The Forth Bridge—Progress of the Works
THE little town of North Queensferry has become famous since the work of bridging the forth began. The stone piers of the Fife approach rise close to the houses, and the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1887
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Colombo-Nimltybelle Mountain Road
IN order to mark the great importance of this work, the first section of which has just been commended. the Colombo Progress Committee determined to held a…
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Yesterday evening, as the 6.15 train from Sydney was proceeding at a tolerably high rate of speed between Eveleigh and Macdonaldtown, a man named William…
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MR. NEILLEY telegraphic as follows :â âMr. Clarke interviewed Mr. Sutherland, Minister for Works, to-day, and obtained a promise that he would urge on the…
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THAT a station or platform even of a temporary character should be erected at Porter’s [?] instead of in the town, as proposed by the survey department, [?]…
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As notified in the newspapers, a public meeting was held in the Public Hall, Nowra, last Tuesday afternoon to appoint a deputation to wait upon the Minister for Works to ask him to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegraphic Intelligence. Railway From Kiama to Jervis Bay SYDNEY. Friday, 6.p.m
A DEPUTATION, consisting of Messrs. F. T. Humphrey, H. G. Morton, J. Maclean, and W. Lovegrove, was introduced to the Minister for Works at noon to-day by Mr. W. P. Martin,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our Telegrams. (From our Telegraphic correspondent.) the Big Jack Road. Sydney, Tuesday, 6 P.M.
MR. [?] telegraphs as follows:â âMessrs. Shee[?] and Woods, with Mr. interview Mr. [?] at the House. Mr. [?] is hopeful that…
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A change has lately been made by the Government in relation to the administration. of a portion of the roads in the colony. the business in connection with the roads dealt…
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A SERIOUS railway accident occurred near Melbourne last night. One train ran into a stationery one and telescoped. Five persons killed and fifty wounded…
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THE terrible railway accident which occurred near the Windsor station last night has cast a deep over the whole of Melbourne, and was the sale topics of conversation during the…
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ON Wednesday evening the 5.40 express from Melbourne to Windsor, and the 5.30 ordinary train came into collision near the Windsor station, Five porsons were…
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SIR,âWould you kindly allow me space to furnish your readersâ with a few extracts from the report of the Commissioner for Railways, for the year 1884, as all…
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THE member of the Engineering Association of Now South Waies, at the invitation of Messrs. Smith and Rowe, contractors for the section paid a visit of inspection on Saturday…
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A PUBLIC meeting called by advertisement at the request of the Eden Progress Committee, was held at the Great Southern Hotel, on tho evening of the 7th instant…
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The following is the verdict of the jury on the above:—"The jury look nearly six hours to deliberate upon thier verdict. The foreman announced that the jury had arrived at a…
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MR. NELLEY telegraphed yesterday : âThe Colombo deputation, with Messrs. Clarke, Garvan and Dawson, interviewed the Minister to-day. and met with a…
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DURNING the course of his speech on the second reading of the Government Railway Bill, Sir Henry Parkes spoke as Follows:— OUR OWN PROGRESS…
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PEAT'S FERRY, Tuesday hight,âPeat's Ferry on the picturesque Hawkesbury River, was this afternoon the scene of a serious railway accident, which resulted in the death of four, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Special Telegraphic Intelligence. The Railway to Nowra. Sydney. Tuesday, 4 p.m
MR. FRASER MARTIN, Member for Shoalhaven, Hon. S. Charles, M.L.C., and Mr. John Macloan, of Shoalhaven Telegraph, waited on the Minister for Works at 11 a.m…
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