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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
2,820 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 141
Sir,—May it be assumed that the new Ministry will put an end to that most obnexious and odious violation of freetrade principles—the differential rate imposed on the carriage of goods by rail to Riverina? No man who is a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,--The protectionist party is very fond of quoting the United States of America as an example of what the adoption of their principles has done to benefit an agricultural…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MELBOURNE, Wednesday. --A deputation, representatives of the northern suburbs, waited on Mr. Gillies to-day, asking that tenders should be called as soon as possible for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A largely representative meeting was held in the Singleton Council- chambers on Tuesday, to consider what steps should be taken to ensure a speedy restoration of the bridge over…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,—Through your columns may I be permitted to [?] the attention of the Municipal Council to the totally inadequate supply of water in Bayswater-road. This is another case, so frequently exemplified, where the future has been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Union Company's s.s. Alameda arrived bi Sydney yesterday morning, bringing European and American news to January 16. The following is Renter's summary of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BRIBANE, Thursday. --At the first meeting of the revived Brisbane Chamber of Commerce held yesterday, the question of break of gauge between the Queensland and New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The chairman of the Main Line Railway Company of Tasmania threatens to appeal to the Imperial Government if a settlement of the present dispute regarding the purchase of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →MELBOURNE, Friday--News has been received that while the Adelaide express was proceeding between Windermere, and Burrumbeet, a man, one of the passengers, commenced to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Dear Sir,—I am happy to inform you that the sale of your Syrup and Pills increases here continually. Several of my customers spenk of having derived more benefit from the use of these than from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New York, February 6.—News of a terrible railway accident has just been received. The express train from Boston to Montreal yesterday left the rails while crossing a bridge over the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →The rock excavations on the railway extension from Tenterfield to Wallangra on the queensland border, where the proposed junction of the New South Wales railway with…
Continued on Trove, page 336 →News of a terrible railway accident has just been received. The express train from Boston for Montreal yesterday loft the rails while crossing a bridge over the White River…
Continued on Trove, page 326 →At the end of November last year instructions were given to Mr. Herbert Palmer, the officer in charge of the Trial Survey Branch of the Railway Department, to prepare the estimates for his office for 1887, and to…
Continued on Trove, page 327 →BRISBANE, Friday.--A special meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was held this afternoon to discuss the subject of the break of gauge on the railway between Queensland and New South…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →the Dubbo Railway League was held last night at the Town-hall. The Mayor (Mr. R. J. J. Ryan) occupied the chair. A circular was read from the Grenfell Railway League asking…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →NEW YORK, February 6.—News of a terrible railway accident has just been received. The express train from Boston to Montreal yesterday left the rails while crossing a bridge over the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →One remarkable result of the election now going on, as far as it is possible to gauge it, is the wonderful unanimity which prevails with regard to the Railway Department and its…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →A few days ago we published a paragraph which reported that at a special meeting of the N.S.W. Public Works Contractors' Association held in Sydney,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →We are informed that the Minister for Public Works is engaged in the consideration of the question whether, instead of running a new morning train on the Southern line, some…
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