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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
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Exceptionally heavy rain fell during the whole of yesterday, and caused the new railway dam to overflow along its whole length, eventually carrying away the bank on the down side. A…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Alfred Mellor wires from Melbourne today, as follows:—"Promising development No. 5 tunnel south drive. Hand sample 11[?] per cent. copper, 60oz, silver, and 1dwt. gold…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sir,--The fares charged for journeying, on the Ocean-stret tramline are so inconsistent and so abnormally high that I feel an illustration has but to be given to ensure a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The railway revenue of the colony for January shows an increase o£ £18,848, compared with January last year…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Belmore Park is a locality at all times favoured by the tired and dissolute section of the community, who pass their days in peaceful slumbers, and their nights most anyhow…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mosman Bay people hare another want—not a very uncommon thing. This time it is an overhead bridge from the by wharf to the top of the steps, so that people won't be. in danger of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fat pigs.—Since our last report 1,415 Pigs have been disposed of, 296 on Friday,494 on Tuesday, and 625 on Wednesday. On Friday, with only a limited supply forward, prices hardened…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →A meeting of the Warri branch of the Temora Gunbar Railway League was held at the London Hotel, Warri, on Saturday last, to urge the construction of the first section of the line…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Minister for Works has called for information regarding the dates when tenders will be called for new railway lines authorised by Parliament. In the matter of the Koerawatha to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sir,—The fares charged for journeying on this tramline are so inconsequent, and so abnormally high, that I feel an illustration has but to be given to ensure a re-arrangement of them. " The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Minister for Works yesterday received two deputations from residents in the vicinity of the proposed railway line from the Rock to Green's Gunyah, one being in favor of the construction of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A deputation, introduced by Mossars. W. J. Lyne and W. Sawers, Mn.L.A., waited upon the Railway Commissioners yesterday to place before to Commissoners the necesaity for providing means for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A number of labour[?]ea on the Moree-Inverell line have demanded an increase of thepresent rate of wages, which is 6s per day. Mr. Hutchinson, the engineer in charge, has refused the demand on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Railway Commissioners announce the issue of cheap tickets to Adelaide, Mount Gambler, and Broken Hill at Sydney, by the mail train leaving Sydney at 9 p.m. on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →John Anderson was discovered on the railway premises yesterday crouching behind some trucks, and examining their contents. Constable Burnett was called in, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The action of the Legislative Council in insisting that land benefited by new railways should pay a betterment tax has aroused strong feeling. Upon the Rock-Green's…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →MOREE, Thursday. -- A strike has occurred among the laborers on the Moree-Inverell line, who demanded an increase of 6s on the present pay. Mr. Hutchinson refused the demand, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Reference has frequently been made in "The Daily Telegraph" to the intentions of the Railway Commissioners with regard to the conversion of the present steam system of tramway…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Waverley Council is desirous of securing the erection of a tramway waiting-shed at Floodstreet, Bondi, and proposes to take for that purpose a portion of the Waverley Park. An…
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