Queensland Railway Commissioners
LONDON, Tuesday.—It is understood that six names have been submitted to the Queensland Government as suitable for the position of Chief Railway Commissioner. The names…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1889
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End of Vienna Tram Strike
LONDON, Wednesday.—A telegram from Vienna states that the tramway stokers who struck there, and, in connection with whom, and other tramway employees who struck,…
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VIENNA, Wednesday.—The rioting in connection with the strike of tramcar drivers and conductors has now ceased, and a settlement of the strike has been effected. The district…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Thursday, April 25, 1889. Legislative Assembly. Sydney Sewerage. Payment of Members. Heating Public Schools. South Sydney Election. Tramways in Sydney. Phylloxera. The Financial Statement. The Debate Continued. "Uncle" Abigal
THE SPEAKER took the chair at 4.30 o'clock. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. SYDNEY SEWERAGE. Mr. BRUCE SMITH, in reply to a…
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IN our advertising columns will be observed the authorised table of trains to be run between Sydney and Newcastle, and vice versa, on and from 1st May next. Consequent on…
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LONDON, Thursday.—It is expected that the 4½ per cent. debentures about to be offered by the North Sydney Tramway Company, to the amount of £300,000, and the…
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Neither the Premier nor the Chief Secretary are able to accept the invitation of the Government of New South Wales to be present at the opening of the Hawkesbury…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Opening of the Hawkesbury Bridge. The Invitations
ON Tuesday last the Railway Commissioners issued invitations to the press and prominent persons to be present at the banquet to be given in celebration of the opening of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Shocking Railway Accident in Canada. Great Loss of Life
OTTAWA, Monday.—News has been received here of a terrible railway accident which occurred yesterday on the Grand Trunk Railway, near Hamilton, Ontario…
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LONDON, Monday.—George Francis Train, who made himself notorious by his attempt to introduce street tramways in London about thirty years ago, is reported to be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Hawkesbury Bridge. the Opening. Australian Railways. Australia United. Newcastle's Future
TO-DAY, an event will occur of considerable interest in the history of Australian railway development. The completion of the Hawkesbury Bridge also marks the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Legislative Assembly. The Governor's Assent. Newcastle Harbour Improvements Bill Passed. The Hawkesbury Bridge. San Francisco Mails. Casual Labour Board. Purchase of Darling Island. Gambling Dens. Sydney Tramways. First Offenders' Probation Bill. Bills of Sale. Chinese Gambling "Helis."
THE SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour. ASSENT TO BILLS. The SPEAKER announced that the governor's assent had been given to the Circular Quay…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →More Centralization. Railway Audit Office. Eleven Officials Removed
MR. CHARLES CANE, one of the audit inspectors of the Great Northern Railway, together with eleven other officials of the Audit Department, last night proceeded to Sydney,…
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LONDON, Sunday.—The railway to connect the Upper and Lower Congo by way of the Congo Basin has been arranged for. It runs from Matadi to Stanley Pool, and will be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Canadian Railway Disaster
OTTAWA, Monday.—Further particulars have been received regarding the railway accident near Hamilton, Ontaria. It appears that the train which met with the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Waratah. New Railway Time-table
The new time-table which is to be used from to-day will not alter the time of starting from Waratah station of many of the trains used by business people. The following may…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Hawkesbury Bridge
THE formal opening of the Hawkesbury Bridge yesterday was an event of transcendent importance to Australia. It links together in one continuous chain of railway…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Hawkesbury Bridge. Grand Opening Ceremony. a Brilliant Gathering. Lord Carrington Opens the Bridge. Trip on the Hawkesbury. Big Banquet on the Pontoon. Gastronomy and Oratory. Speeches by His Excellency, the Premier, and the Chief Commissioner. the Scene at Brooklyn
THE official opening of the Hawkesbury Bridge took place yesterday with great pomp. Already a descriptive account of this gigantic structure has appeared in the columns…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Parliament. Wednesday, May 1St. 1889. Legislative Assembly. The Hawkesbury Bridge Timber. The Financial Statement. Debate Resumed. Treasury Bills and their Security. SYDNEY, Wednesday Night
THE SPEAKER took the chair at 8 p.m. THE HAWKESBURY BRIDGE. In reply to a question. Mr. BBUCE SMITH said it was not a fact that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australian News. New South Wales. Railway Phonographers
THE shorthand class in connection with the Railway Department was started on Monday evening under most favourable circumstances. It was not expected that the attendance at…
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