Railway Picnic
WE understand that the employees of the locomotive department on the G. N. Railway intend holding their annual celebration on Monday, 28th instant. It will take the form…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1878
188 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 10
Railway Picnic
THE annual picnic of the employees locomotive branch of the Great Northern Railway is to be hold to-day, when a special train will leave the station, Bolton-street, at…
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THE annual picnic of the employees in the Locomotive Branch, Great Northern Railway, was held yesterday, at Singleton, and, with the exception of the weather in the early…
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THE annual picnic of the employees in the Locomotive Branch, Great Northern Railway, was held on Monday at Singleton, and with the exception of the weather in the…
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MR. Commissioner Goodchap visited Albury a few days ago, and during a conversation about the diversion of the Riverina trade to Sydney, he stated that the railway department…
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THE anticipations of the Minister of Railways (says the Age of Saturday last) as to the saving to be effected by purchasing the coals required by the department direct from…
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IT will be remembered that some time ago the Waratah Council applied to the Government for the sum of £1000, as a subsidy for the large amount of…
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A SPECIAL meeting of the Borough Council was held on Friday evening last in the Council Chambers. Present: The Mayor and Aldermen Chapman, Smith, Gorrick,…
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THE following has been forwarded to us for publication:—"Department of Mines, Sydney, 31st October, 1878. SIR,—With reference to the petition presented by you on…
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AN important railway project was discussed at some length in the Legislative Assembly in committee, on Friday last, under the following motion by Mr. Badgery:—"That an…
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A DARING act (says the Argus) was performed by Guard Duffy on Thursday evening, during the journey of the 7.20 p.m. train from Sandhurst to Melbourne. Shortly after the…
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WE have been requested by Mr. Hungerford to publish the following:—"Department of Public Works, Office of Commissioner and Engineer for Road,, Sydney, November 7,…
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SIR,—I observe in your parliamentary telegram in this day's paper that Mr. Sutherland, in his place in the House, in answer to a question, stated that the railway clerks on…
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THE tender of Messrs. John M'Ilwraith and Co., says the Age, for the conveyance of coal for the Victorian Railway department, at 10s. per ton from Newcastle, has been…
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A DASTARDLY attempt has been made to upset a train from Dublin. The train arrived all right in Mullingar at the specified time in the evening, and…
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THE employés in the Traffic and Permanent Way branches of the G. N. Railway, intend holding their annual picnic on Monday next. The name of the site chosen is Ravensworth,…
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THE employees in the Traffic Manager's and the Permanent Way branches, G. N. Railway, held their annual picnic yesterday, and it was undoubtedly one of the most…
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A WOMAN named Mrs. Cowlishaw had a miraculous escape of being killed on Saturday morning, near the Wallsend junction. It appears she was walking along the line…
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THE portion of this road, leading from the Hamilton junction to the over-bridge, and from thence onward in the direction of Tighe's Hill, is at last being attended to, and…
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THE Government are calling for tenders for the supply of Rolling Stock—other than locomotives—for the Railways of New South Wales, for 5…
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