Tramway to West Botany
A large and influential deputation, including tho Mayor and Aldermen of West Botany, was introduced by Mr. Pigott, M.P., to the Minister for Works yesterday, to ask for the construction of a…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1881
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Marrickville Tramway
The Borough of Marrickville is desirous of widening Victoria-street, between Donohoe's Hotel and Sydenham-road, in order to allow proper room for the tramway which is being laid. The Mayor…
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The Minister for Works was waited upon yesterday by a deputation, introduced by Mr. Hoskins, M.P., to ask for a trial railway survey from South Gundagai to Tumut, via Adelong. The…
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A deputation waited upon the Hon. Mr. Lackey, Minister of Works, at noon yesterday for the purpose of impressing upon him the desirability of diverting the Botany tramway now in course of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Railway Accident at Melbourne. Death of Mr. Elmslie Stephen. [By Electric Telegraph.] Melbourne
Mr. Elmslie Stephen, brother of the late Judge Stephen, died at 5.45 a.m. to-day from tho injuiries received by him through the Railway accident at Jolimont Crossing on Tuesday…
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Mr. Pigott M.L.A., introduced the Mayor and aldermen of West Botany, with some other gentlemen. making up about 20 in all, to the Minister for Works, yesterday, to urge upon him the construction of a branch…
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The Mayor of Marrickville, with Alderman Farr and Martin, waited upon the Minister for Works to ask him to cause to be resumed a piece of land in Victoria road, Marrickville, between Donohoe's Hotel and Sydenham…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Opening of the Railway to Darlington Point. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Narrandera
A further extension of the South-Western railway was opened from Narrandera to Darlington Point yesterday, the opening train being under the management of Traffic-inspector Roberts. A large number of visitors went from…
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Introduced by Mr. Poole, M.L.A., about a dozen gentlemen went, on behalf of the residents of Redfern, to ask the Minister for Works to divert the proposed Botany tramway, so that it shoul not pass along Regent-street. Mr. R…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Railway Disaster at Melbourne. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne
As was expected, the injuries to Mr. Elmslie Stephen terminated fatally, and he succumbed at 6 a.m. to-day. It was a singular coincidence that the deceased was one of the passengers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrible Railway Accident in Victoria. Four People Killed. (By Electric Telbgraph.) MELBOUBNE,Tuesday
A TERRIBLE accident occurred this morning to the Brighton express train. When the express Was approaching Jolimont, the axle of the engine broke, and several of the carriages fell over…
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A NUMEROUSLY attended meeting was held on Mon day night in theoounoilahambers, Canterbury, for the purpose of considering the acquirement of increased facilities of communication between the suburbs of…
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SIR,—Referring to your account relative to a terrible railway accident which occurred in Melbourne to-day. I think the cause may [?] be ascribed to the neglect of a very necessary…
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LONDON, September 3.—A serious railway collision has occurred at Bow, near Stratford, on the North London line. Three persons were killed and several…
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At last the double line in Oxford-street is completed, and business is no longer interfered with by the road being ploughed up. The carriage-way is, however, hardly so good as the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Railway Accident Near Penrith. [By Electric Telegraph.) Penrith
A fettler named Abraham Sto[?]t was knocked down on the railway line today, it is supposed battle down-mail train at China's Bridge, near the Cross-roads, Penrith. His head was nearly cut off,…
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A railway collision has occurred at Bow, near Stratford, on the North London line of railway, by which three persons were killed, while several others were more or less…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wagga Railway Bridge. Wagga Wagga
With reference to the bad state of the Wagga railway bridge and Mr. Lackey's denial, the "Advertiser," referring to the matter this morning, states that it is the approaches to the bridge…
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The contractors have commenced work in Parramatta-street, near the railway station, for the Glebe and Camperdown tramway. The line will be double as far as Glebe-street, when it will branch off in one…
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