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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
196 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 10
The town of Penrith during the past two days has presented an appearance of unusual animation, consequent on the festivities held in commemoration of the completion and opening for public traffic of the…
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Continued on Trove, page 23 →The question of cheap and dear railway areas, as bearing on the interests of railway proprieters, to which we have formerly referred, does not make much progress, and will be none the worse of more discussion. As it…
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Continued on Trove, page 22 →ON Tuesday afternoon last, his Excellency the Governor-General stopped at Penrith, on his return from his trip to the Western District. The visit of his Excellency having been anticipated by the loyal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The admirable contrivance for conveying men and goods from one part of the earth to the other almost with the velocity of lightning, carrying every man and every product to the right place, or where he wishes to be and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →IT is high time that the planters of Ceylon, as well as those of Rio, should have the facilities of a railway placed[?] within their reach. In Brazil much progress is being made in this direction; whilst here we are…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →SIR,—A notice, copied from the Maitland Mercury, which appeared in your paper a day or two since, renders it advisable that a few words respecting the duties of the railway surveyors, now e[?]ployed in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THESE Races commenced to-day, and were well attended. The attendance of the fair sex was numerous. The day was delightfully fine, and every one seemed bent on enjoying themeelves. The first race…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR,—Upon my annual visit up the country the other day, I travelled, as has been my wont, by the old road by Bong Bong, across Gibraltar to the Fitzroy Inn and Iron Mines, This road, about which at the time of its…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR,—As the exact rates of railway charges are well known, there is no reason why parsons should not provide themselves with the precise amount required. Instead of this two persons out of three require…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BY the last West India mail the British public were put in possession of an interesting document, the production of Colonel Totter, the chief engineer of the Panama Railway, relative to that undertaking,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR—I saw in your columns a few days ago, the appointment of a scientific gentleman to the seat at the Railway Board recently vacated by Mr. Kemp. Will you pardon me if I make you the medium of directing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →This line of railway continues to progress steadily. The following will show the state of its works:— EARTHWORK.—Between Geelong and Cowie's Creek, 3 miles finished; Cowie's Creek and the Duckponds,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →We were, on a given occasion, going from Massachusetts into Maine, when we found ourselves touching elbows on the same seat in a railway car with a thorough-paced Yankee, who…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Providence has at length removed the guilt of Mr. George Lang and Mr. Drake, which the imprudent violence of the unhappy father of one of them tended to confirm; for his assaults on the charactor of the agents…
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Continued on Trove, page 5 →A CAREFUL, perusal of the addresses and speeches of the candidates for legislative honours, not only in this district, but in nearly all parts of the colony, will satisfy any one that soms plan is necessary whereby…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR,—Will you permit me through the medium [?] your journal, to suggest that as there are now a [?] number of persons residing at the various Stations [?] the Railway Line whose business calls them to Sydne[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A correspondent who has recently been on a visit to Penrith during the excitement of the late elections had his attention particularly directed to the New Bridge, so auspiciously opened very recently to the convenience of the public traversing the…
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