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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
228 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 12
SIR,—Several letters have appeared on this subject in your journal. I hope I may be allowed leave to join with those who have attempted to enlighten the minda of some of the members of the Legislature on certain points of the new…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SIR,—When the authorised lines of railway to the North, South, and West shall be completed, much will have been accomplished—yourself and the country should be satisfied, we should all rest and be thankful. When these lines shall…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—When the authorited lines of railway to the north, south and wost shall be completed, much will have been accomplished; yourself and the county should be satisfied; we should all rest and be thankful. When…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →EARLY yesterday (Thursday) morning, intelligence reached Parramatta that a man, named Thomas Williams, had been run over by the train near Liverpool. Dr Brown, coroner for the district, proceeded to the scene of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Warrington, June 29th.—I have this morning the sad duty of recording one of the most awful railway accidents that has occurred in England for many years past, and which resulted in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →EARLY on Thursday morning, 12th instant, intelligence reached Parramatta that a man, named Thomas Williams, had been ran over by the train near Liverpool. Dr. Brown, coroner for the district, proceeded to the scene of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR,—I am glad to find by the discussion in Committee of the Whole House in the Legislative Council, that the members are now aroused to the vital importance of the Gates Act to country residents; they really do appear to recognise…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE most important matter in connection with our railway system that we have to refer to this month is the proposal of the Government to borrow £3,000,000, for railway purposes. On the 4th instant the Premier, Mr. Martin, in his…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →SIR,—Owing to the suspension of railway works on the Northern line, employment for men ia very scarce. Instead of four or five thousand pounds being paid away monthly for labour, which has been the case for the last four years,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pursuant to advertisement the meeting for the purpose of considering what steps are necessary for urging upon the Government the extension of the Northern railway, took place on Wednesday last. His Worship…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR,—Amongst the many enterprises in which capital has to be expended on a large scale, railways bid fair to become the standard progression, and one of the most profitable undertakings in New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SIR,—To those who watch the various phases of colonial politics, without actively, or at least prominently participating in them, it must occasion some little surprise that no public expression of opinion beyond…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SIR,—As one greatly interested in the construction of cheap railways I beg to forward you the following extracts from "Herbert's Engineer's Cyclopædia." "An entirely new description of railway conveyance for horse…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SIR,—As may be seen in your issue of to-day, Mr. Dyer exhibits in the lobby of the Assembly the model of a railway, which he has persistently advocated in your columns during many years, as the most suitable for a new, wooded,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr O'Malley's ch g Rainsworth, 6 yrs R. Cohcroft's p h Paganini, 4 yrs J. Barnard's b g Reindeer, aged W. White's Lady Clare, 5 yrs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR.—I have had an opportunity, during the present week, of personally explaining to a large number of the members of the Legislature the model of Palmer's Suspension Railway, which is now deposited in the [?]obby of the Chambers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—I have just read your report of Mr. Lucas's speech upon the management of our railways, and I think, with Dr. Lang and Mr. Garrett, that the hon. member deserves the thanks of the public for the great attention which he…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A MAN meets as many queer customers when he's on the road as he does anywhere. A new rush [?]in't a bad place for seeing of t[?]em; but then there's such a crowd, that though you're right in the middle of 'em,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In consequence of an error or two having crept in last week, we re-publish the following corrected list, in order that no mistake may arise, as to what horses really are entered…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A MAN meets as many queer customers when he's on the road as he does anywhere. A new rush ain't a bad place for seeing of 'em; but then there's such a crowd, that though you're right in the middle of 'em,…
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