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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
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Sir,—Will you allow me to draw the attention of the Tramway Commissioners to the desirability of extending of the cable tramway along Edgeclifferoad to, say, Bondi Junction or the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sir,--The Railway Commissioners have of late considerably improved this service, but residents of those populous suburbs of Rockdale to Hurstville, inclusive, having to reach…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →MITTAGONG, Tuesday Morning.— A shocking railway fatality occurred here last night, when a young man named Edward Nicholls, night gatekeeper at the main crossing gates, was knocked…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. T. B. Richards presided at a committee meeting of the Railway and Tramway Association last night. Reports were received and read by the secretary from a number of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →WYALONG, Monday.— At a meeting of the Farmers and Settlers' Association at West Wyalong, the following resolution was carried:— "That this meeting urgently requests the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A telegram from Rockford (Ill.), published in the San Francisco "Chronicle" on December 16, states that failure on the part of a conductor to obey orders is supposed to have been the cause of a head-end…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The railway receipts last week were £61,734, being £5876 more than for the corresponding week last year. The total of £1,821,178 has been collected since the commencement of the financial year, or an…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Good rain has fallen in the Gascoyne pastoral district. A fall of 4in. is recorded for two days. Light rains have fallen along the goldfields railway, but the quantity impounded in the dams is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sir,—The latest design for the new railway station, which has been placed before the public is, I think, a great improvement on the design which appeared some months since. The building as now proposed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Railway Commissioners passed through Bowral this morning on a tour of the Southern line. They were interviewed here by Alderman Christie (Mayor), Aldermen Oxley, Kyngdon, Campbell,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A meeting of Terranora residents was held on Saturday night. It was decided to urge the extension of the railway from Murwillumbah to Tweed Heads, to connect with the Queensland system…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Following are the railway returns at Inverell station:—Coaching and passenger traffic for December, £494; for January (to 14th), £99; cash takings for goods traffic, £1342; outward tonnage for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →With reference to the representations of Mr. J. H. Carruthers, M.L.A., relative to the Sans Souci line, and to his request that a local service might be given between Kogarah station and Ramsgate-road during…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The report of the Railway Commissioners for the three months ended December 31, 1901, has been submitted to the Minister for Railways (Mr. T. Waddell)…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Railway Commissioners notify that on Wednesday next the electric line from Raglan-street, Alexandria, to St. Peters Railway Bridge, will be opened for traffic. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A young man named Orquean was decapitated on the railway line at Broadford to-day. The body was found about 12 o'clock, and was then quite cold, with no signs of life. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The tramline between the Botany and Cook's River tramways is to be opened to-morrow. The new line will run along what is known as the Mitchell-road, the length being one mile and a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Railway Commissioners have had under consideration the request which was made for the extension of the first section of the eastern suburbs steam tramway from Darlinghurst to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,--As a resident of Cleveland-street for some years I am fairly well acquainted with the requirements of the public in this neighborhood. Permit me to give publicity through your columns…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Minister for Works will this afternoon Perform the ceremony of officially opening the Mitchell-road (Alexandria) tram. The line runs from the Botany tram along…
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