Tramvale Estate Drainage
A meeting was held at the Town-hall, Barrackville, last evening, to consider the question of drainage on the Tramvale Estate and the low-lying portions of land in that…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1886
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News by Telegraph. the New Railway Timetable
WAGGA WAGGA, Thursday,-- The proposed Alterations in the railway timetable, suggested by the Minister for Works, relating to the southern traffic, meets with much approval…
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Mr. Kidd, M.P., yesterday introduced to the Minister for Works a deputation in connection with the proposed alterations in the railway train service, particularly in regard to the…
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Mr. Bull, M.L.A., introduced a deputation to the Minister for Works asking for the construction of a bridge over Hummer's Creek. Mr. Lyne promised that the request should be granted. If the necessary money was not at…
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A deputation, consisting of Messrs. J. Nobbs, F. Whittaker, L. Oakes, W. Lyons, Jarvis, Dunn, Buhringer and others was introduced to the Minister for Works on Friday morning to…
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A deputation, introduced by Mr. Bull, M.P., yesterday waited upon the Minister for [?]orks relative to placing a bridge over Hammer's Creek…
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Mr. Varney Parkes introduced yesterday to the Minister for Mines a deputation from Ryde, who desired the Minister to have Morrison's-road continued through to Gladesville, so that…
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A deputation of residents of Ryde, consisting of Mr. Watte, the Mayor, Messrs. H. Moses and J. E. Manning, waited yesterday upon the Minister of Mines, to request that Morrison's-road might be continued from…
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The completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway has given a fresh incitement to the discussion among Russians of their own long-talked of line to the Pacific…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Those Tram Whistles. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—Seeng a letter under this head in to-day's paper, and having intended for some time past to call the attention of the "powers that be" to this unnecessary and, I can truthfully add, grievous nuisance, of such shrieking,…
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Messrs. H. Stephen and Henson, Ms.L.A., introduced a deputation to the Minister for Works who urged that the tramway station at Boland's a Corner, Enmore, should be extended to the Victoria-road junction. After some…
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Mr. O'Sullivan, M.L.A., introduced a deputation to the Minister for Works yesterday, asking that the contractors for No. 2 section of the Goulburn-Cooma Railway (Messrs. A. Johnson and Co.) might be allowed to convey…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Rental of Conditional Leases— Railways. to the Editor of the Sydney Mail
Sir,—In your issue of the 29th May "Figures" explains that in my letter of the 15th May I did not put my case sufficiently. I quite agree with what he has written. If I were to put the case as strongly as I could—relating actual…
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An inquest was held at the Parramatta Hospital, on Thursday, on the remains of the young man, Samuel Thompson Simpson, who was found in a mutilated condition on the railway…
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Mr. W. G. O'Neill, representing the business men of Queanbeyan, was yesterday introduced by Mr. O'Sullivan, M.P., to the Minister for Works, and presented a petition asking the…
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A deputation representing the Marrickville Council yesterday waited upon the Minister for Works to urge that the tramway section at Roland's Corner should be extended to…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.--A deputation from South Gippsland waited on the Treasurer to-day asking for a grant of money to assist in constructing a line of tramways 15 miles in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railways in New England. ' To the Editor
Sir,—Allow me to call attention to the; state of the railways up this way.I walked from Tamworth to M'Donald River Station and.examined the line in several places, and' would not care to mention in…
Continued on Trove, page 41 →Alleged Frauds on the Railway Department. Extensive Loss of Revenue, Detectives at Work. Matter to Be Brought Up in Parliament To-morrow. Numerous Arrests Shortly Probable
The AUSTRALIAN CHRISTIAN WORLD (Sydney) published the following article on Friday last:— SUPPOSED FRAUDS TO THE EXTENT OF OVER £200,000 ON THE RAILWAY DEPARTMENT…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Portable Railways. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—Manny of our distant townships are urgently petitioning for branch railways in connection with our main railway system. In the majority of cases their requests will have to be refused, the obvious reason being that the…
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