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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
1,314 stories in Sydney's papers · page 58 of 66
You'd better believe I was glad when that letter came from uncle Joe; for mother and father had promised me that, if I should get a good average in my marks at school, I might go and spend the vacation at uncle Joe's. I put in…
Continued on Trove, page 755 →THE first train to Warren Road Station, on Great Western Line, arrived at five minutes 1 o'clock this afternoon. Among the passengers were the following members of Parliament:…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Sir,--The question as to the North Shore bridge has been spoken of by some hon. members, who seem to be touched with a little of Sir John's " blind puppyish," as a matter involving some tremendous…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon another horrible scene of butchery and blood was witnessed on the tram line in Elizabeth-street, nearly in front of the head office. A springeart belonging to Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →After the most faithful efforts of the managers of the street care in Paris to substitute steam cower for horses, they have given up the job. For five years they have used steam, during which period they…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LAST Friday the railway from Dubbo to Nevertire, or Warren-road Station, the first portion of 64 miles of the section of Messrs. Amos' contract to Nyngan, was formally opened. The mail…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A deputation, consisting of Messrs. Wright, Cameron, Hezlet, and Poole, members of the Legislative Assembly, waited upon the Minister for Works yesterday to urge upon the Government the necessity for having the tramway…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sir,—I shall be obliged if you will kindly allow me space in your valuable paper for the purpose of showing to the public the utter absurdity and unfairness of the new railway rates…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sir,—Having at various times read many complaint, about the tramways and their management, I, like many others, considered that such a vast and constantly increasing system could not be worked in our narrow thoroughfares without a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →We are informed that the tenders for the constru[?]tion of the extension of the railway line from Glen Innes to Tenterfield were opened on Thursday. There were some seven or eight tenders sent in, all of them…
Continued on Trove, page 752 →A terrible incident occurred on Monday night in Elizabeth street, which resulted in the death of a man, bat whether from accident or design does not appear clear. About 11 o'clock a respectably-dressed man was observed walking along the footpaths…
Continued on Trove, page 747 →Mr. Douglas, M.L.A., Mr. Loughnan, M.L.A., and Messrs. H. Hays, P. Rogers, J. R. Garland, D. Copland, and H. Fitzhardinge waited upon the Minister for Works to ask that a trial surrey might be made of a route for a…
Continued on Trove, page 757 →A deputation, consisting of Mr. T. G. G. Dangar, M.L.A., Mr. J. N. Brunker, M.L.A., and Messrs. D. M. Jones, C. N. Vaughan, J.P., F. Staveley, and H. Crowthers, waited upon the Minister for Works to urge the necessity of railway…
Continued on Trove, page 757 →Messrs. Wright, Poole, Cameron, and Hezlet, M.'sL.A., interviewed Mr. Lackey yesterday morning, complaining of the very inadequate way the stopping places and junctions on the tramway…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Yesterday a deputation, consisting of Messrs. Henson, M.L.A., Jones, and Fisher, Hammond (Mayor of Ashfield), and Alderman Hebblewhite, waited on the Minister for Works, on the subject…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A deputation, consisting of Messrs. J. Brunker, M.L.A., Vaughn; Staveley, D. M. Jones, and Carruthers, was introduced to the Secretary for Works, by Mr. T. G. Dangar, M.L.A., for the purpose of…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →AN inquest was held by the city coroner last Tuesday respecting the death of James Byrne, aged 29, storekeeper, in the employ of P. B. Larkin. It waa supposed that deceased met with his death in…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →The following petition, containing 1000 signatures, has been presented to the Legislative Assembly:- "The humble petition of the undersigned inhabitants of St. Peters and Cook's River, near Sydney, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A public meeting of the residents of Newtown was held at the local Town Hall last evening, for the purpose of adopting a petition to Parliament, and taking such steps as may be deemed necessary townards…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A public meeting of inhabitants of Newtown and neighbouring districts was held at the Town Hall, Newtown, last evening, for the purpose of considering the desirableness of petitioning Parliament, and taking such other steps…
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