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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1829

4 stories in Sydney's papers

South Head Road

The Australian · Tuesday 13 January 1829 · page 3

If the Government want a job, this road in certain parts exhibits a fair one, the way leading off from Elizabeth-street, passing the residence of the Atterney General, and…

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To the Editor of the Sydney Monitor. (The following mell written letter got to hand only this week. It appears to us to have been a long time on the road; but the intelligent writer shall not lose his labour. Ed.) News From an Internal Caspian

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 18 April 1829 · page 2

Letters, we understand, have been received from Captain Sturt, who, our readers may recollect set out one sunshiny day last November, with no small equipment, to explore the vast…

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Transport Georgiana, Gage's roads, Swan river, Oct. 18th 1829. To His Excellency Lieut. Governor Arthur

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 10 December 1829 · page 3

SIR, I have the honour to acquaint your Excellency, that we sailed from Partridge island on the 2nd of September, and after experiencing very heavy…

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Road and Iron Gangs. To the Editor of the Sydney Gazette

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 29 December 1829 · page 2

SIR, Observing in your columns frequent allusions to the assertions of your contemporaries, relative to the starved and ragged condition of the road and…

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