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A story that has been told the police by a man named Ambrose Taylor is perhaps one of the strangest in the records of Victoria (says the Ballarat Star. Taylor states that he took the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A tramway accident took place on Saturday afternoon, which, though not attended by any serious consequences, was yet of such a nature as to cause the greatest excitement throughout the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Commissioner for Railways, appointed by Act of C[?]nell 22 Victoria No. 19, hereby gives notice that his Excelle[?]y the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, deems it expedient to make and complete a railway between Goulburn and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Sir,--The accident by the overturning of a tramcar on the carve at the intersection of Elizabeth and Liverpool streets, on Saturday afternoon last, should I think, rouse the Government to the fact that the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A young man named Joan Webster, employed as a shunter on the railway, was badly injured this evening. He was coupling some trucks when he fell, the wheels of a 10-ton truck passing over…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The annual meeting of this syndicate was held on December 19 at the City Terminus Hotel, London, Lord Denbigh in the chair. The report stated that the directors regretted that they were not able to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SIR,—In your issue of the 12th instant I find a statement under [?]way grievance," that the people at Cross Roads [?] an irregular supply of trucks, whilst plenty are sent for Emu Plains. A similar…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The board appointed by the Victorian Governor- in-Council for the purpose of testing und inquiring into the merits of the Woods and Westinghouse- continuous automatic railway brakes, forwarded…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Their Honors the judges had a very important matter before them for their decision yesterday in the cabe of Tochsy v. Commissioner for Railways. A rule visit for a new trial was [?] and granted on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A large and enthusiastic meeting was held in the Temperance Hall, at Kiama, last night to protest against the action which is being taken by a few interested individuals to divert the proposed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Decanville system of light railways for passenger and goods traffic was brought under the notice of the Hon. the Minister of Railways on Wednesday afternoon by Mr. Clement Van der Velde, C.E., who…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →at Sydney. 17th. 19th, and 20th Febryary 1883. TICKETS at EXCURSION RATS will be issued to Sydney at all stations within 150 miles by the Up Mail Trains on FRIDAY, the IGth instant; and at all stations Within 50 miles on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A public meeting, convened by the Mayor, in response to a requisition from a number of ratepayers and residents of Kiama. took place in the Temperance Hell last night. It was held for the purpose of tnking…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE task of surveying the intended junction line which is to connect the Northern railway system with those of the South and West has been completed, and tenders are now being invited for the execution of the works…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Introduced by Mr. A. H. M'Culloch, M.L.A., a deputation waited on the Minister for Woeks to point out the urgent necessity for opening the road known as Pitt-road, so as to provide a better approach to Merrylands and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →1. PROPOSED SITE OF BRIDGE. 2.—FLAT ROCK POINT. 3.—RUINS OF HOTEL AT MOONI. 4.—DREDCING AND TAKING SOUNDINGS. 5.—PEATS FERRY, WITH PUBLIC SCHOOL AND POST OFFICE. 6.—CAMP OF RAILWAY EMPLOYEES…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The doom of the present improperly designed and equally badly constructed system of tramways—with their [?] what [?] —within…
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Continued on Trove, page 7 →A very large deputation, consisting of about a dozen members of Parliament, and some of the representatives of the men working on the railways and tramways, waited upon the Minister of Public Works…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Sir,--When all other legitimate sources have been tried, when Ministers of the Crown have been appealed to, when the members for the constituency treat our petition with the most abject contempt,…
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