City Railway Extension Meeting
THE monster meeting of the citizens of Sydney, held on July 30, in the Town Hall, might…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1897
97 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 4 of 5
The Man Who Knows the Road
He drives directly home, even in dark nights, does the man who knows the road. The everhanging gloom, the deceptive shadows, the uncertain sounds, don't bother him. He can feel…
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A Mount Vernon (Ill) correspondent furnishes the New York World, with the following sensational romance:— Two years ago a man passed through here…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Projected Railways
Sydney, Friday.—The following railway proposals have been referred to the Works Committee for report :—Coolamon to Ariah; R[?]ck to Greens Guny[?]h; Byrock to…
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THE member for Queanbeyan, Mr. E. W. O'Sullivan, has been informed that in response to his efforts, the following sums will be granted by the Road Department:…
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In response to letters Mr. E. W. O'Sullivan has been informed that the Minister for Work. has approved of the sum of 30 being granted for expenditure on the road…
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He drives directly home, even in dark nights, does the man who knows the road. The everhanging gloom, the deceptive shadows, the uncertain sounds, don't bother him. He can feel…
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Sydney, Tuesday—Several railway trucks were derailed at Tamworth yesterday. The permanent way was found to have been considerably damaged, and the rails broken and…
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Somebody gives these useful hints:—1. Wear narrow, thin shoes 2. Wear a "snug" corset 3. Sit up in hot, unventilated rooms till…
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Not meny days ago Mr. C. H. Jones, the assistant locomotive superintendent of the Midland Railways, was kind enough to communicate a number of interesting facts about the…
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THE annual report of the Railway Commissioners shows that Mr. Eddy died when the hour of his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Road Accident
An expensive accident happened on Friday to Mr T. Bambridge, a carrier on the Nelligen Queanbeyan road. He was driving a pair of horses up a pretty stiff incline, when…
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The following are the particulars of the road tenders opened by the road super., Mr. C. U. O' Hanlon, on Wednesday, 18th:— Contract No. 1, 5 tenders, lowest tender, J…
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Mr. E. W. O'Sullivan has asked for a special grant in aid or repairs to the Bungendore— Captain Flat road, and especially that portion between Foxlow and the Flat…
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AS a relief to the theoretical federation that is being debated so ardently in the Australian Parliaments, it is, (says the "Melbourne Age,") refreshing to hear of a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local News. Road v. Railway
AT a meeting in Queanbeyan of gentlemen interested in the carriage of goods to and from Sydney, it was reported that a deputation appointed to wait on the Railway…
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THE member for the district has succeeded in getting the Roads Department to at once repair the Captain's Flat road, which was in a very bad condition owing to the heavy…
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Last week in the Legislative Assembly, as well as by letter and personal interview, Mr O'Sullivan brought under the notice of the Minister for Works, the dangerous condition…
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A serious accident, which was, fortunately, unattended with loss of life, happened to a goods train which was proceeding west from Katoomba about 3 o'clock on Monday morning. The train…
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A picturesque curve on the North Shore railway line, between three and four furlongs on the metropolitan side of Chatswood station, was on Thursday the scene of an…
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