The Hawkesbury Bridge
A wrong impression exists in Melbourne in regard to the amount of the lowest of the twelve tenders which were opened in London a few weeks ago for the manufacture and erection of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1885
2,051 stories in Sydney's papers · page 47 of 103
A Leap From Blackfriars Bridge
At the Mansion House, on May 7, Edith Bertram, a welldressed young woman, 10 years of age, appeared before the Lord Mayor to answer a charge of having attempted to commit suicide. Thomas Pearson, an inspector of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Proposed New Stock Road. CARRATHOOL
A public meeting was held here on Saturday to, petition the Government to proclaim a travelling stock road between Carrathool and Whealbah, the nearest point on the Lachlan River road. This…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Gable Tramway. NO. 2. a New Motor
Tramways date at least "from the year one," that is 1801; but the great era of improvement did not set in until recent years, and! horses were not dispensed with, and steam, motors…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Shocking Railway Fatality a Man Cut in Pieces. Dobbo
A frightful accident occurred at the railway station on Saturday night. A man named Thomas Evans, employed as a number taker in the traffic department, was noting the numbers of the trucks…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Serious Railway Collision. a Terrible Smash. Wallerawang
Between the hours of 9 and 10 p.m. on Saturday this usually quiet town was disturbed by a sudden shock, caused by the colliding of two trains in the station yard. The noise having subsided, a general…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tumberumba Railway. ADELONG
The following telegram, received by the Progress Committee from the member for the district, is to be placed before the public meeting to-day, re the Adelong and Tumberumba railway…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Matters at Albury. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Albury
A numerously attended public meeting was held in the Council-chambers this evening. Mr. G. H. Billson, the Mayor of Albury, occupied the chair, and explained that the meeting had been convened at the request of the ratepayers,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Government Notices. Department of Public Works, Railway Branch, Sydney, February 5, 1885. Government Railways
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…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Tramways. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—There can be no doubt that our present system of tramfares is most unsatisfactory, both in regard to the fares themselves and the mode of collecting them. I do not propose to offer any opinion upon the scale of charges further…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Cootamundra Railway Accident
So far, only one writ has been issued against the Government by anyone injured in the Coota-mundra railway accident in January last, but, as would naturally be expected, several claims for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Waiting-Room on the Leichhardt Tramway. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph
Sir,--We are thankful to Mr Wright for having resolved to lower cur tram fares, and it will soon be apparent to the Department that they have done the right thing at last. All that is wantad now is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Frightful Railway Accident [By Telegraph.]
DUBBO, Monday.--A frightful accident happened at the Dubbo railway station on Saturday. then a young man named Thomas Evans was laterality cat to pieces by the half-past 7 incoming…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Roads and Road-making. Vii.—american Streets Axd Roads. (From Our Special Correspondent in New York.)
The author of one of the beat of American textbooks on road making begins his work by the frank announcement that—" The common roads of the United States are inferior to those of any other civilised…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accident on the Woodville Road
AN accident which illustrates the dangers to which benighted travellers on the Woodville road in its present state are exposed occurred on the night of the 6th instant. A man named…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Department of Public Works, Railway Branch, Sydney, 17th June, 1885. Government Tramways. Alteration of Fares
His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has been pleased to approve of the following Tramway Fares, to come into force on and after the 20th June, 1885. STARTING FROM BRIDGE-STREET:…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dubbo Railway League. the Coonamble-walgett Question. Dubbo
A meeting of the Dubbo Railway League was held on Monday night in the Town Hall. In the absence of the Mayor Alderman Muller occupied the chair. He said that the meeting had been called to show…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →TELEGRAMS. Dubbo Railway Fatality. DUBBO
Thomas Evans, who was killed at the railway station on Saturday, had made arrangements for getting married next week, and his intended bride was at the station at the time the accident…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Government Notices. Government Railways. Great Southern Line. Arrival of the New South Wales Troops from the Soudan at SYDNEY, on TUESDAY, 23rd JUNE, 1885
The EXCURSION TICKETS ordinarily issued at all stations to Sydney on FRIDAY and SATURDAY, the 16th and 20th instants, will, for distances over 100 miles from Sydney, be available for return by trains leaving Sydney up to and inclusive of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Public Works Office Hobart, 20th April, 1885 Tasmanian Government Railways. Launceston and Scottsdale Line Tenders are invited for the construction of 47 MILES 4 CHAINS of RAILWAY, as above, and such tenders will be received at this office until noon on WEDNESDAY. the 17th day of June next
Plans and specifications can be seen, and all Information obtained at the Office of the Engineer-in-Chief, Sydney, on and after WEDNESDAY, the 13th day of May next. Copies of plans, specifications, and bills of quantities will be…
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