Railway Meeting at Warri
A correspondent writes :-- An influential meeting was held at Clark's London Hotel, Warri, on Saturday last, under the auspices of the Coolamou, Merrool Creek…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1889
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The Private Debts of Railway Employes
With regard to the statement that the Railway Commissioners recently sent out to railway employes a circular calling upon them to send to headquarters a statement of their liabilities. It…
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GUNNEDAH, Saturday. -- The Railway Commissioners passed through here this morning from Narrabri. They remained a short time at the railway station. The Mayor and some of…
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MELBOURNE, Monday. -- Tenders for the construction of a line of railway from Camperdown to Curdies Inlet were opened to-day. The lowest tender was that of Buscombe and…
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WEST MAITLAND, Monday. -- The Railway Commissioners were interviewed at West Maitland on Saturday, on their return from thei[?] northern trip, respecting some requirements of…
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A preliminary meeting of gentlemen favorable to the formation of a company for the erection of a high level bridge to connect the city of Sydney with the township of St. Leonards was held in…
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We have during the last few days been publishing the supplementary evidence taken before the select committee on the work done on private estates by…
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It is estimated that the Hawkesbury bridge, probably the finest piece of engineering skill yet attempted in respect of bridge-making south of the line, will be completed by the [?]nd of March, and opened for traffic almost…
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The now famous Whaling Road case, which has occupied the attention of numerous courts off and on for the past 18 months, in addition to forming the subject of an enquiry before a…
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Several gentlemen, representing the master an dertakers of Sydney, had an interview with the Commissioners for Railways this morning regarding an improvement in the present service of…
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WEST MAITLAND, Monday.-Messrs. Eddy, Fehon, and Oliver, the Railway Commissioners, were interviewed at West Maitland, on Saturday, on their return from their northern trip…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.-A young man named Michael Phillips was found on the line at Spencer-street railway station on Monday night frightfully injured, having been run over by an…
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Sir,—Your correspondent "R. K. S.," who takes upon himself to assert the ingrained selfishness of certain correspondents who have justly addressed you on some of the inconveniences and injustice to many on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Electric Power for Tramways. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Adelaide
A committee of commercial, men have held several meetings recently to consider the advantages of electricity over horse-power in working the trama. After considering-the question from all…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Railway From Narrandera to Hillston. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Narrandera
A meeting of rosidunts in favour of the railway to Hillston was held last night, Mr. B. Kennedy, the Mayor, in the chair. It was decided to form a railway leagne, and the following officers were elected:—…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Appointment of New Zealand Railway Commissioners. (From the New Zealand Times.)
The long-looked-for decision of the Cabinet with respect to the appointment of a board of three Commissionors under the Government Railways Act of 1877 has been arrived at. The Government decided to…
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Sir,—Permit me to draw attention to the necessity of the tramway authorities erecting a waiting-room opposite Ocean-street, on the Bondi and Waverlev line. It is very much needed, there being no shelter from…
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ADELAIDE, This Day.--A number of practical mercantile men have met several times lately to discuss the relative merits of horse-power and electricity for trams…
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It is stated that English rail manufacturers in the past have had a monopoly of the supply of rails to Indian and English lines, and that this has worked oo much to…
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ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--The Egyptian Government have called for tenders for 500,000 railway sleepers. The representative of the firm of Messrs. Gibbe, Bright and Co…
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