Those Troublous Trams
The 7.44 tram from Bondi this morning consisted of one single-deck car, which was quite inadequate for the demands made upon it. As people from Paddington and along the route were…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1889
4,658 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 233
Robbery from a Railway Station
MUSWELLBROOK, Saturday.-Between 4 and 5 o'clock on Friday morning a bag containing over £60 was stolen from the railway station here. The money was received by the party in charge…
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IF Mr. EDDY and his fellow commissioners are responsible for the new time-table for the suburban railways, the sooner they undo the work the better for their…
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THE two railway commissioners, Messrs. Oliver and Fehon, have returned to town from Parkes and Forbes, whither they have been on a visit of inspection in…
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THE commission which has been appointed to inquire into the charges of alleged bribery in connection with the tramways met again to-day. Among the…
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HOBART, This Day. -- A public meeting has been convened for Tuesday next, at Hobart, and also at Launceston, to urge upon the Government the necessity of…
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LESS than a quarter of a mile from the Tempe railway station there is a bridge over Cook's River known as Unwin's Bridge and for the distance of a mile on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Chinese Poem on Bad Roads
The poems of Li Tai-po, who wrote in the 8th century on the roads of the province of Szachnen, are now being used by the Chinese native papers as an argument for improving the roads of the…
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The Royal Commission to inquire into the alleged bribery in connection with the proposed leasing of the tramways, consisting of Messrs. Richer, Q.C., Lamb, and Knox, was continued…
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At about 9 o'clock on Saturday night, on the arrival at Huratville of the 8.30 train from Sydney, a porter named Thomas Stanley, while examining the carriages, discovered what…
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The Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the alleged bribery in connection with the proposed leasing of the trams met again on Monday at the Colonial Secretary's office, when, amongst…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →South Australian News. Interruption of Railway Communication
ADELAIDE, Saturday.-Communication has not yet been restored on the Barrier line, but passengers were booked for Broken Hill by this morning's train, it being hoped that repairs will be…
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SILVERTON, Tuesday.-Mail communication between here and Adelaide has been restored. The express train arrived on Sunday morning. There will only be one train a day until the line is…
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PENRITH, Monday.-So far as residents of the mountains who are not very particular to a few minutes in arriving in Sydney, and business men residing in Penrith are concerned, the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Stock Traffic on the Railways. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—I observe in your issue of the 3rd a letter from Mr. Thomas Hungerford, on the " Stock Traffic on the Railways," in which he quotes a reply from the Department to the effect that " the end loading of cattle is not…
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THE Commission yesterday afternoon examined the Under-Secretary for Public Works, Mr. Barling, and the Secretary to the N.S.W. Tramway Company, Ltd, Mr…
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SILVERTON, Monday.--Mail communication between here and Adelaide has been restored, and the express train arrived yesterday morning. There will only be one train a day until…
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MURRUMBURRAH, Wednesday.-The engine and tender of the mail train from Murrumburrah to Young ran off the line at the points, on Tuesday, while shunting near Young. No one was injured…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Run Over by a Train. Miraculous Escape of a Princess. London, January 7
A very narrow escape from being run over by a railway train is reported from Southern Russia. The Princess Xenie while driving in a sledge along the…
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