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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
2,051 stories in Sydney's papers · page 51 of 103
At a public meeting held on Monday night the following resolution, moved by Alderman Gulley and seconded by Mr. W. Yabsley, J.P., of Coraki, was unanimously adopted:—"That in view of the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →On Tuesday afternoon, the 15th instant (we learn from a local journal) an influential ana enthusiasic public meeting was held at Mulwala, in connection with the proposed bridge. The special object was to secure the inclusion in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Travellers by tram are in a quandary over the new regulations The reduction of the fares has been much appreciated but the abolishing of the cash faces has proved very awkward. On Saturday on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The duplication, of the Southern and Western railway between Brisbane and Ipswich is being rapidly pushed forward. The contract for the bridges has been let to Messrs. Overend and Co…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The system which came in vogue on Saturday of not allowing tram conductors to receive cash fares from passengers is already found very inconvenient both to the travelling public and the tramway…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →There can be very little doubt in the public mind" that our railway system might be remodelled with advantage. One of the inconveniences of which suburban travellers hare to complain is the absurd…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The people of Millthorpe have grievance in connection with the site for their railway station which the Engineer proposes shall be erected on the western side of the line, unmindful of the fact…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →On Saturday the reduced tramway fares, the consummation of much private indignation and public, agitation against high tariffs, came into operation, and on the whole, it must be admitted, with very little friction. The change…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,--Yon would confer a great boon on the residents of Rosedale and Croydon Park, and on others whose business takes them through the above road, if yon would kindly give publicity to this letter. I…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The City Coroner held an inquest, Monday, in Assembly Hotel, corner of Phillip and Hunter streets, on the body of the man Frederick Hemmings, who died in the Sydney Hospital, at a few minutes past…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The traffic at the railway station for the first three months of the present year was as follows:—Goods received and forwarded, 5739 tons; revenue, £6262 1s 4d; 3452 (passengers, resulting…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. Darley, Q.C., and Mr. Pring, instructed by Mr. W. C. Prootor, appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. M. H. Stephen, Q.C., Mr. Salomons, Q.C, and Mr. C. B. Stephen, instructed by the Crown Solicitor, for the defendant. This…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On TUESDAY, 23rd June, a Special Cheap Excursion Train will leave Richmond for Sydney as under:— Fares to Sydney and Back. 1st Class. 2nd class…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The public are hereby informed that from 10 a.m. until such time as the procession shall have passed Park-street, at its junction with Elizabeth-street, ALL TRAMS running south of LIVERPOOL-STREET will shunt at Liverpool-street junction,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →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 GOODS SHEDS at Redfern and Darling Harbour will NOT be OPEN for the receipt and delivery of goods on the above date; but arrangements will be made for the delivery of perishables at Darling Harbour up till 10 a.m…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir,—"W.H.B.P." in your issue of to-day, writing on the above subject, assumes that the Wagga people should have a "successful issue to their desires" because the matter had not been previously ventilated through your…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,--The disgraceful state of the tram care on Thursday night last was such that many of the passengers were obliged to stand, the seats being too wet to sit upon. The reason of this was principally…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Allow me," writes a correspondent, "to pour into your sympathetic ear the griefs of a tram traveller this pouring (Sunday) night. After getting fairly dry under an awning at Darlinghurst, I…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →This action, to recover £1000 damages for personal injuries sustained in the Cootamundra railway accident was continued, the plaintiff's case being concluded and evidence commenced for the…
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