The Mystery of Wiseman’s Ferry Road. Chatter XVI —(Continued)
MRS. COSGROVE’S drawing-room opened on to a balcony which overlooked the waters of Fort Jackson. It was a balcony constructed like a verandah, and…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1879
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The Late Railway Accident. To The Editor
SIR,—On last Tuesday night a meeting was held at lira. Kearney's Burwood Hotel, Burwood, to take into consideration the ease of Mrs. Morrell, whose husband was killed some few days ago at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victorian Railways in 1878
The following summary, referred to in our lender of to-day, gives the principal facts conÂnected with the operations of the railway system of Victoria for the year ended on the 31st of last…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Opening of the Railway Prom Breeza to Gunnedah
THE ceremony in connection with the formal opening of the railway line from Breeza to Gunnedah, conceding the latter place with Werris Creek and the Great Northern, Railway, took…
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As might have been expected from the sudden and complete as well as welcome change of weather which took place early in the morning, the influx of visitors from the suburbs by the railway was very considerable;…
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Some misunderstanding appearing to exist as to the rate for railway season tickets to children attending school, we have obtained the following information concerning the rates charged. In order to promote the educational…
Continued on Trove, page 464 →Opening of the Railway Extension to Gunnedah
This event was fully reported in our last issue. The heavy storms last week entirely prevented the projected visit of several hundred metropolitans, including many distinguished politicians, to the pastoral township of…
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To the gen[?]men who have been the active agency in improving and extending the omnibus traffic of Sydney to the various suburbs, the public are greatly indebted. The Transit Commissioners…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Signal Railway Stations. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—Ought not the railway authorities to make their arrangements so that when they issue tickets for a certain station opportunity shall be given the ticket-holder promptly to reach such station and not be carried past it to one…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →City Railway Extension.-iv. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—Having shown the course the proposed extension was to take, and what it would cost, I will now, with your permission, try and show what a useless and profitless burden it would have been. Take a map of the city and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Trial of the Tramway Steam Engine
Yesterday afternoon the superintending engineer, Mr. Gjedsted, had a trial of one of the tramway steam engines. The trial was a success. The engines ascended the Elizabeth-street incline with much…
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The Government tramway has now been at work for a week, and appears to answer very well with horse power haulage. The average earnings have been about £20 a day. This will pay handsomely…
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ADELAIDE. Wednesday.-Mr. Higinbotham, in his report on the South Australian railways, says that there were 450 miles of railway open for traffic on 30th June last, which had cost…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney Railway Extension—v. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—In my last, I endeavoured to show the benefits which the general public would receive from the extension of our railway from Redfern to Hunter-street, and the class of persons who would travel by it. Now, let us consider…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gas Lights in Bridge Street. to the Editor of the Sydney Daily Telegraph
Sir,--Now that the Hoarding has been removed from the Bridge-street frontage of the Public-Work Office, and the gas lamps erected, the illumination from the Exchange to Government House is quite…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The City Railway Extension.—vi. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—I think it is most desirable that the public should know what the Engineer-in-Chief, a gentleman who has always kept aloof from all party action and fairly given his opinion on railway matters, regardless as to whether…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Permanent Way (Railway Department) Yearly Gathering
The third annual picnic of the employes on the permanent way of the Government railways was held yesterday. Two special trains skirted from the terminus in the morning--one shortly after…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our Tram-road. To the Editor
Sir, — At it is an accomplished fact that we hare a tram-road through one of ma principal streets, which was laid down under the supervision of our consulting engineer, I suppose it is officially the correst thing, it least if…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Mystery of Wiseman’s Ferry Road. Chapter Xvii— (Continued)
THE “Stormalong” gang had been virtually disbanded since the fatal day when George Caldecott had sent the two miscreants, Hamlin and Callaghen…
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