Tram Grumbles
On Thursday evening a tramist counted 26 persons standing on the steps and upper part of an eastern suburbs tram car. "These cars," remarked an indignant passenger, "remind me very much of cattle…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1884
2,361 stories in Sydney's papers · page 53 of 119
Railway Accident at Seven Hills
ARAILWAY accident of a somewhat serious nature, as far as the rolling stock was concerned occured on Saturday last near Seven Hills Station. A goods train left Parramatta Station about 15…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Proposed Railway to Silverton. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—In your note about the proposed railway to Silverton you seem to have overlooked the way via Nyugan, which is a railway only 50 miles more than via Hay, the total distance from Sydney being the same. There is also in its…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Projected Railway from Wagga Wasga to Tumberumba. Wagga Wagga
A large public meeting was held in the Town Hall on Friday evening for the purpose of taking into consideration the question of the construction of a line of railway from Tumberumba to Wagga Wagga. The…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Correspondence the Rival Railway Routes. (To the Editor of the Protestant Standard.)
SIR,--In your issue of the 21st June appeared an article headed,"Railway to Forbes," the writer of which thinks that a great mystery hangs over the construction of a Railway to so near…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →News by Telegraph. Delay in Railway Traffic
BATHURST, Friday.--Great complaints are made of the manner in which trucks of goods, bound for Bathurst, are left behind at stations along the line. This is now an almost constant occurrence…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wind As a Motor. [Chicago Tribune.]
The Canal Commissioners have granted the privilege to Mr J. W. Beach of this city, to lay a pneumatic tube along the line of the Illinois and Michigan Central Canal from Chicago to La Salle…
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The Hon, G. R. Dibbs, Acting Minister for Works, was informed last evening by the Commissioner for Railways that the engine of a downpassenger train had run into and damaged some…
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ON Saturday afternoon a most serious collision occurred between a goods train and the passenger train whioh left Sydney at 1 p.m. A pasfenger writes: —"On Saturday last I left for Blaoktown by the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Silverton Railway. To the Editor
Sir,—The Government have intimated their intention of constructing a light railway to Silverton; but intend starting from Hay, instead of Nyngan, as suggested by me. This, I would ask your leave to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway to Silverton. Hay
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 elation to Silverton, being 231 miles by Menindie; and, as the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Trip Along the First Section of the Illawarra Railway
A number of gentlemen, at the invitation of Dr. Fistau, of Newtown, the medical attendant upon the men employed in the construction of the list section of the illawarra railway, visited George's…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway to Silverton. Hay
The largest and most enthus[?]astic meeting held in Hay for many years took place last might in Sabine's Hall. The mayor occupied the chair, and resolutions were [?] great…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queanbeyan Railway Station. QUEANBEYAN
The inhabitants of Queanbeyan held a public meeting in the court-house yesterday, to memorialise the Government to cause the proposed railway station site to be removed closer to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Horrible Tram Accident at Botany. a Child Mu[?]ted
A frightful tram accident occurred about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon on the Botany-road, resulting in the death of a child named George Water Tunbridge. Decreased was the son of a well-known carrier…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →South Australian Railway Commission
ADELAIDE, Monday.--The new Railway Commission commence their sittings to-morrow, when they wiil arrange the details of the business. Tee members of the commission now comprise Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Meeting
QUEANEEYAN, Monday.--An important railway meeting was held to-day at the Court House, Mr. J. J. Wright, J.P., in the chair, the object being to petition the Government to remove tho proposed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shocking Tram Accident. a Child Killed
A shocking tram accident, which has resulted fatally, happened on the Botany-road yesterday afternoon, to a child named George Walter Tunbridge, aged three yeats and one month, son of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Trial of a Pneumatic Railway in America
From our American files we notice that a successful trial of compressed air as a motive power for tramcars, has just been made in San Francisco by a board of scientific gentlemen, including Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway to Forbes Via Borenore
The Hon. G. R. Dibbs, acting Minister of Works, received a deputation yesterday morning in reference to the construction of n railway from Borencre to Forbes in lieu of the one proposed by…
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