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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
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THE amount of argument, good, bad, and indifferent, which, has been expended on the very unimportant question whether the Royal Commission about to be appointed to inquire into…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Some time ago attention was drawn in these columns to a wretchedly bad piece of road between Rickety-street (ominous name) and the Halfway House on the Botany-road. We understand that a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →With reference to a letter which appeared some little time ago in a morning contemporary to the effect that night officers, shunters, and porters had to work 12 hoars per day, it appears from inquiries…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In the Legislative Assembly on Friday Mr M'Elhone gave notice of his intention to move the following motion on Tuesday, 12th February:--"1. That a select committee be appointed, with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Marsh, S.M., at the Water police court yesterday gave his decision in the case Penfold and Co. v. Commissioner of Railway, in which plaintiff resisted payment of tolls, or charges, to the amount…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This morning the Very Rev. Dean Mahoney, of St. Mary's Cathedral, and the Rev. Wm. Hough, of St. James's Church, waited upon the Hon. F. A. Wright, Minister for Works, in order to represent to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In the Assembly last evening the Minister of Public Works, in answer to Mr. W. J. Ferguson said that the time could not be stated when the railway to Glen Innes would be opened for traffic, but that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Yesterday a deputation, consisting of the Rev. W. Hough, of St. James' Church, and the Very Rev. Dean Mahony, of St. Mary's Cathedral, waited upon the Minister for Works, to protest against…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir,--The Minister of Works, when waited upon by a deputation the other day about the railway fares, seemed somewhat surprised to learn that the ordinary second-class rates had not merely been…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Minister for Public Works informed Mr W. J. Fergusson in the Legislative Assembly yesterday that the time could not be stated when the railway to Glen Innes would be opened for traffic, but that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ON Friday last the deputation appointed at a public meeting held at Granville on the 4th instant to urge him to reconsider the decision he had arrived at in reference to the increase in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Launceston Daily Telegraph of the 18th inst. reports that locusts are reported as having visited the Colac district in large numbers. They are travelling to the south-west, doing great damage…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A correspondent who is well up in railway matters, referring to the recent report of the general traffic manager on the hours worked by night porters, shunters, and others, writes that he cannot…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →We understand that Messrs. Hudson Brothers are the successful tenderers for the supply to the railway department of brake vans for use on the southern and western lines. The contract is for the space of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A collision took place this morning between two railway engines, at the Warrenheip Bank, situated between Ballarat and Warrenheip. Both locomotives were attached to a special train…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An alarming "smash" occurred at the Wellington railway station this morning. The 2 a.m. down train was late, and two engines were moved up to the tanks for water; the official in charge…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →There was an accident at Wellington station this morning. The 2 o'clock down train was late, and two engines had been moved up to the tanks to water, under the idea that there was time to get off the track before the train…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Sir,--Having just read "Subscriber's" letter, will you allow me a few lines to explain. I didn't take into consideration the Peat's ferry school, as it is practically of no benefit to us, for the following reasons:…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sir,--In reference to a paragraph which appeared in your columns of the 22nd instant, referring to railway-labour, and which stated that only nightporters worked continuously, there are gatekeepers…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A daring attempt to murder a police constable took place on Tuesday night, while conveying a prisoner to Picton. It appears a fow days ago a youth, named Dineen, aged 18, trucked two horses…
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