Public Works Committee. Railway Lines Submitted
At a recent meeting of the Public Works Committee, a return was submitted respecting the lines of railway that have been referred to the committee. Between July 31,…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1892
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The Opening of the Yass Tramway
YASS, Thursday. -- After the banquet last night in connection with the opening of the tramway dancing was continued till after 4 a.m. Between that time and 10 o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two Railway Fatilities. A Navvy Killed
A MAN named George [?] met with a fatal accident on the railway line dear Lowisham [?] on Thursday afternoon. He was employed by the constrictor for a portion of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Country Complaints. Bad Roads
Our Blayney correspondent writes under date April 19: About a mile of the road near Chambers, between Blaynoy and Millthorpe, is in a very bad state, and should rain come before it is repaired it…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →The Rydalmere Bridge. Deputation
ON Thursday Messrs. Farnell and Nobbs, Ms. L. A., introduced a deputation consisting of members of the Municipal Councils of Granville, Ermington and Rydalmere, Dundas,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Roads and Bridges. Some Unpleasant Facts. Only a Small Balance Left
Among the matters under the consideration of the Cabinet yesterday was the position of the colony in regard to expenditure on roads and bridges and the money available…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Train Grievance. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph
Sir, -- Permit me to air a grievance, and one that affects others as well as myself. On Monday night I went to the Redfern ter minus to see a young lady friend off to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Roads and Bridges. How the Money Goes. This Year's Vote Nearly Expended. Legacies From the Last Government
The Minister for Works some months ago called for a return by which he might find the exact financial position in which he is placed as regards the vote for roads and bridges for 1892. After…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Roads and Bridges Vote. Nearly All Gone. Extravagance of the Late Government. A Legacy of £200,000 Liabilities. Example of Free-trade Administration
A MOST instructive return has been prepared to the order of the Minister for Works to show the exact position of the department with respect to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Redfern Railway Hay Market. Farm Produce
At the Redfern Railway Terminus yesterday there was a moderate supply of forage forward from the various stations along the northern, southern, and western lines. Buyers were in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fatal Railway Accident
MITTACONG, Saturday.-A fatal accident happened about 60 yards from tho railway station yesterday, to a young man named Richard Lipscomb, an assistant guard on a ballast train. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Accident Near Mittagong Railway Station. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Mittagong
A shocking accident happened about 50 yards from the railway station to a young man named Richard Lipscomb at about a quarter to 11 o'clock this morning. He was assistant guard on a ballast…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fatal Accidents on the Railway
Two fatal accidents occurred on the suburban line on Thursday, the 14th. instant, one near the Lewisham viaduct, about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the other about a mile away, near Petersham station,…
Continued on Trove, page 924 →Railway Charges
The suggestion of the Railway Commissioners that they shall be allowed to charge extra on a mile and a half of specially expensive railway, including a bridge, into the town of Nowra is one…
Continued on Trove, page 926 →Official Opening of the Yass Tramway. Yass
His Excellency the Earl of Jersey visited Yass to-day for the purpose of officially opening the tramway which connects the town with the Yass Plains railway station. The vice-regal party,…
Continued on Trove, page 927 →Railway Commissioners. The Charges Against Them. The Commission Appointed
AT a special meeting of the Executive Council held to-day the commissions to Mr. Justice Owen, Messrs. A. Kethel and J. Young, to conduct the inquiry into the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Electric Tramway
IT is stated that the electric tramway laid down between Waverley and Randwick has not prayed so successful as was expected, and there is a likelihood of the old system…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Forest Lodge to Balmain Tramway
The tramline that has been under construction for some time from the Forest Lodge terminus to Balmain is now practically completed, and will be opened for…
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