City Railway Extension
At yesterday's sitting of the Royal Commission to inquire as to the expediency and best methods of extending the railway system into the city, Mr. Henry Deane, Engineer-in-Chief of the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1897
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RAILWAY RECElPTS
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The railway receipts for January show a satisfactory increase compared with the corresponding month of last year. The total amount received was £257.111,…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The Minister for Railways has determined to allow candidates for the Federal Convention not already in possession of parliamentary passes free transit on the…
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For some time past the Willoughby Council has been agitating for a railway platform to be erected close to the Elizabeth-street crossing, about half-way between the St. Leonards and…
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Some alarming rumours with regard to the condition of the Tay Bridge have been current lately in Dundee and the neighbourhood. It was said that an unsound pier had been discovered, and there…
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LONDON, February 18.—The appeal made by a section of the debenture holders against the appointment of Mr. A. Young, of Messrs. Turquand, Youngs, Bishop, and…
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COOTAMUNDRA, Friday.—A fatal railway accident occurred here early yesterday morning. It appears James Howlett, the night porter, as the morning express, which arrives here at 4…
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At the Newtown Police Court. to-day. before Mr. Whittingdale Johnson, S.M., a Chimney sweep named C. H. Bland was proceeded against at the instance of Inspector R. Davies for…
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At noon yesterday the Public Works Committee, sitting as a Royal Commission, resumed its inquiry into the best means of extending the railway into the city and the extension of the railway system of…
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A man named George Carpenter was killed by the mail train yesterday morning. The body was found on the line near the town. At an inquest to-day a verdict of accidental death was returned…
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The appeal against the appointment of Mr. A. Youngs, of Messrs. Turquand, Youngs, Bishop, and Clarke, accountants, as official receiver for the Midland…
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The Public Works Committee sat again as a Royal Commission on the city railway proposal to-day. Messrs. Ewing, C. J. Roberts, Fegan,…
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Sitting as a Royal Commission to inquire into the expediency and best methods of extending the railway system into the city of Sydney, or through the city, and to the waters of Port Jackson, the members of the Public…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Federation. Speech by Mb. Reid. Great Meeting at the Protestant-hall. Economy the Keynote of Finance. No Federation of Railways. the Federal Capital Should Be in This Colony
Mr. Reld, the Premier, addressed a meeting in the Protestant-hall last night. The hall was crammed. Dr. Goode presided, and a large number of ladies were on the platform. Among…
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Owing to the representations made by Mr. W. G. Kitching, District Railway Superintendent, the Railway Commissioners have decided to permit employees at the Cockle Creek works, when…
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LONDON, Thursday.--The appeal made by a section of the debenture-holders against the appointment of Mr. Alexander Young as receiver to the New Zealand Midland…
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The electric tramway from Mosman's Bay to the North Sydney electric tram has been completed, and is to be opened for public traffic on March 1,…
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An official trip web made yesserday over the electric team extension to Mosman Bay. The party consisted of Messrs. H. Deane (engineer-in-chief for railway construction), G. Fischer (assistant engineer…
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An official trial and inspection of the Mesman electric tramway extension was made yesterday. The party arrived at Ridge-street about 2.30 p.m., and consisted of Messrs. H. Deane (Engineer-in-Chief,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Terrible Railway Fatality At Cootamundra. Death of Mr. Jas. Howlett
Mr. James Howlett, who was employed as night-officer at the Cootamundra railway station, met with a shocking death on Thursday, February 18th. He met the morning…
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