The Floods. the Submerged Railways
The Railway Department has received a report to the effect that between East Maitland and a mile outside West Maitland the water is still two and three feet deep on the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1893
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Railway Speculation a Canadian Like. London, March 15
The proposed construction of a railway in Canada, from Lake Winnipeg to Lake Superior, is attracting a good deal of attention in the United States, and it is reported…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Law. Supreme Court. Wednesday. March 15. NO. 1 JURY COURT.--(Before the Chief Justice and a jury of four.) M'WHANNELL V. Railway Commissioners (Part Heard)
Mr. Bruce Smith and Mr. Rolin (instructed by Messrs. Laurence, M'Lachlan, and Williams) for plaintiff; Sir Julian Salomons, Q.C., and Mr. G. H. Simpson (instructed by…
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The Minister for Works yesterday received a deputation consisting of Messrs. Rodgers, Tribe and Britten, residents of the district through which the proposed railway from…
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We learn from the Railway Department that rapid progress has been made in repairing the railway lines. Railway communication was restored between Newcastle and…
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LONDON, Wednesday.--It is reported that American capitalists arc investing £2,000,000 in the construction of a railway from Lake Winnipeg to Lake…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lillie Bridge Races
The following handicaps have been declare in connection with the mixed meeting, to be held on next Saturday evening at Forest Lodge:— MIDGET HANDICAP (12.1), ½ mile.—Carrie, 9st 3lb;…
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The Minister for Works received yesterday the following telegrams from Mr. C. W. Darley (Engineer-in-Chief), who has gone to the Northern district with Mr. Hickson (Superintondent for Roads…
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BATHURST, Friday.—A German named Joseph Ulhand, 35 years of age, was charged at the police court yesterday with placing an obstruction on the railway line near the Gresham…
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COSOWA, Friday.—Considerable indignation has been created here in consequence of the high-handed action of the Victorian Customs' officer at Wahgonyah, is having a gate erected on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Damage to Roads and Bridges. the Embankments
The Minister for Works (Mr. Lyn[?]) yesterday received a telegram from the Engineer-in-Chief for Harbors and Rivers (Mr. Darley) and the Commissioner for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Legislative Assembly. Another Motion for Adjournment. a Tram Driver's Case. Employees' Liability Act Amendment. Trust Property Act Amendment. the Electoral Bill. Income Tax Assessment Bill. Coal Mines Regulation Bill. the Eight-hour Principle. the Compulsory Clause Carried. The Speaker took the chair at 4.30 p.m. George's River Bridge
In answer to Mr. V. Parkes, Mr. LYNE said that the delayed fortnight's payments to the unemployed on the George's River Bridge would be made out of the contractor's retention money. It…
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WEST MAITLAND, Friday.—Although the water is receding gradually, there is still a few feet in some of the back streets in low-lying parts of the town. A passenger train…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday.—In the Engineer-in-Chief's Department of Railways, 31 surveyors, draftsmen, field assistants, and clerks have revived notice that their services will be dispensed with…
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The Railway Commissioners are glad to be able to announce that through communication has been restored on the northern line damaged by floods, and that the mail to Brisbane last night ran…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Metropolitan District Court. Thursday. (Before his Honor Mr. District Court Judge FITZHARDINGE and a jury.) WICH V. N.S.W. Railway Commissioners
Mr. E P. Field, instructed by Messrs. Hughes and Hughes, appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Scholes, instructed by the railway solicitor, for the defendants. In this case Henry…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Placing an Obstruction on the Railway. (From Our Correspondent.) Bathurst
At the police court this morning, a German, giving the name of Joseph Ulhand, 35 years of age, was brought up charged with placing an obstruction on the railway line near the Gresham platform, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tram and Buggy Collision
The hearing of the action in which Henry Wich is suing the Railway Commissioners for £100 for personal injuries and damages caused to his buggy through collision with a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Disbanded Railway Riflemen. Their Capitation Grant
The Premier this afternoon, in reply to Mr. Carruthers, said arrangements were pending for the payment, in a few days, of the capitation grant for 1892. due to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Floods. the Railway Lines
The Railway Commissioners announce that through communication has been restored on the northern line damaged by the recent floods, and that the through mail…
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