A Dangerous Bridge
Mr. Hammond, M.P., introduced to the Minister for Works yesterday a deputation from Petersham whose object, was to request the attention of the Government to the wooden…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1886
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Liverpool—road
The same hon. members also introduced a deputation from the Borough Council of Liverpool to ask for a grant towards repairing the Orphan and Marryville roads. The deputation pointed out that these roads had…
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Mr. Hammond, M.L. A., yesterday introduced a deputation from Petersham to the Minister for Works asking to have the vote of £500 for the rebuilding of the bridge over the Iron Cove or Gamblers' Creek replaced on the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Plot to Wreck a Train
Our Bathurst correspondent telegraphing on Friday, said:—It is scarcely possible that the trollies could have been removed by even two persons; so that more than two must have been…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A Train Snowed Up. [See Page 1006.]
One of our pictures illustrates an occurrence that took place on the London and North-Western railway, in England, during a recent severe snowstorm. A train was completely blocked with the accumulated snow…
Continued on Trove, page 1001 →Railway Employees Association
A meeting of railway employees is to be held in Penrith to-night to consider the advisability of establishing a branch of the New South Wales Amalgamated Association…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following appeared in our Special Edition of yesterday. the Australian Cricketers in England. Terrible Hurricane at Madrid. the Harbour Collision. Kimberley Goldfields. the Wool Sales. Street Robberies. the Home Rule Bill. the City of Collingwood Loan. Stock and Share Report. a £450 Robbery. Fair Helen in Trouble. the Wimbledon Team. the American Champion Walker in Sydney. the Lambton Strike. Differential Railwayrates. Australian Cricketers in England. Match at Sheffield Park. London, May 14
The fifth team of Australian cricketers commenced the season at Sheffield Park, Sussex, to-day, against a team selected by Lord Sheffield. The attendance at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrible Railway Accident. Newcastle, This Day
Joseph Harvey, who met with an accident on the railway line on Wednesday night is progressing as favourably as can be expected. he…
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A deputation from Junee, consisting of Messrs. Bartie, Hunphries, and Davies, and Dr. Emslie, wore introduced to the Minister for Works this afternoon, at 3,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Collision at Bowral
THE railway collision at Bowral on Saturday was a near approach to a terrible disaster. It occurred just as the engine of the tourist train had left the railway bridge, which is from 25 to 30 feet high…
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A deputation of Junee merchants, consisting of Mr. T. C. Humphrys, M. H. Davis, and Dr. Elmslie, waited yesterday on the Minister for Works to ask that some better arrangements should be made with regard to the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Free Railway Passes for Consuls. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—A correspondent in to-day's Herald has done me the honour to reply to my letter on the above subject. Your correspondent is in error in supposing that I am not aware that some of the Consuls—those of France and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Proposed Byrock-brewarrina Branch Railway. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Brewarrina
A largely-attended meeting of property-holders was held here last night for the purpose of further considering the scheme put forward at a recent public meeting by Mr. E. Millen for guaranteeing the Government against loss [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Proposed Railway from Nyngan to Cobar. Cobar
A monster open-air meeting was held hero on Saturday night under the presidency of the mayor, Mr. H. Lewis, for the purpose of taking steps to urge upon the Government the necessity for calling for tenders for the…
Continued on Trove, page 1035 →The Narrabri-Walgett Railway. Walgett
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…
Continued on Trove, page 1035 →Intercolonial. The Railway from Palmerston to Fine Creek. Adelaide
The conditions under which Millar Brothers' tender has been accepted for the construction of the railway from Fine Greek to Palmerston, in the Northern Territory, allow of the employment of Chinese…
Continued on Trove, page 1008 →Serious Railway Accident at Bowrai
A serious railway collision occurred on Saturday on the Southern line, near the bridge, between the tourist train and a goods train. The No. 7 down tourist train from Sydney, which left Redfern at…
Continued on Trove, page 1008 →Differential Railway Rates. Deputation to the Minister for Works
A deputation from Junee was introduced by Mr. Gormley, M.P., to the Minister for Works yesterday afternoon, with the object of drawing attention to and requesting an alteration of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Clerks' Grievances. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph
Sir, -- The subject of my third letter under the above heading in the unfairness of class[?]ing the railway clerks into two entirely distinct divisions, with no provision [?] bridge…
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