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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
538 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 27
The erection of this bridge, which may almost be called a national work, is fast progressing in the hands of the contractors, Messrs. Halliday and Walker. The earthwork embankment is now nearly completed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Clemont Quail was hardly the man to he turned from any project which he had formed in his mind, by a few mysterious words or earnest protests, and Hannah Bennett seemed scarcely the…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →A PUBLIC meeting of miners and others connected with she [?] was held at the School of [?] Woonont, to [?] the advantages of the proposed Metropoliton and [?] Railway. The meeting was well attended…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →On Friday evening a coal train of 33 trucks left Peterborough at 6 o'clock for London, and on reaching Abbots-Ripton was ordered by Johnson, the pointsman there, to shunt into the siding and…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →The extension of the Great Western Railway from Kelso to Bathurst, takes place to-morrow. There will be a official ceremony, at which His Excellency will pre[?]de. A banquet and ball are also to be given…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[?] bull, the property of Mr. Edwards, of Alexandra (about a mile and a-half from Sydney) strayed onto the railway line on Saturday evening, and was run over and killed by the passenger train which left Sydney for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Angus Makay, the commissioner for Queensland, at the Philadelphia Exhibition, gives the following as experiences regarding railway construction in California:—Many of the lines are narrow guage (3…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A PUBLIC meeting of miners and others connected with the Bulli Colliery was held at the School of Arts, W[?]onona, to advocate the advantages the proposed Metropolitan and Illawarra Railway would afford to the working classes…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE opening of the Great Western Railway from the Metropolis to Bathurst, by the extension from Kelso to that plate, was inaugurated here to-day in a most successful way, and with much ceremony…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Carcoar Chronicle in dealing with the reply, of the Minister for Works to a question asked of him in the House by Mr. Meyer as to the delay in the opening of the railway to Blayney, says:—Equally cogent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In the Assembly on Friday Mr. Goold will move—That this House will, on Tuesday next, resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole to consider of an address to the Governor, praying that his Excellency will…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—From the answer of Mr. Garrett to Mr. Macintosh, reported in Saturday's Herald, I infer that the only piece of Government land at Springwood, and which was understood o be a Government reserve, has been included in a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE celebration of the opening of the railway to Bathurst this day was a great success in every respect. The preparation were on a liberal and most extensive scale. For several weeks past a strong committee and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →GREAT preperations were made for the celebration of the opening of the railway to Bathurst. The day was observed as a close holiday, and crowds of visitors have come from all parts. His Excellency the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Fiji, ship, which arrived at Melbourne from England just recently, brought two locomotives for the Moama and Deniliquin railway company. Some little delay has taken place in the supply of sleepers; but as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Thirty persons were fined for drunkenness. John Smith, for using indecent language in Park-street, was fined 40s. Margaret Gore, for using obscene language in Sussex-street, was fined £5, or three months…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →EXCURSION TICKETS at a single fare for the double journey will be issued at all stations for Bathurst on the 4th April available for return until 10th proximo. GROOMS and JOCKEYS accompanying racehorses will…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Tuesday, April 4, the extension of the Gr at Western Railway, [?] to Bathurst, was opened [?] public traffic by his Excellency the Governor. Although the present extension is less than two miles in extent, and has…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Though Clement Quail did not believe iu himself, and had mada up his mind not to believe in the story which had escaped hia brother'a lips last night, he found it hard work to keep a crowd…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →THE celebration of the opening of the railway to Bathurst on Tuesday was a great success in every respect. The morning opened beautifully fine, and though it was a little hot and dusty…
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