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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
396 stories in Sydney's papers · page 20 of 20
FRANK THORNE, who has advertised that he will leap from the new bridge at Niagara on the 13th instant, jumped yesterday afternoon, by way of practice, form the roof of the Watson Elevator into…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →FRANK THORNE, who has advertised that he will leap from the new bridge at Niagara on the 13th instant, jumped yesterday afternoon, by way of practice, from the roof of the Watson Elevator into…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A LONDON journal of the 18th September reports that a very serious accident, resulting in the death of three persons and the injury of several others, occurred to the up Irish mail on Wednesday morning,…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →A private telegram has been received in Cork from Mr. William Thornton, corn merchant, of this city, who has just escaped from a dreadful railway accident which…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE following further correspondence respecting manufacture in England of rails and locomotives for this colony, expenses of working, &c., together with inclosures, has been recently laid on the table of the Legislative…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE Legislative Assembly has not yet come to the consideration of the Estimates, and it is more than ever impro bable that the question of railway extension will be [?]eriously entertained during the present session. One of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →SIR,—With your permission, I would like to offer a few remarks as to the present conditions of tho roads on the Western. I have lately bad an opportunity of being nearly shaken to death on these roads, and,…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →IT will be recollected that a short time ago the subject of narrow-gauge lines was touched upon by this journal in a paragraph relating to railways in Norway, which during the present year were visited by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →HAVING laid the foundation of a good road by making the earth beneath it dry, I now hasten to construct or build the load thereon. Of what shall it be formed? Briefly, of wood, straw, stones, gravel, or other surfaces. The first…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →IT will be recollected that a short time ago the subject of narrow-gauge lines was touched upon by this journal in a paragraph relating to railways in Norway, which during the present year were visited by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE acompanying cuts and description, represent a very effective thresher and shaker, worked by what is known as the "Railway Horse-power," and manufactured by Mr. W. G. Ainsworth, of York-street. The machine…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →SIR,—It would appear that complaints regarding the bad quality of rails manufactured in England do not alone come From Australia, as in "Engineering," of August 19th, I find the following in an able article upon the subject of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE Gold Hill News of Saturday gives the following details concerning the first robbery of the Central pacific Railroad train that left San Francisco on Friday morning last:…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,[?] An a warning to all quiol and orderly citizens who pass along South Head Road ot a Sunday to and from their respeifive places of worship, allow me a little spaco in your valuable columns to narrate what bofel our humble…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ON the 16th December, the Hon. James Byrnes was sworn in as Minister for Works of the new Administration, and he has assumed charge of the Railway department. It may be remembered that the former…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →IN my last communication on this subject, I drew attention to the political issues which depend upon the general use of steam power on the common road, as a means of mercantile traffic; to the influence which…
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