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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
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At the meeting of the Public Works Committee yesterday the question of laying a cable tramway from King-street via William-street to Ocean-street was considered…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →GUNNEDAH, Thursday, 7.50 p.m. -- Great floods have occurred here. The Namoi River is now over its banks and running into Maitland street. The flat opposite Marsden's Hotel…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →PENRITH Thursday. -- Driver Heron was buried at Emu Cemetery this afternoon. A number of persons went by a special train, which was put on by the Railway Department…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CLIFTON, Thursday, 6 p.m. -- With the exception of a few showers fine weather was experienced to-day, but the earth has been so thoroughly saturated that embankments on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Department of Public Works, Sydney, 7th March, 1890. Sir,—I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter on the 5th inst. [?] enclosure, further, on the subject of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"Department of Public Works, Sydney, 7th March, 1890.—Sir,—Referring to that portion of your letter of the 3rd ultimo, respecting the expenditure of the amount voted for bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mr Warn announces elsewhere in this issue that he intends bringing this meeting off tonight, when there should be a bumping attendance, and the following should very nearly…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"Department of Public Works, Sydney, 7th March, 1890. Sir,—I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 6th instant, on the subject of state of portion of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →NEWCASTLE, Saturday.--A public meeting is to be held to-night at Wickcham for the purpose of discussing the action of the Parliamentary Works Committee in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Department of Public Works, Sydney, 7th March, 1890. Sir,—Referring to that portion of your letter of the 3rd ultimo, respecting the expenditure of the amount voted…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A GOODS TRAIN, which left Mount Victoria on Tuesday last was wrecked near Bell. On the Sydney side of the distant signal at Bell station there is a hollow and crossing. Near…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →After several postponements the Little Bridge proprietary were on the 7th instant enabled to complete the contests which were previously announced for the 18th ultimo. The grounds are in good condition, though…
Continued on Trove, page 599 →WOOL.—For our usual fortnightly sales we submitted a catalogue of 270 bales to a full attendance of buyers. For fair to good greasy the demand was very strong, lower qualities selling at above late values. Scoured…
Continued on Trove, page 42 →THE excessive rain caused a disastrous railway accident on the Blue Mountains on Tuesday. No. 23 down goods train, which leaves Penrith at 1 p.m., toppled over the bank near Bell station (late…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →PENRITH, March 11.—News was received about 7 o'clock to-night that a fearful railway accident had occurred at Bell, lately Mount Wilson, on the western line, to the 12.50 p.m. goods train from…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →IN answer to representations made to the Minister for Public Works by Messrs. F. Farnell, J. Nobbs, R. A. Ritchie, and D. Dale, M's. L.A…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,—In Thursday's issue we are told that Mr. Bruce Smith points out that it would be impolitic to incur the large expenditure necessary to metal the above road, in view of the proposal for the construction of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →"Department of Public Works, Sydney, 7th March, 1890.—Sir,—In reply to that portion of your letter of the 3rd ultimo, respecting the expenditure of the amount voted for the new…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Since the last observatory report which appeared in the TOWN AND COUNTRY JOURNAL, no abatement in the tempestuous weather can be recorded. During the twenty-four hours preceding…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →A special train passed through here this, morning for the scene of the accident at Bell Station, conveying Messrs. Eddy (Chief Commissioner), Angus (Engineer for…
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