A Parliamentary Committee on Tramways
In an article on tramways, and the application of locomotives to the system, Chambers's Journal for June observes:— "It appears, from inquiries made by a…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1880
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A Trip to Temora. on the Road
"THE Temova Rush" as a theme for conversation during the past two or three weeks seems to have taken as firm a hold upon the minds of the people as that which was till…
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Sir.--As your paper has frequently contained suggestions on the tramway which I regret to see have not been carried oat, I beg to ask space in your columns to suggest. before the colony is committee…
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"The Hon. Alex. Stuart, in addressing his constituents at Wollongong the other day, assured them he would do all in his power to secure the early construction of this line, and advised that a continual agitation should be kept up until it was accomplished."…
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Sir,—As a frequent traveller behind the iron horse, I have been brought into-contact, and in some eases friendship, with the above body of men, on whose behalf I purpose, with your kind permission, to make a slight protest. In…
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Sir,—Permit me, through the columns of your valnable journal, to bring under notice a nuisance whiuh I think should not be allowed to continue. A portion of the tramway at present in course of…
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The laying down of the tramway from Elizabeth-street to the Randwick racecourse, via Liverpool, Oxford, Botany, and other streets, is proceeding with great activity. Large gange of workmen are…
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The Mayor and several of the residents of Ashfield waited on tho Minister for Public Works to-day, requesting that he would cause the Matilda Bridge crossing the railway at Ashfield to be widened. The…
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The Mayor of Petersham (Mr. M'Mahon), Aldermen Cabitt, Barrell, and Pile, interviewed the Minister for Public Works to-day, and requested that the Government would five the Petersham…
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The Scotch, express train fell over a high embankment at Berwick, while going at full speed, but only the driver and two servants were killed…
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PARRAMATTA, Friday.—A man named Thos. Dumphy, late of the Artillery, while on his road to Sydney by this morning's train, was looking, out of the railway carriage, over-balanced himself…
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Two terrible railway accident[?] took place this evening, which were attendee[?] with some loss of life. The accidents occu[?]red on the Great Northern and Midland Railways, and…
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Two terrace railway accidents took place this evening, and were attended with some loss of life, on the Great Northern and Midland Railways. The accidents were caused by the…
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Yesterday morning a deputation from the Ashfield Municipality, consisting of the Mayor (Mr Holborow), and Aldermen Hudson, Moss, Clissold, and Read waited on the Minister for Works, and drew his attention to the…
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The necessity for a new bridge over the railway at Matilda-street, Ashfield, was brought under the notice of the Minister for Public Works by a deputation from that locality yesterday, consisting of…
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A deputation, consisting of Mr. M'Mahon, Mayor of Petersham, and Aldermen Cubitt, Barrell, and Pile, waited on the Minister for Works yesterday morning, and requested that a sum of £750 should be given by the…
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A meeting of employees of all branches of the railway service was held on Thursday evening, in the sheeting shed, Redfern station, to consider the advisability of commemorating the twenty-fifth…
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It is now nearly 40 years (says the Scientific American) since Professor Page's discoveries in electricity suggested to him the possibility of an electric railway; but ia those days the costly galvanic battery was the…
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Sir,---It seems a difficult matter to obtain correct information about the Suburban Tramway scheme, and as the too long Buffering public of the eastern Suburbs are much interested in the matter, and…
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The contractors are pushing ahead as fast as possible with the new tramways, and it will not be many months before the Randwick line is at the service of the public. It will be remembered that…
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