Murrumburrah-Blayney Railway
YOUNG, Monday. -- The works in connection with Fishburn's contract, No. 2 section, at the Murruburrah-Blayney railway, Young to Cowra, are progressing most satisfactorily. The returns…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1885
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Law Report. Supreme Court.—monday, June 23. [?] [?].—(Before his Honor the Chief Justice and a special jury of [?].) ADAMS v. the Commissioner for Railway (Part Heard)
Mr. Darley, Q.C., and Mr. Pring, instructed by Mr. W. C. P[?], appeared for the [?]: and Mr. M. H. [?], Q.C., Mr. Salomons, Q.C..and Mr. C. B, Stephen, [?] by the Crown [?], for the defendant. This…
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THE recent heavy rains rendered some of the thoroughfares in the neighbourhood of Granville next to impassable. Railway Farads specially was in a very had state, and Good…
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Sir,—I notice in your issue of a recent date that Hugh M'Gregor and George Williams were fined at the Water Police Court for refusing to give a tram ticket in the tram cars, and that they tendered cash…
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There has been considerable delay in starting the tramways, owing to the difficulty in erecting stables at the depot in the valley. A tender for the work has been accepted, and the erection will…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Electricity v. Steam. Electric Tram-cars
There will shortly be in operation in San Francisco an electoral railway running from the Southern Pacific Depot to the Union Ironworks at the Protrero. Experiments in this direction have been…
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Tn the Balmain Council last night a letter was read from the Cable Tramway Construction. Company, of Sydney, submitting at the request of Alderman Punch, a proposition to erect a wire rope tram line…
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The Balmain Council, at their meeting last might, had under consideration the proposal to construct a cable tramway from Leichhardt to the Darling-street ferry. Letters on the subject were…
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Wednesday, the 15th instant, has been declared a public holiday at Jerilderie, for the purpose of officially opening the railway line from Narandera to Jerilderie. The line has been working for…
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The sheer force of public indignation has at length began to make an impression upon the heads of the Tramway Department, and yesterday we published a sort of explanation…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Cootamundra Railway Accident. Action Against the Government
In the Banco Court yesterday, the action Adama[?] Commissioner for Railways, in which damages to the extent of £1000 are claimed for injuries received at the Cootamundra railway…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Law Report. Supreme Court.—tuesday, June 30. Banco Court.—(Before his Honor the Chief Justice and a special jury of twelve.) ADAMS V. the Commissioner for Railways (Part Heard)
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. Stephen instructed by the Crown Solicitor, for the defendant. This…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Land Compensation. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—The Railway Department resumed house and land belonging to me in Wollongong on or about May, 1884. They accepted valuation in November. I am still without a settlement of my claim, turned out of house and home,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Botany-road Toll-bar
A preliminary meeting was held on the 1st instant, in Mr. Park's Empress of India Hotel, Botany-road, for the purpose of taking into consideration the necessity of abolishing the toll-bar on the Botany-road…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cable Tramway for Balmain. the Public Meeting
A public meeting of the residents of Balmain was held in the local town hall on Wednesday night, to discuss the question of a proposed cable tramway from the Darling-street ferry landing-stage up to…
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LONDON, July 1—The Russian authorities are actively proceeding with the completion of the railway to Merv…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Tram Regulations. a Chinaman Fused
A Luey, 48, native of China, was charged in the Water Police Court on Wednesday, with having refused to pay a fare on the Woollahra tram. The accused got on a tram at Liverpool-street on Tuesday…
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Amelia Otto, an elderly woman in the employment of Mrs. Kinglock, of Redmyre, suffered a rather serious injury on Wednesday afternoon. She got into a train at the Redmyre station for the purpose…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Cootamundra Railway Disaster. ADAMS v. the Government
In the Banco Court to-day the Chief Justice summed up in the important case of Adams v. Commissioner of Railways. His Honor's address was peculiarly luminous and brilliant, and lasted for an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Proposed Tramway for Balmain
A public meeting was held last night in the Town Hall, Balmain to consider a project for the establishment of a system of cable trams for the convenience of the residents of Balmain. The hall was crowded. The Mayor, Mr. J…
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