Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Thursday. the Opening of the Sydney-newcastle Railway
THE railway from Newcastle to Gosford will be opened for traffic on the 15th instant. DIOCESAN SYNOD…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1887
303 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 16
The Paterson Bridge
WE learn that the last of the cylinders of the new bridge being built over the Paterson was bedded in the rock on Thursday last at a depth of 45 feet below the high…
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THE S. M. Herald says:—The railway from Waratah to Gosford, which forms the longer portion of the line between Waratah and Homebush, is to be opened for public traffic…
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THE Mayor of Newcastle (Alderman G. W. Webb) had forwarded the following letter to the Commissioner for Railways in connection with the Government railway property in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →[Reuter's Telegrams.] London, Friday. Great Strike on an English Railway
A strike of engine drivers, firemen, and guards on the Midland Railway Company commenced at 12 o'clock last night, the trains being left…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Opening of the Railway to Gosford
THE good people of Gosford appear to be acting with energy and unanimity so as to make the official opening of the important section from Waratah to Gosford of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Newcastle-sydney Railway Time-table
ACCORDING to the S.M. Herald the time tables for the new portion of the Northern Railway line, to be opened on Monday, the 15th instant, to Gosford, Hamilton, &c., has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The State of the Roads
A GENTLEMAN who has recently returned from an extended business tour in the country has confirmed, if confirmation were necessary, previous accounts of the terrible condition of…
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SIR,—The opening of the railway on the 15th inst. should be a memorable event in the annuals of our district. It may be a fair question to ask what steps have been taken…
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The strike of the engine drivers and firemen on the Midland Railway has been overcome, and the traffic is restored to its normal state. Many…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland. Brisbane, Thursday. a Railway Station Burned
Warwick Railway Station, Queensland, has been destroyed by fire. RETRENCHMENT. Queensland estimated show a…
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A contract has been granted to an English syndicate to construct a railway through Asiatic-Turkey to Bagdad…
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OUR Sydney correspondent wires us that Mr. N. Melville, M.L.A., in answer to an application, has received a reply that Monday next, 15th inst., will be proclaimed a public…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Queen's Train Stopped
THE Westmoreland Gazette states that a singular incident occuored as her Majesty was making the journey from Balmoral to Windsor. The signalman…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Gosford-waratah Railway
ON Monday the new railway line, which will, when the Hawkesbury bridge is completed, unite Newcastle with Sydney, will be opened for public traffic. The ceremony of opening…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Narrabri-walgett Railway Project. (Maitland Mercury.)
A LARGE and influential meeting was held at Walgett on Tuesday evening for the purpose of urging on the Government the advisability of…
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FROM the report contained in to-day's second sheet, it will be seen that a largely-attended meeting was held at Walgett the other night for the purpose of urging upon Government…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →[Reuter's Telegrams.] New York, Friday. Terrible Railway Disaster in America
A terrible railway disaster occurred yesterday. Owing to the burning of the bridge over the River Illinois a train eastward bound for Niagara was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Gosford-waratah Railway
THE Gosford-Waratah section of the Sydney-Newcastle railway will be opened this morning by the Hon. John Sutherland, Minister of Works,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Correspondence Tramway Blundering to the Editor
SIR,âVarious are the opinions expressed as to whether the facilities offered by the tramway authorities to the people of Plattsburg are adequate…
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