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Railways, roads & transport, 1859

102 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 6

The Bridge at Gundagai. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 December 1859 · page 3

SIR,—A short time ago information was asked in the House, of the Secretary of Works, as to the steps taken by Government in reference to the construction of a bridge over the Murrumbidgee at Gundagai. The reply was not…

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Fatal Leap From Blackfriars Bridge

Empire · Friday 30 December 1859 · page 3

YESTERDAY afternoon, Mr. Sergeant Payne, the coroner, held an inquest in St. Thomas's Hospital, on the body of Mary Ellis, aged 38, a married woman whose husband resides at No. 28, Edward-street,…

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Railway Travelling. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 December 1859 · page 8

SIR,—Having perused the altered scale of charges by the present Government in railway fares, I was much surprised to find that they had left untouched what I and many others deem a most extortionate charge. I…

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