Railway Competition
THE managers of the two lines of steamers trading to Newcastle have uttered a grievous complaint against the Government, because of the conduct of…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1888
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The Victorian Railway Dispute.s
MELBOURNE, This Day.--The Commissioners treat the engine driver's charges against Mr. Alison Smith, with contempt and have appointed him acting locomotive…
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NEWCASTLE, This Day.--The Newcastle Platsburg tram time-table is to be revised, and it is understood that several additional trams will be put on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Working of the Railways. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph
Sir,—In the statement, published in your issue of this date on behalf of the Railway Department, with reference to " the working of the railways," it is admitted that " there is a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railways and Rages. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph
Sir,—During a recent stay at Mount Victoria I casually saw your issue of 28th ult., and if corroboration of that portion of the leading article referring to the favor shown by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Non-paying Railways. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph
Sir,—Your correspondent signed "A Tax payer," rightly brings to light one of the inconsistencies of our railway mismanagement when he expresses the absurdity of carrying…
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Soon after the commencement of business in the Legislative Assembly yesterday Mr. M'Elton moved the adjournment of the House in order to draw…
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MELBOURNE Thursday.—The action brought by William Henry Tucker, bookmaker, Brunswick, to recover £2000 damage from the railway commissioners for injuries received through…
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A dismal complaint comes from the Parkes district with regard to the bad roads. In the neighborhood of Bumberry there are farmers who can only get their produce to the limited…
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The question of road-making is a most important one to all municipalities; and any fresh information on the subject will, doubtless, be read with interest. A great deal has been said…
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The Colonial Treasurer was waited on on Thursday by a deputation from the Borough Council of Leichhardt, consisting of the Mayor (Mr. Sydney Smith, M.P.,) and Alds. B. R…
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THE annual meeting of the Sydney brunch of the New South Wales Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Association Sick and Accident Society was held at the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Heros of Invention. Robert Stephenson, the Great Bridge-builder. (Concluded From Last Week.)
After an absence of three years he returned to England, to find his father preparing to make the great experiment of running a locomotive by steam. He threw himself with all the energy of…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →A Bridge Over George's River at Liverpool. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—As a resident of this district for many years, and having the interest of the place at heart, I am surprised that no steps have been taken by the people of Liverpool to push forward their own interests. Some years since a sum…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Taemas Bridge, near Yass. to Be Opened April 14, 1888. (See illustration on this page.)
The new lattice-girder bridge over the Murrumbidge, at Cavan, is one of the favorite continuous girder bridges of which there are so many good examples in New South Wales. Its erection will confer…
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THE first business occupying the attention of the Assembly on Tuesday after the disposal of the questions and formal motions was a resolution in the name of Mr. Dangar affirming the opinion…
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A deputation from the municipal councils of Macdonald-town and Alexandria was introduced to the Minister for Works yesterday morning by Mr. Hawken, M.L.A,, Messrs Joseph Abbott, Schey, and Stephens, Ms.L.A., being also…
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A deputation waited on the Minister for Works yesterday afternoon for the purpose of urging the construction of a railway line from Cooma to Bombala, through Nimitybelle. Amongst those present were Messrs. T. C. O'Mara,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tram Accommodation. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—Being a constant traveller on the tram lines, it seems strange to me that no notice has yet been taken of the latest improvement conducive to the comfort of passengers. I allude to the new cars now running. The authorities are…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Tramway Proposals. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—After perusing the report by the Commissioner for Railways upon the tramways, and his supplementary remarks concerning the proposals, it seems more apparent than over that the tramway extensions as proposed, do not…
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