Railway Meeting at Parkes. Parkes
The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 July 1887 · page 46
A public meeting was held last night at Cottingham's Theatre Royal, the Mayor, Mr. J. A. Rose, presiding. The object of the meeting was to take steps to represent this town and district by appointing railway delegates, and to…
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The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 July 1887 · page 4
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The tender for the construction of the North Shore to Pearce's corner railway was formally accepted yesterday, and the successful tenderer (Mr. Pritchard) fulfilled all the necessary…
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The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 July 1887 · page 10
A large representative deputation, consisting of Messrs. Va[?] Stokes, Travers Jones, M'Kinnoa. F. Farell Colls, Lakeman, Cooke. Penzer Gordon Kelly, R.B. Smith and Server,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Deputations. Illawarra Railway Season Tickets
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 July 1887 · page 10
A deputation of residents along the Illawarra line, accompanied by Mr. Carruthers, M.P., waited on the Minister for Works yesterday to ask that a reduction might be made in…
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The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 July 1887 · page 5
At the inquest yesterday some important statements were made about the state of the brakes on the tram just after the accident. The surmises of which the evidence before taken…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Accident in Victoria. the Melbourne-adelaide Express Detained. (By Telegraph.)
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 July 1887 · page 5
Adelaide, Friday.--The express train from Melbourne, which had amongst its passengers the Governor of Victoria, Lady Loch and the two Misses Loch arrived at Adelaide half an…
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The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 July 1887 · page 5
MELBOURNE, Friday.--Mr. Gillies has not yet had an opportunity of discussing with Mr. Speight, the Chairman of the Railway Commissioners, in regard to the desirability of…
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The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 July 1887 · page 5
Mr. Hugh Taylor, the member for Parramatta, has given notice of a resolution of considerable importance to the fruit-growing districts of Central Cumberland. Mr. Taylor has…
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The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 July 1887 · page 5
London, Friday.--A loan is announced on behalf of the Melbourne Tramways' Trust of £200,000, in debentures bearing 4½ per cent, interest. The minimum has been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Peats Ferry Railway Accident. Continuation of the Inquest. Important Statement About the Brakes
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 July 1887 · page 6
The inquest was continued by the City Cofener yesterday at the Darlinghurst Courthouse. Mr. F. F., Rogers, instructed by the Crown…
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The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 2 July 1887 · page 7
THURSDAY evening last was the date fixed for the conference of delegates from the Granville Borough Council and Auburn and Rookwood Progress Associations, at Auburn Hall,…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 July 1887 · page 8
The arbitration proceedings in the case of O'Rourke and M'Sharry v. the Commissioner for Railways, in which the plaintiffs claim £100,000 for work done and damages in connection with the construction of the…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 July 1887 · page 8
A large and influential deputation waited upon the Government yesterday for the purpose of urging on the construction of a line of railway from Young to Dubbo. The deputation, which was introduced by Mr. R. M…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 July 1887 · page 8
A deputation, introduced by Mr. J. H. Carruthers, M.L.A., and consisting of Messrs. W. Henson, M.L.A., M'Lean, Judd, and other residents along the Illawarra railway line, waited upon the Hon. John Sutherland…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 July 1887 · page 9
Sir,âOn Monday morning last, just as the Sydney passenger train had succeeded in mounting the first incline of the Zig-zag at Emu Plains, the coupling and side chain between two carriages parted, and the engine end of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Wool Rates on the Victorian Railways. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 July 1887 · page 12
The Railway Commissioners have issued a by-law fixing the charges and regulations for the carriage of wool over the Victorian railways. A special scale of rates is provided for wool from stations on the Ararat,…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 July 1887 · page 12
A loan is announced on behalf of the Melbourne Tramway Trust of £200,000, in debentures, beering interest at 4½ per cent. The minimum is fixed at 105. Tenders will be…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →International Railway Conference at Milan. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 July 1887 · page 12
The Premier will consult with the chairman of the Railway Commissioners and his colleagues as to the advisability of sending, a representative to the International Railway Conference at Milan. The Premier…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 July 1887 · page 10
The terrible railway accident which, marred the Jubilee rejoicings in Sydney will be better understood from the illustration on page 30 than from any written descriptions. At the Ryde…
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