Tram Fatality in Oxford-street
The inquest on the body of Michael Naylor, who was killed by a tram in Oxford-street on Thursday last, was resumed before the City Coroner at St. Vincent's Hospital yesterday…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1888
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Railway Management. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph
Sir,--I shall not be surprised if as soon as your eye rests upon the topic of this letter you forthwith consign it to the limbo of rejected correspondence ; and I admit, after having read…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.--The following important tenders have been accepted by the Railway Department:--For the construction of the line from Ballarat to Buninyong, Lewis…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Same of Land Near Railway Stations. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—Whilst travelling backwards and forwards by the suburban railway, notice by advertisement boards and a perfect array of pegs that a valuable estate at the junction of the Illawarra and Main line is shortly to bo sold by auction…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Mismanagement. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—YOUR numerous correspondents in to-day's Herald have not overstated the case in connection with the wretched mismanagement of our suburban railway traffic. Nothing can be much worse than the passenger traffic, as it is now…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Railway Rates in Queensland. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Brisbane
A deputation from the Chambers of Commerce waited upon the Minister for Railways to-day to urge a reduction in the rates of fleight on the Southwestern Railway. The deputation pointed out that at…
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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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MELBOURNE, This Day.--Messrs. Gavin and Gibson, boot importers, sue the railway Commissioners for £10,000 damages in connection with the Windaor railway…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The North Shore Railway
Some weeks ago we mentioned that the Government had decided to accede to the request of a number of local residents for survey of the proposed extension of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Suburban Railway Service
We continue to receive a Large amount of correspondence from the vict.[?] of the mismanaged suburban railway service. As explained in these columns a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Terrible Railway Fatality at Harris Park
A terrible accident resulting in the instantaneous death of Mr. John Taylor or Throwden, the well known monumental mason of Rookwood, occurred at the Harris Park platform on…
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For the convenience of the public there has been placed on the Sydney Railway Station, near the ticket offices, a bax for letters, advertisements, and business announcements in connection with the Sydney Morning Herald…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Eviscerating the Railway Bill
THE Legislative Council has excised a very important clause from the Railway Bill. The clause is the one prohibiting the Commissioner from making contracts…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Want of Employment. Suggestion to Proceed with Railways and Public Buildings. Extraordinary Charges by Mr, Haynes. The Labour Bureau and Members of Parliament
A CROWDED and enthusiastic meeting of the working classes was held in the Town Hall last evening to argo the Government to find remunerative work for the…
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Brisbane, Wednesday.--Amongst the various matters decided by the Cabinet to-day was the acceptance of the Isis Investment Company's tender for supplying 3000 tons of coal to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Railway Management Bill. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph
Sir,--The speech delivered by the Hon. Mr. Trickett on the above is deserving of more than ordinary notice, it being in some points calculated to give erroneous impressions…
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Sir,—On Saturday evening, between 9 and 10, I was one of a number on a 'bus, passing up King-street, and when crossing the tram line we had such a narrow escape of being reckoned amongst the killed or wounded that I…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Surveys. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—On rending your able and impartial article in this morning's Herald, re the minute upon the Colo Valley railway survey, I could not help sighing to myself—Oh! that the leaders of public opinion had always written with…
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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…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shocking Fatality on the Railway
A very sad fatality happened last evening at the level crossing at Homebush, a gatekeeper named Isaac Worrall and a little girl named Nellie Maude Woolley being run over and killed by the 5.30 p.m. passenger train from…
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