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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
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It will be remembered that last week an influential deputation waited upon the acting-Minister of Public Works to protest against the construction of this railway as originally passed by the Assembly…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →A deputation consisting of Sir John Robertson, M.L.A., Mr. Cox, M.L.C., Mr. A. G. Taylor, M.L.A., and Mr Abigail, M.L.A., last Thursday waited on the Minister of Works, with the view of bringing before his…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →IT will be in the recollection of our readers that some weeks ago Messrs. Combes and S. Smith, M.'sP., presented a potition from residents of Oberon in favour of a tramway to Fish River Caves…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Yesterday afternoon an accident of a serious nature occurred to a passenger, whose name is at present unknown, by the 3.8 p.m. tram from Moore Park. The tram had just turned the corner of Riley-street…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Nairne Railway Inquiry Board have issued their report, The evedence is voluminous. The finding is to the following effect:—On the subject of the general management, it is decmed expedient that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A painful accident happened on the tramway yesterday, by, which a person, name unknown, sustained serious injury, and was at once conveyed to the Sydney Hospital, where he now lies…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A railway porter named George Charles Spencer, aged 30, was killed by a tram at Bowden on Saturday, About 12 minutes after the carriages had passed, the body of the deceased was found lying…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →NOTICE is hereby given that, on and after MONDAY NEXT, the 23rd instant, the Train now leaving Sydney for Ashfield at 5 a.m. will not leave until 5.30 a.m., and will stop at intermediate stations as under:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A daring case of sticking-up nnd highway robbery occurred about 8 o'clock on Saturday night, on the Maitland-road, between Tighe's Hill and Waratah, but unfortunately, no clue has been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A valuable draught horse was killed on the railway line near the Newtown railway station and another one severely injured this morning. They were the property of Mr. Mulholland, of Cook's River-road,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →NOTICE is hereby given that Special Trains will be run between Campbelltown and Camden on the above dates, as under: From Campbelltown, at 9.55 a.m. Do. Cumden, at 5 p.m. and 6.15 p.m…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →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 tho works on the first section of the Southern and Northern Junction Railways, extending from near…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →FRESH TENDERS will be received at this Office until 11 o'clock on TUESDAY, the 24th April next from persons willing to constract for erecting a Waiting-Shed and Cottage at Triangi, at about 330 miles from Sydney, on the extension from Dubbo to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →TENDERS will be received at this office until 11 o'clock on TUBSLAY, the 15th May proximo, from persons willing to contract for the Erection of a Passenger Station, Goods Warehouse. Station Master's House, &c., at Lue, Wallerawang, to Mudgee…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →News has been received that the Binalong Railway Station was destroyed by fire on Sunday evening. Nothing of consequence was saved…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Chief secretary to-day received a communication from tho New South Wales Government submitting details of a plan for the joint celebration by the colonies of the junction of the railway…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,—Will you kindly allow as Englishaman, through the medium of your journal, the privilege of "a growl?" I have occasion to go to Sydney usually on Sunday evening by the train leaving Homebush at 6.6 o'clock. By…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →It would appear that one of the horses killed by the goods train near Newtown the other day was the property of Mr. A. Curtis, who was engaged at the time loading his dray with coal, and had, as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A deputation consisting of Messrs. Levien, M'Laughlin. Vaughan, Jones, Olliffe, and M'Elhone, Ms.L.A., and Mr. J. F. Pigott, accompanied by the Hon. F. Wright and the Hon. J. P. Abbott, waited upon the Hon. the Acting…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A numerously attended meeting was held list night under the presidency of the mayor, in Harris' Royal Hotel, to arrange for the formal opening of the new bridge at West Bourke, on…
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