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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
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On Tuesday an interesting gathering 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 821 →An accident, fortunately unattended with any serious consequences, happened on Tuesday morning near the Wodonga railway station. Whilst the shunting of a goods train was in progress, and the train was about 60 yards…
Continued on Trove, page 799 →A RATHER cool and daring burglary was committed at Tempo Railway. Station on Friday morning, between the hours of and 4 o'clock. The operating room of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BRISBANE, This Day.--A man, whose name has not yet been ascertained was run over by a train last night between Brisbane and Oxley. The engine-driver…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BRISBANE, This Day.--The man who was run into by a train yesterday is still uncenscious, but he has been identified as ouis Monz, an escaped lunatic…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →About 20 gentlemen, including the Mayor of Ashfield (Mr. J. U. Watkin), Mr. M. J. Hammond, Mr. J. W. Mortley, and other residents of that borongh, were introduced to the Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Mr. James John News, the secretary of the Railway Jockey Club in Tenterfield, is a native of Sydney, where he was born twenty-six years ago. Altogether, he has been in Tenterfield about four or five years, and is now well…
Continued on Trove, page 36 →Yass, Saturday Evening.--There have been great rejoicings in this district to-day in connection with the opening of the Taemas Bridge, an exceedingly substantial structure spanniag…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The formal opening of the Taemas Bridge took place to-day, in the presence of over 400 persons. The Ministerial party consisted of Mr. W. Clarke, Minister for Justice; Mr. C. J. Roberts, Postmaster-General; and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A JUNEE correspondent writes:--"On the night of April 13 a goods train running from Harden to Junee very narrowly escaped accident. When passing through…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BRISBANE, This Day.—The man who was run into by a train yesterday is still unconscious, but he has been identified as Louis Monz, an escaped lunatic…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →BRISBANE, This Day.—A man, whose name has not yet been ascertained was run over by a train last night between Brisbane and Oxley. The engine-driver…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An extraordinary general meeting of this company was held at their ollices 7, Post Office Chamber on Tuesday last, for the purpose of reforming the company, and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sir,—Being a constant reader of your valuable paper, I trust you will find a space in it for the ventilation of a grievance which the Government should have rectified long ago. I am one of several farmers along the Comleroy-road,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →On Saturday afternoon the trolly used in unloading iron for the Hawkesbury bridge from a vessel lying at Dangar Island got away at the top of a decline of one foot in ten, and about 100 yards long. A labourer, while…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sir,—I have read with interest the report contained in your issue of the 31st ultimo-return of the Minister for Works to Sydney, and the railway system to be reformed. I consider very great credit is due to our Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sir,—On reading the proposals for new tramlines, contained in the Government official minutes, and published by you last week, it occurred to me that the question of our street traffic and the public requirements might have been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →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 6 →MELBOURNE, This Day.—A railway accident occurred at the South Williamstown terminus this morning. When opposite tho signal box six heavily laden trucks…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE gross mismanagement of the suburban railways is gradually becoming a serious matter. Recently a new time-table was introduced with the object of ameliorating…
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