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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
2,081 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 105
Sir,—Would you allow me, through your valuable columns, to call the attention of the Government to the frightful state of the road to Sydney from Iron Cove Bridge? Without any exaggeration it is for some 500 yards…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A highly important judgment was delivered in the Banco Court yesterday, their Honors Sir James Martin, C.J., Sir George Innes, and Mr Justice Windeyer presiding. The case was an appeal for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A FATAL railway accident occurred on Wednesday night, between the Bottom Points of Lithgow Zig Zag, and Eskbank railway station; resulting in the death of a young…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AT a quarter past 10 o'clock on Wednesday night a serious railway accident, reaulating in the death of a fireman, the injury of another, and the destruction of several goods trucks loads with live…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A shocking accident occurred at the Flinders-street station last night. Arthur Creswell, 18 years of age, on of a solictor, challenged a companion to fight on the Hawthorn piatform. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The inquest to as continued to-day. The jury, after half an hours deliberation, returned with the following verdict:—"We find that Daley met his death accidentally through…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Cabinet Council met at half-past one o'ojook this morning. There being a full attendance of Ministers. The whole question of the tramway difficulty was considered in all its bear…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The inquest Concerning the death of John William Dalley, railway fireman, who was killed in the collision near Eskbank Station, on Wednesday night, was resumed yesterday evening,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The decision yesterday given by the Supremo Court with regard to the use of steam motors being illegal, has created great excitement, and very naturally so, when the importance of the matter la considered. It…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At a quarter past 10 o'clock on Wednesday night a serious railway accident, resulting in the death of a fireman, the injury of another, and the destruction of several goods trucks loaded with live stock, occurred…
Continued on Trove, page 952 →A largely attended public meeting was held here this evening, to consider the proposed arrangement of having transfer stations both at Albury and Wodouga. Mr. G. O. Thorold, Mayor of Albnry, occupied the chair, and…
Continued on Trove, page 934 →It has been decided that the banquet to be given at Albury to celebrate the junction of the railway systems of the two colonies of New South Wales and Victoria shall take…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →[Messrs Butcher and Trickett, M.sP., introduced a deputation to the Acting Minister for Works yesterday, to request an alteration in the timetable of the Waverley tramway, and the erection…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A deputation was introduced to the Acting Minister for Works yesterday by Messrs Pigott, Moses, and Stephen, M's.P. The deputation consisted of Messrs Thompson, J. C. Sharpe, F…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A deputation from Albury waited upon the Acting Minister for Works yesterday, for the purpose of urging upon him the necessity for effecting some change in the proposed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →From time immemorial attempts have been made to utilise the direct rays of the sun as a motor for industrial purposes, with varying results. Archimedes, Euclid, Hiero, De Caus, Buffon, and Ericksson have made many…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →A deputation, accompanied by Mr. Pigott, M.L.A., Mr. Stephen, M.L.A., and Mr. Moses, M.L.A., waited upon the acting Minister for Works to request that the Marrickville tramway be extended from the Marrickville terminus…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Amputation consisting of Mr. Trickoff, M.L.A., Mr. Simpson, Mayor of Waverley, and other gentlemen, waited upon the Acting-Minister for Works to request that the running of the trame to Waverley be altered so that they…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A deputation, consisting of Mr. Lyne, M.L.A., Mr. Day, M.L.A., Mr. G. C. Thorold, Mayor of Albury, and Mr. Hayes, warted upon the Hon. Alexander Stuart, as [?] Minister for Works, yesterday morning, to urge the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A collision, attended with fatal consequences, occurred on Wednesday last, about 10 p.m., within two miles of the Esk Bank Railway Station, and about one mile from the bottom point of the Zigzag. It appears from the evidence…
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