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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
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A correspondent sends us the following with respect to the Midland Railway of Western Australia, the first sod of which was turned by his Excellency the Governor, Sir Frederick Napier Broome, on the 1st instant:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,—With reference to your short article the other day upon "Railway Free Passes," I think I am right in stating that in England where (as you know) all the railways are in the control of companies, free passes for dircetors,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,—As one of those who take an interest in the social elevation and advancement of the working classes of this country, I am very glad to see that the important branches connected with our railways are at length combining in a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,—Ne greater satire upon the manner in which the publie accounts of the colony are kept could well be imagined than that on ex-Minister, who as Colonial Treasurer presented the last edition or such accounts to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hearing that the track along the Colo Valley was finished, I went by rail to Rylstone and there obtained supplies for a few days, a horse, and a man (who had been employed by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At a meeting of the committee of the proposed amalgamated society of railway and tramway employees it was resolved that a special meeting of all grades of the railway and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A train ran into a mob of bullocks at half-past 5 o'clock this morning, between Blayney and Millthorpe, and cat one animal to pieces. The engine went clean over it, struck another, and threw two…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR,—Last week I sold some goods, and was directed by the purchaser to send them to the parcels office at the railway-station, for Mr.— station-master at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The tram line, close to the Redfern lockup, is worn out and in a state of alteration and repair. This afternoon, at about a quarter to 0 o'clock, the line was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A strong deputation waited upon the Minister for Works this morning, to ask that the railway should be constructed at once from Pearce's Corner to North Shore…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The accident to the Bathurst train reported in our first edition which resulted in about eleven persons being injured (two seriously), appears…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →When the train, or rather a portion of it, to which the accident happened on Monday, on the Little Zigzag reached town, the Minister or Works (Mr. Lyne) and Dr. Woodward, a member of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The people in this district daily show a deeper interest in the construction of the Glen Innes-Inverell railway. Immediately it became known that the plans and books of reference had been completed, a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A few other particulars concerning the railway accident on the Little Zigzag have reached us, and are supplementary of the detailed accounts of the matter published in the EVENING NEWS on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On the morning of the 10th February, during the prevalence of a dense fog, an alarming accident, involving injuries to a large number of porsons, occurred at Finsbury Park station, the junction of the Great Northern and North,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rumoursreached town yesterday morning that a railway accident had happened at the first Zigzag, and that several persons had been killed and manymore injured. As usual, rumour magnified the affair, and the real facts of the case,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sir,—Although I might now leave Mr. Neild to your tender mercies, I would crave a little more of your space to point out to him that if he were to consult the latest published report of the Commissioner for Railways, he might…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sir,--Will you kindly allow me to ask " Civil Servant" a few simple questions about free railway fares to railway servants?--1. Does He work from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.? 2. Does he receive…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A tourists' train when coming yesterday morning from Bathurst met with an accident, in consequence, it has been reported to Mr. Goodchap, of the greasy state of the…
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