The Rosehill-dural Railway
Further evidence was taken before the Public Works Committee yesterday afternoon regarding the proposal to construct a railway from the terminus of the Rosehill line to Dural. Mr. S…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1898
3,961 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 199
Arrival of Delegates. Accidents to the Train. Mr. Carruthers's Marriage
Latter.-A fatality still attaches to the express from Sydney when the federal delegates are on board. To-day's train did not arrive until 3.30 p.m., being three hours behind time. The first…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An Ill-fated Express Train. It Kills a Ganger Int Kew South Wales. Afterwards Breaks Down in Victorian Territory. Pioton
As the Melbourne express train was travelling at the rate of 50 miles an hour this evening near Macdonald's Siding, a few miles from Picton, the passengers were suddenly started by hearing a terrific…
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PICTON, Friday.-An inquest on the body of John Brennan, the ganger who was killed by the down express train to Melbourne, was held at the Club Hotel before the Coroner, Mr. W. Randell…
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LONDON, January 20.-The special correspondent of "The Times" with the Soudan expedition has ridden from Kassala to Suakim. He recommends the construction…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Extra Special. the Mosman Tram. a Passenger's Interference. Fined at the Police Court. "Evening News" Office, 3.30 P.m
At the North Sydney Police Court to-day a respectable looking man named Sorens Christian Sorenson, of Mosman, was charged with, interfering with a motor car on the Mosman Bay…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Macleay Swamps as Effecting the North Coast Railway
In considering the matter of the North Coast Railway as far as the Manning, the Commissioners appear to have overlooked the probability, or…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Anniversary Day. Railway Arrangements
The Railway Commissioners will provide ample facilities for those desirous of making the most of the forthcoming holiday, every opportunity being given for spending the holiday in the cool highlands…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Special Cables. From the "Herald's" London Correspondents. the Soudan. Railway Route From Kassala to Suakim. London, Jan. 20
The "Times" correspondent in thd Soudan[?]ode on camelback from Kassala to Suakim. He recommends the construction of a railway by this route as being…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Asleep on the Line. Peculiar Railway Accident. GOULBURN
A man named Thomas Connolly sat down yesterday afternoon to rest himself on the railway line near Barber's Creek. He fell off into a doze and woke up suddenly to find…
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BRISBANE, Thursday.--Mr. Thallon, the Deputy Railway Commissioner, has returned from Sydney. He has succeeded in arranging with the New South Wales authorities to alter the…
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At the sitting of the Public Works Committed yesterday, Mr. James Purser, of Castle-hill, said that the residents were so anxious for the Rosehill- Dural railway that he believed they would…
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At a meeting of the City Council yesterday a communication was read from the railway authorities containing suggestions as to the watering and cleansing of the tram lines. At present this…
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LONDON, Thursday.--The special correspondent of "The Times" with the Soudan expedition has ridden from Kassala to Snakim. He recommends the construction…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Funeral of Mr. John Bridge
At St. Mary's Cathedral on January 13 a solemn Requiem High Mass was celebrated for the repose of the soul of the late Mr. John Bridge, whose remains arrived from England recently. The coffin…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The Late Mr. John Bridge. the Requiem and Burial
WHEN Mr. John Bridge, the founder of the great firm of " John Bridge and Co.," died in October last at Stirling, Scotland, the members of the family decided to have his remains brought to Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Police Courts. Interfering with a Tram Motor
Mr. John Kneeshaw (of the Tramway Department) proceeded against S. C. Sorenson at the North Shore Court yesterday for interfering with a motor car without authority, After the tram-guard had given particulars of the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Reduction of Suburban Railway Fares
A deputation representing the Ashfield, Enfield, Marrickville, Newtown, Burwood, Rookwood, Granville, and Canterbury municipalities waited on the Railway Commissioners on the 14th instant to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Railway Fatality. Goulburn
A man supposed to be named Timothy Conolly, who wis struck by a train on the it Barber's Creak Bridge, yesterday afternoon, died shortly after admission to the Goulburn Hospital. An inquest was held…
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