Railway Changes and Appointments
THE Secretary for Railways (Mr. D. Vernon) has been granted six months' leave of absence. At the end of that time he will probably retire from the service…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1889
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Railway Matters at Newcastle
In reference to certain statements that have appeared in the Newcastle papers concerning the action of the Commissioners in regard to matters connected with the railway at that…
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On the first of next month the Commissioners will carry into effect some important changes that they have decided to make in connection with the traffic branch of the railway service,…
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BRISBANE, Monday.--Another man has been found dead at the end of the Croydon railway hue, three parts eaten by native dogs. There is no clue to show how he came by his death. This…
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At the St. Leonards Police Court on Tuesdays Mr. J. M. Marsh, S.M., delivered his verdict in the above well-known ease of forcible entry. The Court was crowded with people, and the greatest…
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Mr. Marsh, S.M., yesterday, at the St. Leonards Court, delivered his deferred judgment in the long-pending case of Loxton v. Von Meyer and others for forcible entry. His…
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Sir,—While gladly bearing testimony to a marked improvement in the new time-table many respects over that previously in force, especially as regards the great saving of time effected in many of the journeys, I…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Trans-continental Railway to Exmouth Gulf. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—Mr. Viney's project of a trans-continental railway to Exmouth Gulf is a most valuable suggestion, one that I have advocated privately for years; but it should start not from Adelaide but from Bourke…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Melbourne
At the half-yearly meeting of the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company, the report showed that the number of persons carried by the trams during the last six months of last year was over…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Trade in Queensland and the Railway Bates. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Brisbane
Mr. John Wilson, of Aplin, Brown, and Co., and Mr. W. Wilson, of the Apollo Candle Company, had an interview with the Treasurer this morning on the subject of the trade between Brisbane…
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This evening, in accordance with a requisition presented to the Mayor of Newcastle, a public meeting was held in front of Buchanan's Hotel for the purpose of considering the advisableness of protesting against the…
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NEWCASTLE, This Day. -- A largely attended meeting of the citizens assembled at the Criterion corner last night, to protest against the removal of certain…
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THE proposal of the New South Wales Tramway Co. to the City Council for the laying down of a cable tram system in Sydney is one which, on principle, deserves…
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THE Railway Commissioners will leave town to-night on a visit of inspection along the route of the proposed railway from Bega to Eden. It is their intention to…
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BRISBANE, This Day. -- A deputation has waited on Mr. Pattison, the Colonial Treasurer, on the subject of trade between Brisbane and Thargomindah, Hungerford,…
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A letter was read at the City Council yesterday from the New South Wales Tramway Company, Limited, forwarding copies of the bill which had been prepared to enable the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Smoking on Tram Cars. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph
Sir, -- The time has gone by for inveighing against the habit of smoking. It seems to excite the ire of some, but (except in the case of boys and dudes) it probably does no one…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- Three persons injured in the railway accident at Collingwood on Sunday have given notice of claims for compensation for injuries. The board of inquiry…
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NEWCASTLE, Tuesday. -- This evening an important meeting of citizens was held in front of the Criterion Hotel, Hunter-street, the object being to consider the advisability of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Stations and Platforms. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph
Sir, -- I would like to call the attention of the Railway Commissioners and others, through the medium of your columns, to the apparently unwise positions often assigned to stations and…
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