Harbour or Railway
The question of the relative advantages of sea and railway for the carriage of goods came up last week in the course of the examination by the Public Works Committee of the…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1903
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Parramatta District. the Rosehill-dural Railway
The Rosehill-Dural Railway League is still movin in the matter of agitating for the extension of the Rosehill railway to Dural. It is stated that the Works Committee will probably visit the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mildura Railway. Reductions of Workmen. Melbourne
The work of construction of the Mildura railway is being hindered by the inability of the Treasurer to make advances at a rate sufficient to permit of operations going forward on the same scals as last year. A…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Silverton Tramway Company. Melbourne
The annual meeting of the shareholders of the Silverton Tramway Company was held yesterday. Mr. D. E. M'Bryde occupied the chair. The balance[?] sheet showed a credit to profit and loss of £81,102,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fatalities and Casualties. Accident to a Tramway Employee
A serious accident happened on Saturday morning to William Hanley, a middle aged man, a tramway employee. A fireman of the Darlinghurst branch of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade was in a vehicle…
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Sir John Forrest received the following letter from the Western Australian Commercial Travellers' Association on Saturday:—"This association desires to express its fullest sympathy with the proposal to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →North Coast Railway. Protest Against Sacrifice of Harbour Works
Mr. T. W. Keele, principal engineer of the Harbours and Rivers branch of the Public Works Department, in the course of an examination before the Public Works Committee on Friday was asked if he…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fall From a Tram
On Saturday night, S. S. Smart, a steward on the steamer Nineveh, was treatod at Sydney Hospital for a severe scalp wound. The injury was caused through Smart falling from a tram in George-street…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Series of Tram Accidents. Collision in Elizabeth-street. Cars Derailed
Shortly before 11 o'clock on Saturday night a collision occurred between two trams at the corner of Elizabeth and Liverpool streets. One of the trams had finished its running for the night, and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Superannuation
A meeting of railwaymen of all grades on the Milson's Point and North Coast lines, in favour of a scheme of superannuation, met at Hornsby on Friday night. Mr. G. Dean,…
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The collision between the two trains at the corner of Liverpool and Elizabeth streets on Saturday night was one of those things which might happen when much more serious…
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A number of tram accidents of a minor character occurred in the city on Saturday night. S.S. Smart, a seaman belonging to the steamer Nineveh, was getting off a train at King-street…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Casualties. Killed by a Tram. a Boy Loses His Life
Joseph Brailey, a lad 15 years of age, lost his life yesterday afternoon through falling beneath a tram whilst attempting to jump on and off the footboard. The boy resided with his…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Electric Trams in Collision. Three Cars Derailed. One Person Slightly Injured
Three electric tram-cars were derailed in Elizabeth-street, near Liverpool-street, about 11 o'clock on Saturday night, as the result of a collision. The trams concerned were the 10.53…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Superannuation Scheme for Railway Men. Meeting at Hornsby
A meeting of railway men employed on tho Milson's Point and North Coast lines was held at Hornsby on Friday evening, in connection with the movement in favor of a scheme of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New England Coastal Railway
ARMIDALE, Saturday.--A public meeting was held at the Town-hall last night, when the matter of the New England coastal railway connection was discussed. The Mayor presided, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Friends From Boyhood Alleged Night Attack. on the New South Head-road
A well-dressed, respectable-looking man, of middle age, named William Bourke, was placed on his trial at the Darlinghurst Quarter Sessions to-day, on a charge of having maliciously wounded…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Tram Collision. Inquiry to Be Held
When spoken to by an "Evening News" reporter, the Tramway Traffic. Superintendent, Me J. Kneeshaw, said that no inquiry bad yet been held in connection with the tram collision which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mother Tram Collision. in George-street West. Several Persons Injured
A collision between two electric trams occurred in George-street West, near Harris-street, between half-past 8 and 9 o'clock this morning. The 8.15 a.m. tram from Balmain to Circular…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Victorian Railway Servants. Affiliation with the Trades Hall. Melbourne
The question of the affiliation of the Railway Societies with the Trades Hall remains unsettled. The Acting Commissioner, having received no reply to his earlier letter, wrote again last week asking for a…
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