Railway Progress
THE extension from Liverpool to Campbelltown is progressing very favorably, and will probably be opened in March. The extension into Newcastle is all but completed, and arrangements have been made…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1858
175 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 9
South Head Road.—waverley. To the Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald
SIR,—Will you kindly permit me through the medium of your valuable paper, to draw the attention of the proper authorities to the disgraceful state of this road from Paddington to Waverley. At one time might be…
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SIR,—I beg, through the columns of your journal, to draw the attention of the Railway authorities to the absence of seats or sheds at the above station, which has already been erected at the entire cost of the inhabitants of that district, who liberally…
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WHO does not know that there are epochs in [?] life of more than ordinary importance? He h[?] measles—exchanges for the first time the buzz[?] his family for a school, where he gets whopped, [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Anniversary of the Colony.— Railway. To the Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald
SIR,—Why should you Sydney folks have the advantage of excursion trains every time there are races held along the line, and our quiet country folks not have the same boon on such an occasion as the Sydney…
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GENTLEMEN—We, the undersigned, having been informed that it is the intention of the Comissioners to withdraw oertain privileges granted to Messrs. Bles and Maltby by the late Commissioners of Railways, and that the tranamission of goods is to…
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SIR—As you have always taken a prominent part in laying before the public any abuse or oppression which may exist, wo beg to hand you the accompanying statements of a piece, of injustice sustained by us at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Railway. To the Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald
SIR,—I beg, through your newspaper, to call the attention of the Railway Commissioners to a communication from your Parramatta correspondent, which appeared in your issue of the 16th instant. It would…
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A general meeting of the shareholders of the Pyrmont Bridge Company was held yesterday afternoon, at the Offices, Lloyd's Chambers. The following report was read and adopted:—…
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THE half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in this Company was held on Friday, 29th January, at the office, Lloyd's Chambers, George-street. Mr. John Taylor was re-elected a direotor; and the…
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On the 10th Octobor, 1850, nearly seventeen months ago, his Excellency the Govornor-General, Sir William Thomas Denison, officiated at the ceremony of driving the first pile of the Pyrmont…
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THE works upon the extension line between Liverpool and Campelltown are being rapidly proceeded with. It may be confidently anticipated that this line will be opened in a few months. The various…
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HURRAH for the Great Southern Railway! We are most happy to learn that the present prospect of the Railway Department, as a concern, shows a great and encouraging…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Pyrmont—bridge. to the Editor of the Empire
SIR—On reading the Summary of News for England, in your issue of yesterday, we notice a statement in refetence to the Pyrmout bridge which requires correction, Your article states—"With the exception of the large…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pyrmont Bridge and the Navigatikon of Darling Harbour. to the Edotor of the Empire
SIR—Will you permit me to occupy sufficient space in your invaluable journal to enable me to expose the existence of a public grievance by which much pecuniary loss has, already been incurred, and more is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The New Bridge at Chelsea. (From the Times.)
The completion of a bridge is a notch in the calendar of our metropolitan existence. How many things are dated from before the building of new London-bridge—what a triumphant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Penrith Nepean Bridge. [From an Occasi[?]nal Correspondent.]
A MEETING of the board of directors of the above company was held at the Commercial, Hotel, Penrith, on Thursday last, to receive tenders and adopt measures for the-re-construction ofthat portion of the…
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WE Would invite the public attention to the alterations that will he effected by the revised classification and charges for goods, published in this morning's issue. They are generally as under—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →English Railways: What They Have Co T, and What They May Earn, and How. (From the Economist.)
The annual report, prepared by Captain Galton, of the Railway Department of the Board of Trade, serves conveniently to bring before the public the more general features of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Geelong Railway Company.— a Threat
We (Melbourne Herald, February 23) reprint from yesterday's Geelong Advertiser memorial addresed by the English shareholders of the Geelong and Melbourne Railway Company to the Victorian Government, on the…
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