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Benman is flooded Several families have had to leave their homes and take shelter in the School of Arts. Had the river risen much higher in all probability there would…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE agitation raised by Mr. J. Nobbs. M.L. A., against railway rolling stock being made out of the colony appears to have had good effect. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Railway Commissioners have accepted the tender of Mr. Thomas Henley, Balmain, for the building of the railway institute which is to be erected at the Redfern station. The work…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →HOBART, Monday.--Mr. R. C. Patterson has signed a contract for the construction of the Sorrell railway, and he will commence work as soon as the necessary labor is available. Hands…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →DUBBO, Monday.--Nearly 9in. of rain has fallen during the past fortnight in this district. During the last two days heavy rains have occurred along the western line. A portion of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SCONE, Monday.--A week's soaking rain culminated yesterday in the biggest flood ever known here. The Figtree Gully, which runs through the centre of the town, overflowed in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Only a little rain fell in Sydney yesterday and that in showers. Heavy rain clouds were, however, visible all the day. Outside reports also merely chronicle showers. At 8 p.m. about…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MOLONG, Monday.--The Public Works Committee Sectional Committee on the Molong-Parkes line took evidence here to-day. Mr. Thomas Kennedy said he had made…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →KIAMA, Monday.--A public meeting was held at Jamberoo on Saturday night for the purpose of discussing the necessity for the construction of a branch line from the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ADELAIDE, Monday,--The board of exports appointed to inquire into the relative merits of various railway brakes will hold the first meeting in Adelaide on Thursday next…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Botany-road, between the Waterloo terminus and the North Botany boundary, is in an extremely dangerous condition. The road is one mass of holes and rats, some of which are 3ft and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DUBBO, Tuesday.—One or two freshes occurred in the River Macquarie at Dubbo last week. On Sunday night the river was 12ft above summer level, and rose 9ft on Monday owing to the late…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →NOWRA, Tuesday.--The weather has now broken, though the sky appears still heavily charged. The total rainfall since the 12th inst. is about 9in. The road to the Yalwal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BOURKE, Tuesday.—The washaway between Girilambone and Nyngan is being placed in a state of repair with all dispatch. Trains meet at the break and exchange mails and passengers.with water…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An important and representative meeting was held last night to arrange for a big public meeting to take place during court time, about 10th March, re railway. A strong committee of 11 was appointed to work the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"A well-attended meeting of the Upper Murray Railway League was held last night, the Mayor presided. The chairman and several other members addressed the meeting, urging the necessity of persistent and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →ATTENTION has again been drawn to the danger of the tram system after dark, the turning point at Elizabeth and Liverpool streets being commented upon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WE understand that the line is now clear at Maitland, and that the slight interruption caused by the floods has ceased. Through communication has been restored and traffic…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →IN order to facilitate the tramway traffic and to provide for the pressure of traffic which always occurs on holidays, the commissioners intend to give orders for the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →About 40 trucks of sheep are detained here in consequence of the washaway of the line near Girilambone. It is expected that it will be fully Monday before they can be…
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