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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
538 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 27
A case of peculiar interest to travellers on out railways was heard in the Central Police court yesterday. It appeared that the railway officials have for many months past, been endeavouring to put a stop to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—Will you kindly allow me to correct the statement of the Rev. A. W. Webb which appears in this morning's issue of the HERALD. in reference to the funeral of the late Mrs. Hill, wherein he states "the mournful [?]ortege…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR-As I believe the new platform will cause an alteration in the time table, I would, before such alteration is completed, draw the attention of the Traffic Manager to the scant supply of trains that is served to us Newtown…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—Permit me, in explanati n of the circumstances connected with my missing the funeral train to state that the [?]ost usual course with ministers is not to go to the house of the deceased, but to meet the funeral…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Government have reduced the rates of carriage on the railway, and offer by their reduced sale of charges considerable advantages to producers and consumers, both in the city and country districts. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →About ten minutes to seven o'clock last night a man named Henry Aumuller, keeping a butcher shop on the Parramatta road, was knocked down by a train on the railway line, near Petersham Railway Station, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →YESTERDAY afternoon the City Coronerheld, at the Benevoent A[?]fum, Pitt-street South, an inquest touching the circumstances connected with the death of Henry Aumiller, who shortly be ore 7 o'clock on the pervious evening had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In Stations there is not, in ch Cuing now, owing to differences of opinion between buyers and sellers as to value, and the ttepiesslon corsequent upon the decline in prices of Wool, Want, of rain, too, in many districts tends to check…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →THIS was designed for a combined road and railway bridge, and has been built over the Manawatu River in the Gorge, the river forming the boundary line between the provinces of Wellington and Hawke's Boy. The total length of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Spring, with its bright sun, its gentle breezes, and its verdant landscapes, reigned delightfully throughout the day, and exhilarated the spirits of everybody who left the dusty city to see the Derby ran; while cards of the races…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Aman name unknown, was trespassing near the railway carriage shed, between Newtown and Sydney, was killed by the pick-up train at 12.30 p.m. the body which is considerably mutilated, was taken to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE Government has resolved upon a reduction in the rates of railway carriage for wool and merchandise in a ratio increasing with the length of distance. The reason assigned for the change is competition…
Continued on Trove, page 368 →To those who have not seen this appliance in operation, it may be necessary to explain that the power is produced by the weight of the horses, which are kept, by the operation of the machine, constantly walking up an…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →On Friday last (says the Clarence Examiner) constable Skilbeck was informed that a carrier named Stewart was camped under his dray at Chambigne, on the way to Dalmorton, and was in a very dangerous…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Saturday afternoon, while the pick-up goods train, which left Sydney at ten minutes past 12 o clock, was proceeding towards the Newtown station, a man, whore name is at present unknown and who was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The City Coroner yesterday afternoon, held an inquest at the Bonovolant Asylum, Pitt-street south concerning the death of a man whose name is unknown, who was knocked down and killed by a goods train…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →YESTERDAY afternoon the City Coroner hold, at the Benevolent Asylum, Pitt-street South, on inquest touching the [?]ause of death of aman, name unknown, who had been run over by the "pick-up" goods train for Penrith shortly…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Standard correspondent at Madrid writes as follows:— " On June 26 the news began to spread in Madrid of a fearful railway accident in Catalonia. As usual, the company on whose line this accident had…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The clothes worn by the man who was killed on the railway line, near the Redforn spare-carriage shed by the 12,14 pick-up train on last saturday, have been identified by Mrs. Smythe, residing at the corner of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—In constructing railways in England, I wonder if it is the custom or rule for directors to be dictated to by surveyors, sub-officials, or engineers; or if it is directors or subordinates that have the power of deciding the issue of…
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