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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
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IN reference to the inquiry hold by the Minister of Works on Monday into the charges mode against Mr. Roberts, tramway superintendent, in the Assembly recently, we understand that Mr. Roberts has been…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →THE official inquiry by Judge Hickman Molesworth and Messrs. Blyth and Conche into the Little River railway accident was concluded on Saturday, so far as the taking of evidence is…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →ANOTHER railway collision occurred last night. It seems that after the 9 o'olock passengor train from Melbourne to Williamstown had gone about 150 yards alongside the platform, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →A deputation, consisting of property-owners and shopkeepers in Newtown-road, waited upon the Minister of Works on Friday, to ask that Newtown-road might at once be put in a proper state of repair…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A deputation, accompanied by Mr. R. H. D. White, M.L.A., interviewed the Minister of Works, on Friday morning, in reference to the Mudbank-road leading to the Botany wharf. They asked that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Colonial' Secretary, accompanied by Mr Augustus Morris, paid a visit of inspection of the tram motors at Randwick, on Saturday. During the afternoon a combined tram car and motor…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Minister of Public Works, Mr. Wright, appears to have acted with commendable firmness and promptitude in connection with the fatal accident at the Redfern railway station on Friday afternoon. His…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,—I do not travel much on the railway, but if my experience is any indication of how the trains are managed, there is no reason to be surprised at the smash which took place at the Redfern Station on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An inquest was held on Saturday, afternoon at the chambers of the city coroner, into tho circumstances of the death of the lad Frederick William Fletcher, who died from the injuries received through the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The City Coroner initiated an inquiry at his chambers, on Saturday afternoon, into the circumstances attending the death of the unfortunate lad Froderick William Fletcher, who died in the Sydney Hospital from the effect of injuries…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ADELAIDE, Sunday.--It has been decided to merge the parliamentary Committee the railways into a commission, the personnel of the body remaining unaltered, except that Mr Bower, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pending the nature of the evidence at the coroner's inquest and its result, no definite determination has been arrived at by the Commissioner of Railways as to what course the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Messrs Elliott Brothers. Gentlemen,--Some few weeks ago, I was so severely affected with indisposition as to render my rising each morning a matter of difficulty and pain, on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The City Coroner resumed the inquiry at his chambers yesterday morning into the circumstances attending the death of the unfortunate [?] Frederick William Fletcher, who died at the hospital on Friday last from the effect of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—As the question of riding on the platforms of the railway carriages has cropped up at the inquest now being held upon the body of the unfortunate youth William Frederick Fletcher, I can testify that it is quite a common occurrence…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Yesterday morning the inquiry into the death of Frederick William Fletcher was resumed by Mr Shiell, the City Coroner, at his court, King street Mr Nash represented the Railway Department:…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The undermentioned gentlemen have been appointed a Royal Commission to make full inquiry into the stability of certain iron bridges constructed on the existing lines of railway of the colony, and of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On behalf of Mr. Fletcher, Mr. CAMERON moved for leave to bring in a bill to authorise the construction and maintenance of a line of railway from land at Mount Kembla, to the sea coast at Port Kembla,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The inquest into the circumstances attending the death of the youth Fletcher, who was killed on Friday last through an accident at the Redfern railway station, was resumed this morning. Several additional…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. Targett, M.L.A., last night carried his resolution relative to having the Oberon railway survey resumed at an early date. No more usesul line could be passed, as, independent of the fine district that…
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