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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
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Jury: Messrs. Frederick Hammond, James Holloway, George Bend, and John Ryder Jones. Mr. Pilcher and Mr. Dawson, instructed by Messrs. Slattery and Heydon, appealed for the plaintiff; Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Camden to Campbelltown tramway, the opening of which was celebrated on Friday, has become famous, almost at its inception, by an accident, which happily is said to be not very…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →All the delegates to the railway conference at Glen Innes have left town en route to the latter town. The conference will be held about the 23rd of the present month…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In reference to the progress of the second section Wallerawang and Mudgee Railway, a letter has been received by Messrs, Montefiore, Joseph, and Co., showing that Messrs. Fishburn and Morton, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An inquiry into the accident on the Camden line of tramway, which occurred on Monday last, was instituted yesterday, at Campbelltown, before Mr. Vernon, of the Railway Commissioner's Department,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Yesterday a preliminary meeting was held at the residence of a gentleman at Banks town to consider the propriety of petitioning the authorities to construct a line of tramway via Canterbury and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LONDON, March 14.—A return showing the construction of railways in the United States during the year 1881 has been published. It shows that the total length…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. James Purser, one of the sufferers by the late tramway accident at Camden, is recovering slowly. He is severely bruised about the head, and is attended to by Dr. Waugh…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir,—I objected to the route propounded by the West Botany councillors—first, because it monopolized fully two miles of the Muddy Creek-road, and I strongly object to tramways in the outskirts of this or any other suburban…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sir,—I was glad to notice that in your issue of Saturday last you called attention to the frequency of the trains running on the Southern and Western lines being late. The same complaint in a greater degree may be made with…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A preliminary meeting, called by advertisement, was held at Cooper's Hotel, Bankstown, yesterday, to consider the propriety of petitioning for the construction of a line of tramway, via…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE Campbelltown-Camden tramway was only opened on Friday last, when a number of gentlemen officially connected with the Government took part in the opening…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE whole artistic world has been greatly exercised in its mind by the threatened destruction of Magdalen Bridge,…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →The melancholy accident of last week, whereby one man lost his life and others incurred severe pain, has given a somewhat painful interest to this bridge. Many difficulties have already been met with in its erection. The deep bed…
Continued on Trove, page 424 →THE remarkable natural bridge of which we give an illustration spans Boree Creek, about ten miles beyond the town of Orange, and in the vicinity of the Canoblas mountains. It is one. of several groups of caverns…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A VERY largely attended meeting of property owners and others interested in this question was held this morning at the Waterloo Stores, corner of Market and George streets. The chair was occupied…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A narrow escape from a serious accident occurred at Redfern railway station this morning. When the 10.30 suburban train arrived at the station, and before it stopped, a little boy jumped out…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A third railway accident, attended by fatal results, has occurred in the north-east of London. Within the space of a few weeks we have had the dreadful tragedy in the Canonbury tunnel, in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sir,—Jogging along on the Peat's Ferry-road the other day, my mare fell into a deep excavation and nearly broke her legs and my neck, fortunalely the hole being very narrow she did not reach the bottom. It was well, for to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On March 10 the tramway from Campbelltown to Camden was opened by the Hon. John Lackey, Minister for Works, in the pretence of a very large gathering, consisting of people residing in the Campbelltown and Camden districts and of visitors from…
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