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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
177 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 9
The Debate in the Legislative Council yesterday, on the motion for the second reading of the Gawler and Kapunda Railway Bill, was one of the most animated of the session. We have no doubt the report of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Report to the H[?]norable the Secretary for Lands and Public Works, by Captain Martindale, R.E., Chief Commissioner for Railways. Railway Department, Sydney, 21st August, 1857…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Select Committee of the Legislative Council, appointed on the 26th August, 1857, to consider and report on the most advisable plan to secure the formation in this colony of the Great Trunk L[?]nes…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →SIRâThrough your columns I would take the liberty calling the attention of those who manage (?) our railway to a grievance of very easy remedy. On Tuesday afternoon it was my intention to go to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On m[?]tion of Mr. LUTWYCHE, this bill, pessed by the Ass[?], and transmitted by Message for the concurrones of the Councll, was read a first time, and ordered for second reading on Wednesday next…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR—Whilst acknowledging in the broadest sense, the propriety of the general principies laid down, in your leading article of the 30th ultimo, for the protection of Government employes while engaged in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE following petition having been both numerously and respectfully signed, has been presented to his Excellency the Governor-General and the Executive Council. The subject is a matter of great importance…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE directors of the Grand Trunk Railway Companyr of Canada have just issued a voluminous report of Mr. Charles Hutton Gregory, who was, in accordance with the desire of the Provincial Government, appointed by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The PRESIDENT announced that he had received a reply from the Governor-General to the address of the House requesting his Excellency to teke into favourable consideration the Report of the select…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE select committee of the Legislative Assembly, for whose consideration and report was referred, on the 30th ultimo, the "Australian Agricultural Company's Newcastle Railway Bill;" and to whom was also…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →TUESDAY will ever be regarded as a great day in the history, not only of railway enterprise in this kingdom but also of that engineering skill for which this age stands pre-eminent, for it witnessed the successful…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dist STATIONS. Mixed Trains. Sunday Trains. Miles Leav a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. 0 Newcastle,—Honey-[?]ckle Point......... 7.30 3.0 7.30 8.0 [?]9 Hexnam.................. 8.0 3.30 8.0 3.30…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →I consider the road from Toorooco to Nallsh Nallah Greek, and up to the station, to be the most difficult part of the whole line, and I am decidedly of opinion, that a road up Hickay's Creek crossing the gap of the mountain, and falling on Nullah Nallah…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR—Will you allow me to ask of our railway management the reason return tickets were not issued on Christmas day, as it is, I believe, the oustom of railway directors in England rather to encourage excursionists…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A short time since I wasted some trouble in trying to prove that considerations of economy may be desirable even in accepting such a magical gift of science and skill as a locomotive…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR—Some time ago I read in the EMPIRE a paragraph, extracted from one of the Adelaide newspapers, on the prevention of fire sparks from railway engines. It appeared that by very simple means the sparks were…
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