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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
1,314 stories in Sydney's papers · page 48 of 66
DEAR SIR,—We, the undersigned residents of the Macleay River, believing it to be of the highest importance that all occupying positions of trust in the public service, especially those employed…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →An influential meeting was held here last night, with the object of urging on the Government the necessity of taking immediate steps to provide a water supply on the road hence to Mount Browne. The Government advertised for tenders…
Continued on Trove, page 400 →The views of the American syndicate represented here by Dr. John Weir have been made public. The proposal is to construct cable tramways similar to those of San Francisco. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Messrs. R. B. Smith, Proctor, and Copeland introduced a deputation to the Minister for Works on Friday, to urge the advisability of a railway from Annidale to Trial Bay through the Macleay…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. Forster, M.P., introduced a deputation to the (Minister for Works on Friday to urge on him the [desirability of at once calling for tenders for the railway from Cootamundra to Gnndagai. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →During the week a deputation, consisting of Mr. Stone (Mayor of Forbes), Mr. W. Thompson, and Mr. W. Brookes, accompanied by Mr. Bodel, M.L.A.; Mr. Vaughn, M.L.A.; Mr. Cramsie, M.L.A.; Mr. Quin, M.L.A.; and Mr. W. Clarke, M.L.A.,…
Continued on Trove, page 402 →A DEPUTATION, consisting of Mr. John Brown, M.L.A., Mr. A. Bowman, M.L.A., and Messrs. W. Parnell, W. Pearce, and Thomas Ellis, waited upon the Minister for Works on the 26th ultimo, to present a petition asking that a light railway might be…
Continued on Trove, page 402 →Yesterday Mr. R. Burdett Smith, M.L.A., introduced a deputation, consisting of Messrs. Copeland, M.L.A., Proctor, M.L.A., Panton, and Moore, to the Minister for Works, for the purpose of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sir,--I fully endorse the pertinent remarks of your correspondent anent the above subject. If ever a public necessity existed it is the one of a waitingroom at the Glebe, and the reasons, therefore, cannot…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A deputation of residents of Gundagai were introduced by Mr. W. Forster, M.L.A., to the Minister for Works yesterday, requesting that tenders for the above railway should be called for at the earliest…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A deputation of Gundagai residents, introduced by Mr. W. Forster, M.L.A., waited on the Minister for Works yesterday for the purpose of requesting that tenders for the construction of the railway from Cootamundra to Gundagai…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sir,—The country which would be benefited by the construction of the above line of railway, now being advocated in your columns, comprises those districts extending from Maitland to the Queensland border, and is unquestionably…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sir,—Kindly permit me a few words on the above subject. In your issue of yesterday there appears a report of a deputation from Forbes to the Hon. the Minister for Works, and one of the speakers is reported to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dr. John Weir has fully explained the nature of the proposals he makes in behalf of the American Syndicate for the construction of cable tramways in Melbourne. The Syndicate has a capital of 3,000,000 dollars, and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Messrs. W. Clarke, vaughn, Cramsie, Bodel and Quin, Ms.P., introduced a deputation to the Minister for Works on Monday, consisting of Mr. Stone, mayor of Forbes, and other gentlemen. The object…
Continued on Trove, page 39 →LAST Friday the Minister for Lands received a deputation consisting of Messrs. John Browne ande Alex. Bowman, M's.L.A., Messrs, Parnell and W. Pearce (Jerry's Plains), and Thos. Ellis (Broke), who presented…
Continued on Trove, page 39 →Sir,—As I presume I am the "One of the deputation" alluded to by Mr. H. H. Cooke in a letter which appeared in your columns of Saturday, in re "Orange to Wilcannia railway," will you kindly allow me a short space for reply?…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sir,—As horse-power versus steam-power is just now agitating the public mind in the metropolis, I take the liberty of giving a few extracts from a Belfast paper, The Northern Whig of July 3rd, 1882, to show that the great…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Victorian Railway Department now run the Melbourne nail train into Wodonga seven minutes earlier than before. The same acceleration of speed should be made from the New-South Wales side. Heretofore the time allowed the…
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