Tramway From Mortlake to Burwood
A DEPUTATION, consisting of members of the municipal councils of Burwood and Concord, waited on the Minister for Works yesterday, and asked that the Government…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1891
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The Railway Institute
THE new railway institute, erected at the corner of the metropolitan station, will be opened to-morrow night by the Minister for Railways, Hon. W. M'Millan. As the body…
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By Monday week the Railway Commissioners hope to have the duplication of the piece of line between Como and Sutherland completed The Illawarra railway will then, with the…
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It is believed that the duplication of the line between Liverpool and Campbelltown will be completed by Easter, notwithstanding the recent trouble experienced by the contractors…
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The Railway Commissioners have accepted the tender of Mr. A. H. Scoullar for the erection of engine-shed, workshops and drivers' barracks at Hamilton, on the Great Northern railway…
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NARRAMINE, Thursday.--The Western mail was delayed four hours and a half at Narramine through a special train leaving the road 290 miles from Sydney. The engine and carriage…
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LISMORE, Thursday.--The turning of the first sod of the Lismore-Tweed railway takes place on Friday week, when Mr. Bruce Smith will perform the duties. A great…
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THERE were lately published officially certain reports from officials of the Works Department on the condition of the roads in the country districts. The particular…
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WINDSOR, Friday.--It is unofficially reported that it is almost certain the extension of the railway from Richmond to Kurrajong will be carried into effect. Residents on…
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MR. Bruce Smith, the Minister for Public Works, has informed Messrs. F. Farnell, J. Nobbs, R. A. Ritchie, and D. Dale, the members for Central…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Marrickville to Burwood-road Railway. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—I trust you will accord space in the columns of your valuable paper to publish the following remarks on the above, for the construction of which tenders are soon to be called. Before any tender in accepted, I wish…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Country Roads. Departmental Reports. Disinterested Statements. Comparisons Made. a Pathetic Appeal
The Minister for Public Works some time ago received from the Chief Commissioner for Roads a report from the various road superintendents, on the state of the roads in the country, down to…
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It is the intention of the Railway Commissioners to have railway suburban tickets sold at the new tram waiting-rooms at Park and Liver-pool streets, when those buildings are completed…
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Several slight mishaps were reported on the suburban tram lines last evening, but fortunately no one was injured. Soon after dark a motor left the rails in Belmore park but after working…
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At the Quarter Sessions yesterday an elderly man, named John Moody, pleaded not guilty to an indictment charging him with having on October 2, 1890, embezzled £28, the property of the…
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SIR,— Now that the people of the north are agitating for a railway by Bingera and Inverell, the blunder that has been committed choosing the present route of the Great Northern railway…
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AT the meeting of the Public Works Committee on Wednesday, the Kiama-Nowra Railway extension wee further considered; and, after discussion, Mr. Humphery gave notice that be would…
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Sir,—It has often occurred to me that a verandah and a long line of sitting accommodation might be easily provided for the travelling public at the southeast cornor of King and Elizabeth streets, by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →London Offices, the Sydney Morning Herald. 78 Queen Victoria-street, E.C. (opposite the Mansion House Railway Station.) Represented by Messrs. B. S. Lloyd and Co
The office of this journal is now open at the above address. Files of The Sydney Morning Herald are to be seen in the reading-room, and all information respecting…
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