Randwick Roads
The Under-Secretary for Works has informed the Randwick Council that the Minister was unable to comply with a request that a section of the unemployed, in connection with…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1903
6,762 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 250
The Park-road Railway Accident
In connection with the recent railway collision at Park-road station, near Brisbane, the Railway Commissioner after considering the report has decided to dismiss the eu[?]edrivar, fireman, and guard. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →How Yale Footballers Train
The First thing that a university football candidate at [?]ale has to do when he starts in for the team is to be examined, weighed, and every possible question answered as to his condition and antecedents…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Exciting Time on a Train. the Driver Rendered Unconscious
PENRITH, Wednesday.--Passengers by the special train leaving here about 11 o'clock this morning had a lively experience in Glenbrook tunnel. Driver J. Willis and Fireman T. Wright…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motor Failures and the Tram Traffic
The Newtown Council recently complained to the Railway Commissioners of the inconvenience caused to passengers from Cook's River and Dulwich-hill in having to change trams at the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Railway and Seasickness
Not only does the great vegetable" remedy "Seajoi" prevent Seasickness, but also Railway Sickness. Mr. S. B. Weatherlake, of Lord-street, N. Sydney, writes: "My wife on former…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir John See and the Tramways. To the Editor of the 'Evening News."
Sir,— Sir John See, at the Ultimo power-house function, spoke in complimentary terms of the management of our tramways. This, no doubt, was intended as an indirect answer, to the many…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Victorian Railways' Management. Decision of Ministers. Melbourne
The Premier (Mr. Irvino) reterned to the city from Maeedon this morning, and arranged to hold a conference with the Minister for Railways and the Treasurer at 2 o'clock in reference to Mr Bent's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Revenue Returns. Decrease on the Month, £50,993. Increase on the Half-year, £261,709. Railway Decrease, £39,000
At half-past 10 o'clock last night the revenue returns for the quarter—October, November, December—and also for the first half of the current financial year—from July 1 to December 31—were…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Victoria and South Australia. Serviceton Railway Station. Large Claim by Victoriya. Melbourne
The Minister for Railways stated to-day that he intends to make u demand upon the Government of South Australia for the payment of £40,000 in respect to the construction, working, and maintenance…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victoria. Railway Maintenance. Melbourne
Assuming that the scheme inangurated by Mr. Bent to provide for the maintenance of railway lines by private contract is successfully carried out, it will ultimately have a very…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Institute Council
At the monthly meeting of the council of the Railway Institution held on December 29 the president (Mr. H. M'Lachlan) occupied the chair There was a full attendance of councillors. Various reports were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Retrenchment. Melbourne
There is great excitement in the Railway Department about Mr. Bent's proposal to dismiss 1300 men. It is said that the other Ministers generally are not disposed to fall…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Abercrombie -Street Tramway
Wilson- street, Newtown, has got into a very bad state of repair, and the Newtown Council would like to do something to it in order to improve Its condition but they have…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Premier and the Railway Commissioners
Yesterday the State Premier gave vent to an outburst of mingled indignation, apology, and defiance, directed to all whom it might concern, but to the Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cost of a Railway Station
Mr. Lent has decided to claim £49,000 from the South Australian Government for the construction. working, and maintenance of Serviceton station, which under an agreement made in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Victorian Railways. the Policy of Retrenchment
MELBOURNE. Wednesday.--Mr. Irvine returned to town to-day, and practically took the matter of the proposed dismissal of 1300 men cut of Mr. Bent's hands. After a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Casualties. a Tram Accident
A married woman named Frances Pertell, 45, living in James-street, Leichhardt, fell from a tram last evening, at the corner of Hands and George streets. She was admitted to the Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Train and Tram Traffic
The railway traffic was well up to the holiday standard, and showed on increase over that of last New Year's Day to the extern of 2522 passesgers. There was, however, a failing off in the…
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"The State Minister for Works and the State Minister for Lands will leave for Melbourne on Sunday night for the purpose of consulting the Victorian Premier and the Minister for…
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