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The Lillie Bridge Athletic and Pony Racing Grounds, at Forest Lodge, will be opened to-night, when the first round of a sprint handicap and two pony races will be run off Everything possible, has been done to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →By the invitation of Messrs J. and T. Spencer [?] of the Press [?] above grounds on Monday evening, with a view to viewing the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,—A letter signed "Hurstville," in your issue of this morning, ca[?] for a reply, which, with your kind permission, I will give as conci[?]ly as possible. The route he advocates starts about two miles further away…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →TRAIN robbing in the Far West generally goes in periodical waves. Just at present "road agents" appear to have broken loose on the community. An express train on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →So far as the railway traffic to-day is concerned, it may be said to be a repetition of that which took place on Boring Day. At an early hour crowds congregated at the railway station all…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →This line, which will be opened for traffic on January 1, commences at Hornsby Junction at a point 20 miles 68 chains 10 links from Sydney, on the Homebush-Waratah (Strathfield-Hamilton),…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →BRISBANE, Tuesday.-Following the example of the London Board of Trade, the Queensland Railway Commissioners have determined that in all enquiries connected with the Queensland…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AH JACK, a Chinaman, who was admitted to the Sydney Hospital on Monday, suffering from injuries received through falling off a tram on Botany-road, died to-day. An…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →BRISBANE, Wednesday.--The Queensland Railway Commissioners are determined that at all inquiries connected with the Queensland railways there shall be present…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BRISBANE, Tuesday.--The Railway Commissioners have issued instructions to discontinue the use of side coupling-chains on all goods waggons…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The branch line from Hornsby to St. Leonardo will be opened for traffic to-day. It commences at Hornsby Junction at a point 20 miles 68 chains 10 links from Sydney, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BRISBANE, Tuesday.--Following the example of the London Board of Trade, the Queensland Railway Commissioners have determined that at all inquiries connected with the Queensland…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—Having seen a great many letters in the press lat[?]ly t[?]ching on the above line of railway, and being in Sydney for a few days last week I took the opportunity of visiting the North shore, where I was a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sir.—I was much pleased when I read the long letter of Mr. Charles Rogers in your issue of this day on the above subject. For years past r[?]dents of the various towns along the railway lines hav[?] s[?]rted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The proposed alterations in railway crossings and the extension of the tramway to the east [?]nd of the city were discussed at a meeting of the Newcastle borough council last night. It was resolved that the Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Redfern railway station presented an animated appearance yesterday morning and early in the afternoon, when numbers of holiday folk were leaving for the different resorts along the line, and by the various…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The formal opening of this newly-formed running grounds took place last evening, when the proprietors had very little reason to complain of any lack of patronage, although…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →There is a sudden rush of work on the railways at Christmas time, for which people in the city are disposed to make some allowance. But delays and inconveniences are naturally trying to the temper of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The arrangements for the convenience of the travelling public on the railways and trams on New Year's Day were excellent, and carried oat satisfactorily. The total number of passengers…
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