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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
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On Friday evening last (says the BRAIDWOOD DISPATCH) a Well-known resident of this district left Redfern Station by the mail train for Goulburn. He took his seat in the compartment of a second-class…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A deputation representing the residents of Plattaburgh, Lambton, Wallsend, and Waratah, was introduced to the secretary for Works this morning by Mr. Turner, M.P., with Mr. A. Cameron, M.P.,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A deputation consisting of Alderman Melville, Mr. A. Becher, and Dr. Brown, waited on the Secretary for Works, this morning introduced by Mr. C. Cowper, to urge the desirability of at once…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A serious disturbance took place laBt night at Newcastle Weat, country Limerick. An attack was made on a train in which were three police men escorting Mr. Wm. R. Croker, agent to…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →A Press message has been received from "the? Mayor of Glen Innes, stating that Mr. Surveyor Warren, accompanied by Mr. Quinn, who has been acting as guide, have arrived at Glen Innes;…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Yesterday a deputation, introduced by Messrs. Turnor, M.L.A., and Cameron, M.L.A., and consisting of aldermen from the boroughs of Plattsburg, Wallsend, Lambton, and Waratah, waited on the Hon. Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A deputation, yesterday, waited on the Hon. Minister for Works to urge upon the Government the desirableness of immediately calling for tenders for the extension of the railway to Bourke, and also to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir, -- When the Redfern tramway was opened to compete with the 'buses the fare was fixed at 2d, a penny under the 'bus fare. The effect was to attract such a large number of passengers that the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A narrow escape occurred to a carrier named George Floyd on Friday night at the crossing of the temporary bridge over the railway line at the Eight Mile, from Tamworth to Moonbi; one horse was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Terry, M.P., and Dr. Tucker waited on the Secretary for Works, this morning, to inquire into the causes of the delay in the construction of the tramway to Cook's River. For about a fortnight the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir,—The Richmond and Windsor line is out of luck through being only a branch line, ending nowhere in par-ticular, and though the people residing on this road growl a good deal over their woes, they manage to keep their growl…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An inquest was held yesterday afternoon at the City Coroner's office, respecting the cause of death of a man named James Livingstone, aged 29 years, who had been in the colony 20 years, and who has left a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. surveyor warren and Mr. Quinn arrived here on Friday last. The surveyor reports very favourably on Quinn's route for the Clarence and Glen Innes railway. This route is 90 miles, which is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE departments has had under car[?]ration all the representations made with reference to the proposed duplication of the tramway line in Oxford-street, and after due deliberation it has been resolved…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →For some time past an inconvenience has bean felt by those travelling overland to Victoria in the matter of obtaining information as to the time at which the various trains in the sister colony connect with that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—Seeing that tenders are being called for a tramway line to be laid along Regent-street and the main Botany-road, I for one do not see the necessity of having another Oxford-street bungle. The The matrioulation and degree examinations at Sydney University were commenced yesterday. There were 70 for examination at Sydney, and seven examined at Brisbane. The applicants were in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Although the railway proposals of Government did not embrace a line to connect Redfern with Circular Quay, except in so far as this could be done by the continuation of the Elizabeth-street tramway,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Railway Department yesterday received and opened tenders for the construction of the railway from Wallerawang to Mudgee, and will receive careful scrutiny on the part of the officers of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,—I am glad to see that "Travellor" has called attention in your columns to the positively disgraceful state of this branch line. Why does not our member see to it. I would also a[?]…
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