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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
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The revenue of the colony for the month of January is £202,440, against £229,098 for January last year. The principal increases are in Customs…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An exhibit in the Machinery Exhibition in Munich (Bavaria) is Worthy of more than passing notice. It is a carriage made by Messrs. Benz and Company at their factory in Mannheim. It…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sir,-This important work, new covered in, was erected for the benefit of the farmers, auctioneers, and hay dealers generally, it was to be hoped, from the interest taken by some members…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At the adjourned inquest held yesterday at the South Sydney morgue, before the Acting Coroner, touching the death of a child named Rosa Ellen Heigbway, aged 5 years last April, a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MELBOURNE, Monday.-The railway authorities recently advertised for the services of fifty clerks for the traffic department, at salaries of from £65 to £80 per annum, the ages of candidates to range…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →At the South Sydney morgue yesterday morning, the Acting Coroner, Mr. J. C. Woore, J. P., concluded the inquest concerning the death of the child, Rosie Ellen Heighway, who was killed by a tram at Redfern…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,—Will you allow me to suggest to the tramway authorities that the distinguishing colours of the various trams should be displayed at the tail of the trams? One often sees a tram "scooting" away in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A railway accident is reported from Brussels. The disaster resulted in 14 persons being killed and 50 injured…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE adjourned inquest into the circumstances s attending the death of Rosie Heighway, aged 5 years, who was killed by a trim motor on Thursday night last at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →ADELAIDE, This Day.--A communication has been received from Mr. Oswald Brown, through the Agent-General, stating that the manager of the engineering company…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The adjourned inquiry concerning the death of Rosio Ellen Heigoway, who was killed by a train in Castlereagh-street, Redfern, on the evening of the 81st ult., was resumed yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BRISBANE, Monday. -- The signal on the railway at Ipswich having been turned to the wrong point, three goods waggons were derailed on Saturday night, and traffic was blocked for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Monday. -- A telegram from the Continent conveys the intelligence that a serious railway accident occurred yesterday at Brussels, by which 14 persons wore killed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Although the revised railway timetable which came into operation upon the 1st of this month has been accepted by the public with a considerable amount of satisfaction, complaints are still…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ALBURY, Tuesday. -- Mr. E. C. B. Smyth, superintendent of roads for this district, has been engaged during the past week, in conjunction with Mr. Thwaites, an officer…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →COOTAMUNDRA, Wednesday.-A man named Hales, of Bethungra, met a terrible death on Tuesday night. It appears Hales had visited Cootamundra on Tuesday for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Railway Extension League held their usual weekly meeting yesterday, when it was announced that in response to the circular sent round fifty replies had been received from…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →At about half-past 6 o'clock on Monday evening a man named Dean, aged about 32 years, was brought to the Sydney Hospital in an insensible condition by a tram conductor named James…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sir,—as a frequent traveller on the North-western Railway, and on behalf of numerous other lady-travellers, I desire to bring under the notice of the Commissioners the discomforts of a journey between…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The committee met yesterday afternoon. There were present: Messrs. T. Davis (in the chair), A. J. Ross, W. S. Buzacott, R. Miller, J. Mullens, H. C. Fraser, and W. H. Armstrong. It was reported that…
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