Our Railway Policy. to the Ediror of the Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 September 1877 · page 9
[" A Distriet Rallway Bill has been prepared for the purpose of enabling any district that Is in a position to support a railway to obtain one."—S.M.Hearald.] SIR,—A recently published article in you paper on the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Givernment Railways. Great Southern, Western, and Richmond Lines. Bathurst Races. 27th and 28th September, 1877
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 September 1877 · page 10
EXCURSION TICKETS, at a single fare for the double journey, will be issued at all statiens for Bathurst on the 26th instant, available for return until 1st October. Grooms and joekeys accompanying racehorscs will be…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →South Australian Railways. Mount Gambier and Rivoli[?]b[?]y Line. Engineer-in-chief's office, Adelaide. 1st August, 18
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 September 1877 · page 10
TENDERS will be received at this office up till noon orr MONDAY, 29th October, for the const ruction of n Line of Railway from Mon[?]nt Gambier to R[?]oli Bay, being a length of 50½miles or there abouts…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 22 September 1877 · page 368
THE change of Ministry aud the approach of a general election have brought about a considerable reduction in the railway rates. The railways have lately been yielding an…
Continued on Trove, page 368 →Science—invention— Construction. a Steam Tramway Car
Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 22 September 1877 · page 17
IN the annexed engraving, from LA NATURE, is represented a steam car used on the route between Lausanne and Eehellens, Switzerland, and which it appears to us would be very suitable for the tramways…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Narrow Escape of a Special Train. MELBOURNE, Saturday, 5.30 p.m
Evening News · Monday 24 September 1877 · page 2
Mr. Woods, the Minister of Railways, and two officials connected with his department, had a very narrow escape on the new line between Ararat and Hamilton on Thursday. Mr. Woods was desirous…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Government Notices. Government Railways. Great Southern, Western, and Richmond Lines. Bathurst Races. 27th and 28th September. 1877
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 September 1877 · page 8
EXCURSION TICKETS, at a single fare for the douole journey, will be issued at all stations for Bathurst on the 26th instant, available for return until 1st October. Grooms and jockeys accompanying racehorses will be…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Government Notices. Government Railways. Great Southern, Western, and Richmond Lines. Bathurst Races. 27th and 28th September, 1877
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 September 1877 · page 2
EXCURSION TICKETS, at a single fare for the double journey, will be issued at all stations for Bathurst on the 26th instant, available for return until 1st October. Grooms and jockeys accompanying racehorses will be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Government Notices. South Australian Railways. Port Augusta and Government Gums Line. Engineer-in-Chief's Office, Adelaide, 25th June, 1877
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 September 1877 · page 7
TENDERS will be received at this office up till noon on MONDAY, the 1st October, for the Construction of a LINE of RAILWAY between Port Augusta and the Government Gums, being a distance of 200 miles, or…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Department of Public Works, Sydney, 5th July, 1877. Muswellbrook Bridge
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 September 1877 · page 9
TENDERS will be received at this office until 11 o'clock on TUESDAY, the 2nd of October next, from persons willing to contract for the Construction and Erection of the above Bridge…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 September 1877 · page 5
A PUBLIC meeting was held in the Mechanics'[?]Institute, Botany, last night, for the purpose of considering the best steps to be taken to have a line of railway constructed from Sydney to Botany…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Government Railways. Great Southern, Western, and Richmond Lines
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 September 1877 · page 9
For the convenience of Country Visitors attending the Public Service to be conducted by Dr. SOMERVILLE, in the Exhibition Building on TUESDAY next, the 2nd October, tickets at single fare for the double journey will be…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →South Australian Railways. Mount Gambier and Rivoli Bay Line. Engineer-in-chief's Office, Adelaide. 1st August, 1877
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 September 1877 · page 9
TENDERS will be received it this office up till noon on MONDAY, 29th October, for the construction of a Line of Railway from Mount Gambier to Rivoli Bay, being a length of 50½ miles or thereabouts…
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Evening News · Tuesday 2 October 1877 · page 2
The present Minister for Works, Mr. Combes, has signalized his term of office by a just and popular step, namely, a cut at our fearfully exorbitant railway charges. It was a standing injustice that we…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway and Telegraphic Communication with Botany
Evening News · Tuesday 2 October 1877 · page 4
On Friday evening a public meeting was held in the Mechanics' Institute, Botany, for the purpose of taking steps to secure the speedy construction of a railway to Botany and extension of the telegraph line…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Government Railways. Great Southern, Western, and Richmond Lines
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 October 1877 · page 2
For the convenience of Country Visitors attending the Public Service to be conducted by Dr.SOMERA VILLE, in the Exhibition Building, on TUESDAY next, the 2nd October, tickets at single fare for the double journey will be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Queensland Railway Question BRISBANE, Wednesday, 10.40 p.m
Evening News · Thursday 4 October 1877 · page 2
On the Southern Railway estimates being submitted, the Commissioner was examined at length at the bar of the House respecting the claim made by the owners of the Warra station, for £6000 as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →John Bridge's Weekly Rmport
Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 October 1877 · page 11
WOOL was again in good demand at about last "week's prices; no important lots offered SHEEPSKINS alco sold at very high prices, LEATHER was in fair demand this week with…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Race Between an Express Train and a Carrier Pigeon
Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 October 1877 · page 30
The other day there was a race from Dover to London between the Continental mail express train and a carrier pigeon conveying a document of an urgent nature from the French police. The…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →Ceremony of Turning the First Turf of the First Railway in Australia
The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 October 1877 · page 5
From an Original Sketch by John Rae Esq [?] Commissioner for Railways Sydney…
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