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Messrs. Sullivan, Humphery, and Copeland, members of the Sectional Committee of the Parliamentary Public Works Committee, finished their examination re the railway yesterday. The town population was stated…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Heavy rains fell on Tuesday night, 4in. being reported in some places. The floods appear to extend from Adelaide to the New South Wales border at Oockburn. The train was delayed north of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →COOTAMUNDRA, Thursday.--The sectional committee of the Works Committee returned from Temora to Wallendbeen yesterday, and took evidence from Messrs. James Gibb, of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ABOUT 4 o'clock this morning an accident occurred on the railway line between Newtown and Petersham, between which places the single line only is being used,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A shocking accident occurred on the Botany tramline at about 6.30 p.m. on Thursday. Motor No. 37, with two cars attached, left Bent-street for Bay-street, Botany, at 5.39…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →About 25 minutes past 6 o'clock last night James Ross Logan, a tramway motor driver, was kil[?]ed through the motor falling on him. It appears that motor 37, dragging two cars, with Logan…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A slight accident happened yesterday morning on the railway line at Newtown, whereby an engine was thrown from the track. It seems that for the last few days the Commissioners have been working a single…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—On reading your sub leader in Saturday's Herald, referring to the increase in revenue from railways, I was again reminded of a feeling I have long experienced that our railway policy is antagonistic to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →BRISBANE, Friday.-- The directors of the Tramway Co. yesterday decided to increase the capital from L100,000 to L500,000 to enable them to substitute a cable service…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →NARRANDERA, Friday.--The total receipts for the Narrandera railway station for the month of January amount to L1528. There were 10,579 bales despatched from here last…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A TERRIBLE accident, resulting in the death of James Ross Logan, engine-driver, occurred at the Botany tram yesterday evening. Logan was in charge of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A letter was received from David Proudfoot, engineer, acting on behalf of a powerful syndicate in Europe, with reference to the construction and maintenance of electric tramways…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A terrible tramway accident happened yesterday evening shortly before half- past 6 o'clock, when James Ross Logan, a well-known and highly- respected…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MOLONG, Thursday.--The railway league met last night at the town-hall, Alderman Black in the chair. Alderman Wren, previously appointed to collect statistics, handed in his…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ADELAIDE, Thursday.--The following gentlemen have been appointed a board to inquire into and report upon the merits of rival railway brakes:--Messrs. D. H. Neale (of the New…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BRISBANE, Thursday.--The directors of the Tramway Company to- day decided to recommend an increase of the capital from £100,000 to £800,000 to enable the company to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Minister of Works received on Friday afternoon a deputation representing the Enfield Municipal Council, introduced by the Hon. J. H. Carruthers, M.L.A., Mr. A. Hutchison, M.L.A…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A deputation from the Enfield Municipal Council, introduced by Mr. Carruthers, the Minister for Education, and Messrs. Hutchison and Wheeler, Ms.J. A., yesterday interviewed Mr. Bruce Smith concerning the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →A DEPUTATION, introduced by the Hon J. H. Carruthers (Minister for Education),accompanied by Messrs. Wheeler and Hutchison, M.'sL.A., and representing the Enfield…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The members for the Redfern electorate have been furnished by the Works Department with a copy of Mr. Hickson's report re the wood-blocking Rotany-road. The report is as follows:…
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