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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
922 stories in Sydney's papers · page 43 of 47
A most extraordinary railway accident occurred on the Midland Railway to the Scotch night express on October 9. Two express trains leave St. P[?]neras every evening—one at half-past 8, the other at a quarter-past 9. The latter is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WOOL.—Our market is much quieter, especially for anything but very choice even parcels. News from London denotes an easier or uncertain feeling there; freights to London too have risen from says 5/6 of a…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →ON a very recent oceasion we were enabled to present a series of views taken by our artist, who was on a special visit to Queensland. From a number of causos the small skoteh published in this issue was…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →A magisterial inquiry, before Mr. William Town[?] Pinhey, J.P., was held in the boardroom of the [?]mary yesterday afternoon, as to the [?]se of death of a man named Thomas Hall, railway porter,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A description has been recently published of the line which is to con[?]ct the St. Laws[?]ace with the Pacific, in connection with the [?]tion of which Sir John Macdonald and [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At the Infirmary yesterday afternoon Mr. W. T. Pinhey, J.P. held a magisterial inquiry touching the death of a man named Thomas Hall, who had been killed on the railway line the previous…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Now that we have Mr. A. Stewart, Dr. Tarrant, and a host of others who are supporters of extension of railways, the Illawarra Railway ought to be a certainty--to open up so rich a country ought to be one of the first acts of the new Parliament…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The public will be glad to learn that the government have at last commenced the extension of this tramway from the Raocourse to the Randwick Asylum. Last night a quantity of waggons brought…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The following letter has been received by Mr. John Macpherson, Mayor of Waverley in reply to one sent by him to the Minister for Public Works, in reference to the delay in constucting the tramway through Paddington and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A serious interruption of traffic has occurred on tho road from Cootamundrs to Temora. The old road is completely stopped, and the new one blocked, by the telegraph line contractors having…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A horrible crime, involving robbery, murder and arson, was committed on the Jindera-road early this morning. A man named Martin Mentz kept a roadside wine shanty near the Jindera Gap, about…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The police investigation into tho charge of murder preferred against the man Henry Wilkinson was commenced to-day. The remains of Martin Mentz, after being disinterred from the rains…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A meeting of tho inhabitants of Ryde was held at the municipal chambers, Ryde, to consider the advisability of the construction of a steam tramway from Ryde to Sydney. There was but a small…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A LARGE deputation waited on the Hon. J Lackey, MInister for works, yesterday, to urge the necessary of constructing a tramway to Ryde, via Balmain, There were present, among [?] Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A public meeting of the inhabitants of Ryde and the surrounding districts, convened by requisition to the Mayor, was held on Wednesday night in the Municipa-chambers, Ryde, for thr purpose of considering if it were desirable to take any…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sir,—My attention has lately been drawn to a statement that the railway survey party had completed marking the permanent line to Bourke, and were then about to survey a line for a tramway from Nyngan to Cobar…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A public meeting, called by the mayor in answer to a requisition of some of the inhabitants, was held on Wednesday evening at the municipal chambers, Ryde. There was a good attendance,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A deputation from the localities of Ryde and Parramatta was introduced to the Minister for Mines by Mr. M-Calloch, M.P., yesterday morning, the object being to secure an…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. John Davies, C.M.G., M.L.A., presented to the Minister for Works, yesterday, a deputation which came to press upon him the speedy construction of a tramway to Ryde. It consisted of Mr. J. Garrard, M.L.A., Mr. G. E…
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