Redfern Railway Station
For some time past a number of navvies and others have been employed in altering and laying down several, lines of rails in the station yard at Bedfern. As far as is known by the public, this…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1889
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Railway Accommodation for Darling Harbor. To the Editor
Sir,-Seeing that the Railway Commissioners have declared themselves pretty plainly upon several points, it may not be out of place to bring before the public the vexed question of Darling SUMMER HILL EXHIBITION.-The Summer Hill exhibition continues to be a great source of attraction, and since the opening day, on Tuesday, the daily attendance has been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The North Shore Trams
The new Railway Commissioners have decided upon an alteration in connection with the North Shore trams which has long been wanted by the residents, and will doubtless be cordially…
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The railway traffic at Redfern yesterday was worked in a very irregular manner as far as punctuality was concerned. A large number of passengers, inwards and outwards, were placed at…
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Considerable consternation was caused among a large number of passengers by the southern express train, which leaves Redfern at 5.15 p.m., at Picton Lakes last evening. When the train…
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BLACKHEATH, Monday. -- The 10 a.m. passenger train from Sydney to-day ran off the bottom points at Blackheath. The cause is unknown. No one was hurt or shaken, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Vesuvius Railway
The Vesuvius railway, which was opened in 1880 to within 150 yards of the mouth of the crater, has for some time ceased running, and travellers wishing to make the ascent of Mount…
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At half-past 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon the passenger train from Redfern, due at Blackheath at 1.35 p.m., by some means left the rails when approaching the Blackheath Station. As far as…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway Accident. Eight Workmen Killed. London, February 11
While eight laborers wore at work on the railway line at Halle, a town in Prussian Saxony, they were run over and killed by a railway tra[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Proposed Extension of the Tramways. a Syndicate in the Field
THE members of a powerful syndicate, of which Mr. Huntley is tho secretary, have waited upon the Mayor of Sydney, requesting an interview with respect to a…
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GOULBURN, Wednesday.-A fatal accident op curred on the railway line at Goulburn this morning. A driver named David Sims left his home about half-past 5 o'clock for the purpose of…
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The Railway Commissioners are now engaged in drawing up their quarterly report to be laid on the table of the Assembly. The interesting feature in connection with this report is that it…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Tickets-Not Transferable
In the summons division of the Central P.C. yesterday, a case of interest to railway travellers was heard. William Fontain was charged with selling a railway-ticket without authority…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Victorian News. Railway Receipts
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.-During the week ended the 7th inst. the receipts from the railways amounted to £62,612, as against £58,146 for the corresponding week of last year. The aggregate…
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THE Railway Commissioners have sent an officer to Blackheath to discover the nature of the damage which was done through a morning train yesterday having become…
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THE Railway Commissioners have been engaged lately in drawing up their quarterly report, which will be laid on the table of the Assembly as soon as the Parliament…
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THE officer who was sent by the Railway Commissioners to inquire into the cause of the railway mishap at Blackheath, and to ascertain the amount of…
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BRISBANE, Tuesday.--A public meeting was held at Cloncurry last night to agitate for the construction of a railway from Normanton to Cloncurry. The meeting adopted a petition in…
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A Board of Inquiry, consisting of the Secretary ] for Railways (Mr.Vernon), the locomotive engineer, and the assistant traffic inspector has been appointed by the Railway Commissioners to ascertain…
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BRISBANE, Wednesday.- A public meeting was held at Cloncurry on Monday night to agitate for the construction of a railway from Normanton to Cloncurry. The meeting adopted a petition, in…
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