The City Railway. Congestion of Traffic
The Public Works Committee sat again to-day as a Royal Commission to inquire into the city railway extension. There were present Messrs. Ewing,…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1897
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The Railway Accident
The ganger, Michael Moss, who was run over by a train on the North Sydney line this morning, resides at Thornleigh. The scene of the accident was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Federal Control of the Railways
Mr. Frank Grimley, in another column, addresses a letter to "those who would surrender the railways of New South Wales." He defines the attitude of such people as one of defiance…
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Sir,--The large number of railway officers who have of late resigned their positions is a matter of grave consideration to the travelling public. It is well known that it takes time and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Victorian Railway Rebates. Affect One Half the Colony
The map herewith shows the areas in New South Wales affected by the enormous rebates granted by the Victoria Railway Department to attract traffic from our lines, and to draw wool…
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Yesterday the Public Works Committee again sat as a Royal Commission, and continued the inquiry into the city railway extension. Mr. J. Parry, outdoor superintendent, traffic branch,…
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Further consideration was given by the Public Works Committee yesterday to the proposal for the construction of a railway from Moree to inverell. Mr. J. Harper, railway goods…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →West Australia. Bankruptcy of a Railway Manager
PERTH, Tuesday.--The public examination of Edward Deane. the general manager of the Midland Railway, was commenced before the Registrar in the Bankruptcy Court yesterday. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News by Cable. Labor Troubles in England. Northern Shipbuilding Yards. Blacksmiths and Engineers Cease Work. Strike of Railway Employees
LONDON, February 24.—A conference was held yesterday between the owners of the shipbuilding yards in the Newcastle district and the representatives of the…
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A deputation from the Woollahra Council to-day asked the Minister for Works to have the proposed extension of the tram to Rose Bay carried along Bay and William streets instead of along South…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Extension. The Royal Commission. To-day's Proceedings
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works, sitting as a Royal Commission, to-day continued the inquiry into the proposed extension of the railway into the city of Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Strike of Railway Employees in England. London, Feb. 24
A strike of railway employees has occurred at the chief stations on the North-Eastern line. The difficulty arose in the goods department, and the men…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sir Samuel Griffith on Our Railways. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—In your issue of the 22nd Mr. Millen publishes an extract from a letter written by Sir Sam[?] Griffith in whioch a comparison is made between our railways and those of Victoria. In the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →City Railway Commission
At noon yesterday the Public Works Committee, sitting as a Royal Commission, resumed its inquiry into the extension of the railway system to the city and to the deep waters of Port Jackson. There were…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Railway Revenue
The Minister for Railways has been furnished with a return of the revenue of the department for the first seven months of the current financial year. The return shows an improvement of about…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Narrabri-moree Railway
Owing to delays in work the Narrabri-Moree railway will probably not be completed till the end of next month…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The City Railway. Royal Commission Inquiry. Evidence of An Expert
The Public Works Committee sat again to-day as a Royal Commission to inquire into the City Railway proposal. There were present Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →West Australia. the Esperance-coolgardie Railway
PERTH, Wednesday.--Messrs. Burton, Duplock, and Hazelgrove, delegates from Norseman and Esperance to Coolgardie in favor of the railway from Esperance to Coolgardie, were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway War or Railway Federation?
A map which we published yesterday, showing the effect of competition from north and south oh the railway trade of this colony, ought to have an educative and a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Fatality
KALGOORLIE, Wednesday.--An inquest was held to-day on the body of Thomas Risely, who met with a fatal accident at the railway station late last night. During shunting operations…
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