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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
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THE annual meeting of the members of the Australian Jockey Club, which was held in the new rooms, 14 Castlereagh-street, yesterday afternoon, was devoted principally…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →When Godfrey Brydges again passed by the mouth of the Romans' Cave, as he returned home that evening, he saw Mother Gwynn aid her son sitting before the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At the weekly meeting of the board for the opening of railway tenders, held yesterday, the principal work was the duplication of the line from Ryde to" Hornsby, for which a large number (some…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The experts appointed by the Government to inquire into the relative merits of the railway brakes have forwarded their reports to the Government in response to the invitation of the board…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The strike of railway employees in Scotland is assuming a more serious aspect every day, und at present there appears not the least chance of the dispute being settled…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →WAGGA WAGGA, Tuesday.--It is intended to banquet Inspector Roberts at Junee prior to his leaving the district…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sir,--I feel greatly interested in your taking up the subject at the head of this letter. Some few months ago we learned (by cable, I think), that the Hungarian Government had opened a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,--I quite agree with "Paterfamilias" that owing to the present position of the above stand many persons experience danger and inconvenience, but what does that matter…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Lillie Bridge Proprietary held a pony and trotting race meeting at their grounds, Forest Lodge, last evening, in the presence of a large number of sporting folk. The track was in excellent condition,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A number of complaints have lately been made to the Works Department of delays having taken place in the payment of amounts due to road contractors. Mr. Bruce Smith…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Consequent on the numerous complaints regarding delays in payment for road contracts, the Minister for Works has instructed the accountant of the Works Department to proceed to a number…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, January 20.—A dastardly outrage has been committed in Texas. A body of bandits placed obstacles across a railway line, and caused a train to leave the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,—Yesterday afternoon I had the unpleasant occasion to attend a funeral at the Necropolis, for which purpose I took a first-class ticket, and for which [?] 2s, the second-class fare being 1s. Although…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A despatch from New York reports that news has been received of a daring train robbery in Texas. A mail train while proceeding through a lonely part of the country…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The old woman ceased, but her son remained silent, though his flushed and excited face showed clearly how deeply he was moved. He did not doubt the truth…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Some of the following cables appeared in our later editions of yesterday. LONDON, January 19.—The DAILY NEWS, in commenting upon the Victorian loans,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, January 20.—There is danger of the railway strike in Scotland extending to the English lines. At the present time there is much excitement on the Great…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Government having recently offered a reward in three sections for the best road for the proposed line of railway to Monaro, the following applicants have sent in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →It is just 40 years since the first railway in this colony, or rather in Australia—the line from Sydney to Parramatta, which was then called the Sydney railway —was opened to the public. Since that time railway…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,—I have been patiently waiting to see the effect of the influential deputation represented by the Mayors and aldermen of Paddington, Waverley, and Woollahra, that waited upon the Honourable Minister for Works…
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