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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
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It will be remembered that on Tuesday evening last Mrs. Eliza Triton, wife of a wood-dealer, on the Botany-road, was run over by a passing cab and kill 3d. An inquest was opened yesterday, but…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The City Coroner held an inquest yesterday at the Sportsman's Arms, Alexandria, touching the death of Elizabeth Tritton, who was killed by being run over by a vehicle on the Botany-road…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Some excitement was caused in Elizabeth-street, between Hunter-street and King-street, yesterday (Thursday) afternoon, through a motor and tram of trams getting off the rails. The 3.25 p.m.,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,—Visions of pleasure and advantage through the extension of the tramway system have been for the last twelve months or more the all-absorbing topic of the day. Every person you met had something to say on the subject,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The bearing of the case against Alexander Dugaid, driver of one of Harrison's omnibuses, who is charged with obstructing the tramway on April 7th, was resumed yesterday afternoon at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A deputation, consisting of Aldermen W. H. P[?]mayor of Petersham), Cabitt, Hughes, [?]M'Mahon, and Barrell, waited upon the Minister for Works yesterday morning, to request…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Yesterday, a deputation, consisting of Mr A. Cameron, M.L.A., Mr D O'Connor, M.L.A., Mr. T. Abigail. M.L.A, Mr. F. Martin, M L A., Aldennan Palmer, and a number of gentlemen who are residente and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A deputation, consisting of the Mayor of Petersham (Mr. W. H. Paling), with Aldermen Cubitt, Hughes, Msgill, Bandi, and M'Mahon, waited on the Minister for Works yesterday, to request the Government to have a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Minister for Works was yesterday interviewed by a number of gentlemen appointed as a deputation by a large public meeting hold at Pyrmont, their object being to protest against the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In our advertising columns will be found a notification from Messrs. Gilchrist, Watt, and Co., the general agents for the Pacific mail steamships, the effect of which ought to prove exceedingly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR,—In reading your issue of the 18th ult. I was forcibly struck with the truth of your leader in reference to city railways. There will never be a system of the above carried out to give satisfactions…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Automatic coupling versus manual means of coupling rolling-stock is the subject of a pamphlet just issued by Messrs. Hudson, Brothers, of Redfern, who are the sole manufacturers of the coupler recently invented by Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 868 →On the 18th November, 1880, the Railway Companies Preliminary Act was assented to. This Act provides for the encouragement of the construction of railways by private enterprise, and enables the…
Continued on Trove, page 863 →A STRONG spirit of railway enterprise (observes the AUSTRALASIAN) is taking possession of the public mind throughout Australia. It is fostered, if not developed, by the attractive projects with which…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →A slight accident occurred this morning on the tram-line at the intersection of Liverpool and Oxford streets. At this point there is a rather abrupt curve, and the recent rains have caused the positions of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The adjourned inquest on the body of Elizabeth Tritton, who was run oyer on Botany-road, abont 6 o'clock the evening of Queen's Birthday, and who died shortly afterwards from the injuries received,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Judgment was delivered at the Water Police Court yesterday by Mr. Hale for him self and Mr. Gray in the ease of Alexander Duguid, charged with obstructing a tramway on April 7. The case has been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Yesterday morning, at the Water Police Court, Mr. Hale delivered the judgment of himself and Mr. Gray in the case of Alexander Duguid, charged with obstructing the tramway on April 7th last…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,—Now that the great excitement consequent on the recently declared railway policy of the Government has somewhat subsided, the claims of many fully satisfied, and people generally in a measure released from their own…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sir,--I should like to know whether Mr. Goodchap is aware that in wet weather as a rule, tram-traveilers to and from Waverley and Woollahra have to sit in pools of water during their journey. On Saturday…
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