These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.
Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
2,820 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 141
Holiday Excursion TICKETS to Goulburn will be issued at Sydney and all stations on the Southern and South-Western Lines and Branches, commencing on the 23rd of March, and by all trains arriving at Goulburn up to 12 noon on FRIDAY, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A deputation, introduced by Mr. Ives, M.L.A., and accompanied by Messrs. Varney Parkes, H. H. Brown, Colls, Ms.L.A., and the Hon. Edward Lord, M.L.C., waited upon the Minister for Works yesterday, to ask that…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Mr. Melville, M.L.A., accompanied by Messrs. Walker and Creer, Ms.L.A., waited upon the Minister for Works yesterday with a request that there might be regular communication to Minmi, or that the tram be extended to…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Messrs. Dawson and O'Mara, Ms.L.A., introduced a deputation to the Minister for Works yesterday with reference to the site of the railway station to be erected at Cooma. It was pointed out that the site proposed was two…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The effects of differential railway rates were illustrated by a number of interesting particulars brought under the notice of the Hon. the Minister for Public Works on the 11th by a deputation from Goulburn. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 596 →Should Parliament be disposed to approve of it, the railways of New South. Wales will before long be under the control of a board, consisting of three gentlemen invested with powers similar to the commission…
Continued on Trove, page 596 →A railway accident occurred at Katoomba on Friday night by a goods train getting off the line while chanting, thus blocking the line and causing a delay of three hours to the mail train from Sydney. The passengers…
Continued on Trove, page 618 →A well-attended and influential meeting of residents of the town and district was held in the council-chambers to-night, the Mayor of the borough presiding, for the purpose of urging the Government to extend the railway into…
Continued on Trove, page 618 →A large and thoroughly representative meeting of the railway league was held at the Council-chambers to-night—the Mayor (Mr. F. Toy) presiding. The chairman explained the object of the meeting, which was to consider…
Continued on Trove, page 618 →Mr. J. R. Browne, Civil Engineer, has lodged with the South Australian Premier, on behalf of a syndicate, an application for permission to construct, on the land grant system, a railway from…
Continued on Trove, page 596 →Great progress is being made with the railway works. A powerful steam battery is crushing the blue metal for ballasting purposes. An adzing machine, driven by steam power, is doing great execution at a heap of some thousands…
Continued on Trove, page 587 →A deputation representing residents of Cooma, and accompanied by Messrs. Dawson and O'Mara, Ms.P., yesterday interviewed the Minister fur Works on the subject of the site…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Lartigue railway system is that of a series of cars drawn by horse-power or a specially-constructed locomotive, running on a single rail elevated a few feet from the ground. The…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →There are so many reasons, mostly concerned with mismanagement and the construction of useless lines, to account for our railways not paying, that in the faces which are about to be…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Sir,--Will you kindly permit me a small space in your widely-read paper to set " Traveller " right, as he evidently misunderstands what he is writing about in his letter of the 15th nit…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →It has just leaked out that a narrow encape from a terrible catastrophe occurred on the morning of March 7, near the Flinders-street railway station. The express train due from Brighton was late. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sir,--In your issue of this morning you state that the Cabinet has decided to supersede the present working of the tramways by substituting a system of cable trains in the place of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →One of the pleasures of the delightful tram system we have in Sydney was enjoyed to the fullest extent last night. Owing to a motor getting off the line in Elizabeth-street, near…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The broken weather which has been experienced throughout the country districts has resulted in damage to the railways at various points. On Saturday a message was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →