Railways in America
A RECENT article in the San Francisco Weekly Chronicle gives us some notion of the way in which the Americans bring their extensive territory into speedy settlement and profitable…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1877
713 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 36
Railway Collision at Murrurundi
The Murrurundi railway yard has during the past week been the scene of an accident no less sensational than unfortunate. Early on Wednesday morning last the more wakeful…
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THE Honorable John Douglus.—Dear Sir,—I respond readily to the request in your note of March 15, to the effect that I should furnish you with the substance of experience gained, and ideas formed, of railway and…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Government Notices. Government Railways] Great [?] Western, and [?] Lines. [?] Exhibition. Late Trains to Picton, Penrith, Windsor and Richmond
NOTICE is hereby given that EVERY NIGHT (Sundays excepted) from the 11th April to 11th May (both [?] inclusive) TRAINS will leave Redforn Station as [?]…
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Yesterday, a deputation from the Newtown Borough Council, consisting of the Major (Mr J. Smith) ana Aldermen Bailey, Melville, Abbott, [?] Whately, waited on the Minister for Works [?]…
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The Minister for Public Works has issued a new railway time-table, to come into effect on Thursday, the 19th instant, to meet the extension of the line to Orange. The down trains will leave Sydney at the…
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We understand that those of the Ministers who purpose being prevent at the opening of the railway to Orange will leave Sydney by special train on Thursday morning at 6 o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Government Notices. Government Railways Great Southern, Western, and Richmond Lines. Metropolitan Exhibiton. Late Trains to Picton, Penrith, Windsor and Richmond
NOTICE is hereby given that EVERY NIGHT Sundays excepted) from the 11th April to 11th May (both days inclusive) TRAINS will leave Redfern Station as [?]:—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Narrow Gauge Railways. to the Editor of the Herald
SIR,—Not Queensland only but all Australia are beholden to Mr. Angus Mackay for the intelligent and interesting report he has furnished on the low cost railways and bridges of America and other countries, and which report…
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The extension of the Western Railway line from Blaney to Orange (twenty miles) will be formally and officially opened by the Minister for Works on Thursday next. 19th instant. This completes the contract…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Government Notices. Government Railways Great Southern, Western, and Ricemond Lines. Metropolitan Exhibition. Late Trains to Picton, Penrith, Windsor and Richmond
NOTICE is hereby given that EVERY NIGHT (sundays excepted) from the 11th April 10 11th May (both [?]ays inclusive) TRAINS will leave Redfern Station as under:—…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Railway Time-tables. to the Editor of the Herald
SIR,—I see, from a paragraph in your issue of to-day, that another time-table has been sent out by the Commissioner. The Railway office has always shown great alacrity in the multiplication of time-tables with the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railways. to the Editor of the Herald
SIR,—Be pleased to grant me space for a few thoughts. In prospect of an early dissolution of Parliament, I wish to call attention to our railway policy, which appears as yet only to be haphazard…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →City Railway Extension. to the Editor of the Herald
SIR,—Your paragraph in this day's paper, headed " Heavy Traffic in the Streets," will give some hope to thousands of travellers in the city and suburbs that the railway will at no distant period be extended to the Circular Quay…
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A special train left the Railway terminus at Redfern this morning, for the purpose of opening the newly-completed extension of the Great Western Railway to Orange. The train comprised six…
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During the Easter holidays and the opening of the Metropolitan Exhibition, the ordinary railway trains have been very much overcrowded. There was an excess of passengers at Easter which is estimated at…
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YESTERDAY morning a deputation, consisting of Mr. John Sutherland. M.L.A.; Mr. R. M. Forster, M.L.A.; Messrs. G. E. Makin; J. Powell; J. 0. Atkinson. J. P.,; D. Smith; R. Saddingfon, T. Galbraith, R. N. Matthews, and J. do…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Echuca Bridge Accident
Regarding this unfortunate accident, the Echuca correspondent of the Bendifo Advertiser writes: "Where the 'traveller' fell, rain is completed; huge beams are splintered. like matches, the hoisting…
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Some disappointment was felt by the Bathurst people at the want of train accommodation for excursionists to Orange. A special train (excursionists) left this morning, and was crowded to excess, several hundreds…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Government Notices. Government Railways. Great Southern, Western, and Richmond Lines. Metropolitan Exhibiton. Saturday Mid-day Excursion Trains
The usual Saturday midday Excursion Trains will not run beyond Parramatta on SATURDAY, the 14th and 21st April, in consequence of the Metropolitan Exhibition in Sydney…
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