North Shore Railway
A deputation waited upon the Minister for Works this morning, headed by Sir Henry Parkes and Mr. Ives, Ms.P., to inform Mr. Lyne that most of the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1886
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A Day's Horrors. Government Employing Chinese Labour. the Kimberley Goldfields. the Latest News. Blockade of Greek Ports. Narrabri-walgett Railway. Intercolonial Free-trade. the Land Board. Stock and Share Report. City Council. Disposing of the Murray. Congratulations. a Runaway. the Insolvency Court. the Home Rule Debate. Lord Hartington's Counter Proposals. Chairmanship of the House of Lords. Parliament. City Improvement Board. Beware of Bank Notes. the Von Bieren Case. New Developments
DISPOSING OF THE MURRAY. CONGRATULATIONS. A RUNAWAY. THE INSOLVENCY COURT…
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A large and influntial meeting was held last evening for the purpose of urging upon the Government the advisableness of immediately extending the line of…
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CAIRNS Monday.--The Government steamer Lucinda arrived to-day with the Ministerial party on board. The ceremony of turning the first sod of the railway from Cairns to…
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WALGETT, Tuesday.--A large and influential meeting was held last evening for the purpose of urging upon tho Government the advisability of immediately extending the line of railway…
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Yesterday morning a deputation, comprising Sir Henry Parkes and Mr. Ives, Ms.L.A., Captain Jenkins, Messrs. W. H. M'Ewan, M. M'Mahon, J. W. Cliff, and A. G. Blomfield, waited on the Minister for Works in reference…
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A large and influential meeting was held last evening for the purpose of urging upon the Government the advisability of immediately extending the line of railway from Narrabri to Walgett. Mr. Wright, the president of the…
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The conditions under which Millar Brothers' tender has been accepted for the construction of the railway from Pine Creek to Palmerston, in the Northern Territory, allow of the employment of Chinese…
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On Tuesday, a deputation from North Shore, consisting of Sir Henry Parkes, Mr. Ives, M.P.; Messrs. M'Mahon, Cliff and M'Keon, interviewed the Minister for Works on the subject…
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ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--The Workingmen's Association presented a petition to the Commissioner for Public Works signed by 53 ratepayers protesting against the Government permitting…
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Sir,—As the present Minister for Works has cloarly shown that he is determined to exercise his independence when dealing with the employees of the Railway Department, it is to be hoped that he will at once institute a…
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Sir,—Having been present at the public meetings of the railway men, and having spoken at the last one, I think I am in a position to say that they do not wish to treat Mr. Lyne's letter as a victory, as your sub-leader of the 8th…
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Messrs. Bull, V. Parkes, and M'Culloch, waited upon the Minister for Works to-day, and urged that the Government should repair some roads in the Liverpool…
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BOURKE, Thursday.--A meeting of the Town-council was held last night, at which it was resolved to make very strong representations to Government on the subject of tanks on the…
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BATHURST. Thursday.--This morning Mr. B. Catler, manager for Wright, Heaton and Co., discovered that a dastardly attempt laid been made during the night to injure the…
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On Thursday a diabolical act was discovered to nave been perpetrated on the railway line at Bathurst. It is usual for Wright, Heaton, and Co.'s large trollies to he left near the firm's office in the railway…
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Yesterday morning two trollies belonging to Wright, Heaton and Co. were discovered across the rails, near the goods shed, by Mr. Cutler, under-manager for the…
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WEST MAITLAND, Thursday.--At a meeting of the West Maitland branch of the Narrabri-Walgett Railway League, held yesterday afternoon, the Mayor, Mr. Hynde, presiding, it was…
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BRISBANE Thursday.--The railway authorities have received information that the construction of the line from Stanthorpe to the border is progreasing well, and it is…
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A deputation representing the residents of Liverpool, and accompanied by Messrs. Bull, M'Cu[?]och, and V. Parkes. Ms.P., waited on the Minister for Works yesterday, and asked that…
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