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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
538 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 27
A presentation, novel as yet in the colonies, but which has been attended with profit in several known instances in the home country, has been recently made by the Sunday School children of St. John's, Aehfield…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Since our last summary, two fresh extensions of our railways have been opened. One from Bathurst to Blayney, adds 27 miles to our Great Western Railway, the length of which is now 172 miles. The other was to Binalong, adding…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →An accident [?] which night have [?] railway line between Blayney and [?] 10 22 p.m. mail train from Blayney on Thursday night last. It appears (says the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ON Wednesday last the passenger train arriving 1.15 p. m. at Parramatta was approaching the platform from Sydney, and passing over the last set of points…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The railway construction programme was submitted to the Melbourne Assembly by the Treasurer, on Thursday afternoon. The Government (says the Telegraph), have £1,306,17 to dispose of, and with this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—The spirit of centralization which pervades the metropolitan communities of the colonies appears to extend itself even to the smaller settlements of the interior. Self-interest, and self-interest only, is the ruling passion even in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The City Coroner, this morning, held an inquest at Bishop's Ashfield Hotel, Ashfield, concerning the death of Mr. John Vautin, clerk in the Bank of New South Wales, whose body was found in a creek under a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE Financial Chronicle of New York has lately reviewed the progress of railway making in the United States The review goes back not quite half a century, for it was in April, 1827—a year and a half…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A terrible accident occurred on the Ararat and Hamilton railway, about ten miles from Ararat, last night. A ballast train, belonging to the contractors…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A terrible accident occurred on the night of the 30th October in the Royal China Theatre, San Francisco, by which a large number of Chinamen were killed and many seriously, if…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A SHOCKING accident occurred on Monday night on the railway line, at present in course of construction by Messrs. Overend and Robb, between Ararat and Hamilton. The ballast engine was, the Advertiser reports,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool was fairly competed for this week, but buyers seemed unanimous in holding off for. some reduction on pices that ruled two or three weeks ago. especially as far as faulty parcels were concerned; whilst, for superior lots generallly.'prices…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →THIS extraordinary structure is about 300 years old. Both horse and foot passengers ascend and descend the different arches by steps. The supporting pillars of the bridge are of stone, while the structure above is of wood. Japanese…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →It is understood that the contractors, Messrs. Amos and to, will have the extension from Binalong to Murrumburrah, a distance of eighteen and a half miles, ready for traffic by the end of the year, if all…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A terrible accident occurred on the night of the 30th October in the Royal China Theatre, San Francisco, by which a large number of Chinamen were killed and many seriously, if…
Continued on Trove, page 760 →GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS. GREAT SOUTHERN, WESTERN, and RICHMOND RAILWAYS. CHRISTMAS and NEW YEAR'S DAY HOLIDAYS…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →On every SATURDAY MORNING, commencing with the 14th instant, an Excursion Tram will leave Sydney at 7.25 a.m., for the Mountains, calling at the undermentioned Stations, and will return on MONDAY, leaving Mount…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The price of iron in England is at the present time unprecedently low. In consequence of a statement appearing in the Victorian papers commending the foresight of the Victorian Government in now sending…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Several months ago Mr. Whitton, Engineer-in-Chief for Railways, inspected the works of the Deniliquin and Moama Railway Company, as authorised and required by Act of Parliament. The report of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A SHOCKING accident occurred on Monday night on the railway line, at present in course of construction by Messrs. Overend and Robb, between Ararat and Hamilton. The ballast engine was, the Advertiser reports,…
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