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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
922 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 47
Sir,—I have noticed, by your issue of April the 15th, that moulders were examined at inquiry in connection with the Tay Bridge disaster, as to quality of castings, metal, &c., used, and that they pronounced them faulty—that is scabby,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Minister for Public Works yesterday received a deputation, comprised of Messrs. John Lucas, M.L.A.; W. Hazlet, M.L.A.; John Davies, M.L.A.; W. J. Trickett, Mayor of Woollahra; J. Macpherson,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MR. Hinton Rowan Helper, of St. Louis, is the author of a railway project which, for magnitude and possible results upon civilisation, throws all former achievements and ideas of the kind quite…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A deputation, consisting of Messrs. John Lucas, M.L.A.; W. Hezlet, M.L.A.; John Davies, M.L.A.; W. J. Trickett, Mayor of Woollahra; J. Macpherson, Mayor of Waverley; W. Taylor, Mayor of Paddington; R. Butcher,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,—Some while back I drew attention in the Legislative Assembly to the unreasonable number of hours which railway porters, pointsmen, and others employod in the Railway Department, were compelled to work; and received a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A VERY large meeting was held last Wednesday at the Courthouse, Nowcastle, S. Chapman, Esq., Mayor of Newcastle, in the chair. Mr. C. H. HANNETT moved the first resolution—…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →AN inquest was held on Monday last at the Brecknock Arms hotel on the body of Richard Richardson, who was killed on the tramroad near Devonshire-street, on Saturday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 40 →A railway catastrophe, by which a young man about 21 years of age lost his life, occurred very early on Sunday morning at the shunting shed, in connection with the REdforn railway station. A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →It was contemplated by the Government is open the extension of the Great Western Railway from Orange to Wellington at as early part of the present month ; but it appears that several of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The City Coroner held an inquest at the Brecknock Arms Hotel, Lower George-street, yesterday afternoon, upon the body of a man named. Matthew O'Brien, who was killed early on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Or the many requirements of the city of Sydney and its environs there is none which at the present time requires more attention than the construction and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The motto of the age may be said to be "press on." Men live so fast in three days, that to those who would keep in the stream, and abreast of the times, it is essentially necessary that they shall run…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir,—Will you allow me space in your much-read columns to draw the attention of the proper authorities to the disgraceful, and absol[?]ly dangerous, state of that part of the Balmain Road commencing at the Butohers' Arms…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A deputation from Pateraham and Canterbury compried or Mr. M'Mahon (Mayor of Peter[?]ham.) Mr. J C. Sharpe (Mayor of Canterbory,) and Messrs. Paling, He[?] pile, Barrett, and Gelding, waited…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This morning the Minister for Public Works was interviewed by a deputation consisting of Mr. N. Melville, Mr. Hanley Bennett, M.P.s., and Messrs. Davis and Gates, of Ademstown. They drew the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This morning the Minister for Mines received a deputation of gentleman asking that a new road might be orened up from Kissing Point, Parramatta River, near its junction with the Ponnant Hills road…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A deputation representing the inhabitants of Penrith, and accompanied by Mr. T. R. Smith, M.L.A., interviewed the Minister for Public Works this afternoon, to point out the necessity of widening…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Minister for Works received a deputation yesterday, composed of the Mayor of Canterbury, Mr. J. C. Sharp, the Mayor of Petersham, Mr. M'Mahon, and Aldermen Paling, Barrell, Hughes, Pile, and Gelding, of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →STATION PROPERTIES,—A good business might now be done in this lino if vendors were more numerous, but on account of the encouraging news from London regarding wool, and the firmness of both store and fat…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A deputation, consisting of Mr. Ninian Melville, M.L.A., Mr. H. Bennett, M.L.A., Mr. Davis, and Mr. Yates, waited on the Hon. Minister for Mines yesterday, in reference to the road from Newcastle to Lake Macquarie,…
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