The Union Bridge at Albury
Complaints have been made from time to time regarding the unsafe condition of what is known as the Union Bridge, between Albury and Wo- donga, which was erected some 36 years ago…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1897
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Narrabri-Moree Railway. Testing the Bridges
NARRABRI, Tuesday.—This morning Mr. Deane (Engineer-in-Chief), Mr. Frith (Engineer of Existing Lines), Mr. Kirkcaldie (Chief Traffic Manager), Mr. Nicholson (Provisional Engineer), Mr. Day (District…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway from Narrabri to Moree. the Opening Arrangements
The Railway Commissioners notify that the line from Narrabri to Moree having been inspected and passed, it is intended to open it for public traffic tinder their control on and from Thursday week next…
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No doubt the public are looking forward with a great deal of expectation to the results of the commission appointed to inquire into the best…
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Constance Smedley, aged 9, whose parents reside at 429 King-street; Newtown, met with a serious accident when, jumping from a through tram between,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sale of Tickets. The Railway Bylaw. Why the Regulation is Necessary. Viewed From a Departmental Standpoint -- Excursion and Ordinary Tickets
The bylaw relating to the sale of railway tickets by unauthorised persons reads as follows: -- "Any person not duly authorised by the Commissioners. who…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Railway Traffic. (To the Editor.)
Sir, -- In a sub-leader lately you make some comparisons between New South Wales and Victorian railways, which appear to lose sight of probably…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Supposed Fall From a Tram
Shortly after 8 o'clock last evening Frederick John Edwards, a boy, 12 years old, was admitted for treatment at Prince Alfred Hospital by Dr. Wassell in an unconscious condition. The lad was picked up beside…
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A little girl, 6 12 years of age, named Mabel Osborne, had a wonderfully narrow escape from being killed by a tram yesterday evening. The child tried to cross Elizabeth-street, between Bathurst and Park streets, in…
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Further evidence was taken yesterday by the Works Committee in Its capacity as a Royal Commission to inquire into the question of railway extension Into the city…
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The Public Works Committee sitting as a Royal Commission continued its iuquiry yesterday into the proposed extension of the railway system of the colony into the city, and to the deep waters of Port…
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The Royal Commission resumed its inquiry-to-day as to the expediency and best methods of extending the railway system into the city. Mr. Norman Selfe, M.I.C.E., M.I.M.E., said he…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway to Darling Island. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—In a recent issue of your journal there appeared a letter signed "Indignant," calling attention to the delay of the Government in carrying out the scheme for the extension of the railway to…
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During the taking of evidence by the Railway Commission yesterday a statement was made by the witness under examination-- Mr. S. E. Perdrian,…
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The Railway Commissioners notify that the fine from Narrabri to Moree, having been inspected and passed, it is intended to open it for public traffic…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Mr. J. Mathieson, the Railway Commissioner, left Melbourne to-day by the Sydney express to hold a personal consultation. with Mr. Eddy and the New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Opening of the Narrabri to Moree Railway
The Railway Commissioners notify that the line from Narrabri to Moree, having been inspected and passed, it is intended to open it for public traffic under their control on and from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lillie Bridge Pony Races
The following weights have been declared for the races to be run this afternoon at Lillie Bridge:— Lilliputain Handicap (11.2 to 12.0½), 3 furlong.—Lillian, 10st 7lb; Vera, 9st 6lb; Julia, 8st 71b; Narina, 8st 5lb;…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Pyrmont Bridge. To the Editor of the "Evening News."
Sir,—Will you be good enough to point out to the "powers that be" that it is about time a limit, was put to the "endurance" of people who either live at Pyrmont and have business in Sydney…
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