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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
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Sir,—"Civil Engineer No. 1," with characteristic ingenuousness, in quoting from the high authority be mentions, has taken the weights given for main girders together with the cross girders, which cross girders would weight…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Another accident occurred this morning to a train on the Nairne railway. The train went to Aldgate on Sunday night, when the brake was injured. Instead of the brake being removed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An accident occurred on the South-Western Railway at Toowoomba last night. While the evening train was leaving for Brisbane, the last carriage and the brake van left the line at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The suburb of Hunter's Hill was on Saturday the scene of some little excitement, owing to a vote by ballot being taken in reference to the following resolutions, which were passed by the local borough…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The railway points and signals interlocking system, by which the work of shunting at stations is reatly facilitated, is being gradually adopted on all of our lines. The system was introduced here at the time of the International…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →About two months ago a course of lectures to railway employes on simple surgery for use in cases of accident, pending the arrival of medical assistance was commenced by Dr. Woodward,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ADELAIDE, Monday.--An accident occurred on the Nairne railway to-day, through the brake attached to the engine giving way. The brake having been imperfectly repaired, the rods of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The town presented a holiday appearance yesterday. All the stores were closed and a large procession was formed and marched over to North Wagga and returned to the racecourse, where…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A deputation consisting of Aldermen M'Mahon and Beare and Sir. J. A. Brown and Mr. Smith (of Howard Smith and Co.) waited upon the mayor at the Town Hall this morning in reference to the extension…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Most voluminous and contradictory evidence was taken at the Redf em police court on Monday, in a case in which Eichard Barratt was charged with alighting from a tram whilst it was in motion. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A novel and at the same time valuable examination will be held in the School of Arts, next Wednesday night. For some time past a series of lectures on the treatment of wounded persons. has been delivered…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A railway accident occurred to a sheep and cattle train, which left Wodonga at 35 minutes past 1 this morning, in consequence of alleged neglect on the part of a pointsman. The trucks…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,—Although in your sub-leader of February 28 you disagree with the views expressed in my previous letter on this subject, I was much gratified to find the subject was receving attention. The greater part of your article is,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- An accident happened last night to a live-stock train for Wodonga, While shuntingat Longwood five trucks containing sheep were thrown off the line, and 100 animals…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR,— There are many grade of the above amoug[?]t which the respectable and so called well educated take if not the precedence are at all [?] entitled to be [?]dered in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Minister for Public Works stated in the Legislative Assembly last evening that the Fitzroy iron bridge on the main Southern road from Goulburn to Sydney will be open for traffic in about…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The subject of the issue of free pusses by railway was brought before the Legislative Assembly yesterday by Mr Combes, C.M.G. This honourable gentleman, smarting under a refusal to issue a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sir,—I desire to call youe attention to a grievance which I think should be [?]—that is the very stringent regulations at the railway static[?] forbidding any but intending passengers on the platform when the 8 p.m. train is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A deputation, consisting of Messrs. De Salis, M.L.C., Teece, G. Campbell, and Gannon, M's.L.A., and Messrs. Atkinson and Rutledge, waited on the Hon. F. A. Wright. Minister of Works. on Friday…
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