Railway Holiday Returns
The returns which have been received by the Railway Commissioners show that on the whole there has been a satisfactory increase in the number of passengers who travelled the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1890
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Field of Mars Railway
The question whether or not a railway or a tramway should be constructed to the Field of Mars is now in a fair way to settlement. The efforts which have been made to obtain the…
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The question of a subway at the Ashfield railway station, which has agitated the district for many years, was settled by the Ashfield Council at their meeting last evening. The…
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On Monday evening an act of bravery worthy of record occurred at the Summer-hill railway station whereby two lives were saved by Mr. W. H. Dicker, the night officer in charge. A…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The inquest on the Chinaman, Le Bo Hung, the victim of the Oak- lelgh railway accident, was commenced to-day but adjourned after some evidence had been…
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A public meeting was held in the Town Hall, Marrickville, last evening, to take into consideration the recent vote of the Public Works Committee re the Government proposal of a railway from Marrickville to…
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A public meeting of the residents of Marrickville was held in tho local Town-hall last evening, Mr. Joseph Graham (Mayor of Marrickville) in the chair, to protest against the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →North Shore Railway and Bridge. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—It is indeed a pity that your correspondent, "Travelled Cornstalk," should so modestly hide his identify behind a nom de plume. He is such a splendid apologist for everything connected with the vexed…
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A PUBLIC meeting of the inhabitants and ratepayers of Marrickville, convened by requisition, was held lust night in the Town Hall, Marrickville, to take into…
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A deputation, representing the Municipal ! Council of Hunter's Hill, was introduced to the Minister of Works this morning, to ask for the construction of a tramway from Baronial Park to the Atlas. Engineering Works, Woolwich…
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A meeting convened by the Mayor in response to a numerously-signed requisition was held at the Marrickville Town Hall, on Wednesday evening, for the purpose of urging the necessity…
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MAITLAND, Thursday.-The contemplated indignation meeting of the residents of West Maitland respecting the new railway arrangements, by which the express train from Sydney was…
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LONDON, January 8.-Russia will begin the construction of the Siberian railway in the spring simultaneously at three different points…
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A meeting, of the committee of the league, was held yesterday. Present—Messrs. H. C. Fraser (in the chair), R. Teece, T. Davis, A. J. Ross, R. Miller, Dr. Quaiffe, and W. Neilley, secretary. It was reported…
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Russia will begin the construction of the Siberian railway in the spring simultaneously at three different points…
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A meeting of the City Railway Committee was held yesterday. Present:--Messrs. H. C. Fraser (in the chair), R. Teece, T. Davis, A. J. Ross, R. Miller, Dr. Quaifle, and W. Neilley,…
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AUOK[?]AND, Wednesday.--The Midland Railway Company have let the contract for the construction of the first section of the proposed now line from Springfield to Canterbury, at…
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Messrs. Wheelor and Hntchison, members for Canterbury, accompanied the Mayor and several of the aldermen of Rockdale to interview the Minister for Works yesterday morning with reference to the…
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The Mayor and some of the councillors of Rockdale, accompanied by Messrs, J. Wheeler and A. Hutchison (Canterbury), Ms.P., waited yesterday upon Mr. Bruce Smith with reference…
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A DISPATCH from Tahlequah (Ind. T.), November 25, says the north-bound Missouri, Kansas and Texas passenger train was boarded by masked men at Pryor…
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