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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
3,878 stories in Sydney's papers · page 61 of 194
LONDON, May 5.—Among those killed by the terrible disaster at the charity bazaar in Paris were the Duchess d'Aleneon, the Comtesses Mun, St. Perier, and Bonneval…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →NEVERTIRE, Thursday.—The first sod of the Nevertire to Warren railway was urned yesterday Mr. Small, the chief engineer, only arrived the day previous, but the staff has been here some time. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The George-street electric tramway will, it is hoped by the Works Department, be in working order in the early months of next year. Tenders have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The result of the tendering for the wrought-iron poles required for the George-street electric tramway is viewed with much dissatisfaction by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A statement was published a few days ago that invitations had been issued by the Works Department to leading electrical companies to send in quotations for the supply of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Government have decided that it is not justified in constructing either a bridge or a tunnel to connect the Government tramway and railway systems on this side of the water with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Colonial Treasurer, replying in the Assembly yesterday afternoon to a question asked by Mr. Wood, said that £63,972 of the road vote for 1895-96…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WELLINGTON, Thursday.--At the inquiry into the Kaitoke railway accident, a ganger admitted that he left the spikes out of the rails, and took the risk, as the train was running 20 miles an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The amended time table which came into force on the 1st inst. is regarded as anything but an unmixed blessing so far as the Campbelltown, Liverpool and Sydney service…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The roads of Central Africa lie through dense tropical forests. In the Congo district they are mere tracks through grass or brushwood, about 10in wide. When a man dies on the caravan road…
Continued on Trove, page 44 →BEFORE the Parramatta Land Board on April 20th, Messrs. Wilson, Franklin, and Eagar presiding, an application was made by the Arcadia progress Association for a road…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A vanman named Arthur Hitchcock, residing at No. 6 Burton-street, Camperdown, narrowly escaped very serious injuries through being knocked down by a tram in Elizabeth-street…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The members of the Railway Volunteer Fire Brigade held their second annual picnic on Wednesday. The outing, which took the shape of a deep-sea fishing expedition, was, thanks to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →As previously intimated a new railway time-table came into operation on Saturday last, the 1st of May, when a number of improvements and alterations were made in the train services…
Continued on Trove, page 981 →At the Whitehall Rooms, on February 9, the Hon. T. A. Brassey read a paper entitled, "Studies in Australia, 1896," before the members of the Royal…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →ALBURY, Thursday.—The Commissioners for Railways for New South Wales and Victoria arrived here this evening by special trains, Mr. Eddy reaching here at 6 p.m. and Mr. Mathieson…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Further evidence was taken yesterday by the [?] Works Committee respecting the proposal to extend the railway into the city. Mr. S. E. Perdriau, in his further examination, gave an…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Minister for Works is inviting tenders for the construction of a line of railway from the present terminus at Darling Harbor, Sydney, to Darling Island, Arrangements are…
Continued on Trove, page 40 →Balmain Club held their 10 miles road race from Manly to Bay View yesterday afternoon, under most favorable conditions. Mr. W. Willis, M.P., acted as judge, Mr. J. Pearson…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →EARLY yesterday morning a man named Michael Clancy, aged 45, was knocked down by a tram in Elizabeth-street. He was picked up by the police and taken to the Sydney…
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