Homebush-waratah Railway
OUR Gosford correspondent says:—The line of railway between Newcastle and Gosford will not be open here until the 1st of June, probably…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1887
303 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 16
Road From Wallsend to Minmi
MR. THOMAS WALKER, M.P., has received a communication from the Roads Department informing him that the road from Wallsend to Minmi will be immediately repaired…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Melbourne Train Smash
IN Victoria they do these things quite differently. They have their commissioners to look after the railways. Two of them were in the train which dashed into the other one…
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THE Daily Telegraph says:—Some gentlemen connected with an English tramway company expect to have an interview with the Minister for Works…
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IN the Supreme Court on Thursday, before the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Faucett and Mr. Justice Innes, the above matter came on. Mr. E. Rogers, on behalf of the…
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MR. GEORGE BLUNT, of the Goro Hill Brickworks, North Shore, who had the contract for the Woy Woy tunnel, at Gosford, in connection with the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road Contractor Wanted. Picton
A WARRANT has been issued for the apprehension of a road contractor for non-payment of 40 men who have been working for him during the past…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Bull Charging a Railway Engine
A BULL belonging to Mr. Brownlee, Purveshaugh, which was being driven from Langton to Earlston, broke away from its companions, and got on to…
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MR. J. N. BRUNKER, M.L.A., has received the following letter:— "Department of Public Works, Office of Commissioner and Engineer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alleged Opening of the Newcastle-wallsend Tramway. Gala Day in Newcastle
YESTERDAY (June 1st) will long be remembered by the residents of this city, as the first tramway laid outside of Sydney was duly declared open by the Hon. Jimmy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Road to Mount Browne
MR. W. H. SLEE, the inspector of diamond drills, mines, &c., has returned to Sydney from a trip to Mount Browne. Mr. Slee proceeded via Bourke and Wanaaring…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Sydney-newcastle Railway
THE S. M. Herald says:—The opening of the Waratah to Gosford section of the Great Northern Railway, which was expected to take place almost forthwith, has been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Carrington and Its Roads. to the Editor
SIR.—On reading your report of Thursday's issue, I felt proud and quite satisfied that, in electing Mr. James Rodgers us our Mayor, the committee had for once placed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Correspondence the Minmi Road. to the Editor
SIR,âPermit me to make an explanation with regard to a local which appeared a fow days ago, stating that Mr. Thomas Walker, M.L.A., had received a communication from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Proposed Extension of the Tramline to Minmi
Another deputation from Plattsburg were introduced by Messrs. Melville, Walker, aid Creer to the Minister for Works, requesting the extension of the Plattsburg tramway…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Zealand. Auckland, Monday. Midland Railway Company
Reports are rife regarding a hitch between the Midland Railway Company and the Government, although the exact nature, of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Alleged Free Railway Passes
IN the Legislative Assembly, on Tuesday, Mr. Chanter, for Mr. Walker, asked the Colonial Secretary, (1.) Has the Colonial Secretary's attention been directed in the…
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I notice the points of the Y siding are now in position and the rails laid. All that is now required is the ballast, when I suppose the tram motor will…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Correspondence the Opening of the Sydney-newcastle Railway. to the Editor
SIR,—In a few weeks the connecting link of the Intercolonial Railway line between Adelaide and Brisbane will be completed, and almost uninterrupted communication by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Tay Bridge
The new bridge across Loch Tay, replacing the one where the dreadful accident happened a few years ago, has been opened…
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