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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport
10,372 stories in Sydney's papers · page 48 of 250
MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Sir John Forrest is taking a keen interest in the boring operations for water along the route of the proposed West Australian railway…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →According to a telegram received by the Railway Department yesterday, the approach of the far side of Plan Creek bridge, on the north-west line, was repaired on the previous day, so as to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A message from Hobart states that an accident to a troop train near Andover on Friday occurred through a truck behind the engine jumping the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ernest Allen Ryan, alias Jeffries, alias Moran, alias Thomas, alias Johnston, 24, 5ft 4in high, of strong build, brown hair, brown eyes, and with the bust of a woman tattooed on his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The passenger train leaving Wollongong on Sunday at 5.30 p.m. met with a mishap just after leaving Otford. The train, which was made up of six American cars, containing a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →In connection with the wood-blocking of Parramatta-road, from Broadway, Glebe, to top of Taverner's Hill, Leichhardt, a letter has been received by the City Council from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →LONDON, Monday Evening.—Reuter's correspondent reports that disregarding a warning that blasting operations were proceeding on a private road at Phoenix, Arizona, a motor-car…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fearful railway smash is reported from Beaufort, Victoria. The 11.30 up train from Stawell wheatladen got out of control travelling down an incline…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →There was submitted to the public Works Department on Friday by the Under-Secretary (Mr. Hanna) a proposal for the construction of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The land policy to be pursued the way in the building of the Transcontinental Railway will interest a great many people. A hint comes from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →By-laws just framed by the Chief Railway Commissioner are of Special interest to the man on the land covering as they do stock fodder and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A large deputation from the Australian Railways and Territory League and representatives of the commercial and producing interests of the State waited on the Treasurer (Mr. R…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The funerals of the men killed in the Beaufort railway smash took place to-day at Ballarat. They were largely attended. Driver Groon, who was so badly scalded and bruised,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Reports to hand by the Railway Department yesterday stated that the approaches on the far side of the Plan Creck bridge were so far repaired on Sunday as to enable an engine to…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Gangers Kilday and Callaghan, who have charge of gangs in the western and castera ends of what was originally N[?] tunnel, but was afterwards made an open cutting, have…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The following are the handicaps for the [?] Bicycle Club's three-quarter mile members' handica[?] to be held on Friday night at the Union Club c[?] nival:—C. M. Cut[?]liffe, ser; A. R. Mackenzie, 45 [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The repair gang to-day made an important discovery in connection with the derailment of the wheat train at Trawalla on Thursday last. An from "dog" spike was found under the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Reuter's correspondent gives particulars of a dreadful motor-car fatality at Phoenix, Arizona (U.S.). The occupants of the car, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. W. W. Reynolds, secretary of the Motor Cycle Club of New South Wales, has received a communication from the Victorian Cycle Club to the effect that two of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MELBOURNE, Monday.--The railway smash at Beaufort on Saturday morning, following closely on other mishaps, has caused a feeling of uneasiness throughout the community, and…
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