A Railway Appeal Case
LONDON, Sunday.—The Privy Council have reversed the judgment of the Victorian Supreme Court in the case of Coultas v. the the Vict[?]rian Railway Commissioners, and by…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1888
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The Railway Policy
The railway policy of the Government was under consideration daring the greater part of yesterday's sitting of the Cabinet. It was hardly to be expected that any definite conclusion…
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It is understood that the Cabinet have under consideration an offer of an important character from a syndicate of Melbourne and Sydney capitalists to take over the tramways. Except…
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ADELAIDE, This Day.--The railway department have decided on and after March 1 to run a through daily train to Broken Hill…
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THE Minister for Works received a telegram this morning from Goulburn, notifying that the down southern mall train had been detained two and a half hours this…
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The first piece of iron of the Hawkesbury Bridge was laid yesterday afternoon on the top of No. 1 pier, with the aid of Mr. Samuels' large punt and steam crane…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Waiting-room for Tram Officials. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—May I take the liberty to inquire the reason of there being no bus or tram waiting-room, or office for the use of officers attending the same, at the junction of Point Piper-road and Ocean-street, land suitable, the property of…
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For the convenience of the public there has been placed on the Sydney Railway Station, near the ticket offices, a box for letters, advertisements, and business announcements in connection with the Sydney Morning Herald…
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Sir,—Kindly grant me a brief space to draw official attention to the very dirty state of the road where passengers have to alight and enter tram cars, caused by the water pipe used for filling motors. Possibly a certain amount of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Action Against the Victorian Railway Commissioners. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne
Mr. R. C. T. Morgan, solicitor, a member of the firm of Watson and Morgan, sued the Victorian Railway Commissioners, in the Supreme Court to-day, for £12,000 damages for injuries sustained in the Windsor…
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The public have now the final decision of the Government in regard to the tramways, Yesterday the Premier announced in the Assembly that the…
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The Government have decided, at the meeting of the Cabinet to-day, to do away with the present system of tramways, and to introduce a cable service at an early…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sad Accident to a Child. Knocked Down by a Motor
A sad accident happened this morning to A girl about five years of age, in George-steet West, near St. Benedict's Church. The 8. 30 Forest Ledge tram was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australian. Victoria. The Windsor Railway Accident. Heavy Compensation
MELBOURNE, This Day.--The jury returned a verdict,carrying with it damages to the extent of £4000. in the action brought by Mr. R. C. Morgan, solicitor…
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THE Minister of Works has decided to open the line of railway between Cowra and Blayney on the 13th instant. This will complete the line that joins the Great…
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A LITTLE girl named Elizabeth Catford, aged 10 years, while crossing Parramatta-street about 9 o'clock this morning on a message for her mother, who lives in the…
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A strong protest was made in the Assembly yesterday by Mr. Lyne, late Minister for Works, against the Government pushing through the Railway Bill until the Public Works Bill had…
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The Premier last night made an important statement in reference to the character of future railway extensions in the colony. The Government, he said, had come to the conclusion that…
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The proposals submitted to the Government for the leasing of the tramways include—we are given to understand—three offers from persons willing to substitute the system of…
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A paragraph in our yesterday's issue announced that the Government had decided upon effecting a radical change in the tramway service. The conclusion…
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