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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
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We learn from the Railway Department that the grain traffic still continues to be heavy on the railways, and it is reported that from December 1 up to the present time nearly 900,000 bags have been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The railway authorities state that the tramway revenue is safeguarded by the employment of ticket examiners, whose duty it is to check trams during transit. In this manner leakages in the revenue are…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The work of extending the Balmain tramway from its present terminus at Gladstone Park to the foot of Darling-street has been commenced. The engineer in charge (Mr. Rhodes), the surveyor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An action by a widow to recover £2000 compensation from the Railway Commissioners engaged Mr. Justice Stephen and a jury in Bunco Court to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In consequence of various complaints which have been made to the railway authorities concerning persons travelling on tickets not issued by the department and which have…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sir,--I read with interest and approval a letter appearing in a recent issue of "The Daily Telegraph" upon the slackness of railway management, and, if you will allow me to add a brief…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MELBOURNE, Monday.--People are beginning to ask if there is no end to the allowances made to Federal members. First, it was travelling expenses, and in this connection several…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In connection with the grain traffic on the railways it is stated that from the 1st December up to the present time nearly 900,000 bags were received at Darling Harbor, an increase of over…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →During the year ending 31st December last the number of fares collected on the tramways amounted to 97,788,700, or an average of 267,914 per diem. The record collection on a single…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →With reference to the complaint given expression to in yesterday's issue regarding the erratic time-table in operation on the Pitt-street line, the Tramway Department explains…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Referring yesterday to the traffic on the railways, the commissioners stated that they were not satisfied with the financial results. A great deal of work was entailed in connection with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At the Central Court, before Mr. Smithers, S.M., Mr. Robert Davies, chief inspector of Government railways, proceeded against T. Spain, a tourist agent, 485 George-street, on a charge of selling a railway ticket. It was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →At the next council meeting of the League the secretary will put a proposal before the members for the holding of a road race from Goulburn to Ashfield for the road championship of the State. The idea of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →"February is the shortest month of the year. But last month the New South Wales Government managed to get through £1,800,708, namely, £1,066,148 on revenue account, £33,088 out of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →INVERELL, Tuesday.—The sectional committee of the Public Works Committee is at present holding a sitting at the courthouse to inquire into the merits of the railway line proposed to be…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Before Mr. Justice Stephen and a jury of four, in Banco Court yesterday, an action was brought by Ellen Boon, administratrix in the estate of the late Richard Boon, against the Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The State Treasurer (Mr. Waddell), interviewed yesterday by a "Herald" representative, said that he had been looking into the Treasury accounts. Owing to his absence in the country he had…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mr. Reid, K.C., Mr. C. B. Stephen, and Mr. Scholes, instructed by Mr. J. C. Thorn (solicitor for the Railway Commissioners), appeared for the defendant. The plaintiff did not appear, and the case…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The City Coroner (Mr. J. C. Woore) conducted an inquest at Prince Alfred Hospital yesterday respecting the death of a plumber named William Parsons, 48, lately residing at Harbour-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →It is interesting to note that the grain business handled this season by the Railway Department shows a large increase over that recorded for the same period last year. If…
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