A Tramway Mishap
Yesterday his Honor Judge Dowling, at the District Court, disposed of the action Keys v. the Commissioner of Railways. The plaintiff is an omnibus proprietor, and on the 6th October he was driving…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1884
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Breaches of the Railway By-Laws
At the Redfern police-court yesterday before Mr. Dillon, S.M., H. J. Lindeman was charged with leaving a train whilst it was in motion. George Manley, stationed at Ashfield, deposed that on the…
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Yesterday evening a meeting of railway employee was held at St. Paul's schoolroom, Redfern, to arrange the hours to be worked under the one break system, as proposed by the Commissioner of…
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A large and influential meeting was held in the Candelo School of Arts last evening to consider the further necessity of impressing upon the Government the great want of railway…
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A meeting of the railway employees was held in St. Paul's schoolroom, Redfern, last evening, to arrange the hours they should work under the one break system, that has been proposed by Mr Good…
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The following information with reference to the railways was elicited in reply to a question by Mr. Griffiths (on behalf of Mr. M'Elhone) in the Legislative Assembly last night:--The Commissioner…
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A diabolical attempt to upset the Essendon passenger train was made (says the Melbourne "Daily Telegraph" of the 17th instant) between three minutes and 20 minutes past 8 o'clock on Friday…
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The adjourned public meeting to discuss this question was held on Tuesday evening in the Municipal Hall. The hall was filled. The Mayor (Mr. Nutman) was in the chair. The proposition before the meeting was a motion by Mr…
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Sir,—I have not been an unobservant spectator of the criticisms which have of late been levelled at the head of the Commissioner for Railways anont the anomalies in his schedule of goods rates; and I have been as much surprised…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Iron Girder Bridges. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—I read with some interest the descriptions lately published of the testing of a pair of 42 feet span girders, said to have been designed by Mr. Townsend, of the Existing Lines Branch, and I have since had an opportunity of…
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Samuel Benson, 32 years of age, labourer, employed at the Redfern station, while engaged in connecting the new interlocking gear, met with an accident yesterday. He was standing…
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In consequence of the collapse of the house in Bridge-street, it has been found necessary to order the pulling down of Nos. 8, that was up till recently occupied by Mr Kopsh, and 10, lately the…
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A recent trip along the railway line, to within a few miles of Capertee, enabled us to see that Messrs Fishburn and Morton are pushing along vigorously with their contract, which is getting…
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Sir,--I attended on two occasions the unemployed meetings held at the Albert statute, and more peaceful meetings I never saw, surpassing those of Don, Gray, and Berry, of Victoria, in the early days,…
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To those who dislike the noisy machines that at present monopolise some of our streets, it will be comforting to hear of an attempt to introduce the less aggressive system of elevated tramways,…
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The following information has been supplied to the Colonial Secretary by the medical adviser to the Government:--"The fever hospital, Little Bay, is not overcrowded, but, on the other hand,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Parramatta Railway Bridge. to the Editor of the Mercury
SIR,—I have waited a long time expecting that you or someone else would have drawn the attention of the Minister for Works or of some of his subordinates to one greet deficiency…
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THE attached letter, received by a leading resident of Springwood has been handed to us for pablication. The matter referred to has caused considerable disatisfaction in that quarter, and we are pleased to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Site of the Hawkesbury Bridge
The glimpse of Hawkesbury scenery shown in the engraving is the site of the railway bridge to be erected on the extension now in progress from Homebush to Newcastle. It starts from Long Island shown on the left, and runs to…
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A SPECIAL meeting of the City of Sydney Improve ment Board wan field at the offices, Castleresghstreet, on Feb. 14, the business being to consider two reports from the City Building Surveyor as to the…
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