COUNTRY. Klama-Nowra Railway
NOWRA, Tuesday.--Though the approval of the Kiama to Nowra railway extension by the Public Works Committee did not come as a surprise to the people here much…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1890
5,500 stories in Sydney's papers · page 57 of 250
New Railway Carriages
The Railway Commissioners yesterday received tenders for the building of 18 American carriages for use on the suburban lines. The successful tenderers were the Messrs. Morrison,…
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Sir, -- At last we have light let in upon the tramway subject. The letters of Mr. David Proudfoot, Mr. Higgs, Mr. Hiram Glover, aud the scientific…
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MELBOURNE, Monday. -- Edward Nixon, late enginedriver on the Victorian railways, was placed on trial at the Criminal Court to-day on a charge of the manslaughter of a Chinese…
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BRISBANE, Monday 7.40 p.m. -- The mail train was unable to leave for Sydney to-night, in consequence of portions of the line being washed away on the Darling Downs. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lillie Bridge £165 Handicap
The starts for the Lillie Bridge Easter Handicap, worth £165, appear, with an exception or two, to be a vary fair adjustment, A 10yd limit is given, and as the limit men…
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The first round of the above, handicap was ran off on Tuesday night last in the presence of a big crowd. Twenty-three beats were run, end the finishes were something to be…
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KEMPSEY, Tuesday.—A meeting was held at Basch's Theatre, Kempsey, on Monday night, to consider the matter of a reduction in tolls at the Kempsey ferries, and also the erection of a…
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The exceptional rainfall of Monday night has, to a slight extent, affected a number of railway lines. The most serious is on the main suburban line, a subsidence of the down line having occurred…
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The Railway Commissioners hare informed Mr. F. Farnell M.L.A that it is their intention to continue the duplication of the line from Ryde to Hornsby Junction as coon as possible…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The North Shore Railway. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle
At the Newcastle Borough Council meering last night the following resolution was, after discussion, carried unanimously:—"That, in the opinion of this council, it is desirable that the extension of the North Shore…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Clarence Railway and Barbour League. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) Grafton
At a meeting of the executive committee of the Clarence Railway and Harbour League, held yesterday, it was resolved to call a public meering to protest against the recommendations of the Public Works…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Rain and Floods, Yesterday's Extraordinary Rainfall. the Thunderstorm Last Night. Country Inundated for Miles. Past Records Eclipsed. Settlers Again Driven From Their Homes. Railway and Postal Interruption. Further Landslips. the Recent Fatality
The worst news that is to hand respecting the renewal of the heavy wet weather is that which refers to settlers in parts of the country having again to seek safety on high lands. At Mogo, at Camden, and other…
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The down mail train to Mudgee, yesterday morning, was delayed at 138 miles 6 chains from Sydney, by a slip walch would have to be cleared before the mail could proceed. It was not thought that it would be…
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The Public Works Sectional Committee resumed the examination of witnesses on the Mudgee-Gulgong railway extension at 7.30 last night. Messrs. C. Young, storekeeper; Richard Stear, storekeeper; F. Ru[?],…
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WE mentioned yesterday that the Railway Commissioners had been pleased to approve of the Citizens' Life Assurance Co. as one in which it was advisable for railway employees…
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THE Public Works Committee have devoted a great deal of time to the matter of the proposed new system of city tramways, that was referred to…
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LISMORE, Tuesday, 10.15 p.m. -- A public meeting was held in the council-chambers tonight, attended by 100 persons, over which the Mayor presided. Mr. James Stocks moved --…
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Several landslips, noun of which however were of a very serious nature, have occurred and railway communication yesterday was blocked on several lines. Gangs of men were…
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BRISBANE, Tuesday, 9.10 p.m. -- The report that the A.U.S.N. Company's steamer Palmer had been wrecked at Towusville proves untrue. [?] From a telegram received by the hydraulic…
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