Tramway Collision
A tram motor coming into town collided with a buggy standing at the door of the Cambridge Club, in Oxford-street, this morning. The occupant of the vehicle was pitched out, and sustained injuries to…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1883
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Government Notices. Government Railways. Penrith Races, Saturday, 14th APRIL, 1883
NOTICE is hereby given that a Special Train will leave Sydney for Penrith at 10.55 a.m. on the above date, returning from Penrith at 5.45 p.m. the same day. Excursion Tickets will be issued from Sydney at the following…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Narrow Escape From a Railway Collision. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne
Another serious collision was narrowly averted this morning, near the South Yarra railway station, at the junction of the Gippsland and Brighton lines. The train from Frankstown left Hawkesburn for…
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A deputation of the mayor and aldermon of Manly waited on the Minister of Mines to ask for an extension of the lease of Manly Bridge, and, after considerable discussion, Mr. Abbott said he had not yet…
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Mr. Fletcher introduced a deputation to the same Minister to point out the neccesity of the erection of a bridge from Wickham to Bullock Island. Mr. Fletcher pointed out the necessity of the work being…
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Mr. Fletcher, M.L.A., introduced to the Acting Minister for Works a deputation consisting of Mr. A. A. Dangar, Mr. Thomas Hogue, and Mr. A. Frewin, who desired to have a bridge constructed from Wickham, a suburb…
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A deputation, representing the Municipal Councils of Leichhardt and Balmain, waited on the Minister for Mines yesterday, being introduced by Mr J. Garrard, M.L.A., to ask the Government to…
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Yesterday, a deputation from the Municipal Councils of Leichhardt and Balmain waited on the Hon. the Minister for Mines, to whom they were introduced by Mr. J. Garrard, M.L.A., to desire the Government to proclaim a…
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LORD and Lady Maulevrier left Southampton next morning, posting. They took two servants in the rumble, Steadman and the footman. Steadman was to valet his lordship, the footman to be useful in all emergencies of the journey. The…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Roads Department—Sewrage Branch, Sydney, 22nd March, 1883. TENDERS
ATTENTION is directed to Gazette notice inviting fresh tenders for undermentioned work, viz:— The Construction of Main Bundi Intercepting Sewer, Time for receipt of tenders. 17th April…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gardener's-road Public School. To the Editor
SIR,—As regards a paragraph which has appeared in your issue of this date concerning the abovenamed school, allow me to state that there is still not only ample room for the attendance but comfortable…
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New York, March 2.—The State of California has brought an action against the Central Pacific Railway, claiming damages to the extent of 2,000,OOOdol., on the ground that the company…
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A deputation waited upon the Minister for Works yesterday with respect to the route of the tramway from Sydney to Leichhardt and Balmain. The deputation was introduced by Mr. N. Melville, M.L.A.,…
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A deputation waited up in the Minister for Works (Hon. Alexander Stuart) yesterday to urge upon him the desirableness of having a trial sarvey made for a loop line of railway from Richmond to near Wallerawang…
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The same deputation presented a petition to Mr. Stuart urging the desirableness of constructing the tramway from Newcastle to Plattsburg without delay. Mr. STUART said that preparations were going with…
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NOTICE is hereby given that a Special Train will leave Sydney for Penrith at 10.55 a.m. on the above date, returning from Penrith at 5.45 p.m. the some day. Excursion Tickets will be issued from Sydney at the following…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Department of Public Works, Railway Branch. Sydney, 3rd January, 1883. to Contractors and Others
TENDERS will be received at this office untill 11 o'clock on TUESDAY, the 1st day of MAY, from persons willing to contract for executing the works on the first section of the Southern and Northern Junction Railways, extending from near…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Department of Public Works, Railway Branch, Sydney, 4th April, 1883. to Sailmakers and Others
TENDERS will be received at this Office until 11 o'clock on TUESDAY, the 17th April from persons willing to manufacture 1500 Waggon Covers from canvas supplied ready cut by the Department…
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Sir,—Your issue of yesterday contains a report of the inquest which has been held on the death of Mr. Faulconer, who died on Friday night, another victim, or sacrifice, to our present Government tram system…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Department of Public Works—Railway Branch. Sydney, 9th April, 1883. to Builders and Others
FRESH TENDERS will be received at this Office until 11 o'clock on TUESDAY, the 21th April next, from persons willing to contract for erecting a Waiting-Shed and Cottage at Triangl, at about 330 miles from Sydney, on the extension from Dubbo to…
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