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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
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Yesterday, the City Coroner held an inquest upon the body of Frederick Hemming, the unfortunate man who met with injuries on Friday on the Crown street tramline, which caused his death…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The further hearing of the action, Adams v. Commissioner for Railways, for damages £1600 through injuries received in the Cootamundra Railway accident, was continued in the Banco…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ADELAIDE, Monday.--A little boy named Ernest Gloson was killed last night by being sun over by a tram in front of the Glenelg railway station, King William-street. The wheels almost…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At the City Police Court to-day Thomas Millidge, Alfred Bingill, Johh Alcook, and George Fortune were charged with robbing, under arme, the Simpson's-road branch of the National Bank; and Thomas…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The evidence in this case on behalf of the plaintiff was concluded on Monday. The following witnesses have been called:— Silvester Carberry, of Cootamundra, also deposed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The following shows what was being done in England by tramways up to the middle of last year:—England, 612 miles: capital expended, £8,933,925; cost per mile, £14,597. Scotland, 70 miles; capital…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On the 19th instant, in an account of an accident on the tramway at Charing Cross, it was said that an "attempt to get a cab was made, but a cabman, who was on the stand, refused to take the wounded man."…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—In an article you publish in this day's S. M. Herald on "The New Tramway Fares and Sections" von state that on the Sydney and Botany line" the reduction here amounts to 1d. on the whole line." So far this is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On Monday night an indignation meeting of the inhabitants of the township of Nyngan and the adjoining district was held is Duff's Great Western Hotel Nyagan, "to take into consideration the conduct of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The MINING JOURNAL, reports that a seif-propelling motor of most ingenious deafen has been teated in a small boat on the lake at Hendon. The invention of M. Eteve. of Paris, this new engine has been…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hugh M'Gregor and George Williams, laborers, were charged in the Water Police Court to-day, with having travelled on a Bondi tram on Wednesday afternoon and refused to give a tram ticket when…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The exact date when a branch, of the great Tite Barnacle family migrated to New South Wales is not known; but that many scions of that illustrious family have succeeded in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The action for £1000 damages for injuries re[?]ived in the Cootamundra railway accident, [?]ought by George Adams, miner, against the [?]mmissioner for Railways, was continued at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Darley, Q.C., and Mr. Pring, instructed by Mr. W. C. Proctor, appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. M. H. Stephen, Q.C., Mr. Salomons, Q.C., and Mr. C.B. Stephon, instructed by the Crown Solicitor for the defendant. This…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,—In reference to the recent alteration in the tram fares, it is generally considered as a change decidedly for the worse. To abolish cash fares altogether i[?] as arbitrary, to make a free comparison, as the introduction of the ancient…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →GOULBURN, Thursday. -- Some alarm was caused list night when it was found that there had been an attempt made to place an obstruction on the railway line at North Goulburn. But the design…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—I have read your paragraph in this evening's issue anent cash fares on the tramways. A good deal of newspaper correspondence has recently taken place on the mode of collection of the tram fares. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In the Central Police Court to-day, before Mr. Buchanan, S.M., George Cameron Coffins was brought up on the charge of having while he was a passenger from Darlinghurst to Bathurst-street…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—I should like to draw your attention to the great inconvenience suffered by intending tram passengers waiting at King-street during wet weather. There is no protection from the rain beyond a small…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →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…
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