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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
1,111 stories in Sydney's papers · page 47 of 56
Sir,—I am pleased to had that my letter, advocating the construction of a tramway to St. Leonards and Manly Beach, has been so favourably received. I assumed the nom de plume of " Pro-Publico" because…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sir,—Your correspondent "G.," before he ventur[?]t to censure "Pro Bono Publico," for what he is pleased to [?] random statements, should, I think, be very sure of his own facts. Now, let us see what they are worth. I say—…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sir,—The temporary success of the tramway through Elizabeth-street to Hunter-street seems to have created quite a rage for this kind of travelling, and deputations have waited on the Minister for Public Works, urging the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.—On Monday evening, about a quarter past 6, a special train of about 80 carriages, containing the families and employees of the traffic and permanent-way…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →It is stated that it is the intention of the Indian Government to commence railway connection with the Indian system through the Scinde Valley, and through Quetta and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An accident of a somewhat serious character occurred hist evening to the excursion train which was on its return journey to Newcastle Willi a large number of passengers on board, after their trip to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A woman, named James Hamilton, aged 27, was run over last nigh by a train at Croydon, and contained a fracture of both bones of the left arm, lacerations of all the soft tissues as far as the elbow, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This forenoon a deputation of gentleman, most of whom were from Forbes, and consisting of Mr. Coonan, M.L.A., Mr. Combes. M.L.A., Mr. Macintosh, M.L.A., Mr. W. Brooke, J.P., Mr. John…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,—Our first tramway having favourably impressed the majority of the public, we find a number of gentlemen interviewing the Minister for Works for the extension of tramways all over the city and su[?]urbs. But why this…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →John Brennan, a railway employee residing at Wickham, who received concussion of the brain through a wound in the forchead by the late rail-way accident, is not expected to recover…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A DISASTROUS collision, though fortunately not attended with loss of life, occurred here last night in the cutting about a mile on the Sydney side of the station. The accident arose not…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir,—While the suburban public must be moat thankful to you for your valuable advocacy of the proposed suburban tramways, I would ask leave to point out that one clause in your sub-leader of to-day may be subject to some…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Messrs. Combes, Macintosh, Coonan, Bodel, Dunn, and Brooke, and Dr. Macqueen, yesterday waited on the Hon. the Minister for Works with reference to railway extension to Forbes…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sir,--Another terrible accident has occurred on our suburban railway, whereby a poor woman has lost her arm, and it is sad to contemplate that this (as well as many preceding calamities of a like nature)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An accident of an extremely painful character occurred at the Croydon Railway station, on Wednesday night. A young woman, named Jane Hamilton, 27, living in Harbour-street, Sydney,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,--Since my letter to you of 18th instant on tins subject, I have read what Mr. Broadribb is reported to have said to the Hon. John Lackey at the influential deputation, representing Sydney and the districts…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MR. Powys’s reception had been of the very coldest that common civility could offer to a “gentleman by courtesy” Mr. Walton left all that had to be done…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →There are few questions of public which are better adapted to excite a conflict of private interests than that of railway exter[?]sion. In England, where the railway are…
Continued on Trove, page 712 →One of the indirect results of the International Exhibition is the construction of the tramway from Exhibition is the construction of the tramway from the railway station station at Redfern to the intersection of Hunter and Elizabeth streets. This work was…
Continued on Trove, page 689 →It is stated that it is the intention of the Indian Government to commence railway connection with the Indian system through the Scinde Valley, and through. Quetta and…
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