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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
922 stories in Sydney's papers · page 44 of 47
Sir,—I will not apologise for addressing you on this now hackneyed subject; but as your columns are always open for subjects of public interest, I will ask you not only to publish the following remarks on our tramway (that is to be…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Victorian Board of Land and Works has just issued a report upon this railways of the colony for the year ending December 31,1879. It is dated Melbourne, the 27th October, 1880, so that the statisticians have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—The Randwick trimway extension was, after an inexplicable and inexcusable delay, commenced by Government this week. For small mercies one has to be thankful, and, whilst feeling grateful to the Government for making…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sir,--The establishment of a line of railway from the metropolis to Illawarra being now considered a necessity, I beg, with your permission, to propose a route by which I respectfully submit that great object…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In the Metropolitan District Court yesterday before Mr. Judge Wilkinson, an action against the Commissioner of Railways by George Wyndham, the well knows vigneron heard. Damages were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A PUBLIC meeting was held last evening at the. Councils Chambers, Waverley, for the purpose of expressing indignation at the delay in the construction of the tramway to the castern suburbs, and to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A meeting, convened by Mr. J. Macpherson, the Mayor of Waverley, in compliance with a requisition from a number of residents, was held last night in the Waverley Council-chambers to express indignation at the delay in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This was an action brought by plaintiff, a vigneron, to recover the value of eight quarter-casks of colonial wine alleged to have been damaged by the negligent storage of the goods in question by defendant. Mr. Rogers,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SIR,-In a latter to your journal a few weeks since, I directed attention to the hardships the farmers and others were compelled to end are in consequence of the excessive rates charged for the conveyance of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The commencement of this extension not having been considered sufficiently energetic, a correspondence on the subject has taken place between Mr. Parkinson, the honorary secretary of the local transit committee, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →On Tuesday last the annual distribution of prizes took place at the Convent Schools, Vale Road. His Lordship the Eight Rev. Dr. Quinn presided. There were also present the Very…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →A FEW days ago we paid a visit to the new schools lately erected alongside the Sacred Heart Church, in Darlinghurst-road. We were tauch struck with their size and imposing…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →LAST evening a public meeting was held at the Council Chambers, Woollahra, for the purpose of expressing indignation at the delay in the completion of the traway to that suburb. Mr. W.J. Trickett, M.L.A.,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR- I have to tender you my sincere thanks for inserting my letter dated December 14 in your issue of to-day; out have to request that you will be good enough to make the following alterations of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A deputation waited on the Minister for Works yesterday, to protest against the a monopoly of the refreshment rooms on the railway lines and ask against s selling liquors at railway stations, and to ask if it…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A deputation, consisting of the Hons. W. H. Suttor, J. Smith, F. de Salis, J. Lucas, M.'sL.C.; Sir Patrick Jennings, and Messrs. Combes, Kerr, Clarke, cass, Cooke, Bodel, Douglas, Barton, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A meeting of the inhabitants of Woollabra was held in their Council C[?]mbers last night, for the purpose of [?] their Indignation at the manner is [?] been "deceived…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →PUNCH agrees with the grumblers at the inconvenience caused by the state of the streets cut up for tramway purposes. But he wholly disagrees with them in attributing it to apathy on the part of Topham, Angus, and Smith, the contractors; for the fault rests entirely…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →My dear P., this word is of American extraction. I do so wish our cousins had called it something else. I cannot stand it any longer, and shall decidedly tram-pie on the next man who asks me, " Won't it be a convenience when the tram is opened to Woollahra?"…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Yesterday morning a deputation, consisting of Mr. J Kidd, M.L.A. Mr. P. R. Roldsworth, Dc.M'Gibbon, Mr. G. F. Mason, J. B. Price, Amiel Morris, and G. Palmer waited on the Minister for Works to reiterate protests…
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