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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
538 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 27
SIR,—Kindly allow me space to draw the attention of your readers to a misstatement made by Messrs. Mason and Co., in their letter published in your issue of the 17th instant…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →St. Louis, July 8— Another daring railway robbery took place in Western Missouri last night. The eastward bound train on the Missouri and Pacific Railroad left Otterville at 10 o'clock last…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →We still hear many remarks about the delepidated state of the bridge over the river in the Domain. The Trustees would be only doing their duty…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A workman named John Wilson, aged 60 years, whilst crossing the railway premises at Red[?] about half-past 9 o'clock last night, was knocked down by a moving [?] which was engaged shunting some…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR,—Much as we have to regret the waste of time that there has been during the session, now happily drawing to a close, there are one or two subjects for congratu[?]ation connected with the withdrawal o[?] the additional loan…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A very large and influential public meeting was held in the Town Hall, Newtown, to consider what steps should be taken to urge upon the Government the desirability of handing over to the Newtown Council that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A WELL-ATTENDED public meeting was held last night in the Town-hall, Newtown, convened by the Mayor, Mr. W. Bailey, in answer to a requisition to take into consideration "The state of the main road, and to consider what steps…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—In continuation of my letter of July 26, published in the Herald upon the subject of this headind. I desire to give some further reasons why this project should be carried out, and as some of your readers may not have seen…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Among the proposed railway extensions to which the Government succeeded in obtaining the sanction of Parliament is a line to connect the Clarence and Richmond Rivers, from Woodburn to Iluka, a distance of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A special case of great importance to owners of property facing land reserved for railway purposes, was decided yesterday by the full court. The plstu[?], Mrs. Eliza Ph[?]ips, claimed to be the owner in fee [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The City C[?]oner yesterday afternoon held an inquest at his office, Hyde concerning the death of a man named Join [?] who died from injuries received last Friday night at the Redfern terminus…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The City Cor[?] held an inquest this morning at the Senev[?]lent Asylum. Pint street south touching the death of Edward Robinson who was crushed to death yesterday afternoon at the Rea[?] railway goods yard…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IN commenting on some remarks offered by Mr. Vernon, at a dinner given to him lately, the Argus says:— There is a paragraph in the last letter received from our Sydney correspondent, to which we would direct particular…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A DEPUTATION, consisting of Mr. S. C. Brown, M.L.A.; Mr. W. Bailey, Mayor of Newtown; Mr. Gorus, Mayor of St. Peters; Mr. [?] Kingsbury, Mr. W. Tye, Mr. M. Harrison, Alderman Smith, Mr. S. Bardick, Alderman…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Friday, a deputation, consisting of Mr. W. Mackenzie, Mr. W. G. Remington, and others, wilted upon the Minister for Works, to ask for the erection of a plaiform on the railway between Petersham and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →IT is not often that a veritable Blue Book comes out which may be considered to be in any sense interesting, but we must make an exception in favour of the Commissioner of Railways…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →AMONG the proposed railway extensions to which the Government succeeded in obtaining the sanction of Parliament is a line to connect the Clarence and Richmond Rivers, from Woodburn to Huka, a distance of…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →It is again our task (says the Murrurundi Times) to chronicle one of those deplorable occurrences which seem incidental to railway works, and the possibility of which keep up a feeling of suspense in a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This morning a deputation, consisting of Mr. John Watson, M.P, Mr Abbott, M.P., the Mayor, of Glen Innes, and several other gentlemen waited on the Hon. Minister for Works, at his office, to urge upon the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—It was my misfortune to-day to suffer a mortification without a parallel in my experience resulting from what I conceive is a p ece of neglect on the part of the railway authorities. I was engaged by one of the members of my…
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