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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
282 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 15
A PUBLIC meeting of land proprietors and residents was held on Saturday, 14th, at the Royal Arms, Liverpool Road. David Johnston, Esq., of George's Hall, took the chair at eight o'clock. A letter was read from J. H…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This bridge, which connects the townships of Murrurundi and Haydonton, on the Great Northern Road, was formally opened for public traffic on Wednesday, the 11th instant, by the Commissioner for Roads, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →BY an accident, the following concluding paragraphs of Mr. Whitton's report to the Colonial Secretary w[?] omitted wh[?]n reprinted in the Herald of Thursday last:- A considerable diversity of opinion no doubt exists [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WE mentioned in our last summary that the rolling stock, rails, and other materials for the Pitt-street tramway, had arrived from England, and that a contract for laying down the line had been taken by Mr. Favioll. Some delay…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →SIR,—Reading your valuable paper on the 18th of September, I observed the speech of the Minister for Works, where he asserts that there were great many reasons why the railway carriages were not built here;…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR,—I am glad to see in this day's paper that Mr. Arnold has endeavoured to explain away the offensive meaning of the words he used in reference to the colonial coachbuilders. The report he quoted from certainly b[?]ars out his assertion,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →SIR,—In the columns of your journal of September 20th I observed a letter from a Mr. C. D. Hays to tbe Secretary for Works. As one of your constant subscribes (and, in those advanced times, daring to confess, one of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →SIR,—I see by the "Notices of motion," [?]at the honorable member for the Lachlan and Mu[?]umbidgee is about to make his periodical prayer for [?] sum of money to be placed upon the estimates, for the exection of a bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE following petition to the Legislative Assembly is in course of signature from the inhabitants of the district of Goulburn and the county of Argyle:- To the Honorable the Members of the Legislative Assembly of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR—" One of the principal exhibits of a civil engineer's talent and resources in the old country is displayed in the committee rooms of the Houses of Parliament in his examination as a witness to prove the practicability, or…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—With reference to Mr, Whitton's report on railway extension, published in the Empire of the 18th instant, in the ninth paragraph be estimates the cost of the Southern railway to be about £8500 per mile. If…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →WE mentioned in our last summary that the rolling stock, rails, and other materials for the pitt-street tramway, had strived from England, and that a contract for laying down the line had been taken by Mr. Faviell. Some delay…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A deputation consisting of the Honorable Bourn Russell, M.L.C., Mr. Burns, M.L.A, Mr. Dickson, M.L.A., Mr. Weekes, M.L.A. ([?] Treasurer), Mr. Harpur, M.L.A, Mr. Sadiler, Lewin M.L.A. Mr. Wisdom, M L.A, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →This was on action for work and labour done and material supplied, in which the plaintiff claimed the sum of £250. The defendant pleaded, except as to £208 5s. 6d., not indebted; secondly, that the sum of £168 14s. had been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WE have been favoured with the following report of the recent proceedings in London with reference to the tenders for the Victoria Railway Loan:— The committee appointed by the six associated Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR,—In these days of commercial depression, low rentand untenanted houses, it might be expected that the stiff collared end well paid gentleman at the head of the Railway department would trim their Bails so as to meet…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—I understand it is in contemplation to lay down a sramway to Botany. Now, I would suggest that it be laid down in Elizabeth-street, instead of through Chippendale and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE formal opening o[?] the new bridge over the Cowpasture River took place on Monday last. The affair excited a great deal of interest in Camden and the surrounding districts, this being the only means by which the important thoroughfare of the great…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →[?] my London Guardian of 17th July, the following paragraph:- "The Bayswater tramway has proved to be such a nuisance that the commissioners have ordered its removal by the 4th…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pursuant to notice, the first annual meeting of the shareholders in this Company was held on Tuesday, at the office, in Morpeth; Mr. B. Lee, junier, occupied the chair. The following report was presented from the…
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