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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
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The laying of the track for the new George street and Ultimo electric line is approaching completion. Several tenders have been accepted for different classes of work in connection with the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →As announced in our issue of yesterday, an inquest was held by the City Coroner during the day in relation to the death of Grace Thackerary, aged six years, who was killed through being struck by a train at Arncliffe. it…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Having failed in its endeavor to get the trustees of Parramatta Park to open a road through it to the town, the Toongabbic folk are reported to be resolved on making their indignation felt,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →To cover 203 miles through pouring rain and on heavy reads in 23 hours is a task that not many cyclists would care about tackling, but for a lady to accomplish this performance is little short of marvellous. Mrs. H…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The two trains which make the fastest long-distance runs without a stop are the Empire State express, of the New York Central system in this country, and the Cornish express, of the Great Western system in…
Continued on Trove, page 54 →AMONG the many predisposing causes which operated to bring about the Kelly outbreak must be included the unchecked aggregation of a large class of criminals in the North-eastern district of Victoria…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The following correspondence has been handed to us by the secretary of the Fruitgrowers' Co-operative Society:— "Bathurst-street Fruit Exchange,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The introduction of motor pacing at the Crystall Palace track, England, next season may now be taken as a certainty. The famous Dunlop teams which have been in existence for some years have…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Farmers and Fruitgrowers' Co-operative Society recently addressed the following letter to the Railway Commissioners on the subject of empty fruit cases:--…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Minister for Works has bad a number of applications for tramways since the last vote was passed for tramway construction. On some of the projected lines Mr. Young has asked the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The residents of Baulkham-hills have resolved to stoutly support the proposal for a railway from Parramatta to Singleton. A practically unanimous meeting was held during the week,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Baulkham Hills branch of the Fruitgrowers' Association met in Mr. J. Pearco's shed on Tuesday. Mr. Cowell (President) occupied the chair; and also present were…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A meeting of the Committee of the Parramatta Progress Association, was held at the Parramatta School of Arts on Tuesday evening Mr. W. J. Stephenson (President) was in the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →An exchange has come very interesting remarks on the game of Bridge. It would really seem as though the old-fashioned game of whist was on its last legs By the term…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The latest London "Daily Mail" to hand is responsible for the following "The announcement made in these columns on Thursday that Miss Charles…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Mr. Chamberlain recently said to an inter viewer; "Young man, you will live to see the time when a railroad will be built throught Africa (From Cairo) to the Great…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Lewis Landerer, 48, gardener, who was in the employ of the German Consul, Herr Kempermann, at North Sydney, was crossing Elizabeth-street, near its intersection with Market-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →LONDON, January 7.—Considerable alarm prevails at Herat, Afghanistan, in consequence of the proposal by Russia to extend the railway from Kushk 95 miles to Herat…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Considerable alarm has been felt at Herat, in the north-west of Afghanistan, in consequence of the extension of the Merv railway to Kushk, 95 miles from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A little chap named Willie Mitchell Byers, son of an officer of the steamer Brighton, fell from a tram in Railway-square to-day. He was promptly attended to by the Civil…
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