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The Railway Commissioners received on Friday a deputation, consisting of the president and secretary of the Trades and Labor Council. and the president of the Coachbuilders' Society, who…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sir,—I observe in your columns of this morning a transcript of the evidence given by Mr. James Roberts. tramway traffic manager, before the Public Works Committee yesterday on the proposed cable trams. I…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →On the morning of the 20th a woman named Parsons, wife of a fettler at present employed on the railway at Emu Plains, was killed at Heard's Crossing. She was coming into Penrith from Lemongrove, and was about…
Continued on Trove, page 723 →CONSIDERABLE damage to the railway lines and interruption of traffic was caused by the excessively heavy rains of Monday night. On the main suburban line on Tuesday a subsidence of the down…
Continued on Trove, page 704 →MR. S. BURDEKIN, president of the Royal Commission on City and Suburban Railway Requirements, has placed a room at the Town Hall at the disposal of the commission…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A PRACTICE is growing up of offering railway tickets for sale through the public press, the purchaser apparently not being able to avail himself of the ticket disposing of it to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,--I observein your columns of this morning a transcript of the evidence given by Mr. James Roberta, tramway traffic manager, before the Public Works Committee yesterday, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →ALBURY, Friday.--At a meeting of the Upper Murray Railway League tonight the efforts of the Victorians towards securing railway communication with the Upper Murray…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Commissioner proposed, but the public disposed, in respect of the increased fares. Mr. Goodchap said he had deemed it his duty to suggest the increase, but he had not reckoned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE peasant Hills [?] Hill and Dural Railway League is composed of energetic members, who are determined to make a good fight for the coveted [?] line in run through the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—It transpires that in view of the new Railway Construction Bill, applications have been sent in for the construction of 6200 miles, which would cost £40,000,000,…
Continued on Trove, page 42 →At the invitation of the Railway Commissioners a party of thirty ladies and gentlemen assembled at Redfern Station on Friday last for the purpose of taking a trial trip in the new lavatory cars,…
Continued on Trove, page 44 →A PUBLIC meeting was held on 21st instant in a room attached to Mr. Thompson's store, Pennant Hills, to advocate the construction of a railway from Pennant Hills via Castle Hill…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,—In reference to the narrow escape of drowning at Blaxland's crossing reported in your paper under the heading of Pickles and Cheese, the correctness of which has been called in question by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The concluding rounds of the Lillie Bridge 50 Yards Handicap were ran at the grounds, Forest Lodge, on Saturday night. There was a large attendance, and betting was brisk. The following were the results:…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MUDGEE, Monday.--Universal regret is expressed here at the commissioners decision to stop night trains. In fact it will handicap Mudgee right out of her proper place…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Saturday.--A train loaded with petroleum caught fire and exploded at Batoum, a seaport in Turkey in Asia, situated on the shores of the Black Sea…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A train loaded with petrolum caught fire and exploded at Batoum, a seaport in Turkey in Asia, situated on the shores of the Black Sea…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A VERY pleasant reunion of the railway and tramway employees took place on Saturday at Botany. During the afternoon an immense crowd proceeded to the favorite…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →BRISBANE, Monday.—A dreadful hurricane has been experienced on the Herbert River and all along that portion of the Queensland coastline. At Cardwell the crew of a schooner…
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