The Tumut Railway
Mr. Travers Jones and Mr. Garvan, Ms.L.A., waited on the Colonial Secretary, on April 22, to urge on him the construction of a line of railway to Tumut, as an extension of the Gundagai…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1887
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Retirement of Mr. Carlisle From the Railway Department
A complimentary picnic was tendered by the officers of the New South Wales Railway Department to Mr. Thomas Carlisle, traffic auditor, on the occasion of his retirement from the service, on Saturday. A party numbering over…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New South Wales and Queensland Railway Systems. the Border Station
As announced in our columns a few days ago, some correspondence has taken place between the Government of this colony and that of Queensland regarding the proposed border station and the break of gauge on the intercolonial…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Overland Railway to Brisbane. the Break of Gauge Difficulty
A telegraphic message from Brisbane was published in our issue of Friday last, giving as outline of the reply of the Queensland Minister for Works (Mr. Wm. Miles) to the dispatch…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Railway Accident
Another fatal railway accident occurred on the suburban line at Granville on Saturday night. It appears an old man named William Duke, over 70 years of age, left for his home at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →News by Telegraph. the Plattsburg Tramway
NEWCASTLE, Sunday. -- The Government have decided to abandon the scheme for running a siding up Brown-street in connection with the Plattsburg Tramway turn-table, which is to be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Melbourne Express Train
Yesterday the arrangement by which second-class passengers are allowed to travel by the Melbourne and Sydney express came into operation. At first it was intended that…
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An inquest was held at the Parramatta Hospital yesterday morning, before Mr. J. E. Bowden, district coroner, on the body of a man named William Underwood Duke, who met his death at Granville railway-station late on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Fatal Tram Accident at L[?]ichhardt. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—Now that the inquest in connection with the fatal tram accident at Leichhardt is over, I should like to tell you what is likely to prevent accidents of a similar nature occurring again. I was within 20 yards of the spot when…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Government Railway Proposals
Hon. members representing country constituencies which were promised railways by late Governments have become particularly active during the past few days. It is thought that,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Railway Fatality at Granville
Fuller particulars concerning the railway fatality at Granville on Saturday night were revealed at the inquest, which was held at the Parramatta District Hospital yesterday, before…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Why Were the Railway Employes Not Paid ? to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph
Sir,--If there is one thing more than another that at present interests the employes of the Railway Department it is why they were the only ones in the Government service that were left…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Mudgee Railway. Protest Against Night Trains by the District Engineer
With regard to the running of trains at night on the Mudgee Railway--a practice which has been recently resumed--Mr. Alex. Watson, the district engineer, has written a report to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Electric Motor. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph
Sir,--By your Parliamentary report, I observe that Sir Henry Parkas is determined to oppose the introduction of the "electric motor" in the crowded thoroughfares of the city ; but that he…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Free Railway Passes
In answer to a question put in the Assembly yesterday by Mr. Barbour, for Mr. Walker, Mr. Burns said that free railway passes were issued to ladies, such as visitors to the colonies, wives…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Railway Arbitration Case
In the course of his speech in the Assembly last night Mr. Lyne said that he regretted to have to refer to an important law case that was now pending. Mr. Sutherland had…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Tramways
The Government have received a number of applications to take over the tramways on lease for a term of years. We understand that sir or seven different proposals are now before…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Dishonest Railway Clerk
BATHURST, Tuesday. -- At the Police Court this morning, Edward T. F. Pruen, a clerk employed in the Railway Department, was committed for trial for embezzling £48, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railways Ambulance Corps
The interior of the Wesleyan School-room, Regent-street, Redfern, presented a peculiarly interesting appearance last evening, on the occasion of a muster of candidates for admission as members of the New South Wales Railways'…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New South Wales and Queensland Railway Systems
The Brisbane Telegraph of April 28, published the following copy of the minute prepared by the Queensland Minister for Works, to be forwarded to the Minister for Works in New South Wales, os the decision of the…
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