Railway to Walcha
A deputation, consisting of Messrs Fletcher, Gill, Fleming, Finnick, Bell, and Kendall, was introduced to the Minister for Works yesterday morning by Mr Proctor, M.L.A., for the purpose of…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1883
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Railway Collision at Granville
A RAILWAY collision, fortunately unattended with serious consequences or loss of life, occured in the vicinity, of the Granville station on Thursday evening last. It appears from…
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A terrible railway collision, which has already resulted in eight deaths, occurred about midnight, on the 14th May, at Ecclefechan, in Dumfriesshire, a station on that portion of the Caledonian line which…
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A deputation consisting of Messrs. M'Cnllooh, Garrard, and Hutchinson, M's.L.A., Mr. Farnell (Minister of Lands), and Mr. Terry, waited upon tho Minister of Public Works last Friday, and urged…
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In the good old days before and after Dr. LANG of blessed memory did such telling work towards cleansing the Augean stables of this colony, communication between Sydney and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Department of Public Works, Roads and Bridges, Sydney, July 20, 1883. TENDERS
ATTENTION is directed to Gazette Notice inviting Tenders for undermentioned work, viz.:— Supply of 50 sets suction pipe joints and foot-valves for tanks— Time for receipt of tender, 14th August…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Department of Public Works, Roads and Bridges, Sydney, 18th July, 1883. TENDERS
Attention is directed to Gazette Notice inviting Tenders for undermentioned works, viz.:— Time for Receipt of Tender. Long Bay-road—Contract 18M. August 7…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Department of Public Works, Roads and Bridges, Sydney, June 26, 1883. Fresh Tenders
Attention is directed to Gazette Notice inviting Fresh Tenders for undermentioned work, viz.:— Time for Receipt of Tender. Kerbing and Gutterring in front of Deaf Dumb Asylum, Newtown-road. 24th July…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shocking Accident on Moore Park-road. Two Men Crushed by a Wall
A man named William Richards, a stonemasor, aged about 44 years, and Robert Hogg, mason's labourer, aged about 53 years, were brought to the Sydney Hospital shortly after 11 o'clock on…
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An accident occurred early on Sunday morning, between Macdonaldtown and Eveleigh, on a shunting siding, there at that time being no traffic on the line. By some means or other, not yet explained, one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Communication to Hunter's Hill. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—I shall feel obliged if I may offer some suggestions on the subject of intercommunication between Sydney and its suburbs, and particularly between Sydney, Balmain, Gladesville, Hunter's Hill, and North Shore Heights…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Government Notices. Department of Public Works, Railway Branch, Sydney, 20th July, 1883. Government Railways
NOTICE is hereby given that the 8 a.m. train from Parramatta to Sydney will in future stop at Homebush to set down and pick up passengers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Department, Brisbane, 5th July, 1883. Queensland Railways. Central and Northern Division—central Railway. Seventh Section—252 Miles to 305 Miles. Contract for Works, No. 4
TENDERS are invited for the construction of the Seventh Section of the Central Railway—from 252 miles to 305 miles, Pine Hill to Jericho, in length 53 miles—in accordance with the plans, sections, drawings, general conditions and specifications, which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Western Australian Railways. Eastern LINE.—3rd SECTION. Department of Public Works, Railway Branch, Perth, 20th June, 1883
TENDERS will be receive at this office up to noon of WEDNESDAY, the 26th day of September next, for the Construction of the Third Section of the Eastern Railway to York, a distance of forty-eight and a-half miles, or thereabouts…
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First Section, Mackay to Eaton, 0 miles to 22 miles 40 chains; and Branch to Hamilton, 15 miles 16½ chains to 22 miles 56½ chains. Contract for Works, No. 1…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Ryde Tramway. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—It seems to me that the Hon. Mr. Wright's answer to our deputation last Friday showed great ignorance of the geography of the district. A glence at the map will convince any one that neither…
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A representation having been made to the Minister of Public Works by resolution passed at a public meeting that a railway was urgently required from Richmond through Kurrajong, to connect…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Department of Public Works, Railway Branch, Sydney, July 18,1883. to Builders and Others
TENDERS will be received at this office until 11 o'clock on TUESDAY, the 7th August, from persons willing to contract for the Erection of Station Premises. &c., at Black Mountain, about 280½ miles Great Northern Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Government Notices. Department of Public Works, Railway Branch. Sydney, 20th July, 18[?]3. Government Railways
NOTICE is hereby given that the 8 a.m. train from Parramatta to Sydney will in future stop at Homebush to set down and pick up passengers. Department of Public Works, Railway Branch,…
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With reference to a paragraph appearing in our Melbourne telegram yesterday, stating that four proposals had been submitted to the New South Wales railway authorities as to train arrangements between Sydney and…
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