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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
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On Saturday the first Year-end. Fruit, Flower and Produce Show, in connection with the Castle Hill and District Agricultural and Horticultural Society, was held at the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The unprecedented growth of the New South Wales Railway Institute membership roll in the past year, together, with a rapidly-extending field of operations, has forced into prominence a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The new electric tramway to Willoughby has opened up n hitherto unexplored part of an interesting district, a district which is likely in the future to find much favor for residential purposes…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bowlers of the present day are popularly supposed to be men of good bank balances, a similar store of liability to rheumatism, and an amount of cultured leisure that will allow them to go whithersoever they list. In other words,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On New Year's Eve, as on Christmas Eve, the Railway Department remarked a considerable increase in the number of Melbourne residents who went away to spend their holidays in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SINGLETON, Monday.--For months past a great amount of work has been carried out between here and Newcastle, reducing the grades of the main trunk line. This part is now almost…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The residents of Granville are about to make another attempt to obtain an overhead bridge at tho railway station. The previous effort was baulked at the last moment by a counter petition,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mr. B. B. O'Conor, M.P., in responding, spoke of the necessity Members of, Parliament, for country districts, were under of being "roads and bridges…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,—I hope you will see your way to publish the following letter, as it expresses views that have been gathered by me in conversation with prominent and practical gentlemen of North Sydney with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The traffic on the Newcastle railways and tramways, was considerably heavier on Monday than on any previous New Year's Day, and the resources of the two departments were very…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Parramatta Progress Association last night devised a scheme whereby the purchase of the Rose-hill railway line (much opposed by local people) should be turned to the advantage of Parramatta…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At the Parramatta Progress Association, last night a letter was read from the Singleton Railway Association stating that that body fully endorsed the sentiments contained in a letter…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A case disclosing the facts of an attempt to stop one of the electric trains at Mosman under uncommon circumstances on the 17th ultimo came under the notice of Mr. F. S. Isaacs, S.M., at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At a meeting of the Parramatta Progress Association last evening a letter was read from the singleton branch of the Singleton-Parramatta Railway League stating that that body was thoroughly in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—Noticing that a good deal of controversy is going on [?] the above matter I have been tempted to add my quota to the already large amount of correspondence on the matter. Firstly, taking the route…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Railway Commissioners having every reason to be satisfied with the patronage accorded the Sans Souci tramway during the recent holidays, are, it is understood, contemplating such…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →With the exception of the banking up done just where the line crosses George-street, noted at the time, nothing has been attempted in the way of removing the danger caused by the manner in…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Despite the fact that everyone describes this as having been a very quiet holiday season locally, tho traffic at the Parramatta station, taken altogether, shows a considerable increase on that of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Sir,—Your letter to C. H. Dight, Member for Singleton, re sending a special Commissioner to go over the proposed route of the Parramatta to Singleton…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Major W. J. Ferris, M.P,; said that as he was not a public Speaker (laughter), they would not expect many words from him, especially after the two speeches they had…
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