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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
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Our Taree correspondent has forwarded us his statement regarding the condition of the roads in the Taree district. This we place in comparison with the official report to the Public Works…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Sir,--I read with pleasure a letter on the above subject, signed by "Fair Play," in your issue of a few days ago, and I think it is evident to all right-thinking men that his opinions…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A DEPUTATION from Marrickville waited on the Minister for Education to-day to ask for the extension of Farm-street to Chalder-street. A petition from children attending…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gentlemen,—With reference to your letter of the 9th instant in which you ask that a grant of £500 be made for the road known as the Rocks Road to Dural…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The position of the shearing troubles in Queensland has met with but little alteration during the past week and the work the opposition parties has been principall that of watching each other…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Gentlemen,—With reference to the letter of Mr. Frank H. G. Rogers, of Castle Hill (presented by you), I am directed by the Secretary for Lands, to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →An inquest was held at Prince Alfred Hospital on Friday afternoon before the City Coroner, Mr. W. T. Pinhey, J.P., relative to the death of a man named Henry Spence. Deceased was 36 years of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A well attended meeting of the members of the Railway Institute was held in the large hall ef that building last night, for the purpose of receiving nominations for seats upon the committee…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SHORTLY after the departure of the mail train for Mudgee on Wednesday morning, at Rylstone, a fatal accident happened to night-officer collins, who at the time was accupied with the couplings…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Sir,—In reply to "Cousin Jack's " letter appearing in to-day's issue re above I also as one of the public, should like to know, if the contracts mentioned are likely to run so many months beyond stipulated time,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Sir,—As one who has in the past availed himself of the " fourth estate " more perhaps than anyone else, to bring before the proper autherities the disabilities under which the travellers on the Paddington-Waverley lines…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Railway grumblers would have plenty of occupation, where a characteristic instance of Muscovite railroad management is reported from, at Tiflis. Freight train No. 36 arrived from Bakoo at Astafa…
Continued on Trove, page 813 →The town and district of Lismore kept high holiday on the occasion of turning the first sod of their railway, for which purpose the Hon. Bruce Smith, Minister for Works, was present. There were also present the…
Continued on Trove, page 822 →MR. KIRKCALDIE, the chief traffic manager, has supplied the Railway Commissioners with a return, showing the number of passengers and the amount of revenue received during Easter week…
Continued on Trove, page 809 →Sir,--After your trenchant criticism of the speech of Sir Henry Parkes at the opening of the Railway Institute, I as a railway man fool constrained to write a few lines to you re railway…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →AN inquest was held at Prince Alfred Hospital yesterday, before Mr. W. J. Pinhey, J.P., Deputy City Coroner, touching the death of Henry Spence, 36, who died…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE Commissioners far Railways have accepted the tender of J. Barr Johnston and Co. for the supply of water pipes to the department at [?]hedule rates, and that of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MELBOURNE, Friday.--Mr. Daroyshire, Assistant Engineer-in-Chief of the Railway Department, has been promoted to the position of Engineer-in-Chief, rendered vacant by the death…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →RYLSTONE, Friday.--The adjourned inquest on the recent railway accident was resumed today, when the jury, after further inquiry, returned a verdict that the deceased Collins…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →PERTH, Friday.--The action of Mr. John [?]estin pushing forward the Transcontinental Railway, connecting West Australia with South Australia, meets with widespread satisfaction…
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