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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
2,051 stories in Sydney's papers · page 43 of 103
Sir,--I am loth to trespass upon your valuable space, but as King Circumlocution appear to reign supreme in our Government departments, I see no other way of endeavouring to remedy a state of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Colonial Secretary received several cablegrams yesterday morning from the Agant-General concerning the number of lenders which had been received in London for the construction of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Deloraine-Formby railway was opened on Saturday. There was a large gathering, 500 invitations having been accepted from Messrs. Fergus and Blair, contractors, the assemblage being the largest that has…
Continued on Trove, page 1202 →A terrible accident happened on the railway works near Coolac yesterday afternoon, by which a single man, named Philip Clancy, aged 35, lost his life. It appeared that the deceased was endeavouring to push a condemned sleeper off…
Continued on Trove, page 1178 →A work that is destined ere long to have a marked effect upon the trade of the port is slowly but surely approaching completion—the construction of the railway line from Homebush to Waratah, to form the junction of the Northern…
Continued on Trove, page 1181 →GENDAGAI, Friday. -- M'Sharry and Co. commenced work yesterday at the first section of the [?]umnt railway extension, which comprises about 66 chains of construction, a portion of which is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The following is the statement reference to which was made by telegram of the Rev. J. A. Stuart, Presbyterian minister, of Collingwood, concerning the bank robbery at Simpson's-road:—"About 10 o'clock I left my house…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The public are hereby Informed that on and after MONDAY, the 15th instant, CAMPBELL and ARTHUR STREETS will cease to be stopping places for Trams on the above line…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →As [?]ent of a shocking nature oc[?] on the [?] of the suburban [?] which arrived [?] Sydney at 4.30 p.m. on Saturday. It [?] that a [?] named john…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The passengers by the 2.15 p.m. tram to Coogee on Friday were considerably alarmed by an explosion which occurred in the engine when nearing Liverpool-street. As the tram came to a standstill the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The contractors for the works in connection with the third section of the Biayney-Murrumburrah line are at present making vast progress. 260,000 cubic yards of stuff have been shifted. Nearly one-fourth of the whole…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →We are fortunately but seldom called upon to report the occurrence of fatal accidents on the suburban railway, bat a terrible one happened on Saturday evening at Burwood, in which a laborer…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →PARRAMATTA, Monday.--The official opening of the iron at Parramatta, connecting the south side of the town to the north, took place to-day by Mr Hugh Taylor, M.P., who drove the last…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The public are hereby informed that on and after MONDAY, the 15th instant, CAMPBELL and ARTHUR STREETS will cease to be stopping places for Trams on the above line…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A man named John Collins, 46 years of age, was killed on Saturday evening by a train. He did not expire immediately, but was conveyed to town, and died between the Rodfern Railway Station and the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →TENDERS will be at this Office up to 11 a.m. on the dates mentioned hereunder, for the Public Works, &c., specified in the following schedule:— Nature of Works or Supplies…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Board of Trade has presented to Parliament its annual paper containing returns of the accidents and casualties reported to the board by the railway companies during the year 1884…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Sir,—A few days ago there appeared in your columns a statement that the attention of the Government had been drawn to the advisability of constructing a tramway from the present authorised terminus at reserve, St. Leonards, to…
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