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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
922 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 47
On the evening of Sunday, December 28, between 7 and 8 o'clock, as a train was passing over the high railway bridge which crosses the river Tay, on the railroad from Edinburgh to Dundee, by some fearful calamity it was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At the Central Police Court, on Saturday, a man [?]emed Henry Jackson, was charged with e[?]lling a railway ticket. It appeared that the defendant had got a pace on the strength of charity, and with then…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WAGGA, Thursday.—The railway works on the Junee and Narandera line are being pushed forward with vigour. An engine is ready to be sent on to Narandera by bullock teams on Monday, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At soon to-day the Minister for Public Works (Mr. Lackey) received a des[?]tation, consisting of Mr. W. C. Brown, Mr. Grey, Mr. Terry, and Mr. Thompson, M.L. As., to ask that a trial sur[?]might…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The luggage recovered at Broughty Ferry and [?]here comprises the following articles:—The Guard's basket containing two hand signals, the cap of Johnston, the guard, and also the caps of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →On the evening of Sunday, December 28, between 7 and 8 o'clock, as a train was passing over the high railway bridge which crosses the river Tay, on the railroad from Edinburgh to Dundee, by some fearful calamity it was…
Continued on Trove, page 350 →The following interesting letter has been received by the author of the "Australian Dictionary of Dates:"— Sir,—As an early colonist of Port Phillip, and one who…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Yesterday morning a deputation consisting of Mr. W. C. Browne, Mr. S. Gray, Mr. J. B. Thompson, and Mr. S. H. Terry—all members of the Legislative Assembly—waited on the Minister for Works, for the purpose of presenting a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A deputation, consisting of Messrs. W. J. Watson, A. Cohen, J. Russell, J. Johnston, E. E'Voy, W. Sharp, G. H. Green, A. Akin, and Thomas Alsop, waited on the Minister for Works on 13th instant, for the…
Continued on Trove, page 351 →A deputation waited on the Minister for Works on 13th instant, for the purpose of presenting a petition from a meeting held at Ryde recently, in favour of the projected northern railway being taken from Wallsend via Ryde to the…
Continued on Trove, page 351 →A deputation consisting of Messrs. W. C. Browne, Gray, Terry, and Thompson, Ms.L.A., waited on the Minister for Public Works yesterday, for the purpose of asking that a trial survey might be…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →J. B. Skinner and Co., Sydney brass easting (assortment). Those brass castings, used in railway carriages, are of fine quality—2nd. C. Lewis, Sydney: railway distance signal-post. This is a…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →COMPLAINTS have heen loudly made by owners and consignees, during the last season, of the delay met with in the transit of wool by rail. This is a matter of grave concern, affecting seriously, as it…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Minister for Public Works was last Friday waited upon by a deputation, consisting of the following gentlemen, from the town and district of Young, asking for the construction of a tramway from Young…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The same deputation presented a petition to the Minister of Public Works from the residents of the town of Young and its vicinity, setting forth that the convenience of a greater number of railway…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The following is the report of one of the divers sent down to examine the wreck of the train in the bed of the river:— "The depth of the water was 18 or 20 feet. In…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →FORBES, Tuesday.—Another accident occurred at the Lachlan Bridge. William Spring, an old resident of Forbes, in crossing the [?]idge which is still undergoing repairs, slipped hrough some…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir,--It is an old saying (and no doubt a true one) that "Patience is a virtue;" but to what an enormous stretch has the patience of our Illawarra friends been subjected with regard to some tangible information…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The T[?] way Bill, introduced by the Minister for Public Works [?] Legislative Assembly last evening, provldes for the [?]triction of the undermentioned lines:—…
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