Railway to North Shore
A MEETING was held at the School of Arts, St. Loonards, last night, under the auspices of the North Shore Improvement League, for the purpose of urging the Government to bring the railway to…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1881
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Grafton and New England Railway
An important letter from Grafton on the above subject, was wired to the editor of this journal to-day, but it came through too late to appear in our first edition. The letter will be published in a later…
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THE following correspondence which has recently passed between the hon. secretary of the Carcoar Railway League and Mr. ex-Government Surveyor Townsend, relative to the comparative…
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A public meeting was held last night at the School of Arts, St. Leonards, " for the purpose of urging the Government to bring the railway to the waters of Port Jackson to the castward of Lane Cove River." There was only a…
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Sir,—According to appearances it is scarcely likely the tramway will be opened to Waverley for some weeks. The people of this suburb have very little to thank the authorities for. When the extension of tramways was first…
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Mr. Duggan, who writes for the Wagga Wagga Progress Committee on the above subject, has not closed the controversy. According to the represntations of "the other side," he has shifted the ground of the dispute. The article…
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A paper recently issued with respect to the railway proposals of the Government shows some interesting particulars with regard to the districts affected by the proposed now lines. Referring to the Illawarra line, in the…
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A public meeting was held at the School of Arts, St. Leonard's, last night, under the auspices of the North Shore Improvement League, for the purpose of urging the Government to bring the Great…
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In the best-informed circles it is believed that the matter which caused so much discussion last night will in the end be settled in a manner that will eatisfy all, or almost all. There are those who believe that…
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THE debate in the Assembly last night on the railway policy of the Government was confined for the most part to the expediency of constructing a line of railway from…
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Indignation is expressed at the proposed railway line from Narrandera to Jerilderie, which goes through the property of throe or four large firms. A petition is being numerously signed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great Railway Meeting at Grafton. GRAFTON
The largest public meeting ever held in Grafton influential and unanimous to a man-was held in the Theatre Royal last night. It is estimated that 1200 were present. Mr. Pape, major, was in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Great Northern Railway. to the Editor of the Sydney Daily Telegraph
Sir,--Permit me to say, as an old colonist, that I think the route indicated by the Government cannot be improved on; but the vast importance of the Hawkeshury as a coal port does net appear to have…
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Sir,—I am not going to grumble about the tramway, as I think there are enough of our villagers looking after it; but I should be obliged for a short space to make my complaint about the state of the old road. From Queen-street to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Waverley-road. to the Editor of the Sydney Daily Telegraph
Sir,—I address these lines to you because I think that you will fully agree in what I am about to say. I wish to draw attention to the not only disgraceful, a but disgusting state of the Waverley-road. The…
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As an important fact in the railway rates' controversy, Mr. John Walsh, merchant here, shows this morning that he has five tons of wire on the road by teams, to be delivered here at 40s from…
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The greatest interest is manifested at Gundagai regarding the proposed railway from Cootamundra. The published statistics show that the Jerilderie line would cost [?]144 per head of the…
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A public meeting was held in the Oddfellows' Hall, Ashfield, on Wednesday, for the purpose of taking into consideration the action of the Government in, stopping the vehicle crossing at the Ashfield railway…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Northern Railway. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—In a recent [?] there are [?] marks on the probable traffic on the Newcastle railway, and amongst the items coal figures largely. Now, I wish to ask is it probable that much of that traffic will be diverted from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tramway Smoke. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—I am not one of those who quixotically run [?] at the tramways, and therefore trust my complaint may be taken in good part. My objection, however, to the s[?] emitted by the motors is one that is shared in by h[?]…
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