City Railway. Sydney, June 19
A league has been formed to advocate the City Railway extension, and it is rumoured that a private syndicate is repared to carry out 3 work…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1888
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Telegrams. Railway Commissioners. Sydney, June 22
The position ot Second Commissioner on the New Railway Board has been offered to Goodchap and declined…
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Parkes informed a deputation that if the Cabinet agreed to the railway extension into the city he would lose no time in obtaining Parliamentary sanction…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Braidwood Railway. Sydney, June 29
A deputation interviewed the Premier this morning asking the support of the Government in promoting the construction of a private light line of railway from Tarrago to…
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The following are the crossings at the Darling Bridge, North Bourke, for the week ending 7th July:—On the 3rd—350 cattle from Mount Margaret to Sydney, Moody, Donaldson and Inglis…
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The Trans Caspian railway from Michale brsk, on the Caspian, to Samarcand, distance of about 900 miles, was formally opened on May 27, the anniversary of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Accident in Victoria
A RAILWAY accident of a somewhat alarming character occurred on Saturday night at Marong. The train leaves Sandhurst at 20 minutes to 9 for Kerang, and passes a goods train which leaves…
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Three tramway conductors' be have been found to be tampered one conductor has been dismissed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Tram Conductors. Sydney, July 20
A deputation of tram conductors waited upon the Minister for Works on Tuesday in connection with the recent frauds…
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The Premier has promised that no change in the tramway system shall take place without the consent of Parliament…
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The following are the crossings over the Darling Bridge, North Bourke, for the week ended July 28:- July 23-224 cattle form Tinenburrs to Sydney, James Tyson owner, John Feld in charge,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Hawkesbury Bridge. Sydney. August 17
The third span of the Hawkesbury River Bridge was placed in position yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Smash. Sydney, August 31
Owing to the breakage of an axle the goos train was thrown off the line near Orange, and the mail train considerably delayed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Engines. Sydney, September 4
The Victorian Railway Commissioners have accepted the tender of the Phoenix Foundry Co., Balmain, (? Ballarat) for the manufacture or twenty-five engines for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Accident at Goulburn. Sydney, September 6
In the railway yards at Gouldburn an accident occurred to a mixed train just as it arrived from Bundengrove through the engine leaving the rails, damaging rolling…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Accident in France. London, September 5
A message from Paris states that a train ran off the line near Digon, and while stationary was run into by an express mail train. The smash was terrific. several…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Accident. Sydney, September 7
A railway accident occurred this morning three miles from Young by a train composed of two engines and two break vans running in a another train which was a standstill…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Telegrams. Railway to Kiama. Sydney, September 11
During the month there will be through communication by rail between Sydney and Kiama…
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The Hawkesbury bridge, at Peat's Ferry, was safely crossed with an engine yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The New Railway Commissioner. Sydney, October 5
Mr. Eddy, the new Railway Commissioner, arrived at Albany yesterday. He is a passenger by the Austral…
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