The "Roads of Access" Scandal
We make no apology for describing the recent revelations as to the misapplication of public moneys to the construction of subdivisional roads through…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1889
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Hornsby Roads. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph
Sir,--In your report of the evidence taken by the select committee there are some few points which it would be as well to explain--e.g., Mr. O'Donnell states that £2079 is the amount…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Hornsby Roads. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir.—As Mr. C. B. Lawson now admits that there was a township subdivision at Hornsby before the unemployed were set to work there, he gives up the greater portion of his contention and flatly contradicts…
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THERE has been a steady f[?] of [?] coming and outgoing traffic all day at the Redfern station. The Great Southern, the Great Northern, the Great Western,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Public Roads and Private Estates. the Work of the Unemployed. the Evidence Taken by the Select Committee
IN continuation of our report of the inquiry made by the select committee with respect to the work of the "unemployed," we now give a summary of the evidence given by Mr…
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As might naturally be expected, the railway station and its vicinity bore a very busy aspect during the whole of yesterday. The continual incoming and outgoing of trains, the crush of…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.-The return of traffic on the railways for the week ending December 27 show that the total receipts amounted to £79,582 l2s 6d. The aggregate receipts to this date from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News by Telegraph. New South Wales News. Illawarra Railway Traffic
WOLLONGONG, Saturday.-During the holidays the traffic on the Illawarra railway was something enormous. Each train, was uncomfortably crowded; and, in many instances, extra engines…
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A CORRESPONDENT writes:--The population of Tomora district within a radius of 18 miles, at the end of March 1883 was 1146, and that of the farming…
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MELBOURNE, This Day.--Six tenders were opened yesterday for the Whitelow's Track to Yoora railway. The lowest was that of A. O'Keefe…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The New Railway Commissioners. to the Eritor of the Herald
Sir,—As evidence of the desire of the [?]ir Commissioners for alteration before reflection, I note that the Monday morning train leaving Goulburn at 6. 16, and stopping at Moss Valo, Bowral, Mittagong, &c., in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cheap Railway Trains. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—The other day I made inquires at the city booking office as to what cheap trips were being run to the Zig-Zag during Christ[?] week, and was surprised to hear that only the ordinary excursion trains (the…
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Throughout the whole of yesterday the Railway Station at Redfern was besieged with holidaymakers, who thronged the various platforms and rushed the outgoing carriages. During the early hours of the…
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BRISBANE, This Day. -- Betteridge, Hitchcock, and Bloxham, three cyclists from Sydney, who arrived at Warwick on Sunday night, left again on Monday…
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THERE has been a steady flow of incoming and outgoing traffic all day at the Redfern station. The Great Southern, the Great Northern, the Great Western,…
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Although it is not yet known what number of people travelled by train and tram yesterday in the city and its vicinity, the complete, returns not having yet been received by the head…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Public Roads and Private Estates. the Work of the Unemployed. the Evidence Taken by the Select Committee
We now conclude our report of the inquiry, so far as it has yet been conducted, of the Parliamentary select committee with respect to the work of the "unemployed," by giving the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Disastrous Floods. Railways Washed Away. Many Lives Lost. Considerable Damage to Property. Victoria
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.-On Tuesday afternoon a tremendous flood, accompanied by loss of life and considerable damage to property, occurred at Castlemaine. Shortly after mid-day…
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In consequence of the Randwick races, the Highland Sports, and the specially attractive programmes at Bondi and Coogee Aquariums the tram traffic was gigantic in its proportions…
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