Tramway Extension
At a meeting of gentlemen interested in the tramway extension scheme, held on Friday, at the Sydney Exchange, it was decided that deputations from Paddington, Woollahra, Waverley, and Randwick (the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1879
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Extension of the Railway to Hay. Freetrade in Riverina
AN important deputation, introduced by Mr. John Davies, M.L.A., waited on the Hon. John Lackey, Minister for Works, this morning, on the subject of the extension of the railway from Narandera to…
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Superintendent Evans proceeded, yesterday after-noon at the Central Police Court, against a respectably dressed lad named James Yen, aged 15 years, for having, yesterday, about 1 o'clock, wilfully placed…
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An experiment was tried yesterday morning on the tramway lately laid down from the Redfern terminus to Hunterstreet, that demonstrates most conclusively the usefulness of the new project. Up to the present time the motors have had…
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Sir,—A letter, signed "H.," appeared in your paper of this morning on the above subject, referring to two petitions which appeared in your paper on the 4th instant.One addressed to the Minister for Public Works, the other to the…
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Sir,—My attention has often been called by gentlemen more or less interested in "our great interior" to the probable and most suitable position for the terminus of the Great Western Railway…
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Yesterday morning an influential deputation represent[?] Sydney and the districts of Riverina waited upon the Hon. John Lackey, Minister for Works, to present a petition, praying that tenders for the construction of the line between…
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The Minister for Works received a deputation yesterday, consisting of a number of gentlemen interested in the immediate construction of the proposed railway from Narrandera to Hay,…
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TAMWORTH, Thursday.-A large an influential meeting was held last evening at the Tamworth Mechanics' Institute, to consider the desirability of urging the Government to consider…
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WELLINGTON, Wednesday.-A monster public meeting was held last night at Moodily's Royal Hotel, the mayor in the chair. Resolutions were passed calling the attention of the…
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The town for the past few days presented a more animated appearance than what is usually observable on ordinary week days. This no doubt is owing to the arrival of a large number of visitors from the…
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Yesterday morning a deputation consisting of Mr. W. A. Brodribb, Mr. Shepherd, M.L.A., Mr. Jamieson, Mr. J. Andrew, and others interested in Riverina, waited upon the Hon. John Lackey, Minister for Works, to suggest the…
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Sir,—Your correspondent, "Pro Bono Publico," is perhaps to be commended foe his anxiety to see that the terminus of this line is placed in a position out of reach of flood, and no one knowing Bourke will deny that the…
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Sir,—Anything which would accelerate the traffic on this our first successfull tramway would, no doubt, be hailed as a benefit by all travellers or would-be travellers, and, as an engineer who has investigated the working of tramways in…
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There is on exhibition by the Universal Steam Tram-ear Construction Company, at their works, West Ham, Essex, a steam-car, a view of which will well repay a visit by those interested in…
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A deputation, representing the municipalities of St. Peters and Newtown, waited on the Minister for Works, this forenoon, and asked that in view of the intended restoration of the toll on the…
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Wa learn that the Hon. the Minister for Works has approved of a recommendation of the Commissioner for Railways, to the effect that school children from the country, who travel by rail to visit the…
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A large and most influential deputation, amongst the members of which were the following gentlemen, this morning waited on the hon. the Minister for Works in reference to the subject of tramway…
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Sir,—It is quite impossible for an honest man to contain himself in the hearing of the misrepresentations which, from day to day, appear in your columns on the subject of railways. Accept this as my apology for my…
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SIR,—In your report of what took place yesterday by a deputation that waited on the Minister of Public Works, as to extending the rail to Hay, your reporter omitted some remarks made by Mr. Turnbull, a resident of [?]ay. This…
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