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Sir,—In holiday times railway and steamboat travellers get the concession of cheap fates; tram car patrons never have a slant. I use 4d. trams, and, with my family, pay close on £30 a year. In the coming holidays I shall…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The Amudarin, or Oxus River, in Central Asia, has been bridged, in connection with the Russian trans-Caspian railway scheme…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →On Monday last the capitals of New South Wales and Queensland were brought into communication with each other by railway. The first mail train from Sydney was despatched at 5.20 p.m., with a fair…
Continued on Trove, page 153 →A deputation representing the North-western Farmers' Protection Association and kindred bodies throughout tho colony waited upon the Railway Commissioners on Tuesday to urge a reduction of freight on grain and…
Continued on Trove, page 153 →The official opening of the Broken Hill tramway was performed on Thursday morning, January 10, by the Duke of Manchester. The day was a red-letter day in Broken Hill, and extensive preparations were made…
Continued on Trove, page 153 →The branch line of railway from Clyde to the Rosebill racecourse was formally opened on Tuesday afternoon, when between 300 and 400 gentlemen availed themselves of the hospitality of the management, and journeyed thence by…
Continued on Trove, page 153 →On Tuesday evening, as Mr. H. O. Brown, 32 years of age, residing in Lackey-street, Summer Hill, surveyor, was travelling to Summer Hill by the 10.30 p.m. train, he fell from the platform of one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 127 →Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, 12th, 13th, and 14th instant, were public holidays at Broken Hill, in honour of the opening of the Tramway. There was a large gathering of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE other day we commented on the absurd rule of the Railway Department denying to holders of return tickets, who might travel on the railway between…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE "Book" of Manchester mode himself very popular during the opening of the railway festivities at Broken Hill. But some of the rougher mining…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ON Wednesday evening last p[?] by the up train to Sydney, leaving Huratville at 7 o'clock, were subjected to the discomfort and annoyance of having to travel…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sir,--I think it my duty to publish a conversation I overheard on the night of the 17th, after the meeting was over at the Town Hall, Redfern, regarding the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Minister for Works states that the report in a morning contemporary to the effect that the Cabinet yesterday decided to Introduce the cable system of tramways…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Government have come to no definite conclusions yet with regard to the tramways, although the subject is engaging the attention of the Cabinet. As already announced, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. Bennett’s line of railway from Clyde to the Rosehill Racecourse was formally opened on Tuesday afternoon, and the occasion was commemorated by the proprietor…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A terrible railway accident occurred at Petersham shortly after 11 p.m. on Tuesday. The result will no doubt act as a warning in future to those who thoughtlessly risk themselves by…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The official opening of the Brokon Hill tramway on the 12th instant was an event of more than ordinary importance. The visitore, who arrived by way of Adelaide, were met at Brokon Hill by between 3000…
Continued on Trove, page 39 →NEWCASTLE, This Day.—The railway travellers continue to growl at the new arrangements whereby they are compelled to change trains at Waratah to get into…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A MEETING of the proposed Granville Branch of the Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Association was held in the Albert Hall, Granville, on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The opening of the Northern line to Wallangarra, on the Queensland border, which took place on Monday last, although an important event in the railway policy of this country, does not seem to have met with the recognition…
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