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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
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The building of the Tay Bridge is slowly but ste[?]dily advancing toward completion; and this great engineering work is now in a state which justifies the contractors in calculating that, wind and…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →We have often urged upon the "powers that be" the necessity of having some regulations, whereby the railway platform at Penrith should be kept a little clear on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →On Tuesday evening a banquet was given by the members of the Railway Cricket Club to their confreres from the Railway Departmental Cricket Club of Victoria, at the Masonic Half, York-street. Host Ferrier provided a…
Continued on Trove, page 39 →It will be remembered that a short time ago Mr. H. C. Hoyle, president of the Railway and Tramway Employees Amalgamated Association, and who is in the Railway service, was…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →GUNDAGAI, Friday.-- The proposed alterations in the railway time-table will affect Gundagai and other towns beyond very adversely. Correspondence posted in Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BRISBANE, Friday.-- The Commissioner for railways has gone to Wallangarra on business in Connection with the proposed terminus railway to the border, to meet the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A deputation from Eastwood yesterday interviewed the Minister for works to ask for additional railway accommodation at Dundas on the Homebush-Waraiah line; and also that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →SIR,—I wish to ask your permission to make a few remarks with regard to the carriage of live stock by rail. I had four cows sent from Sydney to Blacktown, a distance of twenty-two…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A number of residents from the district of Eastwood, among whom was Mr. Terry, waited on the Minister for Works yesterday to ask for additional accommodation at Dundas station, and that the name might be changed to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Despite con[?]icting views in New South Wales, there is but one opinion in Victoria as to the success which has attended the placing of the railways of the latter [?]ony under a board of man[?]gement, with a…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →If any proof was required to show that the authorities are utterly incompetent to manage the Sydney trams, it might be adduced from the frequent changes which are made in connection…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The traffic on the railways was very heavy, the trains running on the suburban and Illawarra lines being orowded with passengers. Special trains ran at short intervals from the metropolis to Parramatta, Ryde, Hornsby, Hurstville,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →TENDERS will be received at this Office up to 11 a.m. on the dates mentioned hereunder for the public works, &c., speclfied in the following schedule:— Nature of Works and Supplies…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following is a statement of the proposed alterations in the present time table of the trains running on the Great Southern Railway:— DOWN.—The 9 p.m. down mail train from Sydney to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,—This is a question that has often been asked, but never satisfactorily answered. The public are led to form their own conclusions, and I think the following are some of the reasons:—…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Minister for Works yesterday gave his sanction to the new time-table which is to govern the running of passenger trains on the southern one of railway. The following minute,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,--I have just noticed in your columns of December 24 a letter by Mr. R. Water and I will ask a favour of you as one interested to reply thereto…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,--The cost of refreshments on our lines of railway has often been severely commented upon in the trains, but seldom do we see the proper complaints reach the newspapers. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The very large increase in the official correspondence in connection with the office of the Commissioner for Railways has for some time past pointed to the absolute necessity for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,--Riding on a tram this morning the absence of the usual rings by the guards attracted my attention, and I was astonished to see them tearing up the tickets and placing…
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