The Maia South Coast Road. the Berry Council and the Government
Mr. Wiley, council clerk, has received a communication from the Under-Sceretary for Public Works in reply to a further application by the Berry Council for…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1895
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Jerilderie Railway Line. Estimated to Cost £1830 Per Mile. Sydney
The Engineer-in-Chief for railway construction estimates that the cost of construction of the Jerilderie line will be £1830 per mile…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Roads and Bridges. Large Expenditure Proposed. Sydney
The Minister for Works states that during the next few months about £400,000 will be spent on the roads and bridges of the country districts…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →London Tower Bridge. Paved with Australian Hardwood. Sydney
The new tower bridge, London, is paved with Australian hardwood blocks…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Jerilderie-berrigan Railway. Public Works Committee Investigation. Sydney
The Public Works Committee is taking evidence in the Jerilderie and Berrigan districts relative to the proposed railway from Jerilderie to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Daring Train Robbery. London
A daring train robbery is reported from Kansas, America. The robbers compelled the train to come to a standstill, and an attempt was made to force a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Intercolonial Telegrams. (From our Telegraphic Correspondent.) Run Over by a Train. Sydney
John Allen, a railway porter, was run over and killed at the Strathfield station last night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Parliamentary. Chief Railway Commissioner’s Salary. Labor Members Active. Chairmanship of Committees. Sydney
There are parliamentary indications of objections to pay Mr. Eddy an increased salary and allow him to go on a picnic to England, etc., at the public…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Roads and Bridges. (To the Editor.)
SIR,â I noticed an advertisement in the STANDARD of a late date where tenders had been accepted for a bridge over Meringlo Creek, on the Bega Bemboka road. Now,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In the Assembly. Mr. Eddy’s Re-engagement. Parkes to Condobolin Railway. Land and Income Tax Bill.the Railways Act. Universal Suffrage. a Novel Proposal. Sydney
In the Assembly, the preliminary steps were taken for bringing in a bill to provide for the re-engagement of Mr. Eddy as Chief Commissioner for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →West Cambewarra Road. a Government Grant of £250
Mr. Philip H. Morton, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following communication :— "Public Works Department, Sydney, 7th February, 1895, Sir, With reference to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Collapse of a Tunnel. an Empty Train Buried. London
A railway tunnel at Guilford, Surrey, suddenly collapsed, burying an empty train in the debris. Several horses stabled on the top of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bemboka-Bega Road. (To the Editor.)
Dear Sir,âAllow me space in your useful paper for a few remarks about the main mail road to Bega via Bembooka. I have travelled over all the district lately and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →During Attempt to Ror a Train. Firearms Used. London
An attempt [?] train has been made at Greenwood, in [?] A man on the train opened fire on the robbers, and the letter returned the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Narrabri-moree Railway. in the Council. an Amendment to Prevent Exceeding Cost. Sydney
The Legislative Council has added a clause to the Narrabri-Moree Railway Bill, preventing the cost of the line exceeding the estimate of the Public…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Train Collides with a Mob of Cattle. Sydney
The crops train from Sydney to Melbourne yesterday morning dashed into a mob of cattle near Wagga. The engine was slightly damaged and a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Intercolonial Telegrams. (From our Telegraphic Correspondent.) Third Reading of the Land Bill Passed in the Council. Narrabri-moree Railway. Sydney
The Legislative Council passed the third reading of the Land Bill, and the Narrabri to Moree railway is going through committee…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Killed by a Train. Sydney
A flagman, named Edward Dixon, was killed on the railway line early this morning by a train near Burwood. The body was terribly mangled…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrible Murder. a Young Woman Found Dead on the Railway Line. Assaulted in a Train. Victim Identified. Sydney
Shortly after daylight this morning, the dead body of a young woman was found on the railway line near Menangle. An investigation of the case…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest Cablegrams. Chief Railway Commissioner of N.S.W. a Denial by Mr. Eddy. London
Mr. Eddy has denied that he intended to resign the position of Chief Railway Commissioner of New South Wales, but it is rumoured that he has…
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