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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
175 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 9
On Saturday morning, the 10th instant, the down train which left Parramatta at a quarter to nine o'clock, got off the line at Huslam's Bride, distant about ten miles from Sydney. Two horse boxes had been placed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR—In your paper of this day there is a letter from Mr. Kemp, wherein he expresses his desire to arrive at the truth with reference to the cost of railways in America, and expressing his belief that the statement made by Dr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—The late melancholy railway accident is suggestive of what may yet be done in railway management —management in driving the locomotive—management in the construction of carriages. It would seem…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →AN alarming and fatal railwiy accident occurred yesterday morning at Bolton, at the terminus of the London and North-western line from Liverpool to Bolton. About half-past six o'clock, a heavy goods…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The following letter was received at the office of the Railway Department yesterday, and transmitted for the information of the honorable the Secretary for Lands and Public Works, in reference to the sufferers by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR,—Seeing the difficulty of the engineers here to arrive at a cause for the accident that happened on the railway here, and having had ten years practical experience on railways in Great Britain, I may be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR—On reading the roport of the inquest on the late railway accident, I was very much struck that no one put a question to any of the witnesses respecting the state of the railroad. I have had some experience in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR,—On this subject I have the honour of submitting a few remarks to the public, through your columns, which may not be unseasonable. It has been maintained that a yielding and soft…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR—As the public appear to be fully ative to the necessity of railways, I beg to offer a few suggestions as to the best method of obtaining them, without loading the colony with a heavy debt. Whatever difuculty there…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At a meeting of the members of the Statiatical Society, held in London, in April. Mr. W. A. Wilkinson read a paper " On Railway Terminal Accommodation,and its Effect upon Traffic Results." The proposition which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR,—Will you have the kindness to insert the following remarks:- If the residents of Pitt-street dissent from the proposed railroad, which it is more than probable they…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →SIR,—Your correspondent D. is quite correct in reference to the construction of the granite tramways on the Commercial Road, London, the paving between the intervals of the lines consisting of the common…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—No one is more deeply impressed with the importance of this subject than myself. Nevertheless, I venture to raise my voice against the superabundance of clap-trap that has been spoken and written upon it…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR.—It appears from your report of the proceedings in the Legislative Assembly of last night, that "the committee appointed to enquire into the cause of the late railway accident" has recommended the removal of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR—I am glad to observe the progress report of the select committee in your number of to-day; it is a step in the right direction, public confidence will be restored, and railways will not be looked upon with fear. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →JULY 27.—His Excellency the Governor-General and suite arrived here this morning, soon after five o'clock, in the Paterson, steamer, and immediately proceeded to the Metropolitan Hotel, near the railway terminus,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE select committee of the Legislative Assembly, for whose consideration and report was referred, on the 18th May last, the "Pyrmont Bridge Company's Bill;" and to whom were referred, at the same time,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A new and most unexpected solution of the great geographical, and the not less great political problem of interoceanic communication between the Atlantic and Pacific, is about to be furnished, and in a way th[?]t shall…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The shareholders of the Pyrmont Bridge Company had a general meeting yesterday, at their office, Lloyd's Chambers. The Honorable GEORGE ALLEN, Esquire, M.L.C., occupied the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR—The address from the. children to his Excellency the Governor-General was not, as stated in your report, read by Mr. Pearce. It was read by Mr. Samuel Owen, one of the sub-committee for the juvenile…
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