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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
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Sir, -- I am one of those who in public and privately have always supported and upheld the Commissioners in their management of the railways, but I must now admit that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CAMPBELLTOWN, Monday. -- A very heavy storm of rain came up about midnight, and continued till 5 o'clock this morning; 150 points fell. To-day a strong westerly wind…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MELBOURNE Monday. -- The railway returns for the Easter holidays show an immense increase in the passenger traffic as compared with previous years. At the three…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A public meeting was held this afternoon, ostensibly to urge upon the Government the necessity for completing the bridge across George's River. Mr. F. E. Barker occupied the chair, and the meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. Boultbee and party arrived at Kerr[?]bree station, the property of Messrs. Davis, Dale, and Co., on Sunday evening, and on Monday inspected the bore, which is the first private one established in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →To-day there ought to be a large attendance at Rosehill to witness the pony and galloway programme to be decided on that favorite course. intercolonial and other visitors will…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Chief Railway Commissioner (Mr. Eddy) states that the railway earnings for the past quarter show a decrease as compared with last year of about £32,000. Part of this decrease is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,—I represent but a unit in the population of Sydney, but I feel confident that in this letter I am expressing the opinion of thousands of citizens whose lot it has been to travel by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →It was briefly stated in a paragraph published yesterday that while the revenue on the railways for the March quarter had been less than for the corresponding quarter of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- Three railway mishaps were reported to-day. A goods train, with a pilot engine, was shunting on the racecourse line when the points were slipped…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Grenfell Sheffield on Monday was won by A Barrett. The handicap at Nyngan on Monday resulted: Benfield 1, Farnsworth 2…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ADELAIDE, Thursday.—A fatal accident occurred at the Port Adelaide railway station yesterday afternoon to James Gray, foreman of the railway works buildings. The deceased, after…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tenders were opened by the Public Works Tender Board yesterday for the construction of a tramway along Regent-street, Redfern. Thirteen tenders were received, the lowest…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A deputation from the Singleton district, headed by Mr. Gould, M.L.A., waited upon the Minister for Works, and urged the necessity for the erection of a bridge over Glennie's Creek at a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A deputation from Singleton waited on the Minister for Works to-day to urge the necessity of constructing a bridge over Glennie's Creek at the upper crossing. It…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sir George Dibbs, in reply to a question in the House last night relative to a bridge over the Darling River at Wilcannia, said: A contract for the erection of a bridge was let in 1889 but…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Lyne (Minister for Works) was asked yesterday, by a deputation from Singleton, to cause a bridge to he built at what was known as the upper crossing over Glennie's…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An accident occurred at the Glenbrook tunnel to-day. Two trucks in a train of empties ran off the line. Owing to the smoke and steam issuing from the engine the trucks were not noticed till the train was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A deputation consisting of residents of Regent-street, Redfern, was introduced to the Minister for Works yesterday, by Mr. Miller, M.L.A. They presented a petition in opposition to the proposal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In reply to Mr. M'Court, Sir George Dibbs in the Assembly last night said the Government could not be asked to do anything regarding the drafts on the Commercial Bank of Australia held…
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