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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
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Sir,—Recent events are directing public attention to our tramway system. With many of your readers I read with considerable interest and pleasure the able letter of Mr. Thornton on the subject in your issue of to-day. Permit…
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Continued on Trove, page 4 →While the Sydney express was passing through Longwood station the other day, a lady, who was evidently much distressed, screamed out for the train to be stopped. The guard applied the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A large and influential meeting of the residents of Cargo and its vicinity was held in Powers's Postoffice Hotel on Saturday, 10th instant, to consider the necessity of petitioning the Legislative Assembly…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sir,--The recent publication of the alteration of the tramway fares proves conclusively the want of capacity of the official or officials responsible to deal with such matters. Take, for example, the lines to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →MELBOURNE, Monday.--The official report respecting the claims in the Little River accident which occurred in April, 1884, have just been presented to the Railway Department. The 47…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—Some time having elapsed since the Illawarra Railway was opened without the expected improvements being made in the time table, I would respectfully, through the medium of your valuable journal, draw attention to some of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →In the Paddington council-chamber last evening a public meeting was hold to protest against the proposed increase in the train fare on the Paddington line. The Mayor (Air. C. Campbell) occupied the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A public meeting was held last night in the Paddington town hall to protest against the action of the Government in increasing the tram fares. Mr. Char es Campbell, mayor of Paddington, occupied the chair. Aldermen and leading…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Last evening a very large and influential meeting of the inhabitants of Paddington took place at the Paddington Town Hall, to protest against the raising of the tram fares. The Mayor of Paddington (M…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Engin[?]r of November 14 has an article on the proposed bridge over the Hawkesbury, in the course of which the writer says:—"In a recent article we reterred to the methods lately adopted in New South Wales of purchasing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In the Rancdwick Town Hall, on Wednesday night, a fairly well attended meeting, presided over by the Mayor (Mr. Bradley) was held, in order to protest against the increase in the tram fores. Among those…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A largely-attended public meeting was held in the Council-chambers, Leichhardt, on Tuesday evening, for the purposs of protesting against the proposed increase in tram fares. Mr. John Young, Mayor of the borough,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--The Gleneig Railway Company were robbed of £34 on Monday night. The money was kept in a safe, the keys of which were in the possession of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Last evening a large meeting of inhabitants of Randwick was held in the local Town Hall to protest against the contemplated increase in tram-fares on that line. The Mayor of Randwick, Mr Walter…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The amended sea to of tram fares which comes into operation today, can hardly be regarded in any other light than as a substantial proof of bungling in the department to which has been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The alterations in the fares and sections on the different tram lines came into operation yesterday morning. Owing to the numerous protests which had been raised against the alteration in the columns of the press and at largely-attended…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—All other efforts in securing, the attention of the Government to our rights and needs having failed, we turn to the press, and earnestly ask your advocacy for our relief and satisfaction…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,--On the occasion of the visit of the Hon. Minister for Works and Mr Whitton to Molong [?] week to determine upon the site for the railway station there, and after Dr Ross had proposed [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. Justice Williams ruled on Friday in an application for a mandamus by Mr. George Sealey, a contractor, to compel the Glenelg shire to open closed roads, that although the roads…
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