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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
1,111 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 56
THE adjourned meeting in reference to city and suburban railway [?] held on Tuesday at the Masonic Hall, York-street, [?] Mayor (Mr. C. J. Roberts) presiding. There were about 250 citizens in attendance,…
Continued on Trove, page 41 →Sir,—Since I addressed you on this subject I have received a telegram from Deniliquin as follows:—"The cost of Deniliquin and Moama Railway under £3000 per mile, including rolling stock." On leaving Moama this line of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A large and important meeting of farmers was held at the courthouse last night to consider the subject of railway extension to Forbes. The Mayor was in the chair, and the meeting was addressed by Messrs. Bodel,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Experiments have recently been made on the Victorian railways with the view of ascertaining to what extent lignite could be used as fuel for the engines. On Saturday and yesterday, Mr. Woods…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WOOL.— No sales this week and as yet nothing in arriving that would show how prices will rule. The news from London, too, up to this point seems uncertain. TALLOW is in improving demand at 25s to 27s for beef,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →His mother’s letter was the one first opened. It breathed a spirit of cheerfulness : indeed, it had been written under a deep feeling of hopefulness that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CONSISTENCY'S a virtue That every man respects, And one that he expects to find In men whom he elects…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A VERY influential meeting was held at the Masonic Hall, at which, amongst other leading citizens, the Marists from several surburban municipalities were present. The Marist of Sydney was in the chair. He said he knew that the feelings of the people were with him, that…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →SIR,—Observing an article on aerial tramways in a late issue of the JOURNAL, I beg to inform you that I have seen these contrivances in use over 10 years ago on different parts of the Thames Goldfield, N. Z.,…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →SIR,—For some time back I have turned may attention to railway extension into the far interior. In referring to a return lately published by order of the Legislative Assembly, under the head of "Live Stock and Agriculture," I…
Continued on Trove, page 40 →WAGGA, Monday.-A hastily arranged demonstration is coming off this afternoon, on the occasion of the departure of the first train from South Wagga Railway Station. A procession of friendly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Tuesday, August 19, the Hon. Mr. Lackey, Minister for Works, and Mr. A. H. M'Culloch, members for Central Cumberland, were entertained at a banquet by their constituents at Liverpool. There was a very large…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →WAGGA WAGGA, Tuesday.—There was a large concourse of people to witness the departure of the first train from the South Wagga station yesterday afternoon. The train took a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The ship Dryad arrived in Sydney harbour at 1 o'clock to-day, from New York, after a tempestons passage of 78 days. The Dryad has on board the steam motors and cars for the Sydney tramway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Echuca railway station (says the RIVERINE HERALD) was the scene of a shocking catastrophe last week, the victim being Mr. Samuel Wilson, nephew of the Hon. Sir Samuel Wilson, M.L.C., and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →We learn that five tenders have been received by the Government for the construction of the railway line from Junee to Narraudera. The lowest tendor is that of Messrs. Fishourn and Moreton, which will…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Monday and Tuesday, July 14 and 15 (says the Times), a number of important brake experiments were made with the Westinghouse brake on the North-Eastern Railway. Among those present were Captain Douglas Galton,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A serious accident occurred (says the WARWICK EXAMINER) at the tunnel, on the Stanthorpe line of railway, on Thursday, August 28, by which one man met with an intantaneous death, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The line of tramroad to connect the central puris of the city with the Redfern Railway Terminus is virtually comploted. All that remains to be done is the finishing of that portion in the immediate neighbourhood of the railway…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sir,—Between the Benevolent Asylum and the Haymarket the rails of the tramway protrude in some places considero bly above the surface of the street, consequently the wheels of vehicles, meeting the rail at a very acute angle,…
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