Railway Volunteer Corps
A general meeting of the members of the Railway Department will be held in the Oxford Hotel, on Monday evening next, June 1, to make definite arrangements for the formation of a volunteer corps…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1885
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The War of Railway Tariffs
A correspondent of the Argus thus puts the Victorian view of the Riverina traffic question:— "Various members of the New South Wales Government, and one or two of the leading journals of Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →South Australian Railways. Tender for Supply of Coal. Public Works Office, Adelaide, April 13, 1885
TENDERS will be received at the office of the Engineer-inChief, Victoria-square, Adelaide, until noon on MONDAY, the 8th June, 1885, for the supply of Coal for the above railways during the twelve months commencing July 1, 1885, and ending…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →South Australian Railways. Tender for the Supply and Delivery of Coal. Public Works Office, Adelaide, April 13, 1885
TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Engineer-inChief, Victoria-square, Adelaide, until noon of MONDAY, the 8th June, 1885, for the supply of Coal for the above Railways during, the 12 months commencing July 1st, 1885, and ending…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →South Australian Railways. Tender for Carriage of Coal. Public Works Office, Adelaide, April 13, 1885
TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Fngineer-inChief, Adelaide, until noon of MONDAY, the 8th June, 1885, from persons willing to convey from Newcastle, New South Wales, to the undermentioned ports in South Australia, about…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coogee Tram Fares. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—As a resident of Coogee, and having a family, some of whom with myself have daily to go to and from Sydney, I wish to raise my voice against the gross injuctice we suffer by reason of the exorbitant rise of the fares…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Department of Public Works, Railway Branch, Sydney, 28th May. 1885. Government Tramways. Botany Line
The public are hereby informed that on SATURDAY next, the 30th May, and until further notice, the ADDITIONAL TRIPS usually made on Saturdays will not be made, and tramears will be run in accordance with the ordinary table in use on other week…
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"Improvements" of an expensive bat rather questionable character continue to be carried i out at the Petersham railway station. Not many months ago, when the erection of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Department of Public Works, Railway Branch, Sydney, 28th May, 1885. Government Railways. North-western Pastoral and Agricultural Society's Show at Dubbo, June 1, 2, and 3, 1885
EXCURSION TICKETS to Dubbo will be issued at Sydney and all stations on the Western and Mudgee lines, commencing with the Mail Trains on FRIDAY, the 29th May, and terminating with trains arriving at Dubbo on WEDNESDAY, 3rd Juue, available…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Department of Public Works, Railway Branch, Sydney, February 5, 1885. Government Railways
TENDERS will be received at this Office up to 11 a.m.,on the dates mentioned hereunder, for the public works, &c.,specifed in the fillowing schedule— Nature of works or…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Public Works Office, Hobart, 20th April, 1885. Tasmanian Government Railways
LAUNCESTON and SCOTTSDALE LINE. TENDERS…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Government Notices. Department of Public Works, Railway Branch, Sydney, 22nd May, 1885. Government Railways. Suburban Line
NOTICE ia hereby given that the undermentioned TRAINS will DISCONTINUE to run after Saturday next, the 23rd instant:— Sydney to Petersham, 4.50 a.m…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alleged Encroachment on a Road
At the last meeting of the Macdonaldtown Council, the subject of an alleged encroachment in Union-street by a row of houses, now in the course of construction, cropped up. Mr. Jelly, the borough…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway and Tram Traffic
The traffic on the railways was not so heavy as is the case on the other public holidays, such as the Prince of Wales' Birthday or Boxing Day, Special trains were run on several lines, and these were well filled; but there was…
Continued on Trove, page 1154 →Serious Railway Accident
Shortly after 8 p.m. on Thursday as the train was coming from Hurstville at the Burren-street platform a man with one leg named J. Doble, was crossing the line at the level crossing when he was…
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Says the Honorable Bill to the Honorable Frank: " Dear old boy, confound their titles, confound their politics, dear old boy. Only let them leave me my darling Bill. Bat, dear old boy, what's this I hear…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Progress of the Railway-discovery of Rich Mineral Deposits
The progress of the railway works has already established a civilised and busy aspect all along the route from Suakim to Handoub, and the scene on the line contrasts strongly with the empty stillness of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1149 →Our Tram Fares. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph
Sir,--By this time Mr Wright must be convinced that in authorising an increase in the tramfares to Leichhardt and other suburbs to made a mistake which has not only been a loss to the revenue, but…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Tramear Guards and Promotion by Merit. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph
Sir,--In behalf of that large class of Government employees, the tramcar guards, who may not represent their own grievances, will you kindly grant me the insertion of this letter. The public…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Improvements on the Illawarra Railway Line
Yesterday morning Mr Stephen, M.L.A., acted as spokesman for an influential deputation to the Minister of Works from residents and property owners on the Illawarra railway line, with regard…
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