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GOULBURN, Wednesday.—A meeting, convened by the Mayor in response to a requisition, was held in the Town Hall on Tuesday evening to consider matters in connection with the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A waterspout on the Cooktown railway washed away 21ft. of the rails and inundated the line to the depth of 30ft. The northern line was partially submerged near…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Melbourne, Friday.--The result of the inquiry into the Oakleigh railway accident is that the engine-driver and guard have been dismissed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In response to an influential requisition, the Mayor convened a meeting which was held in the Town Hall last night. Mr. Torpy moved the following resolution, which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →PARLIAMENT, assisted by the advice of the City Corporation and many of the suburban municipalities, will soon have to determine a most important subject ? Whether the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An application was read at Tuesday's meeting of the St. Leonards Council from Henry Greon, on behalf of petitioners, for an extension of the North Shore cable tramway to the North…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The phenomenally heavy rainstorm which visited the city and suburbs yesterday morning compelled an almost complete cessation of tram traffic and rendered adherence to the time-tables…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MELBOURNE, Thursday.--It is understood that the railway returns for the present financial year will show a large deficit. The Argus estimates it at about £100,000, and the Age…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. F. Farnell, M.L.A., introduced to the Minister of Lands last week a deputation from the Municipal Council of Smithfield and Fairfield, in reference to certain road…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →MR. W. P. CRICK, M.L.A., has received a letter from the Under-Secretary for Works, in reply to a letter of his in December last, with regard to the erection of a bridge over…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →KANGAROO SKINS.—Very small supplies for Tuesday's sales; 7293 total number offered, of which we offered and sold 2531, or considerably more than a third of the total. Demand was extremely active, and values quite equal to…
Continued on Trove, page 42 →Sir,—Touching the above, I see by your issue of this morning that important evidence was given by Mr. M'Donald, Engineer for Bridges, in favour of a new structure, but particularly in favour of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →This morning the two boys, John Clifford and Arthur Manns, who were found stowed away last Friday on the Sydney express train, were brought before the police court. The police stated they had ascertained…
Continued on Trove, page 442 →On Friday afternoon last Railway Commissioners Eddy and Oliver—accompanied by Messrs. Kilcaldie (Chief Traffic Manager), Angus (acting Engineer—in-Chief),…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The rapidity with which Katoomba is springing into importance is forcibly brought before the public by the fact that the Railway Commissioners, in view of the increased…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A meeting of railway employees, numbering 30, from Orange, Blayney, and Molong, was held here last night, when a Railway Ambulance Society was formed. It was decided to make arrangements to have Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →During the last few weeks (states the Argus) the Railway Commissioners have more than once announced to deputations which have waited on them and made "requests that would entail either an immediate loss of…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Oar Orange correspondent writes:—On Monday night, 10th instant, a large and influential meeting was held in the School of Arts, Cudal, to advocate the new railway route via Borenore to Forbes; Mr. W. Carman…
Continued on Trove, page 442 →A public meeting was held in the Town Hall this evening to consider the report of the Public Works Committee on the proposed Goulbum to Crookwell railway. The attendance was good, and most influential…
Continued on Trove, page 442 →The Public Works Sectional Committee which has been appointed to inspect and take local evidence with reference to the proposed railway from Molong to Parkes and Forbes left…
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