Public Meeting at the Cross Roads
A public meeting was held in Mr. R. Stevens' room, Cross Roads, on Wednesday evening last, to take into consideration the advisability of asking the Government to…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1887
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The Cook's River and Enmore Roads
A deputation representing the municipality of Newtown waited on the Minister for Works yesterday, with reference to the paving of the Cook's River and Enmore roads. Mr HAWKEN, M.L.A., who introduced the deputation…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →A Southern Morning Train at Last
With reference to the demand for a southern morning train the Minister for Works has devised a very happy and satisfactory arrangement. The hon. gentleman, after much…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Bathurst Burr on Main Roads. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph
Sir,--As the Minister for Mines purposes at an early date to introduce into the Legislative Assembly a bill for the destruction of the Bathurst burr and other noxious weeds, would…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The New Train Arrangements on the Southern Line. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Albury
The Herald reached Albury yesterday for the first time on the day of publication. The hour of arrival was too late to enable the paper to reach the bulk of the readers. BOWRAL, FRIDAY…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Terrible Railway Accident in Victoria
A TERRIBLE railway accident occurred near the Windsor station, near Melbourne, last Wednesday night, resulting in the death of five passengers and the injury of some 50 others. The following…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →The Railway Free List
IN answer to a question put in the Assembly last week by Mr. Barbour, for Mr. Walker, Mr. Burns said that free railway passes were issued to ladies, such as visitors to the colonies wives of…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →A Loop-line on the Illawarra Railway. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bulli
The Bulli Progress Committee last night resolved to seek the co-operation of Wollongong in petitioning the Government to construct a short loop-line to connect the railway with the Mount Keira tramway to Wollongong…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →North Shore Trams
Mr. I. E. Ives, M.L.A., introduced a deputation of ministers of religion from North Shore to the Minister for Works yesterday morning, the object of the deputation being to request that the cable tramcars should cease running on…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Railway Disaster Near Melbourne. London, May 12
Intense anxiety is manifested here to learn the particulars of those who were injured in the railway accident near Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Railway Disaster Near Melbourne. Sitting of the Board of Inquiry. the Coroner's Inquest. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne
The excitement regarding the railway collision is gradually subsiding in Melbourne. There is now scarcely any difference of opinion among railway experts as to the cause of the accident. It is generally…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →General News. The Fatal Railway Accident near Melbourne. Five Passengers Killed and 40 Injured. Melbourne
A terrible railway accident occurred near the Windsor Elation last night, resulting in the death of five passengers and the injury of between 30 and 40 others. The excitement in…
Continued on Trove, page 1012 →Railway Accident
Notwithstanding the general good management of the Victorian lines under Mr. Speight, there has been a terrible accident near Melbourne on the Brighton line, unfortunately just at the time when…
Continued on Trove, page 1000 →American Railway Abuses
The apparent passing away of the war-cloud in Europe has (writes our New York correspondent) dashed one of our hope?, but there is still a general feeling of confidence, and trade is extremely…
Continued on Trove, page 1020 →Railway Surveys
The work now engaging the attention of the survey branch of the Works Department is approaching completion, and no new surreys are projected at the present time. The permanent survey of the line from Grafton…
Continued on Trove, page 1012 →Blayney-Cowra Railway
It is believed that the railway from Blayney to Cowra, which forms the last link in the line from Murrumburrah to Blayney, connecting the Great Southern with the Great Western systems, will be…
Continued on Trove, page 1012 →The Grafton-Tweed Railway. Lismore
A large and enthusiastic meeting was held in the new School of Arts here on Saturday evening, for the purpose of urging upon the Government the necessity of proceeding with the construction of the railway from Grafton to…
Continued on Trove, page 1013 →The Railway from Nyngan to Cobar. COBAR
A large and enthusiastic meeting of the Railway League and Cobar residents was held to-night at the Council-chambers, the Mayor (Mr. Fred. Toy) presiding, to consider the railway Question. In opening the proceedings the…
Continued on Trove, page 1013 →Sketches on the Homebush-waratah Railway
1. Hornsby, a Midway Station. 2. Peat's Ferry. 3. End of Long Island, facing North-showing Tunnel opening out on the Hawkesbury…
Continued on Trove, page 1015 →Our Illustrations. The Homebush to Hawkesbury Railway
The public opening of the railway line to the Hawkesbury took place on the 7th ultimo. The length, of the line from Homebush is a little over 36 miles. As our readers are aware, this line forms portion of the…
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