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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
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On the subject of the arrangements for the opening of the extension of the railway to Hay, We are informed that all persons purchasing tickets for the banquet will have free excursion tickets allowed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two steam trams (one special) left Hunter-street yesterday, at half-past 5, for Waverley, and were three times stack up on the route. First in Liverpool-street, then at Downling lastly on Barrack…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This morning a deputation, consisting of Mr. Alex Bowman. M.L.A., and Messrs. J. T. Smith, Barnard Conlan, William Rose, and Richard Hayes waited upon the Hon. Dr. Renwick, Minister for Mines, in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LONDON, Jane 13.—The opposition to the erection of a bridge over the Forth has at length been overcome…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No final decision has been arrived at with regard to the circular tramway at Circular Quay and the connection between the western and eastern systems of tramways. A difficulty has arisen by reason of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The cause of death of the little girl, Elsie Mabel Smee, aged two and eight months, who was killed on the Waverley tramway on Tuesday evening last, formed the subject of a coroner's inquest held…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Constable Patrick Barratt, while stepping over Batman-street level crossing at Richmond today was run over by a train, and killed instantaneously. His head was severed for his body, which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The City Coroner held an inquest at his chambers yesterday morning on the body of the little girl Elsie Mabel Smee, who was killed on Tuesday afternoon by the Waverley tram…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A dreadful railway accident occurred in Richmond this morning. Constaable Patrick Barrett, who was stationed at the Balmain-street crossing, was about to cross the line when he saw a train from Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A deputation consisting of Mr. Alexander Bowman, M.L.A., Messrs J. T. Smith, Bernard Conion William Rose, and Richard Hayes, waited upon Dr. Benwick, Minister of Mines, yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ANOTHER sad accident occurred last Tuesday on the Waverley line. From inquiries made upon the spot it appears that the 4.13 tram was rounding the bend near the public school at Waverley…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →A deputation, consisting of Messrs. John T. Smith, Bernard Conlon, William Rose, and Richard Hayes, accompanied by Mr. Alexander Bowman, M.L.A., waited upon the Minister for Mines, yesterday to urge the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—Will you kindly find space in your valuable journal for the following particulars regarding the travelling stock roads:—In the first place, we are entitled to half a mile on each side of the road, which…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Sir,—"A Sufferer," writing in your issue of yesterday, justly complains of the inefficient repairs of that part of the Purrumutta-road from its junction with Purramatta-street to Petersham…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In a former issue we stated that persons having tickets for the ball or banquet in celebration of the opening of the Hay railway extension would be supplied with free railway passes, available for return…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →There was a semi-official announcement last week, that the making up of the railway accounts for 1881 had disclosed the fact that the lines open for traffic were yielding a net…
Continued on Trove, page 967 →Sir,—Having stated to the Commissioner of Railways more than two years ago that I thought it possible to convey very cheaply wheat and other grain on the railways, notwithstanding the steep gradients presented by the great…
Continued on Trove, page 958 →A dreadful railway Accident occurred in Richmond this morning. Constable Patrick Barrett, who was stationed at the Balmain-Street crossing, was about to cross the lie when he saw a train from Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 975 →LONDON June 9.—Several of the private railway companies of Russia have become virtually insolvent through the unre-munerative character of the traffic. The…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →SIR,—If you want to see men lambed down to death come to these railway works. On an average there is a sly grog shop to about every thirty men engaged on the line. Most of these shanty-keepers, you must understand, are known…
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