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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
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A meeting of the Erskineville Council was held in the Town Hall on Monday evening when there were present:—The Mayor (Alderman Peake), and Aldermen Tucker Anderson, Glencross, Jacobsen, Harris,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WARREN, Wednesday.— A largely attended public meeting has been held here to urge upon the Government the necessity for the immediate construction of the proposed branch railway…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,— Under the above heading P. Evans, in last night's Evening News, claims that the farmers should be allowed free storage by the railway authorities for their wheat, and he…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At the Redfern railway terminus this morning there was a good supply of forage from the numerous stations along the northern, southern, and western lines…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The trial survey of the proposed new route from Mount Victoria to Eskbank was finished last night, and at no part was the grade over 1 in 50…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Wasn't it Macbeth who said, 'Throw physic to the dogs; I'll none of it?' Well, that was my case politically in New Zealand, I threw politics to the dogs and made the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WARREN, Wednesday.--A public meeting was held on Monday in the Mechanics' Institute to discuss the probable early construction of the railway from Nevertire to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Postmaster-General (Mr. Kidd) has again taken up the Subject of an accelerated overland mail service with Brisbane, and it is now thought that the northern mails can be got away a little…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A meeting of the above council was held in the Town Hall on Wednesday evening. Present: The Mayor (Alderman Harden), and Aldermen Ralph, Furness, Marr, Horne, Swain, Molyucaux, Ban[?]er,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Central Railway line was washed away in seveiul places between 17 and 24 miles from Rockhampton last night through heavy rains. Traffic is consequently blocked…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Commissioner of Police received a telegram this morning from Sub-inspector Carr at Longreach to the effect that last night a goods train on the Central Railway,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →BARCALDINE, Thursday.--A horrible trolly accident occurred on the railway line near Longreach last night. Two lengthsmen, one named Walsh, and the wife and child of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A public meeting was held last night as Mosman's Buy to urge the extension of the Military-road electric tramway from its present terminus at Spit-road to Buena…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following immdicans have been declared for the races to be run this evening:- 100 [?] HANDICAP.—R. D. Layton, J. Marsh, 8½ yards; C. W. Phillips, T. G. Agnew, L. Marsh,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →near the railway station is now in first-class trafficable order, but it looks considerably unsightly for want of a coat of paint, and is decidedly unsafe for night-travellers, owing to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MELBOURNE, Monday— An old woman named Mary Ryan met with a shocking death at Sandringham on Saturday evening. She had been gathering periwinkles, and was returning home,…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →An invention designed to facilitate the construction of improved roads and, highways is shown in the accompanying illustration, and has been patented by Mr. John Platten, of Fort Howard, Wis. The…
Continued on Trove, page 77 →The Public Works Committee met yesterday, when the sessional report was considered prior to its presentation to Parliament next week. The report, which was a very short one, dealing only…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Public Works Committee met on Tuesday, when Mr. M'Court moved-" That in the opinion of the committee it is expedient that the proposed railway from Narrabri to Moree, as referred to the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A large public meeting took place last evening in the hall beneath Mosman's council-[?] The meeting was held with the object of obtaining the extension of the eloctric tramway from…
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