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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1869

262 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 14

Victorian Railways. Preliminary Notice. to Contractors

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 December 1869 · page 8

The Government of Victoria proposes to call for TENDERS for the various works of the FIRST 60 MILES, or thereabouts, of the NORTH-EASTERN RAILWAY (181 miles long) in the first week of…

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20-32. Department of Public Works, Railway Branch, Sydney 9th November, 1869. Annual Contracts.— Railway Small Stores, 1870

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 December 1869 · page 2

TENDERS will be received at this Office until 11 o'clock a.m. on TUESDAY, the 14th December next, from persons willing to contract for the supply of the following Small Stores for the year 1870, for the Government…

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Fatal Accident on the Great Southern Railway

Empire · Monday 13 December 1869 · page 4

On Thursday Dr. Waugh held an inquest at the Terminis Hotel, Mnrowollon, on the body of Eliza Davis, aged fifty-five, wife of James Davis, labourer, who was killed by the railway train on the day…

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Victorian Railways. Preliminary Notice. to Contractors

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 December 1869 · page 6

The Government of Victoria proposes to call for TENDERS for the various works of the FIRST 60 MILES, or thereabouts, of the NORTH-EASTERN RAILWAY (181 miles long) in the first week of…

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20-32. Department of Public Works, Railway Branch, Sydney, 9th November, 1869. Annual Contracts.— Railway Small Stokes, 1870

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 December 1869 · page 6

TENDERS will be received at this Office until 11 o'clock a.m. on TUESDAY, the 14th December next, from persons willing to contract for the supply of the following Small Stores for the year 1870, for the Government…

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Government Notices 20-32.Department of Public Works, Railway Branch, Sydney 9th November, 1869. Annual Contracts.— Railway Small Stores, 1870

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 December 1869 · page 2

TENDERS will be received at this office until 11 o'clock a.m. on TUESDAY, the 14th December next, from persons willing to contract for the supply of the following Small Stores for the year 1870, for the Government…

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To Contractors and Others. Railway From Dunedin to Balclutha

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 December 1869 · page 2

The Provincial Government of Otago, New Zealand, invite tenders from any Company willing to undertake the construction of the Otago Southern Trunk Railway. The proposed line of railway extends from Dunedin to…

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Victorian Railways. Preliminary Notice. to Contractors

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 December 1869 · page 2

The Government of Victoria pro[?]es to [?] for TENDERS for the various works of the FIRST 60 MILES, or thereabouts, of the NORTH-EASTERN RAILWAY (181 miles long) in the first week of…

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Department of Public Works, Railway Branch Sydney; 15th December, 1860. Engine Coal for Government Railways, 1870

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 December 1869 · page 8

Some difficulty having been experienced in tendering for the above under the recently issued schedule of prices, and the coal of the Lambton and other mines having been in[?]vertently omitted from the specification, it has been decided…

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Victorian Railways. Preliminary Notice. to Contractors

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 December 1869 · page 8

The Government of Victoria proposes to call for TENDERS for the various works of the FIRST 60 MILES, or thereabouts. of the NORTH-EASTERN, RAILWAY (181 miles long) in the first week of…

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Victorian Railways. Preliminary Notice. to Contractors

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 December 1869 · page 10

The Government of Victoria proposes to call for TENDERS for the various works of the FIRST 60 MILES, or thereabouts, of the NORTH-EASTERN RAILWAY (181 miles long) in the first week of…

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Government Notices. Department of Public Works, Railway Branch, Sydney, 15th December, 1869. Engine Coal for Government Railways, 1870

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 December 1869 · page 10

Some difficulty having been experienced in tendering for the above under the recently issued schedule of prices, and the coal of the Lambton and other mines having been inadvertently omitted from the specification, it has been decided…

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Political News. the Under Ground Railway to Rome. Hospitals-- Homes-- Contents

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 18 December 1869 · page 4

WE copy the following from the circular of the Protestant Electoral Union :--Towards the close of 1868 we had two documents forwarded to us for publication. We…

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Government Notices. Department of Public Works, Railway Branch: Sydney, 15th December, 1869. Engine Coal for Government Railways, 1870

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 December 1869 · page 6

Some difficulty having been experienced in tendering for the above under the recently issued schedule of prices, and the coal of the Lambton and other mines having been inadvertently omitted from the specification, it has been decided…

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Victorian Railways. Preliminary Notice. to Contractors

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 December 1869 · page 6

The Government of Victoria proposes to call for TENDERS for the various works of the FIRST 60 MILES, or thereabouts, of the NORTH-EASTERN RAILWAY (181 miles long) in the first week of…

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Victorian Railways. Preliminary Notice. to Contractors

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 December 1869 · page 2

The Government of Victoria proposes to call for TENDERS for the various works of the FIRST 60 MILES, or thereabouts, of the NORTH-EASTERN RAILWAY (181 miles long) in the first week of…

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Government Notices. Department of Public Works, Railway Branch[?] Sydney, 15th December, 1869. Engine Coal for Government Railways, 1870

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 December 1869 · page 2

Some difficulty having been experienced in tendering for the above under the recently issued schedule of prices, and the coal of the Lambton and other mines having been inadvertently omitted from the specification, it has been decided…

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Government Notices. Government Railways. Great Southern Line. Special Excursion Train to Goulburn and Back. Tickets, 12s EACH

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 December 1869 · page 2

A SPECIAL EXCURSION TRAIN will leave Sydney on FRIDAY, the 24th December instant, at 3 o'clock p.m., and return from Goulburn on MONDAY, the 27th instant, at 9.20 p.m…

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Government Railways. Great Southern Suburban Trains. Christmas Holidays. Excursion Tickets

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 December 1869 · page 2

EXCURSION TICKETS will be issued at Sydney and all suburban stations, for suburban stations, on 25th, 26th, and 27th, at suburban excursion rates…

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Department of Public Works, Railway Branch Sydney, 15th December, 1869. Engine Coal for Government Railways, 1870

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 December 1869 · page 2

Some difficulty having been experienced in tendering for the above under the recently issued schedule of prices, and the coal of the Lambton and other mines having been inadvertently omitted from the specification, it has been decided…

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