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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
396 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 20
SIR,—As you are aware a great improvement is now being made by widening George-street, near Mr. Pemell's, where the railway passes underneath. I was passing a few days since and noticed that a series of arches had been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In the road department, the general road works, for 1869, on the main roads are nearly completed, except on the Northern road, where the metalling of a long length between Wallabadah and Goonoo Goonoo is being proceeded…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AT a meeting of the shareholders of the above company, held to-day, the Hon. George Allen in the chair. The accounts showing the state of the company's affairs, and the following report of the directers, for the past half-year,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Government has accepted a tender for 1260 feet of the new iron wharf at the head of Darling Harbour, designs for which were prepared by the Enginee-in-Chief for Harbours and Rivers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Arrangements have been made which, it is believed, will enable the Government to open tbo line to Bowenfels for goods as well as for passenger trafflic by the 1st of next month, and towards the close of February, if not…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ON Tuesday afternoon a deputation, consisting of Messrs. J. M'Kenzie, T. Wilton, and R. Anderson, accompanied by Mr. J. H. Neale, M.L.A., waited on the Hon. J. Sutherland, Minister for Works, for the purpose of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AT about half-past nine o'clock yesterday morning information was received in this city by telegraph, and soon after by one of the ferry boars, that a frightful…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The Provincial Government of Otago invite TENDERS for the Construction of the Southern Trunk Railway from Dunedin to Balclutha, to be opened nn the 1st March, 1870…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—It has long been apparent that our railways will not, for some time, be fully self-supporting—that in reality we should look upon these costly works as capital tempararily sunk, by no means lost, in older to awaken the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—I hope the Select Committee of the Legislative Assembly which has been appointed on the motion of Mr. Macleay, will demonstrate that cheap railroads are not only practicable, but also well adapted, for all our requirements…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR,—I have read with much consideration your leading articles on the railway extension progress report, and as I am in possession of facts at variance with some of the evidence adduced before the Select…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Prices obtained during the past week for live stock and produce wore ns follows:—Flour,fine, ton of 20001b L13; seconds, ditto, Lil; bran ls to ls 2d per bushel, calves 4s Od to tl12s Od sheep 7s to Os Od, lambs 4s Od to Os 3d, pigs (live)…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →SIR,—As there is considerable discussion about railway extension, and the rates of freight charged, and as several letters have appeared in your paper respecting it, I must beg of you to allow me a few remarks thereon. Mr Emmett's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →TENDERS will be received till the 24th March, 1870, for the works required for the first fifty-six (56) miles of the NORTH-EASTERN RAILWAY. Full particulars can be obtained on and after MONDAY…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Provincial Government of Otago invite TENDERS for the Construction of the Southern Trunk Railway from Dunedin to Balclutha, to he opened on the 1st March, 1870…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SIR,—As the Government have proposed an additional sum of £2,000,000 for extension of railways, would it not be desirable on the pall of the House to inquire how for the present system of management has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An accident occurred on Saturday night by the [?]of the engine of the 6 p.m. train from sydney into a bank on the Lithgow Zigzag, on the [?] Western Railway, by which the fireman, a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Provincial Governmentof Otago invite TENDERS for the Construction of the Southern Trunk Railway from Dunedia to Balclutha, to be opened on the 1st March, 1870…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →NOTICE is hereby given, that on and after the 1st March next, the Great Western Railway will be OPEN for the conveyance of passengers aud goods to Bowenfels and Wallerawang…
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