Marrickville to Burwood Railway
Mr. J. Wheeler, M.P., has received a letter from the Works Department stating that with reference to his personal representations in favor of the work in connection with the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1890
5,500 stories in Sydney's papers · page 36 of 250
Railway to the Upper Murray. Victorian Competition. (By Telegraph.)
ALBURY, Tuesday.--At a meeting of the Upper Murray Railway League held last night Mr. Holman, a resident of Jiogellic attended. He stated that if a railway were constructed on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Insufficient Railway Employes. (By Telegraph.)
ALBURY, Tuesday.--Complaints are being made in Jerilderie, Narrandera and other stations of the insufficiency of hands employed in the maintenance of the branch lines from the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pedestrianism. Carrington Hurdle Race. Notes Upon It And the 75yds. Handicap. A Questioned Verdict—Smiles Gets the Hurdles—Harrison Wins the 75yds.—An Unlucky Runner—Two Good Uns Gone Home—Tips for Carrington 175yds. Handicap—The Carrington March Handicap—[?] Glimpao at the Adjustment—Little Bridge Bits—Country Cousins—Slowgrove's Startlers—And Handy News
A letter for Joe Price from his native township, Gulgong, lies at this office. Gordon and Goodliffe have each a real good chance of copping Slowgrove's Twenty-fourth…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Railway and Tramway Service. Doings in the Traffic Department. The Wages of Shunters
An employee writes : -- "As you cited oases from the permanent way staff only I will inform you of the doings in the Traffic Department. You published a report some…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Engine-drivers. To the Editor
Sir,—A letter appeared in your paper some few days ago from the Commissioner of Railway to Mr. Haynes, M.P., regarding the working of engine-drivers on Sundays, stating that the men…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Charges for Poultry. To the Editor
Sir,—We are led to believe by the Railway Commissioners that they have made a, substantial redaction in the carriage of poultry to the Sydney market, and also added greater…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →South Australian Railway Service
ADELAIDE, Wednesday.—A crowded meeting of the Port Adelaide branch, of the South Australian Railway Service Association was held on Tuesday night to consider the wholesale…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Floods in the West. Railway Communication Resumed
BOURKE, Wednesday.—The washaway between Girilgambone and Nyngan has been put in a state of repair to allow trains to proceed, slowly over. The first train to pass since the break was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Woman Killed on the Railway. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Melbourne
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. M'Leod, a resident of Spring Vale, attempted to cross the line in front of an approaching goods train. Seeing the train approachiag she appeared to become dazed, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sydney Tramway Service. (To the Editor of the " Australian Star".)
Sir, -- In your article on this subject in yesterday's issue you say " Parliament assisted, &c., &c. will soon have to determine whether the system…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →4 o'clock Edition. Our Melbourne Message. Australia's Sweet Girl Graduate. Railway Refreshment Horrors -- The -Law and the Young Mother- Love and the Barmaid -- The Massage System In Melbourne
"A sweet girl graduate" will leave Melbourne for Hanover by the Orizaba on Friday, and the circumstance is upsetting one half of the young men over here. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →South Australian Railways. Dismissal of Employes--alleged Blow at the Union. (By Telegraph.)
ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--In connection with the goods traffic between Adelaide and Port Adelaide the Railway Commissioners have made alterations necessitating the dismissal of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Molong-parkes Railway. (By Telegraph.)
MOLONG, Wednesday.--The sectional committee of the Parliamentary Public Works Committee visited Meranburn yesterday. The members were driven out from Molong in the morning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Assurance of Queensland Railway Employes and the National Mutual Life Association. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph
Sir,--An offer has been made by the above life office, of which I am a member, to accept the whole body of Queensland railway employes (good, bad and doubtful lives alike)…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Brakes
An inquiry commences at Adelaide this week into the question of the relative merits of railway brakes. The inquiry is held in accordance with a resolution passed by the South…
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With the object of facilitating the tramway traffic and of providing for the pressure of traffic which happens on holidays, the Railway Commissioners propose to have 20 new cars…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Melbourne Tramways. History of the Undertaking. Relations of the Company with the Citizens. I.
Very few persons visit the neighboring colony of Victoria without expressing an opinion favorable to its systems of city and suburban passenger conveyance. The railways to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Brisbane Tram System. (By Telegraph.)
BRISBANE, Wednesday.--A hitch has occurred in connection with the proposed introduction of the cable system on the Brisbane tramways. The South Brisbane Municipal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An American Train Punt. a Description of the Punt. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph
Sir,--Herewith I hand you an illustration of the Solano, one of the steam punts used in America for transferring freight and passenger trains across rivers and bays, which, in view of…
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