The Road at Bargo Brush
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 June 1861 · page 5
THE condition of the road through Bargo Brush was, a short time since, a fruitful source of complaint with travellers upon the Great Southern Road. The result of the works recently carried out at that place…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Late Accident on the Railway. To the Editor of the Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 June 1861 · page 2
SIR,—A paragraph in this morning's impression states that the man Francis has come forward and has informed the coroner that he was not in destitute circumstances. Whatever may have been his circustances, I am not in a position to state, but I positively…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Berrima. [From Our Correspondent.] Public Meeting to Consider the State of the Roads
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 June 1861 · page 5
A NUMEROUS and highly influential meeting (convened by advertisement), was held at the Court House, Berrima, on Monday, the 10th instant, for the purpose of urging upon the Government the absolute necessity…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Street Railways in London
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 June 1861 · page 2
IN recording the progress of street railways, the Illustrated London News remarks:—As one American, Lindley Muiray, has inseparably identified his name with English grammar, so it seems to be fated that…
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Sydney Mail · Saturday 15 June 1861 · page 7
THE condition of the road through Bargo Brush was, a short time since, a fruitful source of complaint with travellers upon the Great Southern Road. The result of the works recently carried out at that place…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Great Western Railway
Empire · Saturday 15 June 1861 · page 4
THE length of time which has been occupied in the construction of the extension of the Western Railway, from Blacktown to Penrith, has excited much remark and attention, and it will probably be interesting to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Locomotive Engine: a Lecture, delivered at the Compbelltown School of Arts. Engineer and Locomotive Superintendent Railway Department, New South Wales
The Australian Home Companion and Band of Hope Journal · Saturday 15 June 1861 · page 18
Trove gives no preview of this one. Open it to read the story on the page.
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The Railway Lock-up. to J. King Lethbridge, Esq., J.P., PENRITH. (Per favour of the Herald.)
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 June 1861 · page 5
MY DEAR SIR,—Your letter of the 12th instant has only just been brought to my notice, or it would have been replied to before. I did not know that your were the innocent cause of causing the passengers by rail so much inconvenience, and if it had been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Railway. To the Editor of the Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 June 1861 · page 8
SIR,—I am a season ticket holder of the Great Southern Railway, and, on becoming one, received from the Station-master a time bill, but, much to my annoyance, I have learned by experience that the said…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Pyrmont Bridge. to the Editor of the Empire
Empire · Wednesday 19 June 1861 · page 6
SIR,—Many persons are continually inquiring how much was taken on Saturday, the 1st JUne, at the bridge, when the colours were presented to the A. S. N. Company's Pyrmont Volunteers. For general…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 June 1861 · page 7
WE have at last the satisfaction of reporting an amicable, land, it is hoped, final settlement of the disputes between the Government and the agents of Sir M. Peto and Co. It will be remembered that these differences, which…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New Westminstern-bridge
Empire · Tuesday 25 June 1861 · page 3
THE entire removal of the last arch of Old Westminster-bridge was accomplished yesterday, and very little is now to be seen above water of the ruinons obstruction which has so long impeded, not enly the navigation of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Penrith Railway and the Bridge Over the Nepean. Public Meeting at Penrith
Empire · Friday 28 June 1861 · page 5
A public meeting of the inhabitants of Penrith and the surrounding districts, was held at Mr. Beatson's, Commercial Inn, in that town, on Wednesday afternoon, to take into consideration the delay in the construction of…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 June 1861 · page 5
A PUBLIC meeting of the residents of Penrith and the neighbouring districts was held on Wednesday afternoon, at Mr. Beatson's Commercial Hotel, Penrith, to take into consideration the present condition of the…
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Sydney Mail · Saturday 29 June 1861 · page 3
WE have at last the satisfaction of reporting an amicable, and, it is hoped, final settlement of the disputes between the Government and the agents of Sir M. Peto and Co. It will be remembered that these differences, which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Supereme Court. Bell and Another v. the Railway Commissioner
Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 29 June 1861 · page 3
This was a motion for the new trial of an action which was tried in february last before Mr Justice Wise and a jury of four. The action was brought against the Commissioner for injury done to the race-horss…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Maitland and Morpeth Railway Company. (From Yesterday's Mercury.)
Empire · Wednesday 3 July 1861 · page 5
The weekly meeting of the Provincial Committee of this Company was held on Saturday last, at the company's office in Morpeth. The chairman, Mr. Bejamin Lee, junior, occupied the chair. A communication was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Intended Nepean Bridge. to the Editor of the Empire
Empire · Friday 5 July 1861 · page 3
SIR,—We have beard nothing as yet of the architectureh. talent of the country being invited to compete for the best design of bridge over the Nepesn. We are not yet, indeed, officially informed as to the proposed sits…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Nepean Bridge. to the Editor of the Empire
Empire · Monday 8 July 1861 · page 3
SIR,—Referring to a letter signed "Fair Play," published in your paper of yesterday's date, many of the engineers and architects residing in and near Sydney highly approve of the probability of competitive plans…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tramroads. [Communicated.]
Empire · Monday 8 July 1861 · page 2
PROFESSIONAL engineers and road makers strongly deprecate the opinions of the unprofessional part of the public, as impertinent, idle notions of men that known nothing about the…
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