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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
4,078 stories in Sydney's papers · page 56 of 204
Sir,âConsidering the notice taken of press complaints, I wonder you do not decline all correspondence bearing on the railways as being hopelessly futile; however, if your columns are still open for the purpose, I should like to let…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,—I notice that according to the daily papers the Premier will settle the matter of railways and tramways during the week: and again, that a syndicate is prepared to plank down £2,000,000 for the tramways. This being my…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,—I am pleased to see that my letter re cable trams has provoked a reply. We have already had a costly lesson in tramways, and as the Government seem to be about to adopt another system, the matter cannot be too well…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THIS afternoon the Premier received a cable menage from the Acting Agent General (Sir Daniel Cooper), that an appointment had yet been made of Chief…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →TUENA, This Day.--At a public meeting held here yesterday it was decided to urge the member for the district to impress upon the Government the requirements of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The tender of Booth, Ellison and Co. for the construction of electric tramways in Sandhurst has been accepted. The firm is to pay the municipalities concerned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →GOULBURN, Tuesday.--The duplication of the line from Goulburn to Joppa Junction has been completed and will be used for traffic as far as Cooma until repairs have been effected…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Several new railways were opened for traffic to-day, including a line from Melbourne to Heidelberg and another from Sale to Bairnsdale…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →TUENA, Tuesday.--The Peelwood township allotments were sold by auction by Mr. William H. Oram to-day, realising over £1100. The buyers were principally outsiders. After the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ABOUT 6.50 a.m. to-day the dead body of a newly-born female child was found near the steps of the Exchange Building, Bridge-street, by John Stott, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—Your correspondent "S. C. C." heads his letter in your issue to-day as I have done, but simply complains of some railway official having exceeded his duty. But he does not show that the management is bad any more than…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Sir, --' wish to bring under the notice of these of the public who are in ignorance, one of the reason, "Why our railways do not pay," and who, as taxpayers,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IN answer to Mr. M'Elhone last night the Minister for Works stated that two compartments were reserved in the express train to Albury on Wednesday, May 2 --…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A narrow escape from a fearful accident was experienced last evening, on the new railway line from Muckitah to Cobram. The engine belonging to the contractors…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →In the Assembly last night Mr. M'Elhone asked a number of questions in regard to "engaged" railway carriages, and Mr. Roberts, on behalf of the Minister for Works, stated in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In the Assembly last evening Mr. M'Elhone put a further series of questions on the subject of railway free passes. He inquired whether the pass recently granted to Mr. Clibborn,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A correspondent writes to us on the above Subject, but as his letter is abusive, we cannot insert it in our columns. There is just one accusation, however, that we…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →What are these physical conditions or surroundings? Let as discuss those more or leas within our own control : 1. The first in importance are the “ways of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE Premier certainly succeeds in delivering better speeches and telling more news to the people in the country than he is at presentin the habit of vouchsafing to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. M'Elhone writes to complain of the report of his remarks on the answers given to the questions on the engaged compartments by express train on May the 2nd. "You will see," Mr. M'Elhone says, "by the questions I…
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