Cheap Railway Fares for Working Men
THE Echo learns that the Public Works Department has now matured a scheme for the introduction of cheap railway fares, which will meet the requirements of the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1881
169 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 9
Exciting Affray at the Railway Station
ON the arrival of the evening train at Newcastle from Maitland yesterday, an unexpected affray took place upon the platform. An excited and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Correspondence the Lake Macquarie Road. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)
SIR,—Will you grant me a space in your journal for the following. Being one of those who have had the pluck to venture outside of the boundary of the city with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →(From the Sydney Papers.) Railway Tenders
BRISBANE, Saturday.—The tenders for the second section of the Bundaberg and Mount Perry line were opened yesterday. The lowest was that of Henry Jubb for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Prospects of the Bourke Railway Extension
OUR Bourke contemporary, the Central Australian, says:—"If the rates of carriage by dray are to be raised, and those by railway are to remain as they…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →American Railway Accidents
ACCORDING to some interesting statistics, which are published in the Railroad Gazette, of New York, last year has been an unusually unfortunate one as…
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WE learn that Messrs. Monie and Mattison are getting on well with their contract for the first section of the Mudgee railway. The tunnel at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Correspondence Lambton Council Re Railway Memorial. [To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.]
SIR,—Seeing that so much publicity has been given to the railway memorial, by the report of the preceedings of the Lambton Council, I trust you will allow…
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A CORRESPONDENT says that a meeting was held in the school-room, Belmont, last week, which was largely attended to urge upon the Government the necessity of…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—A deputation consisting of Alderman House, Richardson (Plattsburg), A[?], and Ru[?]hton (Wallsend,) Maddock and [?]erson (Lambton), Stevens…
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GRAFTON, Saturday.—A Press message has been received from the Mayor of Glen Innes, stating that Mr. Surveyor Warren, accompanied by Mr. Quinn, who has…
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THE asphalte pavement work between Tattersall's corner and the A.A. Company's Bridge, Hunter street, has for some time past been completed. The recent…
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ON Friday afternoon a meeting was held at the Chamber of Commerce, to consider the propriety of urging upon the Government the early extension of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Proposed Double Tramway through Oxford-street
WE are in receipt from the hon. secretaries of a circular issued by the "Oxford-street Anti-Double Railway Defence Committee." The circular emanates on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LOCAL & GENERAL. Railway Hands Wanted
In another column will be found an advertisement for a variety of hands accustomed to railway and fencing work and wanted for the Great Western Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Tramway in Oxford-street
SYDNEY, Thursday.—In answer to a deputation with reference to the double tramway in Oxford-street, the Premier promised to call the Executive Council…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Compressed Air and Tram Cars
MR. L. CLOVIS gives the following description of compressed air engines in a letter to the Daily Chronicle:—"In the first place, the locomotives are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Great Northorn Railway Sleeping Car
SUBJOINED is an official report to Mr. Goodchap from Mr. Higgs, Traffic Manager of the Great Northern Line, respecting the recently introduced sleeping…
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WE publish the subjoined letter for public information:—"Department of Public Works, Sydney, 9th June, 1881,—Sir, Referring to you personal representations…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Correspondence the Great Northern and Metropolitan Railway Junction. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)
SIR,—It is equally certain that our Maitland neighbours are not only fully alive to the advantages of railway communication with Sydney, but are also…
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