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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
411 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 21
SIR,—In,your issue of Saturday is a very carious letter from the Hon. W. Forster, relative to his absence from our railway deputation, in which he says he had not received any letter requesting his attendance; and although he had…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Yesterday evening at about half-past 5 o'clock, while some shunting of trucks was being done at the Goulburn railway station, a porter named James Wickham, was run over by a truck, and was so much…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—However "curious" my letter in your issue of Saturday may appear to Mr. Biggar, I am obliged to him for having, in his elaborate production by way of reply this morning, afforded mo so "curious," and at the same time so…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ON the 11th September one of the most appalling accidents which has ever occurred in the eastern counties took place on the Great Eastern Railway between Norwich and Brundall. A train carrying…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A DEPUTATION, consisting of Thomas Garrett, M.L.A., Captain Onslow, M.L.A., H. Badgery, J. J. O. Atkinson, James Powell, junr., J. B. Calvert, Mr. Smith (manager of the Fitzroy Iron Mines), J…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A D[?]PUTATION consisting of Mr. Garrett, M.L.A.; Captain Ons[?]w, M.L.A.; Mr. Teece, M.L.A.; Mr. David Smith, manager of [?]he Fitz[?]oy Iron Mines; Messrs. G. E. Making, J.J.O. Atkinson, [?] P.; A.J. Powell, J. de V. [?]amb,; J.G. Calvert, J.P.; J.L…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Hydrabad State railway was opened en Thursday last with grand festivities. On the 10th, a grand Durbar was held; the Resident, accompanied by the guests on twenty-seven elephants, was escorted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,âIn your report of the deputation to the Minister for Works on the above subject, some inacouraoies occur. Mr. Atkinson is reported to have said the cost of the proposed branch would bo about £12,500âit should have been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →To the observant traveller a trip along our western line of railway as far as Bathurst will prove a very interesting one, and, apart from the beauties of the scenery to be encountered, will suggest many subjects worthy of attentive…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →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, on Friday last, for the…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →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 21 →The [?] State railway was opened on [?] day last with grand festivities. On the 10th, a grand [?] was held; the Resident, accompanied by the [?] on twenty-seven elephants, was escorted…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE following petition has been forwarded to the Minister for Public Works, in reference to the proposed branch railway to Berrima:â The petition of the underrigned residents of the township of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Norwich City Coroner left the jury to consider the relative culpabililty of Robson, the telegraph clerk, and Cooper, the night inspector. He referred to Chief Justice Jervis's dictum that manslaughter must arise…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The trial of Henry Vincent Jarvis, for the murder of James Muggridge, was resumed at 9 o'clock. William Robertson, innkeeper, deposed: I know James Muggridge. On the 17th of July, I saw him in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE use of compressed air as a motive power is destined to receive an enormous development as its capabilities and advantages become better understood. What countless wealth is thrown away in the unheeded fall of our rivers…
Continued on Trove, page 649 →The Hydrabad State railway was opened on Thurs day last with grand festivities, On the 10th, a grand Durbar was hold; the Resident, accompanied by the guests on twenty-seven elephants, was escorted…
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