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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
175 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 9
SIR,—Although the writer of an article oa railways in the Sydney University Magasine has taken a very narrow and sordid view of a question of immense importance as regards the Au[?]tralian colonies, he has rendered no slight service to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On Saturday afternoon last, upon the invitation of Mr. Randle, the Contractor, a large party of gentlemen, together with the workmen employed upon the Sydney Railway and their families, met at Long Oove Creek, Petersham, to witness…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR—Having been the first to advocate the construction of railways on an extensive scale in this country ten years ago, I may be permitted to offer a few remarks…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR.—The writer of the article on Railways in the Sydney University Magazine is evidently a very young gentleman who thinks the assumption of a dictatorial tone calculated to sustain the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR—If I were a follow of the Sonate of the Sydney University, I would cravo permission through your columns entirely to repudiate the inforence which your correspondent "Omicron"…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE Navigators to whom so much attention has been recently called, in consequence of the despatch of a small body of them to the Crimea originated, as a class, in the fen counties, where they were employed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →HIS Excellency having intimated his intention of visiting these Works, on his return from Maitland, to Mr. Wright, the contractor, that gentleman was in attendence at Hexham, where his Excellency arrived about noon, on Thursday, the 22nd, at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →So many communications have just now appeared in our columns on the subjcet of Railways, that it might seem a work of supererogation for us to say a single word…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR,—Much of late has been said on the above, but as we have so few navigable rivers, we must resort to railways, which will place this colony on a proper basis with other progressive countries…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →SIR—In an article signed Omicron," which appeared in your paper a few days since, an attempt is made to prove that the conclusions at which I have arrived…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Of late years the attention of many geologists and writers had been turned to the investigation of the sources of gold in the British Isles; and the result of a careful investigation of the evidence,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Several erroncous statements have appeared in some of the public journals as to the means now being employed in this undertaking, but we have reason to believe that the following will be found…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—As a promoter of colonial enterprise and an advocate for the formation of railways in this country, I must beg permission to enter the field in support of their extension…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR,—The question of railways has been much under public discussion lately, and there cannot be any doubt, however desirable their construction may be, there are nevertheless difficulties of want of labour…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR—You have been of late bringing forward overwhelming evidence as to the necessity that at present exists of unlooking the lands of the colony, so that they might be made easy of access…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—I beg leave to call your attention to a very palpable nuisance, which may easily be remedied, I allude to the dray-stand in Bridge-street. I have often seen notices in your paper relative to the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →BY the recent arrival from California we have received much later intelligence of the progress of the railway acroas the Isthmus of Panama. It was expected on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR—The prolonged discussion upon railways hoing now apparently brought to a close on both sides, I would, with your permission, desire to draw attention one or two points, in connection with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An Australian paper gives an account of the start--and rather a "rum start" it was--of the first railway in Australia. The line is called the Hobson's Bay Line; and from the account of the proceedings we should say, that in the case of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →" CAN it be possible?" and yet " How simple?" is the expression of every living man who now, in light of day, passes over London Bridge. Let it be proclaimed that London Bridge, the blocking-up of which by a…
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