The Queensland Railway Commissioners. (By Telegraph)
BRISBANE, Sunday.--The Queensland Railway Commissioners have returned from the south, and anticipate making arrangements to save an hour and a-half in Queensland and…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1890
5,500 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 250
Tramway Extension to Five Dock
A proclamation appears in a supplement to Friday's Government Gazette, setting forth the dedication of the lands lying between the present Leichhardt tram terminus and the Council…
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Last night pony races were held at Lillie Bridge. There was a very large attendance and the attendance and the arrangements were complete. Fashion, who started a great favorite for the Tom Thumb Handleap, was 31b, short…
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The large attendance at the Lillie Bridge grounds last sight most have pleasantly assured the proprietors that pony-racing by electric light trill prove a success. Outside of the grounds, too…
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A COMMITTEE meeting of the Sick and Accident Fund of the New South Wales Railway and Tramway Service Association was held on Wednesday, January 15, at the head…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →How We Build Bridges. a Chat With Mr. Dowel, M.L.A. Departmental Delays and Dodges. In the Hands of the Ring. That North Shore Bridge. Can We manufacture Iron?
AT a recent sitting of the Public Works Committee Mr. Dowel, M.L.A., raised a very important matter with regard to the construction of bridges, concerning which,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Action Against the Railway Commissioners. £2000 Damages Claimed
WINDSOR, Tuesday.-Notice of action was given on Monday to the Railway Commissioners by Mr. W. Coonan, on behalf of Mr. W. Eose, of Wilberforce, who met with an accident on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Peat's Perry Accident. Action against the Railway Authorities. WINDSOR
Notice of action was yesterday given to the Railway Commissioners by Mr. W. Coonan, solicitor, on behalf of Mr. W. Rose, of Wilberforce, who met with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Kerosene in Railway Carriages. Another Lamp Explodes--narrow Escapes. the Death of Mr. Ramsay, M.l.o. (By Telegraph.)
ADELAIDE, Monday.--In the Melbourne to Adelaide express on Saturday morning a lamp exploded in a carriage containing six persons, [?]ive of whom were asleep. The sixth beat the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Australian Railway Sleepers. the Acceptance of a West Australian Tender. (By Telegraph.)
ADELAIDE, Monday.--With regard to the acceptance by the Railway Commissioners of the tender of a West Australian railway firm to supply 10,000 sleepers at 4s 5½d each in…
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Mr. Kidd, M.P. for Camden, brought two matters under the notice of the Minister for Works yesterday, one the necessity for clearing the Jack's Corner-road at Kangaroo Gully, and…
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Mr. Goodchap was examined before the Parliamentary Public Works Committee yesterday in reference to the Marrickville-Burwood-road railway. The ex-Commissioner for Railways…
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MR. JOHN KIDD, M.L.A., interviewed the Minister for Public Works yesterday with reference to roads loading to butter factories generally in the west end of the…
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The Lillie Bridge proprietary have every reason to feel satisfied with the entry of 195 runners for their Anniversary Handicap, which is to be run on Tuesday, 28th, and Thursday, 30th i[?]sts., and Monday…
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Mr. Kidd, M.L.A., waited on the Minister for Works yesterday to ask that a sum of money might be granted to clear Jack's Corner-road, Kangaroo Valley. It was a road which passed through a new…
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In consequence of the clashing of the above fixture with the Carrington 100yds Han[?] the attendance on Friday evening was not so large as was to be wished, but neverth[?]less a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Marrickville-burwood-road Railway. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—As one who lived in Sydney for some years, I have always taken a lively interest in its progress, and also that of its suburbs, and was pleased to learn by the newspapers, a day or two ago, that the Public Works…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Forth Bridge. Satisfactory Test. LONDON, January 21
The new bridge over the Forth, one of the greatest engineering feats in the world, was tested to- day for the first time. A double train, consisting of 50 goods…
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The rolling-stock of the Railway Department will shortly be improved by the addition of 34 first-class lavatory carriages. They will be superior to any at present on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dangerous State of the Long Bay-road. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—In the interest of the public safety I respectfully request you to grant me a portion of your space, to refer to the disgraceful state of this, one of the military roads of the colony. For several years it has…
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