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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
2,081 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 105
A telegram from Melbourne, which appeared in yesterday's issue, states that Mr. Goodehap could not spare the services of the Locomotive Engineer to be in Melbourne o the 24th instant, to witness a comparative test of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sir,--It appears mat our tramways have been such a success so far that the powers that be seem to think that the public were made for the tramways. Sir, I would like to ask, with your permission, those who…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A preliminary meeting of gentlemen in favour of holdirg a public meeting to urge the construction of a railway from Redfern to the Circular Quay was held yesterday afternoon, at the rooms…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—As I see that the Hon. H. Copeland, Minister for Works, is in favour of opening new tram lines from the fact of his having already authorized one to Leichardt, I would like, through your valuable paper,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THOUGH some of the circumstances connected with the meeting which was held on Tuesday are somewhat p[?], if not auspicious, the action taken by the gentlemen who were present…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—In your paper of the 6th instant I read with interest the description of the working model of the above imported by Sir Henry Parkes. Having recently visited Chicago and San Francisco, on my way to this country, I bad an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR.—Under the above heading in your issue to-day you publish a letter from Mr. Goodchap to the Victorian railway Department in order that the public may not be misled by a telegram on the subject from Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An inquest was held to-day, before the District Coroner, on the body of a woman, named Ellen Gray, aged 32, who met her death by the Southern goods-train running over the lower part of her…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On the 244h. instant a comparative test of the relative merits of the Westinghouse and Woods brakes took place in Melbourne. Mr. Goodchap, commissioner of the New South Wales Railways,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →AN accident, which may yet be attended by fatal consequences, and which will probably cost the Government a good round sum of money for compensation, &c., occurred this morning, near…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →We learn that an accident occurred yesterday morning to the train which runs between Junee and Hay, at about 60 miles from Junee. It was a mixed train, carrying goods and passengers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THEY parted on the little bridge Which spans the running water— The bright-eyed youth with fluent tongue, And she—the yeoman's daughter…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A serious railway disaster occurred in the north of Scotland on November 27. A train on its way from Macduff to Aberdeen was crossing a bridge over the Turriff turnpike road when the bridge gave way…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A PRRLIMINARY meeting of gentlemen favourable to the holding of a public; meeting with a view to impressing upon the Government the Government of extending the railway from…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A preliminary meeting of gentlemen favourable to the holding of a public meeting with a view to impressing upon the Government the desirableness of extending the railway from Redfern to Circular Quay, was held at the auction…
Continued on Trove, page 90 →The application of tramways to the requirements of the people appears to be a progressive science. No system adopted so far has proved universally successful. In England the horse trams have been in vogue, but there is an…
Continued on Trove, page 63 →Sir,--Numerous letters and paragraphs have appeared in your columns now and again on the above subject, and although at first there were prognostications of the majority of men experienced on railways…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ON Wednesday afternoon last an inquest was commenced at the Parramatta District Hospital before Mr, J. E. Bowden (District Coroner) and a jury of twelve, on the body of Ellen…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,—Under the above heading I wish to offer a suggestion to the tramway authorities. My idea is this, viz.: That in addition to the lights on the motors—red, green, or what not—that the name Waverley,…
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