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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
1,314 stories in Sydney's papers · page 55 of 66
S[?]-CALLED accidents, more or less serious, are becoming of such common occurrence lately through mismanagement or carelessness that I think it quite time to draw attention to the matter. Last week a…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →A LARGE public meeting, representing all classes, was held here last night, the object mainly being to consider the action of Mr. H. H. Cooke, M.L.A., in reference to the extension of…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Messrs. Combes and Smith, Ms.P. for East Macquarie, have presented a petition to the Minister for Works, form residents of Oberon and Fist River, asking for a tramway from Tarana to Fish River…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,—I have just this moment seen Mr. Myles M'Rao's letter (in your issue of the 23rd instant) on the subject of the Grafton, Glen Innes, end Inverell railway. I cordially agree with him that your columns are always free for the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →It is gratifying to know that the police are in search of the two men who knocked down and robbed the railway clerk of £420. It was, of coarse, unfortunate for the clerk that he was thoughtful enough…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A very sad and fatal accident occurred on the railway line on Friday evening as four [?] were working their way home on a trolly, near Jindalee. A special cattle train came suddenly round one of the curves; three of the men jumped…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Last Wednesday evening a public meeting was held, at Clarence Town to support the movement for the proposed Northern Coast Railway. We abridge from the "Maitland Mercury" the following report of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →We are informed that in reply to a communication from Sir G. W. Allen, with reference to the extra charge now being made from the Glebe Junction to Glebe Point and Forest Lodge, Mr. Goodchap states…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Yesterday, shortly before noon, a tramway [?]ductor named George Briston, aged 40 years, met with an accident of a serious nature. He was collecting tickets as the tram was passing the new…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The preparations for opening the railway to Warren Road, on the way from Dubbo to Bourke are in a forward state, and it seems as though the residents of the locality had made up their minds to do all that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In view of the public meeting on Monday evening, to [?]le into consideration the services rendered to this colony [?]y the late Dr. Lang, we have been requested by Mr. John Woods, of Many, to publish the substance of two letters…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →At the Redfern Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Addison, S.M., William Armstrong and George Robinson were each charged with two breaches of the tramway by-laws. From the evidence it appeared…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A special exhibition of the Pintsch gas-lighting system, as applied to railway trains, was recently made to a large number of railway and postal officials and others on the Eric Rond, U. S. A., the following…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A deputation, introduced by Mr M'Culloch, M.L.A., waited upon the Minister for Public Works, yesterday, to request that a light line of railway should be constructed to Ryde, in lieu of the proposed tramway…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Warrego Railway Bill has, this week, occupied the exclusive attention of the Legislative Assembly during three full sittings. The debate began on Monday at 4 o'clock, and terminated half-an-hour…
Continued on Trove, page 673 →In the Assembly to-day Mr. Griffith moved the adjournment of the House in order to call attention to the position of public business, and call on the Premier to perform his duty, and inform the House what he…
Continued on Trove, page 663 →A deputation waited on the Minister for Works, at 11.30 a.m. yesterday, in reference to the above subject. The deputation was composed of Messrs. M'Culloch and R. Barton, M.sP.; Mr. Hutchinson,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sir,--It has lately gone forth to the world that in consideration of the railways of New South Wales paying a return of six per cent, upon the outlay, the Government have effected reductions in the fares and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A deputation, introduced by Mr. M'Culloch, M.P., waited on tho Minister for Public Works, yesterday, at 11 a.m., to represent the necessity for a railway platform at Denham Court, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ON Wednesday, October 4, a public meeting was held at Clarence Town to support the movement for the proposed Northern Coast Railway. We abridge from the " Maitland Mercury " the following report o…
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