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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
1,314 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 66
THE official party, consisting of Sir John and Lady Robertson, Sir Edward Strickland, the Hon. James Byrnes, Messrs. T. M. Slattery, L. Beyers, C. Goodchap, and W. V. Read (traffic manager),…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →There is great uncertainty about the date of the opening of the Uralla Railway. About 300 men are employed at Uralla ballasting and erecting the station buildings. The ballasting will…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A terrible railway accident occurred today on the St. Petersburg and Moscow line, which resulted in a fearful loss of life of passengers and officials…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A terrible accident has occurred on the Moscow Kursk Railway. 200 persons, comprising passengers and officials, were killed, and the train was completely wrecked…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →As the watchman of the Petersham railway station was going his round at half-past 11 o'clock on Sunday night, he noticed that the doors of an iron safe in the booking office were open. He at once reported…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An inquest was held this morning on the body of a woman named Emmet, wife of a gardener, resident near the railway station, who was killed by a train passing over her body on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The tenders for the first section of the Illawarra railway, viz., from Macdonaldtown to Coalclicc, have already been called for, and will be opened in the early part of September. The line will pass through…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Thomas Walker, a shunter, in jumping off an engine last night, had his foot cut off and his body considerably bruised. He has only been four months on the staff…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The TOWN AND COUNTRY JOURNAL. artist and contributor, Mr. C. H. Topham (the Raven) having returned from a northern tour in the sugar districts. of New South Wales, and through. Queensland, will…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE hon. secretary to the Glebe Tramway Vigilance Committee (Mr. Henry E. Maxted) has handed us for publication the following communication to Sir G. VV. Allan, in reply to letters and interviews which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our roads are in a shocking condition, and traffic is much impeded. The road from Woodburn to the North Arm, which connects the Clarence and Richmond Rivers, and upon which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At the Redfern Police Court, on Wednesday, there were no less than three cases for breaches of the tramway bylaws set down for hearing. In each, however, the summonses were not served, consequent…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The number of season tickets issued on the suburban lines of railway for the quarter ending March 31, 1881, was, first class 1161, and second class 1960, while the number issued for the corresponding…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fifty-five men have left the Ben Lomond cuttings on the Glen Innes railway on account of the severity of the weather. The rumour that Mr. Prondfoot has applied for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →There was a large railway meeting at the Theatre Royal last night. The delegates from Inv[?] and Glen Innes addressed the meeting. The galleries were packed with young persons,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →One of the largest public meetings ever held in Grafton in connection with the agitation for a railway from Grafton to New England, took place here last night in the Theatre Royal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The secretary of the Glebe Tramway Vigilance Committee (Mr. H. E. Maxted), has handed us for publication the following communication, received by Sir G. W. Allen, relative to the delay in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Minister for Works this also received adputation consisting or Messrs J.S. Farnell, M.L.A., Alderman Bailey (Borough of Victoria), Alderman Seldon (North Willonghby), and J. J. Lough…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This morning a deputation from Waverley and Bondi, consisting of Messrs. W. Hezlett, M.L.A., Macpherson (Mayor of Waverley), J. Thompson, Alf. Allen James Green, Wm. Wylio, and M. Mackenzie,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The construction of the Coogee line lias at length been authorised, and tenders are now being called for, the last day for sending them in being the 11th August next The duplication of the single line…
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