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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
4,658 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 233
Sir,--The letter of " Subscriber" published in 10-day's issue of " The Daily Telegraph" about the Gordon railway station requires some reply, which, with your permission, I will endeavor to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Sir,--As a constant reader of your valuable journal, I have read letters which have appeared therein in reference to the distribution of railway free passes…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A correspondent of an English contemporary recently described a simple and effective little watermotor which can be readily put together by a mechanic, and from the scrap heap of a machine yard…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Following the example of Victoria, as we have done ourselves, New Zealand has placed her railways under a board of commissioners. Unlike Victoria and New South Wales, the island colony…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →A DEPUTATION from Hornsby and Thornleigh, consisting of Messrs. C. Dully, C. Look, O. Osborn, sen., Norman Selfe and J. Foxall, was introduced to the Commissioners for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MELBOURNE, Monday.—Early on Saturday morning the goods train which, leaves Geelong for Melbourne at about 1 o'clock met with an accident. The train, which consisted of fifty-two…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →HOBART, Sunday.--A mail train had a narrow escape from being wreeked last night on the Risdon Bridge, a few miles from Hobart, About a quarter-past 7 driver Glendinow saw…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Juggernaut has added one more victim to its list of murders. At about twenty minutes to 2 o'clock on Saturday afrternoon, as a special tram was proceeding to Botany, and when in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Messrs. Eddy, Oliver, and Fehon, the Commissioners for Railways, are about to inspect a portion of the northern line, for the purpose of in-quiring into the working and wants of that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MELBOURNE, Saturday.—An elderly man named Thomas Williams, residing at Northcote, fell off a tram at the corner of Gertrude and Nicholson streets this morning, the car going over him. He…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →HOBART, Monday.—The mail train had a miraculous escape from being wrecked on Saturday night, on the. Risdon Bridge, a few miles from Hobart. About a quarter-past 7 o'clock driver…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A painter, named Henry Alfred Currie, aged 38 years, residing at Portland-street, Waterloo, met with a sheeking death on Saturday afternoon About 1.50 p.m. he endeavoured to jump on a special…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A goods train from Melbourne to Geelong on Friday evening met with a serious accident on the Geelong side of Cowie's Creek. The train, of 52 trucks, after crossing the bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →MELBOURNE, This Day.--The early goods train from Geelong to Melbourne ran off the load this morning, some trucks falling over the embankment. The accident is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ANOTHER of the oft repeated warnings to those who, to save a few moments of time, are willing to take the chances of a leap into eternity was given to-day,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MELBOURNE, This Day.--A goods tram from Melbourne to Geelong met with a serious accident on Saturday morning, when the train parted in the middle, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE Railway Commissioners will proceed on Monday up the north-western line to make an inspection of the proposed Narrabri-Walgett and Narrabri-Moree railway…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The report of the Railway Commissioners for the quarter ending in December last, is a very short and unpretentious document and contains very little…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A MARKED feature of Australian life is the hurry and bustle of people who travel. It does not matter whether the journey is from Bridge-street to King-street by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The useless find hindering formality of the Ministerial re-elections has been complied with. Ministers have secured their return without opposition. By…
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