Railway Openings
Mr. M'Elhone has tabled the following series of questions for next Tuesday:—(1.) The cost of Ministerial opening of the railway to Orange. (2.) The like in regard to Wellington. (3.) The like in regard…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1883
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Tram and Railway Employes
A very large deputation, consisting of about a dozen members of Parliament, and some of the representatives of the men working on the railways and tramways, waited upon the Minister of Public Works…
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The next deputation was introduced by Mr. Trickett, M.P. for Paddington, with whom was Mr. Butcher, M.P. for the same place, Mr. O'Connor, M.P., Mr. M'Pherson, Mayor of…
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A deputation, consisting of Mr. Humphrey, M.P., Captain Owen, Mr. Biggar, and Mr. Hale, this morning waited on the Minister of Public Works for the purpose of laying before the Government the…
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The annual meeting of this syndicate was held at the City [?]inus Hotel, Lord Denhigh in the chair. The report stated that the directors regarred that they were not able to announce anything definite as to the results of the…
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Sir,--Everyone who remembers the opening of the Paddington tramway and the rumours which were current as to the great profits realised--15 or 17 per cent--and Mr. Goodchap's official report that they…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Southern Branch Railway Line. to the Editor of the Sydney Daily Telegraph
Sir,--That a branch or duplicate railway line must shortly be laid to case the increasing traffic of the Southern line is most evident and to effect this various schemes are under the consideration of…
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A deputation appointed by a public meeting held at the Temperance Hall on the 21st December, to consider the question of the wages of the railway employees, the payment of overtime, and the hours of labour, was introduced…
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Introduced by Mr. W. J. Trickett, M.L.A. Messrs. Harris, O'Connor, M'Laughlin, and Butcher, M's.L.A., with a number of residents of Bondi, waited on the Minister for Works to [?] the desirability of extending a…
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Yesterday morning, Messrs. Tarrant and Humphery, Ms.L.A., introduced a deputation to the Hon, Minister for Works from Wollongong, in reference to the Illawarra railway. The [?] was also present. The following…
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Sir,—As the railway extension through the city is now being brought prominently before the public once more, and I trust for the last time, it may not be out of place to draw some comparison between the several schemes best known to…
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Mr Trickett, M.P., introduced to the Minister for Works yesterday a deputation, consisting of a number of residents of Waverley to pray for an extension of the tram line to the sea beach. Mr…
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A deputation of railway and Tramway employees, introduced by Mr. Harris, M. P., and supported by Messrs Oliffe, Poole, Sutherland, O'Connor, and several other M's.P., wished to bring under…
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The members of the Illawarra Railway Construction Committee, introduced by Mr Humphrey, M.P., waited on the Minister for Works yesterday morning to urge the continuation of the Illawarra…
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WE have pleasure in giving an outline sketch of a tram rail, recently patented in the colonies, which has very desirable features. The rail is in two portions, A B being the rail proper, and E F, a motal…
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On Friday afternoon a deputation, consisting of Messrs. G. E. Cass and Sydney Smith, M’s.L.A., and P. M’Alister, Kendall, and Collie, of Warren, waited upon the Minister for Public Works to urge…
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At about 4.30 p.m. on Saturday a serious accident happened on the tramway line at the junction of Elizabeth and Liverpool streets. It seems that motor No.17 with thre tramcars started late from the…
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There is great dissatisfaction at the way in which people are treated at the Cross Roads, Penrith. Owing to the scarcity of trucks loads have to be thrown down. Plenty of trucks are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Vote on Tee Railway Loan, 31 Vic., No. 11.— £1,000,000
The bill authorising this loan was passed on 23rd December, 1867. It embodied a novel provision, which was thought by its author would give increased value to it, and make it more acceptable in England…
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On Saturday afternoon, at about half-past 4, a serious tram way accident occurred at the junction of Elizabeth and Liverpool streets. Motor No. 17, with three tramears, but fortunately very few passengers, left the Bridge-street…
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