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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
411 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 21
Respecting the late alleged diabolical outrage on the Paterson-road, the Maitland Mercury says: A man by the name of Wilks, stockkeeper at Tocal, was apprehended by the police last Monday night, on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SHORTLY after daylight, yesterday morning (says the Pilot), when the men employed at the cranes and the lumpers went to work, a man was seen lying on the rails, opposite No. 5 crane, apparently…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SHORTLY after daylight, yesterday morning (says the Pilot), when the men employed at the cranes and the lumpers went to work, a man was seen lying on the rails, opposite No. 5 crane, apparently…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A CURIOUS illustration (says the Standard) of the extent to which the directors of a railway may be held responsible for the misconduct of their officials has been lately furnished by a…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →AN extraordinary meeting of the shareholders of this company was held (reports the Pastoral Times) at the Royal Hotel, Deuiliquin, on Thursday, 22nd instant, at noon, for the purpose…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →AN extraordinary mosting of the shareholders of the Deniliquin and M[?] Railway Company was held at Deniliquin, on 22nd instant, for the puropse of passing a resolution to empower the directors to increase the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A MOVEMENT has been vigorously set on foot to canvass the city and suburbs in favour of the project of extending the railway from Eedfern terminus into the heart of the city; and a petition…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →SIR,—I wish to call the attention of the holders of property cen[?]guous to the railway line between the Ashtield and Burwood stations, and of the travellers upon that line, to the great influence for evil which the platform now…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →OF course no one would, wish to prevent engines from whistling when occasion requires—it is not the use but the abuse of the whistles which is objectionable. The whistle may very properly be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →OF course no one would wish to prevent engines from whistling when occasion requires—it is not the use but the abuse of the Whistles which is objectionable. The whistle may very properly be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A VERY large deputation, comprising about thirty gentlemen engaged in commercial and other important undertakings in Syddey and the coast districts, had an interview with the Premier, this morning, for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AT the Maitland Circuit Court an action in which the plaintiffs sought to recover £1000 for damages, for injuries sustained and loss occasioned through the negligence of the plaintiff and his servants,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →YESTERDAY morning a large and influential deputation [?]d upon the Hon. Colonial Secretary, at his office for the purpose of urging upon the Government the necessity of taking immediate steps to place upon the Estimates a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR,—As I think it highly probable that attempts may be [?] to [?]present my [?]nce to-day from the dep[?] tion to the Colonial Secretary in the ma[?]tor of the proposed [?] Railway, I crave your kind permission to [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →SIR,—In your issue of yesterday a letter appeared with above heading and signed "A Daily Railway Traveller." Now, as the contents are such as to give a false impression in reference to the platform now nearly completed at the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A VERY large deputation, comprising about thirty gentlemen engaged in commercial and other important undertakings in Sydney and the coast districts, had an interview with the Premier, yesterday morning, for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—As the extension of the line to Dubbo will no doubt, on an early date, receive the attention of the Government, I wish to direct attention to the fact that the trial survey of the sixty miles between Orange…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →A VERY large deputation, comprising about thirty gentlemen engaged in commercial and other important undertakings in Sydney and the coast districts, had as interview with the Premier, yesterday morning, for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE entire chapter of railway accidents, to which additions have of late years been frightfully numerous, has no parallel to this Great Eastern Railway collision near Norwich. The coroner who…
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