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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
2,361 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 119
Sir,--Kindly allow me, through the space of your paper, to call attention to the disgraceful way in which the Waverley and Woollahra trams are being run. Firstly a tram, say the 5.11,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sir,—Believing in the Italian aphorism, Soccorso non viene mai (Help never comes too late), I submit the following as supplementary to the article on "Mining under-Streets, &c.," which appeared in your…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →On Saturday afternoon a most serious collision occurred between a goods train and the passenger train which left Sydney at 1 p.m. We regret that our Parramatta correspondent has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--in the Legislative Assembly this afternoon the Premier, in referring to the proposed construction of a railway to Silverton, said that the Government propose,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—The information to hand from the region of the Barrier Ranges justifies the assumption that we are about to develop an Australian Nevada upon our western border. The people of Victoria and South Australia are already on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Acting Minister for Public Works informed Dr Tarrant, in the Assembly yesterday, that the cost of paving the Newtown-road with wood blocks was estimated at £20,000, which amount would be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Engineer-in-Chief of Railways, accompanied by Mr. W. B. Wade, inspector of lines in progress, arrived in Gundagai yesterday. This morning they inspected the proposed site of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir,--Permit me space to refer briefly to the above management. Since the Bondi service has been opened, the management, instead of encouraging a new line,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →GUNDAGAI, Wednesday.-- Mr Whitton, Engineer for Existing Railways, arrived here last night at 6 o'clock. This morning be visited the sites advocated for the railway terminus, but…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A bout half-past 5 o'clock yesterday evening as cab 190, driven by Arth r Joseph, and containing two passengers, was rounding the corner of Elizabeth and Liverpool streets, it was run into by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—By a slip of the pen. I see that I have written Bourke instead of Nyngan as the starting-point of the proposed line of railway to Silverton, that Nyngan was means is evidenced by the reference to the survey already…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →We extract the following particulars from the recently published report of the board appointed by the Minister for Works to inquire into the conveyance of live stock by rail. The board consisted of Mr. R. B. Wilkinson, M.L.A…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In reference to the workings for coal under the Great Northern-road, in the Wickbam and War[?]d municipalities, Mr M'Kenzie, examiner of coalfield has made a request for a licensed surveyor to be sea:…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THIS bridge, recently opened to the public, and designed by J. H. Daniels, Esq., of the Roads and' Bridges Department, was successfully tendered for by the eminent firm of G. H. Royce…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →We are indebted to Mr. Dibba, acting Minister of Works for the following copy of a telegram received on Friday from Picton :-" The engine of the down passenger train to-day ran into and damaged some trucks standing in the siding…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MR. Dibbs is to be congratulated upon the promptitude with, which he has acted, in his capacity as acting Minister of Works, in the important matter of opening up communication…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →DEAR SIR,— Can you inform [?] if there are or even were any [?] for the Pennant Hills road, and if so [?] and if any [?] has ever been given [?] the Govt…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A meeting will be held in Hay on Monday to memoralise the Government for a road or railway to Silverton. Hay is the nearest railway station to Silverton, being 231 miles by Menindie; and, as the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE Barrier Ranges country, with Silverton as a centre point, may prove a very great boon to New South Wales and the other colonies as well. Our Government have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"An Observer" writes:—The paragraph published in the EVENING NEWS of the 2nd instant, from an eye-witness, is admitted to be correct, except that portion which says that several navvies in the brake…
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