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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
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Sir,—In the Herald of this date there is included in the list of Government advertisements for the Railway Department an intimation that the Secretary for Public Works is desirous of receiving tenders for the "cartage of railway…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Excursion Tickets to Orange will be issued at Sydney, Dubbo, and intermediate stations on 9th, 10th; and 11th instant, available for return until 14th March. On the days of the races a mixed train will leave Molong for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MELBOURNE, Sunday.--The railway commissioners have given their decision regarding the recent railway collision at the Spencer- street station, whereby several person's were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,--Being a season ticket-holder, I beg to point out how inconvenient the present timetable is to those who reside or intend residing beyond Ryde on this line of railway. Of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Excursion Tickets to Orange will be issued at Sydney, Dubbo, and intermediate stations on 9th, 10th, and 11th instant, available for return until 14th March. On the days of the races a mixed train will leave Molong for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →TENDERS will be received at this Office up to 11 a.m. on the dates mentioned hereunder for the public works, &c., specified in the following schedule:— Nature of Works and Supplies…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On each of the above days a SPECIAL TRAIN will leave Sydney for Camden at 8 a.m., returning from Camden at 6.15 p.m. On the same days Tickets at holiday excursion fares, and available for return until Saturday, the 12th March, will be issued to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In the Summons division of the Water Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Addison, S.M., Ambrose Scott, a tram-condnctor, was charged with assaulting Edward Samuel. It…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,—I noticed in the Water Police news of this morning that a tram conductor was fined £2 and costs for compelling a passenger to leave the compartment of a tram which was already full. I think, sir, it was a great miscarriage of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →BOURKE, Tuesday.--During the 12 months ended December 31 last 34,950 bead of cattle, 66,907 sheep and 32,429 bales of wool were forwarded from the Bourke railway station…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →From recent returns we find that on 16 of the principal railways of the United Kingdom with a total of 13,950 miles open, there were 321,056 persons employed. The gross earnings…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →IT is surely a somewhat remarkable fact, reflecting but little credit—if any—on the district, that no organised steps have yet been taken to agitate for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A public meeting, convened by the Mayor of Petersham in compliance with a requisition signed by a number of the ratepayers, was held in the local Town-hall last night to protest against the increased railway fares to that suburb…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Minister for Works is still engaged in considering the propriety of running a morning train to the south. He has directed the officials to revise the time-table, and that is now being…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The following circular has been sent by the writers to the members of the Legislative Assembly:—"Gentlemen,—Retrenchment in the expenditure of revenue and the seeking of new sources of income will, no doubt, be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On the above day a special train will leave Sydney for Liverpool, at 11.25 a.m., returning from Liverpool at 5.5 p.m. FARES BY THE SPECIAL TRAIN: 1st class, 4s; 2nd class, 2s…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Excursion Tickets from Sydney to Melbourne, and vice versa, will be issued from the 4th until the 16th April, at the following rates:— 1st class return, £5 6s 6d…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On the above dates HOLIDAY EXCURSION TICKETS to MOSS VALE will be issued at SYDNEY, GOULBURN, and Intermediate stations, available for return until MONDAY, the 21st March…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A public meeting was held here last night; Mr. H. V. Jackson, J.P., being in the chair. It was proposed by Mr. Lynch, and seconded by Mr. Conlon,—"That this meeting views with alarm the delay in the acceptance of tenders for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →In the course of an interview with a deputation recently, the Minister for Works stated that the Government were suffering a considerable loss on various tram-lines in the city. The…
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