000 on the construction of the Illawarra railway, was negatived by 29 to 12, amidst enthusiastic opposition cheers…
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ONE of the most striking instances of the truth of the old proverb, that "Use is second nature," appears in the degrading aptitude with which the…
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STATION.—On Thursday morning a shocking accident occurred at the Macquarie Plains railway station. The Western Independent gives the following particulars:—Sarah Silk,…
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THE following are extract from the report of the Committee appointed by the Admiralty, the Board of Trade, and the Trinity House, to consider the…
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IN the House, on Tuesday last, Mr. HOSKINS, the member for T[?]t, very pertinently drew the attention of the Minister for Works to the scandalous…
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" From a very clever article in the Western Independent, on the general action of the Government we extract that portion which touches upon the Railway scheme…
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RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—One of the stokers of the 7 a.m. passenger engine, a man named Carroll, met with a painful accident on Saturday morning last, shortly before…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Guards and Other Employes on the Great Northern Railway. To the Editor of Herald and Advocate
SIR.—It was with some surprise that I read a letter in a recent issue of your journal, referring to the long hours of labour and the small wages of the coal guards. Being…
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FOR some time past negotiations have been going on between Mr. Croudace, manager of the Lambton Colliery, and the Lands Department, with reference…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Parliamentary Legislative Assembly. Wednesday, June 21St, 1876. the Railway Estimates
The motion of Mr. H. Dangar for the omission of the item £350,000 for the line from Orange to Wellington was negatived without a division…
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ON Tuesday, March 21, 1876, T. A. Bulkley, Esq, the proprietor and manager of the Harewood Coal Mine, successfully started his new, and to this…
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PERHAPS amongst the many nights that have been wasted in the Legislative Assembly, there has been none more conspicuous for an example of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Blane Street Bridge. To the Editor of Herald and Advocate
SIR.—I have frequently noticed in your paper, as well as the other two papers, some, allusions to the various nuisances that exist in this city, and the exact locality where they are…
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THE railway authorities do not seem to be half so mindful of the people of Greta as the Post Office Department. They hive given is a splendid Post and…
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THE directors of the Wallsend Company have officially notified the Government that, unless-the terms submmitted by them for the continuance of the passenger…
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THE select committee of the Legislative Assembly, appointed on the 29th February, 1876, in reference to the above have agreed to the following…
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THE Assembly affirmed an important principle on Wednesday night by rejecting an amendment on the Government additional loan estimate policy to omit…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Opening of the Deniliquin Railway. Deniliquin, Tuesday, 4th July
The formal opening of the Deniliquin and Moama Railway took place this day. This line has been constructed by a private company in terms of an Act of Parliament…
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