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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
4,078 stories in Sydney's papers · page 43 of 204
Sir,--You are no doubt aware that about three weeks ago a farmer named Cornefius Grady, residing 13 miles from Queanbeyan, was killed by the mail train on the Cooma line…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,--During the holidays i spent some time at Peat's Ferry and had an opportunity oi both hearing and seeing something of the traffic arrangements upon the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Victorian bawlers played another match yesterday, this time on the Glebe Club's Green, Wentworth Park, which was in first-class condition. The game was a four-rlak one against the Glebeltes, but…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sir,—If the New South Wales Government want to make the overland route popular with Queenslander they will find it necessary to impress upon the Railway Department the advisability of considerably curtailing the time…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A return was last night laid on the table of the Legislative Assembly of all the correspondence in reference to the leasing of the Government tramways; and also in reference to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A serious collision occurred at St. Dunstan's Station, near Bradford, on the Great Northern Railway, between two passenger trains. Eight persons were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ALL the papers connected with the proposal to lease the trams were laid upon the table of the Assembly yesterday a afternoon. The contents, a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shortly before, the Legislative Assembly adjourned last night, the Colonial Treasurer laid upon the table of the House all papers in connection with the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MELBOURNE, This Day.--The statements ronde concerning Mr. Alison Smith, at the Engine-drivers meeting yesterday, are considered absurd in railway circles. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. Thompson asked the Minister for Works in the Assembly yesterday whether his attention had been drawn to a letter in The Daily Telegraph of that day's issue and the comments…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Three boys, named A. C. Waunicott, Henry Edwards and Louis Vider, were charged before Mr. Fisher at the Water Police Court yesterday with having obstructed the tramway at Woollahra…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The Sydney express train to Melbourne this morning, when entering Wodonga station, ran into some stucks which were being shunted, threw them off the line and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →PERTH, Tuesday.—A railway collision occurred to-day at Claremont, near Perth. A passenger train and engine were damaged and the passengers badly shaken, but no serious…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →After this, several representations were made to the Government as to the advisability of adopting a system of electric tramways. Mr. A. Armstrong submitted for consideration the advantages of the Julian patent electric…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sir Henry, Parkes laid on the table of the Legislative Assembly yesterday afternoon papers relating to the leasing of the Government tramways. It appeared from the documents' submitted to Parliament that the question first arose…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →An accident, fortunately unattended with any serious consequences, happened this morning near the Wodonga railway station. It appears that the entire staff of the Wodonga station had been very busy preparing for…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →This evening an interesting gatehring took place in the large room of the Great Northern Hotel, for the purpose of presenting an address to Mr. John Higgs, traffic manager, from the officers of the traffic department, previous to his…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →YASS, Wednesday.—The arrangements for the demonstration at the opening of the Taemas bridge on the 14th last are extensive and complete. It is the wish of many that Miss…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—We ought to be extremely grateful to the Commissioner for Railways and his "well-known country" correspondent for the gentle rebuke administered to those who dare to think that our railways are not the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A return was laid on the table of the Legislative Assembly yesterday evening, giving copies of the correspondence between Sir Saul Samuel, Agent-General for New South Wales, and the Colonial Secretary, with regard to…
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