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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
196 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 10
I MET her on the Railway, in the joyous month of May, And of her beauty did I think throughout the livelong day;— That beauty which all hearts subdues, majestic and yet mild— The dignity of Woman, with the sweetness of the Child…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Constitution question once fairly settled we look upon "improved communication" by rail or tramway as of equal importance to all other questions added together, and one which cannot be too much obtruded before the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR,—The advocates of railways in these colonies have told us more than once, that a line should not be expected to pay the current rate of interest on the capital sunk in its formation. But Sir William Denison is the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The TIMES Vienna correspondent writes, that not only is the railway mania violent, but speculation has taken possession of all classes there; and it is credibly asserted that there inevitably must be "a terrible smash,"…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mr. Hobart Stephenson, in his capacity of Chairman of the Institution of Civil Engineers, has delivered an address on railways, which is exceedingly interesting. We search with great…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The engineering achievements of modern times have been so singularly characterised for originality and boldness of conception and success in execution, that the word "impossible," as…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The February number of the Law Magazine contains the first of an intended series of articles on the liabilities of railway companies, and the law applicable for determining them, as may be suggested from time to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A meeting of the inhabitants of the town and district of Richmond was held according to public announcement, on Monday last, the 2nd instant, at Mrs. Onus's hotel, Richmond, for the purpose of forming a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A meeting of the inhabitants of this flourishing town and the surrounding district, was held on the 2nd instant, at Mrs, Onus's hotel, Richmond, for the purpose of taking the necessary steps to procure a better mode…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In the Sydney Morning Herald, of the 31st. December ultimo, an elaborate description of the new Suspension Bridge, over the Macquarie River, connecting the village of Kelso with the town of Bathurst; and also of another over the Belubula…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR—As the following description of a public work which is just on the eve of completion in our district, will interest a large body of your renders, both here and in the interior, I feel assured you will give it a place in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The opening up of the great highway to the Victoria gold-diggings, by means of the Murray River Railway, is an object not to be lost sight of. This scheme, as we showed yesterday, was propounded…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On the 30th June, 1854, there were 7803 miles of railway opened in the United Kingdom on the 30th June, in the following year, that total had been increased to 8115. In the half-year, ending 30th June, 1855, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WE are glad to learn that this important enterprise, which for several months past, has lain in comparative abeyance, is beginning to show signs of permanent and progressive vitality. We are not…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →SIR, 1. In accordance with the provisions of the 12th clause of the Government Railway Act, the Commissioners for Railways do themselves the honour to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—1. In accordance with the provisions of the 12th clause of the Government Railway Act, the Commissioners for Railways do themselves the honour to transmit a balance sheet duly audited, of the receipts…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Thursday morning, March 13, at 10 50, the strew transport Imperatrix, No. 150, Captain Henry Cox, made her Appearance in the river, off the Woolwich Arsenal, and in steaming towards the newly-constructed landing place, in…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The visit of Dr. Murphy to Beechworth at the present inclement season, is a most gratifying fact; and it is a source of great satisfaction to us to know that the president of the Road Board will now have an…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE cause of railways in this colony is, we believe, fast gaining ground, not only among public economists, but in general estimation. In fact, it must have done so, after the earlier…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THIS beautiful structure is completed after a delay on applications to the Government of more than twentyfive years; and on Thursday last a mock ceremony was rather prematurely and privately performed by a…
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