Railway Tender Accepted
MELBOURNE, Friday.—The tender for the railway, from Sooth Yarrs to Oakleigh, has been accepted, The sum is £48,800…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1878
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Letter to the Editor. Railway to the Darling
Sir,—In the Herald of 1st instant, the Minister for Works is reported as baring replied to a deputation of gentlemen interested in the freight of copper, to the following effect, viz.: "As to Cobar, I have looked farther ahead than the deputation, for in…
Continued on Trove, page 431 →Mr, John Whitton, Engineer-inChief of Railways
AMONG those public men of the colony who occupy professional positions, and who are not liable, like the political Ministers under whom they serve, to sudden removal, but fulfil, year after year, with all…
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The annual festival in connection with the permanent way of the Railway Department was commemorated to-day by a very successful railway excursion and picnic at the pleasure grounds called Orchard…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway to Circular Quay. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—A little thing will sometimes show which way the wind blows, and amongst other incidents and indications connected with the opening of Parliament I desire to point out one which occurs in your report of Mr. Hoskins' speech,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our Railways. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—Will you kindly grant me a small space in your valuable paper till I utter my growl in the hopes that we may got a little more consideration from our extremely immovable and unapproachable Government officials, managers,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Government Notices. Government Railways. Great Southern, Western, and Richmond Lines. Goulburn Races. 17th September, 1878
EXCURSION TICKETS at a SINGLE FARE for the DOUBLE JOURNEY will be issued at all stations to Goulburn on MONDAY, 16th September, available for return for one week. Racehorses, and grooms accompanying same, will also be…
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The report of the Commissioner for Railways (Mr. Charles A. Goodchap) is a very carefully prepared document, containing a large amount of valuable information, and is worthy of the careful study of those who…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Government Notices. Department of Public Works, Railway Branch. Sydney, 6th September, 1878
TENDERS Will be received at this office, until 11 o'clock on TUESDAY, the 17th September, 1878, from persons wiling to supply 24 Railway Ticket Cases. Sample case may be seen, and further particulars obtained at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Namoi Show.—Railway Survey
NARRABRI, Wednesday.—The Namoi Show promises to be a great success. The entries close on the 30th.—The railway survey has been completed, and the surveyor reports a splendid line…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mudgee Railway.—post—office, Sofala
Yesterday evening a deputation consisting of Messrs. Beyers, Webb, and W. H. Suttor, waited upon the hon. Minister for Works to desire him to cause a trial survey to be made for a railway from Bathurst to Mudgee. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Government Notices. Government Railways. Great Southern, Western, and Richmond Lines. Murrumbridge Race Meeting, 25th,26th,and 27th September, 1878
EXCURSION TICKETS at a SINGLE FARE for the DOUBLE JOURNEY will be issued at all stations to North Wagga Wagga, on SATURDAY and MONDAY, the 21st and 23rd September; and also, at all stations beyond Yass, on TUESDAY, 24th instant,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Namoi Show.—Railway Survey
NARRABRI, Wednesday.—The Namoi Show promises to be a great success. The entries close on the 30th.—The railway survey has been completed, and the surveyor reports a splendid line…
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The increasing traffic on the suburban and great trunk lines have of late caused a large number of additional trains to be put on. This has considerably cramped the limited accommodation at Redfern…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Woods Railway Brake
MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Mr. Woods, Minister for Railways, stated in the Assembly last night, that it was the intention of the New South Wales Government to use his brake in preference to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Committed for Swindling.—Railway Extension
ROCKHAMPTION, Wednesday.—Brown, who sold a share in a duffer reef at the Crocodile, and who was arrested in Sydney, has been committed for trail for obtaining money under false pretences…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Government Notices. Department of Public Works, Railway Branch, Sydney, 16th September, 1878
TENDERS will be received at this Office, until 11 o'clock on TUESDAY, the 8th October, 1878, from persons willing to lease the Refreshment Rooms at Murrurundi station, on thr Great Northern Line…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Smoking in Railway Carriages. To the Editor
SIR,—As a regular traveller by railway, permit me, through the medium of your valuable journal, to once more call the attention of the authorities to the smoke nuisance on the railway, and to suggest to them what may possibly prove to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Intercolonial Railway Competition
Mr. Woods, in the Victorian Assembly, on Tuesday, negatived the idea of the railway department re[?]cing its rates upon agricultural produce. "The [?]w rates of New South Wales are not," says the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our Railways in 1877
The growth and development of the railway system of this colony render the annual report of the department an increasingly interesting document, both to the travelling public and to the public creditor, who regards…
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