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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
102 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 6
SIR,—As I see that your valuable leader which appeared a few days since, as well as your reports of the meetings lately held at L[?]verpool and other places, have excited the notice of many of your contemporaries all over the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—In your issue of this day a correspondent, styling himself "a South Creekian settler," complains that "a hole-and-corner" meeting had been held at St. Mary's, respecting a site for a railway station. I…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. MORT moved—"That there be laid upon the talbe of this House—I A return of the sums ot money expended on the high, roads from Ipswich to Drayton and Warwickc during the last five years; and how exponded. 2. A return of the population of…
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Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE contract for railway construction undertaken by Messrs. Peto, Brassy, and Betts, is being carried on in a very vigorous and enterprising manner. Large ship ments of materials required for railway work have…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE most dreadful disaster which ever happened in America took place the night before last, shortly before twelve o'clock, about two miles east of South Bend, Indiana. The train, consisting of six cars, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—Would you be kind enough to insert in your valuable paper as under. Considering the amount derived from the tolls, &c, we might expect more energy displayed in bringing this rood into a more…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →WHEREAS it would be for the punlic convenience ot establish direct and easy means of conveyance for passengers and goods between the Railway Terminus at Redfern and the Semi-Circular Quay in Sydney Cove Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's Most…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The most dreadful railway disaster which ever happened in America took place the night before [?] about 12 o'clock; about two miles out of South Bend, Ind, A train, consisting of six cars, was totally demolished, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A MEETING was held in the new schoolroom, Burwood, on saturday afternoon, called for the purpose of considering a Petition te the Legislature respecting the high rateoffares at present charged for the conveyance of passengers and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ON Saturday afternoon public meeting was held at the new school-house, Burwood, of residents in the neighbourhood, and others interested in railway reform, to consider the most desirable means to be adopted to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR,—It has been mooted several times that a tramway to the Circular Quay would be a benefit to the public, and it has been said that it would injure the property in the vicinity through which it passes—meaning that it would rather be without the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR,—In your paper of this day, I read letter signed "J. K.," praying the proprietors, of property in Pitt-street not to oppose the bill now about to be brought forward. I am at a loss to understand the suggestion of "J. K," when it…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →IN former summaries we have alluded to the formation of a new rond out of Sydney, in continuation of the Pyrmont Bridge. The intervention of Darling Harbour between the city and the Western…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE operations of railway constiuction in this colony during the past month present little occasion for remark. The contracts undertaken by Messrs. Peto, Brassey, and Betts are being carried out with…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A QUESTION put by Mr Montefiore in the Legislative Council, and the answers given thereto by Dr.Dickson, relative to the construction of the wooden viiduots on the Southern line of railway, hate opened the eyes of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →THE novelty and the success of the recent trips of Lee and Lamed's Steam Fire Engine over the public highway to this sity by its own locomotive facilities seem to justify a more detailed account of the expedition than…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—As the authorities must know that the traction by horses is much more expensive than by steam, I wish to ask whether they have not already made up their minds after trying the horse-power for a few…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. MAURICE REYNOLDS delivered a lecture on railways, last evening, in the Hall of Temperance, Pitt-street, to a numerous audience. From the importance of the subject, we have published the lecture in extense…
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