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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
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Yesterday, at noon, a deputation representing the Cabmen's Union, waited on the Chief Secretary, Mr. Berry, to hand in a protest against the introduction of tramways. They urged that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The railway policy of the Government was laid before Parliament last night, and occasioned a debate which was adjourned until Tuesday next. It was right that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Secretary for Works and Commissioner for Railways are likely to have a busy time of it for the next few days. In the House the former promised that all possible information respecting the new…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir,—Permit me to take up a small portion of your space to point out the inconvenience which is caused to passengers wishing to travel by rail from Petersham or Newtown to suburban stations beyond Summer Hill on Saturday nights…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The following are the routes of the proposed new lines of railway which the Minister for Public Works submitted to the Legislative Assembly last evening for approval:— Sydney to Wollongong and Kiama, length 68 miles,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A denotation, consisting of the Mayor and other representative of tils municipality of Prospect, waited on the minister for Mines this morning to ask for the proclamation of three roads from Park-road…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A deputation, introduced by Mr. Fletcher, waited upon the Minister for Works, for the purpose of urging the necessity of the construction of a traffic bridge to connect Wickham with Bullook Island…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A deputation was introduced by Mr. Henson, M.P. which advocated the Canterbury route should, be adopted as the route of the Illawarra railway. It was believed to be the eheapest route, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. J. Davies, in conjunction with Mr. M'Pheraon, waited upon the Minister for Works, with a request that the Waverley line of tramway be extended be yond charing Cross, before the plant and the men…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,—In order to obviate the inconvenience complained of by your correspondent in the Herald of to-day, I would beg to offer a counter proposition for the consideration of the proper authourities, namely—The line to Waverley and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The following is a summary of the proposed expenditure on the subordinate roads of the colony under trustees for the present year:—Nothern Roads, 840 miles, £10,823; Western Roads, 547 miles, £6716; Southern Roads, 605…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →On Friday 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 15 →A deputation from Wickham and adjoining townships, introduced by Mr. J. Fletcher, M.P., waited upon the Minister for Works yesterday to ask that a traffic bridge might be erected from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Our Grafion correspondent telegraphs:- "Sir Henry Parkes's minute to Mr. Lackey with reference to the Clarence and New England Railway is generally looked upon as another sop to keep the northern…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Danville, Va,, Jan. 8.-Last night the fast mail train going south on the Richmond and Danville Railway, while running very rapidly, ran into a rock slide one and a half mile east of Lexington,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A deputation from Canterbury, introduced by Mr. Henson, M.L.A., waited on the Minister for Works yesterday, to place before him certain resolutions agreed to at a recent public meeting at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The claims of that fertile district through which the Tweed, the most northerly of the rivers of this colony runs, are, we regret to say, almost entirely overlooked by our legislators. Knowing that, we are not…
Continued on Trove, page 454 →The following are the routes of the proposed new lines of railway which the Minister for Public Works submitted to the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday for approval:— From Homebush to Waratah, 95 miles, double…
Continued on Trove, page 467 →In the Assembly on Wednesday night Mr. Lackey asked the House to consent to the construction of 580 additional miles of railway and to a loan expenditure of about eight millions and three-quarters sterling. Considering that the…
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