Railway Traffic at Christmas
The traffic on the railways for the Christmas holidays of 1888 has been remarkably heavy, and as compared with the previous Christmas shows a considerable increase The railway authorities…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1889
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Railway Construction in South Australia
Mr. Violette, representing a syndicate of British capitalist has submitted proposals to the Government of Wcestern Australia and South Australia, for the construction of a railway line from Roeback…
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Although trying to reduce expenses where practicable in all directions, the Railway Commissioners appear to be not unmindful of the material welfare of their employees. They have for some time past…
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A deputation, consisting of Messrs. Stephen, on, Cass, Kidd, Wall, Colls, Barbour, Ryris, and [?], Ms. L. A., waited on the minister for works on Friday for the purpose of asking that a…
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The report of the railway Commissioners for the quarter cuding December 31, 1888 was laid on the table of the Legislative Assembly on Thursday. The revenue from all sources for that period was L757.881, and the expenditure L419.150, as against…
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Several proposals for the construction of new railways were under the consideration of the Cabinet yesterday afternoon. The Government have decided without any loss of time-more than is…
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The Minister for Works has received a return from the Engineer-in-Chief for Railways, Mr. Whitton, containing a statement of expenditure by the Railway Construction branch of the Works…
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An interesting and important experiment was recently tried on the London and North-Western Railway. The company have recently built some magnificent dining-saloons…
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A serious railway accident, attended with the loss of two lives, and entailing considerable damage to the rolling-stock and the permanent way, occurred near [?] on Sunday morning. A mixed goods…
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Last week Messrs. E. W. O'Sullivan and T. Colls, the members for Queanbeyan and Yass Plains ,waited upon the Minister for Works, and asked that he would at once [?] a flying survey of the…
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Whilst Messrs. J. T. Murphy and Thomas; Mooney were travelling the Bay Road en route to Nowra (the former driving his four-in-hand team) by some reason or other not yet satisfactorily…
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The following members of the Assembly, Messrs. Ryrie, Colls, [?], Barbour Danger, Dawson, O'Sullivan,garrad ,black,Edmunds, lakeman,Kidd.Cox,Travers jones,[?],and plumb,…
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At the Goulburn Police Court on Friday before the Police Magistrate and [?] Meyer and Wombey, James Miller was summoned for using insulting language towards Mr. H. S. Gannon on…
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Alterations were made as under in the time table for the Goulburu and Cooma line; The mixed train on Mondays will leave Goulburn at 8 a.m.; Bangalore, 8.30: Lake Bathurst, 9.3: Yarago, 9.25:…
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News was received in Sydney nu Sunday night that an accident had happened to the Jerilderie train 61/2 miles from Narrandera. The wildest rumors soon spread. Dr. Mitchell was sent for and…
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It having been deemed expedient to open and make the following parish roads, notice is given that plans and and books of reference showing the intended lines of the roads in question are now…
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The 2.15 train from Williamstown, containing persons who had been seeing the mail steamer Parramatta off, met with a serious accident shortly before 3 o'clock this afternoon al the North Melbourne…
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THIS evening the ordinary mail train leaving Sydney at nine o'clock will convey excursionists as far as Goulburn, en route to Cooma, to celebrate to-morrow the…
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MR. E. W. O'SULLIVAN has received the following letter in reference to his agitation about repairs to Fairfield Bridge, near Gundaroo:—"Department of Public…
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THE last section of the undertaking, commenced several years ago, to include the capital of the rich pastoral, agricultural, and mineral district of Monaro in the…
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