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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
1,111 stories in Sydney's papers · page 49 of 56
Sir,—Will you permit me, through the medium of the Herald, to call the attention of the public to the following extracts from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, and the Scientific American:—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,—In the Sydney Mail of the 13th September last is a letter from Mr. W. A. Brodribb on the subject of railway extension to the Darling. In that letter Mr. Brodribb certainly makes out a strong case in favour of railway…
Continued on Trove, page 765 →IN Tuesday's GOVERNMENT GAZETTE notice is given that it is the intention of "The Sydney City and Suburban Tramway and Omnibus Company" to petition the Legislative Assembly, in its ensuing session, for leave to introduce a…
Continued on Trove, page 41 →A DISASTROUS collision, though fortunately no[?] attended with loss of life, oocurred here last night in the cutting about a mile on the Sydney side of the station, The accidentaroseno[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Sir,—Allow me to thank you for publishing my letter of 20th instant on the above subject. By careful perusal of the Herald since then, I see that the general public and the Minister for Works in particular, have made up then…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Government Printing Office has just issued ail illustrated railway guide which will be welcomed by all travellers on our lines. It describes the objects of interest passed by the railway and furnishes much…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Report of the Commissioner for Railways, for the year 1878, was laid on the table of the Legislative Assembly last week. It is a long and exhaustive document, containing full information as to the working of every branch of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →From reading the title of this work no one would guess its nature, which is that of a most readable and interesting book, beautifully printed. Landsomely bound, and embellished by finished and pretty…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A resident of North Shore, who takes considerable interest in the tramway, called at our office this morning, and reported having witnessed a narrow escape yesterday morning. A woman, who was either…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The number of passengers by tramcars to and from the railway station, is increasing the total number of passengers who avail themselves of this now popular means of transit, being over 30,000 weekly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →How would the Sydney people like to have penny rides on the tramroad? The advantage is within their grasp if they like to seize it. The returns placed before Parliament show that the profits of twopenny…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,--It must be very gratifying to the few spirited men who endeavoured in vain to persuade the citizens of Sydney, and members of Parliament, of the very great advantages and comfort the establishment…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The site for a railway station at Lithgow has at length been finally decided upon. At a cabinet meeting, hold to-day, it was determined that the [?]ith for the station should be that recommended by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Yesterday the Hon. J. B. Watt forwarded to the Hom. the Minister for Works petition number ously signed by residents of Hay and surrounding district, urging the completion of the railway line from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir,—The city railway extension is settled. The steam tramway is a great success, and the country has been saved a useless expenditure of above five millions sterling. The tramway is the most popular thing in Sydney. Every…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A ride on the tramro[?] from Redie[?] to the Circular Q[?] [?] [?] [?] to be true. And stil [?] [?]iator" says, in this morning's Herald, that the advantage is within the grasp of the Sydney people, if they like to…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Sir,--It is as well to let in a little light upon our present tramway, as it is very clear that our Minister of Public Works is carried away with its popularity, and is making all sorts of promises that he may find…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Considerable excitement was caused amongst the excursionists in the train from Wagga Wagga this morning. When the train reached about 20 miles on the Sydney side of Goulburn, one of the carriages…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →“I HAD source been a month in Sydney ere I was drafted off into a chain gang on the charge of being a mutinous dog. My mutinous disposition had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Report of the Commissioner for Railways, for the year 1878, was laid on the table of the Legislative Assembly last week. It is a long and exhaustive document, containing full…
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