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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
1,797 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 90
Sir,—A woman has been bereft of her husband, and seven poor children rendered fatherless: the result of the accident that last week befel Robert Kirkpatrick, the tramway guard. Their is very much to admire in the efforts now being made…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE opening of the branch railway from Juneo to Hay as far as Narrandera, took place on Monday. As stated by na previously, there was no official opening or ceremony, but the first through train, as we learn…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →A deputation, consisting ot several members of Parliament and of municipal suburban bodies, was introduced to Mr. Laokey, last Friday, by Mr. Trickett, M.L.A., to urge on the notice of the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →A deputation introduood by Mr. S. C. Brown, M.L.A,, waited on the Secretary for Works, last Friday, to call attention to the unsatisfactory state of the rates charged for carriage of coaL owing to an…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Air inquest was held on Tuesday at the Horse and Jockey Hotel, Homebush, before the city coroner. Mr. H. Shiell, J.P., on the body of Charlotte Fanny Bray, aged 17 years, whose…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →IT is perhaps a subject for regret that-Mr T. R. SMITH withdrew his motion for the appointment of a committee to inquire into the present system of railway rates at the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Over 10,000 people travelled on the tram cars on Saturday, the majority of them going to the cricket ground at Moore Park, and fortunately no accidents serious nature. As the 1.50 train was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A meeting of residents of Canterbury was held last evening at the Old School hose, Canter [?] road, to take into consideration the best means of inducing the Government to construct the Illiawarra Railway…
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Continued on Trove, page 3 →In compliance with a requisition presented to the Mayor of Canterbury, a meeting of residents and ratopayers of that municipality was held last evening to take into consideration the best means of inducing the Government to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sir,--There is, perhaps, no department of the Government service where the business is done in a more characteristic manner than that of the tramways. At that sardine-box looking structure,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A meeting of the residents of Canterbury, and those holding properly in the district, was held at the Old Schoolhouse, on the Canterbury-road, last evening. There was an attendance of about 300,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,—Permit me through the medium of your columns to call the attention of the "powers that be" to the state of some of the tramway crossings. That at the intersection of Elizabeth and Park streets is bad enough, but it is nothing…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A correspondent who has had many years experience in England and Australia in connection with road-making, writes on the subject of the experiments now going on in Sydney. He says that each of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A large and influential meeting of the inhabitants and property owrers of Ultimo was held at Riley's Wentworth Park Hotel last evening, at 8 o'clock, to make final arrangements for a deputation to wait…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A meeting of the progress committee was held last night. Amongst other matters, the S. M. HERALD'S article on the question of railway rates was fully discussed, the chairman stating that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This morning a deputation, introduced by Mr. Cameron, waited upon the Minister for Works with a view of urging upon the Government the necessity of the construction of a bridge across the railway at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A motor, with cars attached, was this morning sent on a trial trip over the new line of tramway to Ocean-street, Woollabra, Mr. Roberts, traffic superintendent being on board. The trip was made…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following alterations have been made in the railway time-table, and will come into operation on the 14th of this month. The up southern mail will leave Albury at 3.15 instead of 3.30 p.m., and arrive…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The tramway to Ocean-street will be opened, according to announcement, for [?] trafic to-morrow (Saturday), Trains will leave Ocean-street at 8.4 a.m. 8.29 a.m., 8.54, a.m., 9.19 a.m., 9.44 a.m., 10.9 a.m., 10.34 a.m., and…
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