These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.
Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
2,680 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 134
Yesterday morning a deputation, consisting of Messrs. Walter Bradley, W. F. Ponder, W. Martin, G. J. Waterhouse, Kirby, and F. Reynolds, was introduced by Mr. Neild, M.L.A., to the Minister for Works, to nsk for the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A MISHAP, attributed to a very unusual cause, occurred at Culcairn on the night of the 5th inst, to the express which left Melbourne for Sydney at five minutes to 5 o'clock in the evening, but the accident was…
Continued on Trove, page 332 →Tenders for the Melbourne Tramway Trust's second loan of £500,000 at 4 1/2 per cent., the minimum of which had been fixed at 104, were opened this afternoon. The total [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 349 →The Commissioner for Railways announces by advertisement in another column a reduction in the rates charged for the carriage of merchandise between Sydney and the Darling River District, the reduction…
Continued on Trove, page 349 →James Ernest Warren, aged 19, a clerk, living in West Kensington, was admitted to the Royal Free Hospital, Gray's Inn-road, suffering from injuries received on the Metropolitan Railway under the following circumstances:…
Continued on Trove, page 329 →BRISBANE, Thursday.--A slight accident occurred to-day on the railway between Ipswich and Brisbane. A quantity of earth fell from an embankment on two carriages,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BRISBANE, Thursday.--The deputation which yesterday interviewed the Mayor re Fortitude Valley Railway, and to whom his Worship gave a hearing to-day, presented…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Hawthorn introduced a deputation to the Minister for Works yesterday in favor of season tickets on the trams running from Leichhardt to Sydney urging in favour of his…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A deputation which has been in the habit of waiting upon each successive Minister for Works for a very long time past, and which evidently intends to haunt the head of the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Mr. J. C. Neild yesterday introduced to the Minister for Works a deputation from the electoral district of Paddington in favor of season tickets on tramways. Mr. Walter…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Mr. Lysaght introduced to the Minister for Works yesterday a deputation from Wollongong, who came to ask the Minister for Works that a loopline of rails might be laid by the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Commissioner for Railways notifies in our advertising columns that certain reductions in the freight charges for wool and general merchandise forwarded by rail between Bourke…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Among the passengers who arrived in Sydney yesterday by the R.M.S. Mararoa from San Francisco was Mr. A. S. Hallidie, a gentleman who is the president of the California Wire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—Whilst dospotism usually recklessly squandors the sinews and the savings of the nation on war, democracies seem to be equally as selfishly reckless in their expenditure on "jobbery" or "political robbery"—usually enphemised…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,—Several weeks ago you kindly granted me space in your open column, to draw attention to the unjust practice of the railway authorities, in issuing first-class…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A serious tram accident occurred on Saturday night. It appears that the bolts of a pulley wheel at Spring-street, just at the top of a deep decline got loose, the gripper smashed against them and threw a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—I notice by this morning's paper that a deputation waited on the Minister for Works to advocate the issue of season tram tickets, and, as an inducement to have their request complied with, stated they had no objection to pay…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,--If you will allow me, I wish to make a complaint through your columns about the irregular way in which the trams start. I am well aware there have been nearly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A petition, signed by 933 women resident in Bathurst and its vicinity, has been presented to the Legislative Assembly with reference to the sale of intoxicating drinks at railway…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The tender of Messrs. Cowie and Duncan for the construction of a tram line from Waverley to Randwick was this day announced as accepted in the Public Works office. The amount of the tender is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →