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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
922 stories in Sydney's papers · page 34 of 47
Sir,—Mr Edward J. H. Knapp is amusing. He states that "the dwarf wall," on Barrack-hill, "encroaches considerably on the South Head Old Road * * * and, therefore, the wall has been illegally erected; "yet he…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Precisely at 1 o'clock the special train arrived from Sydney. The Ministerial party were met at the station by a large assemblage, and welcomed by the Mudgee railway league committee,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mrs. Henry Johns a widow lady, aged 74, and a colonist since 1838, and mother of the Hon. Joseph Fisher, was run over by the Semaphore train, at Glansville, this afternoon, and killed,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →We have to record the most terribly sensational railway casualty, and that of most serious cost in life and limb, which has occurred in New Zealand since our railway system was begun. On Saturday morning, September 11,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,—A warning word may not be out of place; should the tram line be laid between the dwarf wall and the barrack wall, it would pass close to the powder magazine. The rod or lightning conductor can be seen above the wall,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Yesterday the ceremony of turning the first sod of the railway from Wallerawang to Mudgeo took place, at Wallerawang. The event was deemed of such importance by the inhabitants of Mudgee that it was resolved to celebrate…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir.—A few days ago I read a letter in the Herald from Mr. T. F. Jackson, respecting the platforms at the Rookwood railway station. I fully endorse all that Mr. Jackson said, and would desire a short space to add a little more…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,—I notice a letter in your issue of to-day, signed "Anti-Tobacco," complaining of smoking on the tramcars, and, as the case is not therein fairly stated, I think it only just to the guards (whom I have invariably found to be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →From the Wellington Evening Post the following details of the terrible railway accident on the Rimutaka incline are taken:--The ill-fated train consisted of two composite carriages, an ordinary…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The ceremony of turning the first sod of the extension of the Western Railway line from Wallerawang to Mudgee was performed yesterday afternoon by Sir John Robertson, K.C.M.G. in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,--I obtained tramway tickets for myself and friend today with a view to having a look at Randwick and its surroundings. I was unacquainted with the system in operation respecting the running of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →1. General Post Office Waverley, and Randwick, twelve times a week…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A valuable bull, which was being shipped by the steamer Morpeth for Sydney last night, became frightened at the gangway, and broke loose from the sailors who were trying to get it aboard. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →With reference to the withdrawal of the Government advertisement inviting tenders for the construction of 25 tramway motors, it may be pointed out that this is not done for the purpose of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →On Thursday the ceremony of turning the first sod of the railway from Wallerawang to Mudgee took place, at Wallerawang. The event was deemed of such importance by the inhabitants of Mudgee that it was resolved to celebrate…
Continued on Trove, page 615 →We have to record the most terribly sensational railway casualty, and that of most serious cost in life and limb, which has occurred in New Zealand since our railway system was begun. On Saturday morning, September 11,…
Continued on Trove, page 604 →A terrible accident befell the express train from Leeds to Morecambe yesterday afternoon. The train is timed to leave Leeds at 12.15, and to reach Morecambe at 2.35. It arrived at Bentham, having made the usual stoppages, at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sir,—Some, two months since a contract was entered into with the Government for the construction of the above tramway line, to be completed to Woollahra on the 11th October, and to Waverley on the 11th December next…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,—Your remarks in to-day's issue commenting on my letter which appeared in yours of the 8th would lead many readers to infer that our funners are especially favoured by railway carriage, whereas I still maintain the contrary. It…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE small and quiet town of Wallerawang situated just beyond the Blue Mountains, is to-day the scene of the turning of the first sod of the railway to Mudgee, whose inhabitants are…
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