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Railways, roads & transport, 1873

528 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 27

Railway to Yass

Evening News · Monday 4 August 1873 · page 2
Also in Empire

MESSRS. Williams and Blunt are now, says the Goulburn Herald, in town, and expect to have matters with reference to the railway line so far arranged that work will be commenced about next Monday week. A large…

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The Yass Railway Movement

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 August 1873 · page 2

ON Monday, a Meeting of the railway subcommittee was hold in the Court-house, to reccive correspondence. The honorary secretary, Mr. J. J. Brown,read the following:—…

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The Orange Road Murder. (From the Bathurst Times.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 August 1873 · page 5

AT the Police-court, Bathurst, on Thursday, before the Police Magistrate, Henry Jarvis, on remand from Sydney, was brought up on suspicion of murdering one James Muggeridge, on the Orange Road, on or about the 22nd of…

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Yass Railway Extension.—Mr. Grundy's Final Report

Evening News · Tuesday 5 August 1873 · page 3

A MEETING of the Railway Extension Sub-committee was held at the Court-house, Yass, last Saturday afternoon, at 3 p.m. Those present were Dr. Campbell (in the chair), the Mayor (Mr. Cottrell), Dr. Blake, and…

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Railway Extension Into the City

Evening News · Tuesday 5 August 1873 · page 4
Also in Empire

A MEETING of the inhabitants of Newtown was held in the Town Hall of that borough, last night, to consider the question of extending the railway further into the City of Sydney, and affording increased accommodation…

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The Railway Line Through Forth Yass

Evening News · Tuesday 5 August 1873 · page 3

As it may prove serviceable to the owners of land at North Yass, we have taken a tracing of Mr. Grundy's lines through that locality, and on reference to the Government map find that the red line referred to by…

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Telegrams This Day the Hobson's Bay Railway Company. the Melbourne Corporation and the New Gas Company. Damages Against an Omnibus Company. the Balmain Begatta. Execution of the Negro Wallace. the Bank of Victoria. the Melbourne University. Tasmanian Politics. Latest From Adelaide. &c., &c., &c. MELBOUR Tuesday, 2.15 p.m

Evening News · Tuesday 5 August 1873 · page 2

At the Hobson's Bay Railway Company's meeting to-day, a dividend of 6 per cent. per annum was declared. A warder at Yarra Bend Asylum has…

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Proposed Extension of the Railway Into Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 August 1873 · page 5

A PUBLIC meeting was held last evening, at the Town Hall, Newtown, for the purpose of considering the best n[?]cans to be adopted in order to induce the Government to extend the railway further into Sydney, and otherwise to…

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My First Visit to Queensland. (By the Special Correspondent to the Town and Country Journal.) the Ipswicil Railway Station

Empire · Tuesday 5 August 1873 · page 4

BEFORE leaving the subject of railways in Queensland, a few words about the principal railway stution of the colony at Ipswich, will not be out of place. The Ipswich railway station is built of iron, and was…

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Central Railway Station. To the Editor of the Evening News

Evening News · Wednesday 6 August 1873 · page 3

SIR,—As it appears that there is a general desire for a central station in the city, with your permission I feel desirous of laying my views on the subject before the public. It appears to me that the best available site is…

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Latest Intelligence. Beuter's Telegrams. to Australian Associated Press. Railway Accident. London, August 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 August 1873 · page 5

A RAILWAY accident, which caused the death of fourteen persons, has occurred at Wigan…

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Yass Railway Extension—mr. Grundy's Final Report. (From the Yass Courier.)

Empire · Wednesday 6 August 1873 · page 3

A MEETING of the Railway Extension Sub-committee was held at the Court house, Yass, last Saturday afternoon, at 3 p.m. Those present were Dr. Campbell (in the chair), the Mayor (Mr. Cottrell), Dr. Blake, and…

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The Railway Line Through North Yass

Empire · Wednesday 6 August 1873 · page 3

As it may prove serviceable to the owners of land at North Yass, we have taken a tracing of Mr. Grundy's liness through that locality, and on reference to the Government map find that the red line referred to by…

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Metropolitan Railway Extension. (From the Evening News.)

Empire · Wednesday 6 August 1873 · page 4

THE resolutions passed at the meeting held on Monday at Newtown, relative to the extension of the railway into the northern part of Sydney, deserve to be considered carefully,…

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Cheap Railways. (From the Evening News.)

Empire · Thursday 7 August 1873 · page 4

So far as facilities for railway construction and working are concerned there is much similarity betweon the circumstances of Russia and this country. They are both to…

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Roads And, Municipalities. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 August 1873 · page 3

SIR,—In your leading article of Thursday, 17th July, and in many former articles, you advocate a general municipal scheme for the whole colony, as a remedy for the state of the roads now existing, and also, to…

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Railway Extension Into the City. To the Editor of the Evening News

Evening News · Friday 8 August 1873 · page 2

SIR,—I read with much pleasure your leader in Tuesday's issue upon this important subject. I quite agree with you that the railway should be extended right through the city to the Circular Quay, but it was…

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Telegrams This Day the Orange Road Murder. Fatal Accident at Rydal. Apprehension of the Suspected Murderer of Sergeant Sutherland. Increased Wharfage Accommodation at Melbourne. Madame Goddard's Melbourne Concert. Action Against an Insurance Company. the "Francis Henty" Barque. Latest From Mauritius and Adelaide. Gulgong. Thursday, 2.47 p.m

Evening News · Friday 8 August 1873 · page 2

De Couroy Browne is remanded till next Tuesday on a charge of embezzlement. Heavy rain, strong winds, and thunder passed over the town at midnight…

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