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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
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Sir,—I thank you for inserting my letter about the railway to near Campbelltown, and the replies to it, which are all favourable. But some doubt exists about the country the other side of George's River, near…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—In your issue of the 3rd instant there appears a letter on the above subject, signed " Robert Thomson," in which he refers to my letter of 30th ultimo. Mr. Thomson says what Mr. Rogers wants is a Chinese…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—Will you kindly grant me a small space to make one or two remarks in reference to your correspondent "Travelled Cornstock's" very elaborate scheme for giving the North Shore people all to which they are entitled…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Minister for Works has come to a decision with regard to tho proposal to construct a bridge over the George's River at Liverpool, This matter has been before the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The most important event of the holiday season was undoubtedly the opening of the new athletic ground at Forest Lodge by Mersrs J. and T. Spencer on Now Year's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,—Your correspondent "Chatswood," in replying to my modest suggestion on the above simple matter, almost reminds me of De Quincey's words,—"Into these discursive notices we have allowed ourselves to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE inquest concerning the death of John Ernest M'Carthy, the little boy who was killed through being run over by a milk cart in Belmore-road on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,—As there has already been a considerable amount of discussion in your columns on the subject of the above-named line, and as there has been a certain amount of misrepresentation indulged in, I crave space…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A man named Monaghan, a telegraph line repairer, had a narrow escape at the Williamstown Station yesterday. While endeavoring to get out of the way of an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In an interesting communication which appears in this issue Mr. GEORGE PILE contrasts and discusses the railway and tramway systems of Sydney and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,--Proposals for two lines of suburban railway were last session of Parliament submitted to the Public Works Committee, and were by that committee rejected. Noticing…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—A telegraph line repairer named Monaghan had a most miraculous escape from a fearful death near the Pier Station, Williamstown, to-day. He had just…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An [?]ueky ped— Morgan. What are the crowd from Melbourne over after; we wonder ? Steve Donovan's run against C. Hall was as…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The special returns for the recent holiday traffic have now been received by the Railway Commissioners, and taken as a whole they show a satisfactory increase in the number…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →WEST MAITLAND, Tuesday.—A public meeting of the ratepayers of West Maitland has been convened by the Mayor (Mr. J. Gillies) for Thursday evening to take steps to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At the scene of the late railway accident engine No. 119 is now lying on its side. Locomotive inspector Hacket, from Harden, and other officials, arrived there to-day with the intention of starting work at once…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE question of appointing a commission to report upon the scheme for constructing the railway line through the city is still under the consideration of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →ALBURY, Tuesday.--Pastoralists whose holding abut on the Great Southern line between here and W[?]gga are much concerned owing to the frequency with which the grass becomes…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The work of selecting the names of the gentlemen who are to be appointed to inquire into the city railway question has not yet been finished. It has been decided, however, that the…
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