The Railway King; Or, Acrobatic 'Arry. (Vide Cartoon.)
Theatricals have languished for A gloomy month or two, And managers are getting wild, Not knowing what to do…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1881
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To Sir H. Parkes the Railway King
HE'S a man with a will, And a fine man still,j Though his head is as white as the southern snows; He cuts through the hill,…
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Hon. J. Lackey (Ring-master) : "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE RAILWAY KING WILL NOW GO THROUGH THE UNPRECEDENTED FEAT OF TURNING A SOMERSAULT OVER FIGHT RAILWAY ENGINES. THE CIRCULAR QUAY AND GRAFTON WILL SHORTLY BE ADDED TO THESE, MAKING TEN IN ALL."…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Grafton Railway question (By Electric Telegraph.) GRAFTON,Saturday
THE survey party—Hogg,Warren,and Walker —started this morning.Paulo Marcoloni accompanies them.The Argus in congratulating the EVENING NEWS for their despatch in publishing…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Rule of the Road at Sea
The Governments of the following countries have now accepted the English revised regulations for preventing collisions at sea :--Cochin, Kattyawar, Khelat, Kutch, Muscat, Travancore, Zanzibar,…
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The following is a copy of a telegram received by the Under-Secretary for Mines, from Mr. Warden Tompson, of Mount Poole:--"Wilcannia, 1st April, 1881. Last week five men nearly perished,…
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An effort is about to be made to urge Government to at once proceed with the construction of the tramway to connect the Glebe and Forest Ledge with the city. In all probability the mayor of Glebe will be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Graft on Railway Trouble. GRAFTON
The survey party has made a fresh start ia the direction of Tenterfield. Paulo Marcolini lias written to the Minister for Works, offering to make a marked tree line from Grafton to…
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The extension of tea tramway to Waverley will be open about the end of the week, and within another week the cars will run continuously to the [?] named as by that time the four motors now on board…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Novel Idea of Boycotting. Another Way of Getting a Railway. Geafton
It is suggested in this morning's ARGUS that a meeting be convened of business men, for the purpose of " Boycotting" the wholesale houses in Sydney, with a view of transferring business…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Correspondence. Our Railway Policy. to the Editor of the Sydney Daily Telegraph
Sir,--I agree with your correspondent, "Mr. John Warde," that we should, if possible, raise our loans within the colony, thereby saving the interest from going home, which will shortly amount to a large…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Correspondence. City Roads. to the Editor of the Sydney Daily Telegraph
Sir,---When the asphalt blocks were laid in George-street, between Market and King streets, they were to be subject to 12 months' test before n verdict could be given as to whether the new (in Sydney) material…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Latest Telegrams Railway at the Clarence
We are indebted for the following telegram to the courtesy of Mr. R. L. Murray, M.L.A.:— INVERELL, Monday. At a large and enthusiastic meeting, held here…
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LONDON, April 4.—Intelligence has been received of the poisoning of a party of railway surveyors. The party numbered 100 persons, and were understood to…
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Some correspondence has taken place between the Government and Colonel Beaumont, of England, the inventor of a now tramway motor, and which is said to have the advantage of being both noiseless and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Working Men and the Waverley Tram. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—As Mr. Commissioner Goodchap has always been a kind friend to the working, I trast he will not, when arranging the time-table for the Waverley [?]ram, overlook the fact that the principal portion of the inhabitants of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →NEWTOWN-ROAD. To the Editor
SIR,-Can you inform the public who is responsible for the state of that part of the Newtown-road which lies within the boundary of the City of Sydney? It is in a most disgraceful state, and there is every…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railway Policy. TENTERFIELD
A large meeting was held at the School of Arts last night, to consider the question of the construction of a railway from Grafton to Tenterfield ; the mayor presided. Messrs. Whereat,…
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Mr. Hezlett, M.P. for Paddington, introduced a deputation from the residents of the Municipality of Paddington to the Secretary for Works, this morning. Mr. Brown, Mayor of Paddington, referred to…
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