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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
442 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 23
THE deputation which, on the 2nd instant, was introduced to the Minister for Works by the Hon. G. H. Cox, for the purpose of setting before him the advisability of extending railway communication to Mudgee, met with a reception…
Continued on Trove, page 41 →NOTICE is hereby given that a list of the articles in the custody of the Lost Property Department, Southern, Western, and Richmond Railways, can be seen in the GOVERNMENT GAZETTE of 9th July, and also at the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →NOTICE is hereby given that a fist of the articles in the custody, of the Lost Property Department, Southern, WEstern, and Richmond Railways, can be seen in the GOVERNMENT GAZETTE of 9th July, and also at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A largely attended public meeting of the inhabitants of Marrickville, Petersham, and Canterbury was held in the Council-chambers of the first-named municipality, last night, to discuss the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IN answer to a requisition, signed by the inchbitauts of Marrickville, Centerbury, and Petersham, Mr. Rollo A. Cape, the Mayor of the first-named municipality, called together a meetig, which was held last night in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR,—There cannot be a doubt but that the best plan to reach the Circular Quay by rail would be via Darling Harbour, and the reason why such a plan has not been entertained is the enormous compensation that would be…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →NOTICE is heraby given that a list of the articles in the custody of the Lost Property Department, Southern, Western, and Richmond Railways, can be seen in the GOVERNMENT GAZETTE of 9th July, and also at the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE accompanying engravings illustrate improvements in the construction of bridges of long spans, on the cantilever and suspension principle combined, which was patented to J. D. Pierce on August 5, 1872…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →BY the courtesy of Mr. George Blunt, the superintending contractor of the Goulburn and Yass extension, our reporter was accommodated with a passage on the ballast engine as far as the Boulder Hill, 24½ miles…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →SIR,—You will kindly permit me space in the columns of the Sydney Morning Herald for a few notes in reference, to Mr. Baker's motion for the adjournment of the House, in order to inquire into the " truck system," which he alleged…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →FIVE convicts, named Hawley, Fowler, M'Kenn, Sullivan, and Boyle, escaped from Sing Sing Prison, yesterday. The facts of the case, as obtained from eye-witnesses, are as follows: One of the greatest…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE system of wooden railways adopted in Canada might be used as a means of communication with the vast extent of country in the interior that is now becoming settled. The prospect of the Government…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →On Saturday evening a public meeting was held in the Municipal Council Chambers, Ryde. with the object of devising meant to urge forward the calling for tenders for the proposed bridge over the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following account of Mr. M'Devitt's reception at Glenties reads more like "a royal progress" than anything clse. When it became known that the Hon. E. M'Devitt had returned from Australia, in which colony he had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A public meeting of the ratepayers of Newtown and the adjacent municipalities was held yesterday evening in the Town Hall, Newtown. A resolution was proposed to the effect that the Newtown and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A PUBLIC meeting of the inhabitants of Newtown and the adjacent municipalities was convened on Monday by the Mayor of Newtown (Mr. W. Bailey), for the purpose of taking into consideration the advisability of abolishing the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE Argus states that John Vauekler, a glue manufacturer residing at Yarraville, was accidentally killed on the Williamstown railway on Saturday night, He returned by the night train from Geelong,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A case was beard at the Central Police-court, yesterday, which ought to prove a warning to persons throwing atones at a rail way train. A lad was charged on the information of Mr. Evans, the [?]edfers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Through the energetic efforts of Mr. Vernon, traffic manager, great improvements have recently been effected in the goods traffic department at the (Sydney terminus. Of late the goods traffic has been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A man named Thomas Chenorth, a line repairer, was ran over near the Wangaratta station, by the train from Melbourne to Wodenga, on Saturday evening last, and instataneously killed. His body was…
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