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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
196 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 10
A PETITION to the legislature is in course of signature, that in the event of the present line of railway being extended westward as far as Penrith, that a station may be erected between the townships of St. Mary's,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A petition is in course of signature to the Legislature, praying that in the event of the present line of railway being extended westward as far as Penrith, a station may be erected between the town of St. Mary's, South…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Saturday, a meeting was held at East Maitland, pursuant to advertisement, for the purpose of adopting measures to ensure the opening for public traffic of the railway immediately on its completion to East Maitland…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR—The following remarks being for the public good, I trust you will see no impropriety in publishing them. I have been in the habit for several years of forwarding to Sydney and elsewhere herds of cattle and draughts of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—So much has been said and written lately on the subject of Railway communication throughout the colony generally, that any further remarks upon the subject may perhaps be considered superfluous. I…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—My attention has been directed to a paper read by Professor Pell, before the Philosophical Society, in Sydney, on the application of certain principles of political economy to the question of railways…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →As nothing can be easier for the inhabitants of different localities, within this territory, to meet and to agree unanimously to resolutions urging on Government the advantage of a railway being…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following facts in connexion with Rail ways, are taken from a Lecture by R. Stephenson, Esq., M.P. More rails are laid down than are enough to form a belt of single from rail round the globe[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The question of Railways was lately forced upon my notice in a manner and at a time that, irrespective of its vast public importance, naturally invested it in my eyes with a sort of personal interest. It was made, among…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A public meeting of the residents and landholders of St. Mary's and its neighbourhood, was hold on Thursday evening last, at Mr. Landers' inn, South Crook, for the purpose of petitioning the Government, and taking…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ON Thursday evening last, a numerous public meeting of proprietors and residents in the vicinty of South Creek, took place at Mr.Lander's Inn, for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR,—I perceive that some of your., correspondents are giving themselves a deal of unnecessary trouble and encroaching on time and space which might be better occupied…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Whether the Government were in fluenced by popular opinion, or whether it was more potent motive, which induced them to assume the management of railway construction in the colony, it is a point at issue…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →YESTERDAY forenoon two deputations from the districts of Windsor and Penrith respectively, waited upon his Excellency. the Governor-General with petitions from these localities, praying for railway…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Deputations from Windsor and Penrith with petitions, praying for Railway extension to these districts, waited upon his Excellency the Governor-General, yesterday forenoon. Messrs. W. Bowman, M.P.; John L…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir—As the most offectual means of removing any orroncous impression that may have been conveyed to the minds of your numerous readers by certain remarks contained in on article headed, "Thoughts on Railways,"…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR,—Your insertion of my former letter, and the remarks in a leading article of your impression of the 29th, encourage me to again address you on the subject of railways…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR—In your paper of the 2nd instant I perceive a report of a meeting held at St. Mary's relative to reilway extension, and of a petition adopted therreat. As this petition contains a number of statements calculated to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The following facts in connection with railways are taken from a lecture by R. Stephenson, Esq., M. P. More rails are laid down than are enough to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SIR—Bucolicus has just perused, and that diligently, Mr. Forster's "Thoughts on Railways," but, perhaps because he is naturally a dull boy and somewhat slow of apprehension, there is a portion of the argument which…
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