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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
3,617 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 181
Four residents of Reagent-street, Redfern, accompanied by Mr. Miller, M.L.A., visited upon the Minister for Works yesterday to present a petition in opposition to the construction of the proposed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A deputation from Redfern waited on the Minister for Works to-day to protest against the proposed extension of the tramway along Regent-street, for which tenders were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sir,--A letter appears in your paper this morning signed "Syntax," criticising the management of the Railway Department, and, among other things, he complains of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir,--The dictum having gone forth from the Railway Commissioners that on officer under their control should take an active part in politics, it was a matter for surprise…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A deputation from Regent-street, Redfern, and its neighborhood, waited on the Minister for Works yesterday to protest against the acceptance of a tender for the proposed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The new bridge at Bombala, illustrated on this page, which, as mentioned in a previous issue, was…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →A commercial traveller asks in a Leeds paper, "Which is the eafest and most comfortable position in the train?" and replies, "In an express, towards the rear; for we are more likely to run…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Sir,—I notice in your issue of to-day that a meeting was held in Liverpool to urge upon the Government the completion of this bridge. As money is being spent repairing the ford I trust it is…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The local Hospital Committee was evenly divided on Tuesday as to the advisability or otherwise of giving "special terms" to railway employees as suggested by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →We (Herald) are informed by the Railway Commissioner that the railway earnings for the past quarter show a decrease as compared with last year of about £32,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Thursday afternoon a train of empties "in charge of Guards Baker and Fryer and driven by Drivers Fisher in the front and Squires (push-up) was going through Lapstone tunnel when by some…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A sudden death occurred on Monday forenoon in the mail train when between Illabo and Junee. Mr. John Heron, who was accompanied by his wife on the away from Sydney to Victoria, intending to take…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →February 4 was a great day at Liverpool, recalling in some respects the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway more than half a century ago, though happily without…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →It has been an old prediction that the day would come when a line of fast steamers would connect Canada and Australia with Sydney or the most likely terminal point…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →AUCKLAND, Friday. -- The railway returns for the year show increases in all branches of the traffic compared with the previous year. In passenger traffic there was an increase of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CHORUS OF VOICES: "Here, Guard, what are you stopping for?" GUARD: "The old trouble, gentlemen."…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our correspondent at Cooma writes: A meeting of stock owners was held at Cooma on March 30 to consider the unsatisfactory local arrangements for trucking stock. The principal grievance was the inability…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →The following cablegram has been dispatched by the secretary of the Midland Railway Company in London to the solicitor for the company at Perth: "Meeting of the debenture-holders…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Mr. Neil M'Neil is the successful tenderer for the construction of the Geraldton-Mullewa railway, and the work of erection will be begun at an early date. The length of the line is about 57…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →In answer to a correspondent we may say that an American claimed some three years ago to have solved the problem of one-railed railways, or "bicycle railways," as he called them (see…
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