Toowoomba-Mitchell Railway. BRISBANE
The railway from Toowoomba to Mitchell was opened to-day. The ministerial party went thither by special train on Friday…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1885
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Tramway Fares
A crowded meeting was held last night in the Camperdown council-chambers in reference to the increased tram fares to Camperdown. The mayor of the borough (Mr. Thompson) presided. Among those…
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Yesterday a deputation was introduced to Mr. Wright, Minister of Works, by Mr. Loughnan, M.L.A., to urge the speedy completion of the surveys of the Tumberumba to Wagga railway line, which…
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Messrs. G. C. Loughnan, M.L.A., James Gormley, Mayor of Wagga Wagga, and J. T. Williamson, secretary to the Wagga Progress Committee and to the Tumberumba Railway League, waited upon the Minister for Works…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Deputations. the Tram Fare Grievance
A deputation, appointed at a public meeting held at Paddingten, and consisting of residents of that suburb and other gentlemen, waited upon the Minister for Works yesterday to urge that there should be a readjustment of the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fatal Accident on the Railway. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Wagga Wagga
A fearful accident is reported as having occurred on the South-Western Railway line. A railway official, named Andrew Crubtree, engaged as fettlers' supply man, between Whitten and Yanco, went to give a passenger a drink of…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The Tram Fares. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph
Sir, -- Whilst ventilating the increased tram fares, I would respectfully submit my first morning's experience by the 7.50 from Laichhardt. A start was made with a goodly number of…
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A deputation that waited upon the Minister for Works yesterday did not want the Tumberumba Railway to have precedence over every other proposed line: but as Mr Loughnan. M.P., by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Deputations. the Minister and the Tram Fares
The deputation appointed by the indignation meeting at Paddington to wait upon the Hon. F, A. Wright, Minister for Public Works, and impress upon him the unfairness and impropriety of…
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YOUNG, Friday. -- Mr Goodchap writes to the Demonstration Committee that the station buildings at Young will not be completed before April, but that arrangements will be made to formally…
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MOLONG, Friday. -- It is reported here that the surveyors have abandoned the Forbes line via Cudal, having found it impracticable, so that in all probability the line will have to be continued…
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1.âEARLY MORNING: THE WORKING MAN'S TRAM. 2.âAFTER BREAKPAST: THE BUSINESS TRAM. 3.âMIDDAY: THE LUNCH AND DINNER TRAM. 4. FORENOON: SHOPPING TRAM. 5.âAN AFTERNOON OR NURSERY TRAM (ZOO AND COOGEE), 6.âAFTERNOON TRAM (CITYWARDS). 7.âIN THE SUBURDS: A HOLIDAY. 8.âA SUNDAY MORNING TRAM…
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THIS sketch reveals the humours of the road; and needs no further description than will be found at the foot of the page on which it appears…
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The trial is reported, at San Francisco, of an experimental car to be run by compressed air, the invention of Mr. George Purdy, and constructed at the Risdon…
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A large and influential meeting of the residents of Cargo and its vicinity, held in Powers's Post-office Hotel on Saturday, 10th, unanimously resolved to draw up a petition ior presentation to the Speaker…
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On Wednesday last, at Clontarf, the tramway drivers and firemen held a very enjoyable picnic. There were over 500 ladies and gentlemen present. A good programme of athletic sports was arranged for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fatal Accident on the Railway. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Wagga Wagga
The adjourned inquest touching the death of Thomas Page, a railway employee, took place on Saturday before the district coroner, Mr. L. A. Fosbery. It will be remembered that the deceased died from injuries received at Harden…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Attempted Suicide. a Determined Man. Utilising the Tramway
Last evening great consternation was caused in Elizabeth-street by on attempt on the part of a man named William Butt to commit suicide by throwing himself under a passing tram. As the tram was…
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Brisbane, Monday.-- The Mitchell railway extension was opened without much ceremony by the Ministers of Works and Lands on Saturday, who made a short inspection of the Government…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Armed Attack on a Railway Train
Five armed and masked robbers stopped a railway train some three miles from Little Rock, Arkansas. They covered the train officials with their revolvers, and compelled the 70 passengers to hold up their hands, while they took all…
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