School of Arts Bridge street
A SPECIAL general meeting of the members of the above institution was held on Saturday evening, July 2. when there were about fifteen persons present, the chair being…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1887
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The northern Star. Saturday, July 16, 1887. Our Roads
LIKE the Surprise Parties now so much in favour in Sydney, where those inclined for pleasure take the liberty of dropping in upon their friends without any previoub notice, so…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road-Making and Drainage. To the Editor of the "Northern Star."
SIR— The roads being just now a common topic a few remarks us to their construction and maintenance will not be out of place. Our main roads are now nearly all laid out…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →To the Editor of the Richmond River Herald. Oasino-coraki Road
SIR,—In perusing a letter from Coraki in Saturdays issue of the EXPRESS, the "correspondent" says that our roads are in a lamentably primative state, and also makes…
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LOOKING at the efforts now being made by our ocean-carriers to meet the requirements of this district, it is most sincerely to be desired that these actions should be seconded…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Tram Service to Casino
COMPLAINTS constantly come to hand about the condition of the South Arm of the river. For months past there has been a magnificent and expensive snagging…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murder of a Tram Driver
ON the night of the 14th February last a tragedy was enacted in Constance-street, Fortitude Valley, which was kept from the knowledge of the police authorities…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Roads—minute Paper
Subject—Roads, Richmond River Electorate. Sydney, 4th July, 1887. Applicants might be informed that there 1000 miles of road in the Electorate, that all are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Aorthern Star. Wednesday, September 7, 1887. Our Roads
WE think the following Correspondence on the above matter, kindly forwarded us for publication, by his Worship, the Mayor, is well worthy of being read, marked, learned,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shifting a Bridge
A REMARKABLE feat of engineering was recently performed in America by the shifting en masse of an iron railway bridge, weighing 1600 tons, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Railway Disaster in America
WITH reference to the late disastrous accident in America a passenger who escaped with comparatively slight injuries states:—At midnight the engineer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Contracts, Tweed River. To the Editor of the " Northern Star.'
SIR,—can you tell me how the contracts under the Roads Department are tendered for in the Tweed district? I am certain that they are never advertised in any paper. Some time…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Superintendents and Council Work. To the Editor of the " Northern Star."
SIR,—If I mistake not Civil Servants are prohibited from accepting any remunerative position or Work outside of Government. From a very good source and on very good authority, I…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Railway
MR. Gullett, of the 'Sydney Daily Telegraph,' having kindly lent ua the " block" showing the course of the proposed Railway from Grafton to the Tweed River—which…
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To the numerous disadvantages of travelling on the Victorian railways, the Government now proposes to add that, in the event of a passenger being killed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Byron Bay Railway
A GENTLEMAN who knows the Richmond River district well has sent us the following remarks in reference to tho proposed construction of the railway to Byron Bay:—The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Correspondence. [The Editor does not hold himself responsible for opinions expressed by correspondents.] Bridge-street School of Arts Surplus Funds. to the Editor of the Richmond River Herald
SIR —At a meeting of the above School of Arts' Committee some months ago, it was proposed and carried that the surplus amounting to £0 odd, should be expended in giving Mr A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Traffic on Christmas Day
A LARGE deputation representing the Presbyterian and Wesleyan churches and the Lord's' Day Observance Society waited on the Premier to protest against the proposal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Glen Innes-Inverell Railway
IN the Assembly, on the 30th November, Mr. Sutherland, in reply to Mr. Copeland, said that no surveys were being made to connect the northern line with Inverell…
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