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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
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ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--A large number of people assembled at the Adelaide railway station this afternoon to witness the departure of the first special train for Melbourne. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A man named Keys, who was employed to look after the locking apparatus, was killed in the railway yards this morning. He was observed standing near the metals. The driver of a train which was coming along gave the usual warning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A number of North Shore residents, headed by Mr. M'Mahon (Mayor of Victoria), yesterday visited the Works Office to thank the retiring Minister (Mr. W. J. Lyne) for his…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A deputation from the Fruit-growers' Union of New South Wales waited yesterday upon the Commissioner for Railways with regard to the carriage of fruit on the railways. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CAIRNS, Wednesday.--Intense indignation is felt here at the Government putting off the construction of the second section of the railway. It is considered that hey intend…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →GOULBURN, Wednesday.--This morning, shortly after 11 o'clock, a man named George Keys. 24 years of age, killed at the Goulburn Railway Station. Deceased was attending…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The retiring Minister for Works (Mr. Lyne) appears to have met with a great deal of opposition in his endeavor to carry out the proposed changes in the running of trains on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On the above dates a SPECIAL TRAM, suitable for private parties and ladies, will leave Bridge-street at 11.45 a.m. for the Cricket Ground direct. Return Tickets, 1s 6d each, may be obtained at the Ticket…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →ATTENTION is invited to the notice in the Government Gazette of the 21st December, 1886, calling for objections (if any) to the application of L. A. Weinert to close and purchase unnecessary road in the parish of Lidsdale, county of Cook…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →TENDERS will be received at this Office up to 11 a.m. on the dates mentioned hereunder for the public works, &c., specifled in the following sehedule— Nature of Works and Supplices…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →HOLIDAY EXCURSION TICKETS will be issued at all stations distant over 15 miles, commencing with the mail trains leaving the terminal stations on MONDAY, the 24th January, and terminating on WEDNESDAY, 26th January, available for…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Sir,—By means of your valuable journal, I wish to add my protest to the long list of those who, from time to time, have directed the tramway authorities to the abuse, by young persons of both sexes, of the 1d. ticket system, specially…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sir Alfred Stephen gave notice in the Legislative Council yesterday that he would move either for the re-appointment of the select committee appointed last session or for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BRISBANE, Thursday.--The Government, upon the reconsideration of the tenders for the Cairns-Herberton railway, which the Minister for Works declined to entertain previously,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →IF there is one action of the late Government, of which more than another it may fairly be hoped that it will " smell sweet and blossom in the dust," it is their…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Railway communication between Melbourne and Adelaide was formally opened on Wednesday. That is an important national event, and its effect must be beneficial in many ways. For one thing, it will…
Continued on Trove, page 168 →A man named Keys, who was employed to look after the locking apparatus, was killed in the railway yards this morning. He was observed standing near the metals. The driver of a train which was coming' along gave the usual warning…
Continued on Trove, page 202 →An influential meeting of residents was held to-day at the Academy of Music, the Mayor, Mr. W. Clark, being in the chair. Several gentlemen spoke in reference to the very favourable nature of the country from Coombing…
Continued on Trove, page 202 →On Sunday morning a passenger train—consisting of five American carriages and one ordinary guard's van—left Ashfield, passing the signal-box about 5 a.m. On reaching Petersham, finding the signal against him…
Continued on Trove, page 181 →When the present turmoil which is disturbing political affairs has ceased, our friends in the country should make an earnest effort to have the tariff of railway rates revised, so that fair play may be…
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