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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
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A deputation consisting of Mr. J. F. Smith, Mayor of Newtown, and Aldermen Whately and Goodsill, and accompanied by Mossis. Melville, Gibbes, and Mitchell, Ms.L.A., waited upon the Minister for Works yesterdey with a view…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A deputation, comprising Messrs. Abigail, Hammond, Gibbes, and Mitchell, Ms.L.A., Hughes (Mayor of Peteraham), John Young (Mayor of Leichhardt), and others, waited upon the Minister for Works yesterday to urge upon…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →In answer to a question by Mr Hammond, Mr Wright stated in the Assembly last night that he was informed thai it did not of[?]en occur that the railway trams were late. When these unavoidable…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR,—Pray excuse my taking up your valuable space on this much-written subject, but I merely wish to suggest to the trustees (Messrs. Cox, Mo[?]ely and Franks), now that they have…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The depulation also applied to the Minister for Works to creat a tram waiting-room, on the Newtown bridge. Mr. WRIGHT said that if the residents of that suburb found him the ground, he would creat a waiting-room; if…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A deputation consisting of Messrs. A. Osborne, W. J. Miller, D. M'Illwraith, and J. Alexander waited upon the Minister for Works on Wednesday, to ask that a trial survey for a light line of railway might be made from Wild's Meadow,…
Continued on Trove, page 943 →A copy of the Baldwin Co.'s certificate of the performance under steam of the new patent combined motor and car, now running between the tram terminus and the Redfern station, was laid…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR.—When the so-called "working-men," the labonrers and the artizans, combine to agitate for ponctuai payment of their wages, they can always and easily obtain it. The profeesional employes of the Railway Dapartment are…
Continued on Trove, page 44 →A DREADFUL accident happened on the railway line last Monday, when the fireman of a goods train fell off the front of the engine while the train was proceeding from Bethungra. He had…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Department of Public Works will, we understand, be prepared to invite tenders for the construction, of the second section of the Illawarra line. George's River, 13 miles from Sydney, will be the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On Sunday evening an accident happened to Mis Carruthers, wife of Mr. John Carrathers of Castleregh-street. The unfortunate lady had been to Forest Lodge, to attend the anniversary…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A correspondent sends us the following:—It is high time some improvement was effected on the, Newtown branch of the tramways. It frequently happens that the trams run past streets that they…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr Alexander Campbell, in the Legislative Council, last night, asked the representative of the Government whether it was the intention of the Government to remove the encroachments on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At a meeting in Glen Innes yesterday it was decided to hold a demonstration when the railway is opened for traffic, and not in October, as was previously intended. Messrs. Prondfoot and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--An influential deputation from South Gippsland waited on the Minister for Railways, to urge the inclusion in the ne[?]t Bill of the construction…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The wrought-iron bridge over the river Macquarie, at Dubbo, which is to carry the Great Western Railway, the line up to the present having crossed the river at Dubbo over a temporary bridge is now complete. The bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 969 →I always wait for the next one, myself, I hare adopted this policy from two profound considerations. In the first place, I long ago found that to catch a train involved for me the upsetting of a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →This is a double track railroad bridge, and is now completed. It connects New York central and Michigan central railroads. It spans a chasm 870 feet wide and over 200 feet deep. The rapids at this point prevented the…
Continued on Trove, page 966 →A deputation, consisting of Mossra. Melville, Gibbs, and Mitchell, M.sL.A., Mr. J. F. Smith, Mayor of Newtown, and Aldermen Whately and Goodakill, waited upon the Minister of Works on the…
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