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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
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A deputation the other day and correspondents since have agreed with much fervid insistence that the fares on the Ocean-street tram ought to come down to 2d for the entire journey. Also…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The British railway concessions in China, to which allusion was made last week by speakers in the British Parliament are:--(1) British, (2) Anglo-Italtan, (3) Anglo-American. The first…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →It has been decided by the Railway Commissioners to deal with farmers and graziers who allow their cattle to stray within the railway fences. Prosecutions instituted against some…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LIVERPOOL, Tuesday.--The Hoxton Park-road, which, unfortunately is within municipal limits, has, owing to its almost untrafficable condition, long been a reproach to the Liverpool…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The dangers of the roadway around Circular Quay to pedestrians was referred to at the meeting of the Transit Commission today, when Commissioner Sparkes put forward a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, February 14.—Severe weather continues to be experienced throughout the United. States. In Washington the snowdrifts are 10ft deep…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SINGLETON, Wednesday.—During the past few weeks an impudent class of tramps has been passing through this district, and occasionally women, have been terrified at the conduct of these men…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,—Kindly allow me small space to express my opinion re the 3d tram fares, which I think absurd for a 15 minutes' run. I think, instead of the trams not paying as well if reduced, the collection each…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—With reference to the proposed transformation of the city trams, it appears to me that the cars now in use are eminently preferable for travelling purposes to the new closed cars that are in course of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →According to the prices brought at a recent sale in France of some prize-winning motor cars one would want the income of a Rothschild to be amongst the top notches in motor racing. The average price for…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A number of men who struck work last week in connection with the Moree-Inverell railway have returned to their employment. Another batch of labourers arrived lastweek. to take their places. Work…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Severe winter weather continues to be experienced throughout the United States. In the State of Washington the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A boy of 8 years, whose name is given as Coulton, had a narrow escape from serious injury this morning. While crossing Oxford- street he is said to have been knocked down…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Minister for Works has authorised the construction of a tramway from the North Shore Ferry Company's principal lauding stage at Neutral Bay to the Military-road. At the road the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Dwellers in the Wollombi Valley, and others on the more easterly of the two routes surveyed for the railway from Parramatta to Singleton, are becoming alarmed at the possibility of that byway…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →GOULBURN, Tuesday.--A well attended public meeting was held at the Town-hall last night to consider what steps should be taken to urge on the Government the necessity of providing…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A report has been received by Mr. Young from the Engineer-in-Chief for Railway Construction, on the progress that is being made with the construction of the railway from Moree to Inverell,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →LONDON, Tuesday.--Reports from all parts of the United States show that inordinately severe weather is being experienced…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At the weekly meeting of the Metropolitan Transit Commission, Alderman G. H. Sparkes (suburban councils representative on the board) moved—"That this board recommends to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →TEMORA, Wednesday.—When Mr. Gazzard, rail way stationmaster, opened his office at 6 o'clock this morning, he found that it had been broken into since he left the previous night. Those who broke…
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