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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
177 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 9
SIR,—In your issue of the 21st instant there appears' a letter signed "Jagleish;" which completely, embraces the obligation of Government as regards this port and district. "Jagleish's" advocacy of our…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →OUR RAILWAY.—It may probably encourage those who have this scheme at heart to be acquainted that [?] private letters from the metropolis inform us that the project has been very favourably received in Sydney,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →After the termination of the business of the Improved Transit Association on Thursday last, the Chairman Mr. Rotton drew the attention of the gentlemen present to the stoppage of the traffic across the Denison Bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR—Knowing the interest you have shows in a line of railway to Bathurst, I take the liberty of addressing you on the subjeot of a portion of the route. I perceive in the columns of the Free Press that Mr. Henderson…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →With our habitual self-denial whenever the cause of social,progress demand it, we have consented to forego our customary charge for insertion of advertisements and through the medium of our col[?]mns to give a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →[?] the following from the Bathurst Free Press day:- [?]dnesday, the 30th of September last, a depu[?]pointed by the committee of the Bathurst…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →We copy the following from the Bathurst Free Press of Saturday:- On Wednesday, the 30th of September last, a deputation appointed by the committee of the Bathurst…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A TOLERABLY perspicuous view of the cost of railwaymaking in South Australia is shown in the following letters from the chief engineer. The increase of the actual expenditure over the estimate on the northern…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →SIR—A letter appeared some time ago in your columns commenting on the repairs of the road leading from Ballingarry to Rolland's Plains. I beg distinctly now to state I am the author of that letter. That there was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →CAPITAL knows no country and owes allegiance to no state. If the Russian railways do not succeed, it will not be because the national prejudices are raised against them. On the contrary, the attempts which are being…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR,—As the road to Bathurst seems to present obstacles almost insurmountable by railway engines, as at present constructed, I beg to transcribe an account of a new invention, which seems to be the very thing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—Notwithstanding all we have heard about the present efficient management of the Southern Line of Railway, I think the public have great reason to complain of the unnecessarily long delay of the down…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Whereas, by an Act of Council, 2 william IV., No. 12, cetain powers were vested in the Governor of New South Wales, and the Collector of Internal Revenue, and a fund was created for repairing the roads of this colony,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—Proceeding by train yesterday, there happened to be in the same carriage three young men, who, on approaching a certain point of the line, threw some copper coin at an elderly man who was inoffensively…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR—Can you inform me whether the Pyrmont Bridge Company (or any private company) have the right or power to cut down or alter a publis highway. Seeing that the said company has commenced cutting…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A BILL of nineteen clauses, which provides for managing and upholding the main roads of the colony has been brought into the House. The preamble recites the Acts of Council 2 William,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ON Saturday afternoon an experiment of an important and interesting character was brought to a successful issue on Richmond Flat, viz., the testing of a wooden bridge invented by Mr. George Bate, of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Report of select committee of the Legislative COuncil of Victoria:- The select committee of the Legislative Council on railways having had under consideration the bills referred…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. G. MACLEAY said he would not ask the following question, "What the Government intend to do with respect to the erection of a bridge over the Murray at Albury, as no sum has been placed on the Estimates for that purposed" as the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →If nothing had occurred since the railway project was first mooted to throw a doubt on our ability to raise the amount of money requisite for the completion of any one of the groups or series of lines necessary to afford the…
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