The Rosehill-dural Railway. Parramatta
The first section of this line, a little over three miles, extending from the Rosehill racecourse line to Carlingford Post-office, was handed over by the contractors…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1896
4,109 stories in Sydney's papers · page 50 of 206
The Non-political Control of Railways
The Victorian Government have acquired an excellent Commissioner for Railways by concluding arrangements for the appointment of Mr. John…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The West Australian Railways
PERTH, Tuesday.--At a railway picnic on Saturday the Minister for the department said that there was nothing very much to be ashamed of in connection with the railways,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Victorian Railways. Mr. J. Mathieson Appointed Commissioner
MELBOUNE, Tuesday.--The Cabinet held a meeting to-day and appointed Mr. John Mathieson, Commissioner for Railways of Queensland, to the vacant commissionership…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland. the Charleville-cunna- Mulla Railway
BRISBANE, Tuesday.--The Railway Department to-day received seven tenders for the construction of the first section of the railway from Charleville to Cunnamulla, a…
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A meeting of millers from the western and southern districts was held yesterday at the Royal Hotel, with reference to the abolition of the rebates hitherto allowed upon the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Derailed Train. Melbourne
Further information respecting the accident to the Adelaide express yesterday shows that the engine and all the carriages left the line, and the train was upright…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Train Derailed. Accident to the Adelaide Express. English Mails Delayed
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—The Adelaide express was derailed for some as yet unaccountable cause, seven miles on the other side of Dimboola. The train was travelling at the usual…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Arrival of the Governor. the Train Ahead of Time. Reception To-day
BATHURST, Wednesday Night.--The Governor arrived here at five minutes to 5 this afternoon, half-an-hour earlier than was anticipated. The train leaving Redfern was a very heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Derailed Train. The Adelaide Express Off. Disaster Neap Gerang Gerang. An Early Morning Accident -- No Serious Damage -- One Lady Injured. MELBOURNE
Word was received by the Railway Department here this morning notifying them that the Adelaide express, with the English, mails per R.M.S. Oroya, had been derailed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Public Works Committee. the Electric Tram
The Public Works Committee yesterday took farther evidence regarding the proposed electric tramway along George-street, when a letter was lead from Mr. P. B. Elwell, Electrical Engineer,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Public Works Committee. Proposed George-street Tramway
A meeting of the Public Works Committee was held yesterday when further consideration was given to the proposed electric tramway from Circular Quay to the Redfern railway station, and also along…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Accident Near Napier. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) Auckland
A railway accident occurred near Napier to-day. An excursion train ran into a bullook, the engine being derailed and turned right over. Several empty trucks were reduced to splinters…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victoria. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Victorian Railway Department. Melbourne, Wednenday
Some curiosity has been manifested in the Railway Department with reference to the changes that will result from the present Acting Commissioners being superseded by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Electric Trams. And the Telephone System
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works met again yesterday afternoon under the presidency of Mr. Ewing, M.L.A., and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our Railways. to the Editor
Sir, -- Your paper deserves to he read by every elector in the colony for its very fearless and outspoken tone. I trust you will meet with the success you deserve…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Burglary at Clyde Railway Station. Parramatta
On January 18 last the ticket office at Clyde Railway Station was burglariously entered and several first-class tickets from Clyde to Sydney stolen. A few days…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Victorian Railways. Mr. Mathieson's Appointment as Manager. MELBOURNE
Mr. Mathieson, the Queensland Railway Commissioner, has intimated his acceptance of the position of manager of the Victorian railways at a salary of £3500 a year…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tramway Alterations
The Tramway Department has introduced a wise change in the trams running past the railway station. For some unaccountable reason these trains have, for a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Proposed Electric Tramway. the Telephone Service
The Parliamentary Public Works Committee met yesterday afternoon, Mr. Ewing, M.P., in the chair, when the proposed George-street electric tram was further considered…
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