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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
442 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 23
Tickets at Saturday Suburban Excursion Rates will be issued from Parramatta Junction and intermediate stations to Sydney, from tho 6th to the 10th instant (both days inclusive), available for the day of issue only…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A deputation waited upon the Minister for Works, yesterday, to ask the Government to [?] a branch line of railway from the main Southers line to Berrima. The depuation expuation explained that the branch…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—I have just read a letter in your issue of this day, upon the subject of railway extenston signed "Sydney," suggesting that the project for extending the railway into the centre of the city should remain in abeyance for a time…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—I have been led to a consideration of this subject, of which we have lately had so many terrible instances, by ferding Mr. S. H. Pearce's letter in your issue of the 5th [?]tsn[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—The correspondence on the subject has, according to Mr. Biggar's showing, been productive of two important results—one being a phenomenon of a most singular kind hitherto unknown to geologists, and the other…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →SIR,—There having been a great deal of talk lately about Reveral now lines of, railway for various parts of the country, perhaps you will permit me-and ' I will do so as concisely as possible—to lay before those who…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Yesterday morning a, deputation, consisting of the Hon. G. H. Cox, M.L.C., Mr. C. C. Cox, Mr. S. Goold, M.L.A., Messrs. R. Lowe, C. Lowe, J. G. O'Connor, P. A. Jennings, G. Rouse, R. Rouse, Andrew…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The case Against John L. Castner, proprietor of the licensed refreshment-room at the Sydney Railway station, was again caled on at the Central Police Court this morning. Mr. Roberts appeared for the plaintiff,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—I have for some months past carefully watched the procedure of those gentlemen who may be truly termed a devoted band of railway projectors. As you may suppose, I have perused the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →ON Monday morning, a deputation, consisting of the Hon. G. H. Cox, M.L.C., Mr. C. C. Cox, Mr. S. Goold, M.L.A., Messrs. R. Lowe, C. Lowe, J. G. O'Connor, P. A. Jennings, G. Bouse, R. Rouse, Andrew Brown, and W. F…
Continued on Trove, page 489 →SIR,âWith reference to the letter of your correspondent directing the attention of the Hon. the Minister for Work to the insuff[?]icient approach to the Redfern railway station, I hear to state that 1 fully endorse that gentleman's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →TENDERS will be received at this Office, until TUESDAY, the 27th April, at 11 o'clock a m., from persons willing to purchase a quantity of Scrap IRON, &c., dividtd into 7 lots. more particularly described her[?]nder,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—A few days since a gentleman, standing on the platform of the Sydney railway station, was struck with the singular aspect of a large crowd of persons about to take their places in the Western train. The large jaw,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →SIR,—Allow me to suggest that whatever reasons there may be for allowing the sale of wines, beer, &c., at intermediate stations, where travellers, having been in the rain for some considerable time, may be supposed te be in need…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SIR,—The question touching the establishment of Refreshment rooms upon the railway lines is one which however it may be settled finally, must be full of interest to the travelling public…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Torres Straits mail steamer Somerset has arrived at Towneville. She brings twelve saloon and two hundred and fifty Chinese passengers, and a full cargo…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—The question of licenscing the liquor traffic at our railway stations is not, I conce[?]ive, one as between total abstainers and non-abstainers, but it is one as to whether or not the lives of the travelling public on our railways…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A public meeting was held in the Temperance Hail, yesterday evening, for the purpose of protesting against the passing of the bill, recently introduced inte Parliament, for legalising the sale of liquors at railway…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A PUBLIC meeting was held at the Temperance Hall, last evening, to protest against the bill recently introduced into Parliament to legalise the sale of spirituous liquors at the refreshment-rooms on the railways, and to adopt a petition to Parliament…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—For several months past there has been a considerable pressure put upon the Government to construct a railway from Sydney to Shcalhaven through Illawarra, the ostensible object of which into facilitate the traflic with…
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