The Wreck of the Susannah Godeffrov. the Marine Roads Inquiry
Tea [?] in Saturday morning. Captain D. T. Allan p[?] The following a[?]idence was taken:— Jesse Ha[?]neil deposed to being sene[?] at…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1880
922 stories in Sydney's papers · page 37 of 47
Railway Travelling in Sleeping Cars. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—I am not a frequent traveller on the railway line, but, like your correspondent who is, have a complaint to make. On the occasion of a late journey I took tickets for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Petersham Railway Viaduct. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—Mr. Burton Bradley's letter, in your issue of Friday last, touched upon a subject which involves the safety of every one who travels by rail across this viaduct. Some of the arches have been shored up with timber, which I construe…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In Re Tramways. to the Editor of the Sydney Daily Telegraph
Sir,—This evening at 9.45, I went to the ticket office at Redfern terminus for tickets. I found the office closed, but was told that the ticket distributor…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Willington Railway Accident
The inquest held on the bodies of Ida Pharazyn and Francis. Nicholas, who were killed in the railway accident at Wellington, N.Z., was concluded on Tuesday, the 14th ult., when the jury brought in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Obstructing the Randwick Tramway
The Railway Department, under which the management of the tramways is placed, has received information of same stones having been found rammed down between the tramway points near…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Suspension of the Tramway Engineer
We understand that upon the recommendation of the Commissioner for Railways, the Secratary for Public Works has expended Mr. Gjedsted from the office of tramway engineer, and that Mr. Mason, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Illawarra Railway. to the Editor of the Sydney Daily Telegraph
Sir,--Allow me to trespass a little on your space in reply to Mr. John Biggar, who would endeavour to impress your readers by his mode of argument that I really am a declared opponent to the construction of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Government Tramways. to the Editor of the Sydney Daily Telegraph
Sir.--Your valuable journal has frequently pointed out the defects in the construction of the Randwick line, and anyone who inspects this line cannot but endorse your statements, re the new pattern of rails…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Waverley Tramway
A deputation, comprised of Mr. M'Pherson, Mayor of Waverley, Mr. Trickett, Mayor of Woollshra, Messrs. J. Vickery. A. K. M Kenzie, W. C. Simpson, D. Fletcher, W. Druitt, and J. Williams,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Accommodation. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir—The question of sleeping berths in railway cars becomes a serious one now that our lines reach longer distances, and it will become more serious when Sydney and Melbourne are concerned by rail. Nearly two years ago…
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Our Parramatta correspondent writes :--"I am informed on good authority that Messrs. Hudson Brothers, who are now the most extensive manufacturers of railway rolling-stock in the colonies,…
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Yesterday morning a deputation, consisting of Mr. M'Pherson (Mayor of Waverley), Messrs. J. Vickery, A. K. M'Kenzie, John Williams, W. Druitt, W. H. Simpson, D. Fletcher, Alderman Green, and Mr. Trickett (Mayor of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tramway Extension
The Minister for Works was yesterday visited by a deputation consisting of Mr. M'Pherson (Mayor of Waverley), Messrs. J. Vickery, A. K. M'Kenzie, John Williams, W. Druitt, W. H. Simpson, D…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Odds and Ends. the Railway Ball
IT is whispered that the railway ball held in the Exhibition Building last week was not quite so enjoyable an affair as could have been desired. In the first place, the banquet was unduly prolonged, not by…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →The Randwick Tramway. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—Please allow me a small space in your next issue on the above subject. The sub-leaders and paragraphs that have appeared in the metropolitan Press convey the impression of several…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Tramways. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—As several complaints have appeared in the papers respecting the tramway management, it is only fair to the Government that the other side of the tale should also be told…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"That Blessed Tramway" Again," Popular Exclamation. to the Editor of the Sydney Daily Telegraph
Sir,--The Minister, Commissioner, engineer, drivers, stokers and guards will have to answer in the world to come for the demoralization of the occupants of the houses adjacent to the corner of Liverpool and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pyrmont Bridge Road. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—My attention waa called some time since to a paragraph in your valuable paper having reference to the disgraceful state of the Pyrmont Bridge Road. I am a freeholder and also a resident in that street, which enjoys…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Accident near Tamworth
In reference to the accident which occurred on the extension of the Great Northern Railway yesterday the following particulars are to hand. The railway line is being formed at a distance of 197 miles from…
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