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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
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In this action the plaintiff claimed £100 damages for injury, alloged to have been caused to himself, and to horse and cart his property, by a Government tram. The plaintiff's case was that On the 10th December last he was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →This action was for the recovery of £100, for injuries alleged to have been sustained by plaintiff and damage to a horse, cart and goods through collision with a tram near the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A deputation, introduced by Messrs. Bull and Varney Parkes, M.P., waited on the Minister for Works regarding the. above. The deputation pointed out that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—Having lately observed in the newspapers the statement made that the railways of New South Wales are not paying, and that the fares may be raised somewhat for the purpose of securing a l[?]ger income; if it is not out of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,—In order to find out if blame was attached to anyone in connection with the above accident, the Commissioner for Railways appointed four railway officials to make an inquiry. These gentlemen met, called what evidence they…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Melbourne, Wednesday.--The adjourned general meeting of the Victorian Railway Employes Mutual Association was held this evening, the president in the chair. A new…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MELBOURNE, Thursday.--A large deputation from the agricultural societies waited on the Railway Commissioners, asking that the system of return tickets should be extended to residents…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WEST MAITLAND,Thursday.--The up-country train on the northern line from Narrabri, escaped an accident on Tuesday night at Maitland. It seems that through gross carelessness the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Yesterday morning Mr. J. S. Farnell, M.L.C., introduced a deputation to the Minister for Works on the subject of the proposal to have a swine put into the Iron Cove Bridge. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Yesterday morning a deputation comprising the Hous. J. S. Farnell and Moses, Ms. L. C., Messrs A. H. M'Culloch, Varney Parkes, and Bull, Ms. L. A., together with Messrs. R. Terry, E. Terry, J. Manning,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →As the outcome of a large meeting held at St. Anne’s Hall, Hyde, on Saturday, 22nd ult., a deputation waited upon the Minister for Works yesterday (Friday) to convey the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Yesterday morning a deputation, comprising Messrs. C, R. Austin (Mayor), and Hayes, Griffin, Evans and Weekes, aldermen of Manly, togothor with Mr. A. Hilder, waited on the Minister for Works to ask him to reduce the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Sir,—The Railway Department will, I consider, confer a great boon upon country residents returning home and those visiting the country districts on the Southern line by carrying out the arrangement regarding the proposed…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →"Dear Sir,—I am happy to inform you that the sale of your Syrup and Pills increases here continually. Several of my customers speak of having derived more benefit from the use of these than from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,—It is reported, and it is partly confirmed by a minute of the Railway Commissionre, that there is a water supply to be given to Junee, at a cost to the country of £40,000. Although the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Chicago DAILY NEWS [?] details of the murder and robbery of a man named Kellogg Nichols, a messenger for the United States express company, in his car on the Chicagoes Rock [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →It is reported that a special train, with boats for Narrabri, ran into a goods train near Allandale station at 6 o'clock to-night. It is believed that no serious damage has been done, but through there being no telegraph station at…
Continued on Trove, page 1190 →The Gundagai branch of the Southern Railway was officially opened to-day. A train reached here about 9.55 a.m., being several minutes before the time announced. A great many of the townspeople were present, and they gave…
Continued on Trove, page 1190 →The cable tramway at the North Shore is becoming very popular and proving a great boon to residents on the line of route. During last week two stoppages took place for an hour or so, owing to defects in working,…
Continued on Trove, page 1164 →THE Minister for Works (Hon. W. J. Lyne) contemplates making some important changes in the railway traffic. He is considering the advisableness of letting most of the through night traffic between Sydney and…
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