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Railways, roads & transport, 1873

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Department of Public Works, Sydney, 1st October, 1873. Lease of Refreshment Rooms on the Great Southern, Western, and Northern Railways

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 October 1873 · page 6

TENDERS will be received at this Office until 11 o'clock a.m., on TUESDAY, the 14th October, from persons willing to contract for Leasing from 1st November next to 31st December, 1876, the Refreshment Rooms at…

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Railway From the Clarence to New England

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 October 1873 · page 8

THE following petition,from 1820 residents of the Clarence district, was ordered by the Legislative Assembly to be printed on the 24th September last:— First. That during the last session of your honorable…

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Department of Public Works, Sydney, 1st October, 1873. Lease of Refreshment Rooms on the Great Southern, Western, and Northern Railways

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 October 1873 · page 2

TENDERS will be received at this Office until 11 o'olock a.m., on TUESDAY, the 14th October, from persons willing to contract for Leasing from 1st November next to 31st December, 1876, the Refreshment Rooms at…

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Railway Policy of Victoria. (From the Argus.)

Empire · Monday 13 October 1873 · page 3

The Railway Bill, introduced to the Assembly by Mr. Gillies and road a first time, is, perhaps, the most Important measure that for a long time past has been presented to the Parllment of Victoria, The policy…

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Railway Policy of Victoria

Evening News · Tuesday 14 October 1873 · page 3

The Railway Bill, introduced to the Assembly by Mr. Gillies and read a first time, is, perhaps, the most important measure that for a long time past has been presented to the Parliament of Victoria. The Policy…

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Government Notices. Department of Public Works, Sydney, 1st October, 1873. Lease of Refreshment Rooms on the Great Southern, Western, and Northern Railways

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 October 1873 · page 2

TENDERS will be received at this Office until 11 o'clock a.m., on TUESDAY, the 14th October, from persons willing to contract for Leasing from 1st November next to 31st December, 1876, the Refreshment Rooms at…

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Telegrams This Day New Rush at Lal Lal. Nuggets Weighing One to Eight Pounds. Deterined Suicide at Ballarat Tailors' and Bootmakers' Strike. the Chief Justice at Albury. Rejection of the Victorian Savings' Bank Bill. the New Railway Bill. Flemington Hunt Steeple-chases. Victorian Church Assembly. Overland Telegraph Revenue. Latest Commercial. &c., &c., &c. MELBOURNE. Wednesday, 2.36 p.m

Evening News · Wednesday 15 October 1873 · page 2

A new rush to Lal Lal is reported. Nuggets have been found weighing from one to eight pounds weight. A good many diggers are on their way…

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The Government Bill for the Sale of Grog on Railways. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 October 1873 · page 7

SIR,—I perceive by your advertising columns, this day, that these troublesome teetotalers are again at work interfering with the interests of my family, who are to be vilified next Friday night at the Temperance Hall, in connection…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, October 14. the Speaker took the chair at twenty-eight minutes past 4 o'clock. Railway Passenger Traffic

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 October 1873 · page 2

Mr. LUCAS asked the Secretary for Public Works,— "1. The number of passengers who travelled to the diferent. stations by the several railway trains running to and from Sydney and Raglan, Sydney and Goulburn, and Newcastle…

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Telegrams This Day Thunderstorm at Melbourne. Extensive Land Sale at Collingwood. Pleuro-pneumonia at Yarra Bend. Victorian Railway Rolling Stock. Geelong Agricultural Show. Mudgee Quarter Sessions. Melbourne Training Notes. the Victorian Railway Bill. the Bakers Strike at Melbourne. Extensive Purchase of Queensland Station Property. the Melbourne Railways. Fatal Accident at Belfast. Latest Commercial. Northern Territory Cotton. Mudgee. Thursday, 9.10 p.m

Evening News · Friday 17 October 1873 · page 2

Jordan, charged with horse-stealing, was found not guilty. In the case of Mathews, charged with an attempt to commit suicide, the jury were discharged, as they were not able…

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Sale of Liquors at Railway Stations. to the Hon. John Sutherland, M.l.a. [Per Favour of the Herald.]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 October 1873 · page 6

SIR,—On perusing Herald of the 9th instant, I find that you have brought up a bill to amend the sale of Liquors Licensing Act of 1862, which was read a first time; your only object in amending that Act being to grant licenses to…

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The Road to Bulli. to the Editor of the Sydney Mail

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 18 October 1873 · page 498

SIR,—Seeing that the road to Bulli and the Illawarra District has come into public notice, in connection with the scheme for a South Coast Railway, perhaps the following account of a journey "in Search of the Picturesque," made…

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Free Railway Passes. To the Editor of the Evening News

Evening News · Tuesday 21 October 1873 · page 3

SIR,—In the debate which took place in the Assembly on the above question, the self-denial of the S.M.Herald was very undeservedly energised. Mr. Hurley said that the proprietors of the Herald always paid their reporters…

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Newspaper Reporters v. English Railways. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 October 1873 · page 3

SIR,—On Friday evening, Mr. Hoskins, during the debate on Free Railway Passes, is reported to have said: "Whenever any thing special occurred in the provinces, such, as an agricultural show or any other important occasion, of…

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The Proposed Transcontinental Railway. (South Australian Register.)

Empire · Wednesday 22 October 1873 · page 4

THE bill introduced by the Government to encourage the formation of a railway from the southern portion of the Province of South Australia to Port Darwin has been…

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The Railway Passes. To the Editor of the Evening News

Evening News · Thursday 23 October 1873 · page 2

SIR,—I was glad to see that my friend, Mr Walter H. Cooper, took up the cudgels in my defence in your issue of yesterday, and lest his assertion that Mr. Fairfax's letter, authorising me to apply for a free pass…

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Telegrams This Day Meeting at West Kempsey the Melbourne Railway Bill. Latest From Mauritius. New Picture Gallery. New Turkish Baths. Entries for the V.R.M. Association. the Melbourne Races, &c, New Bishop for Ballarat. the National Agricultural Show. Larikinism in Melbourne. Latest Mining, Adelaide Markets, &c., &c., &c. [A portion of the following appeared in our Second Edition of last night.] BATHURST. Friday, 11.14

Evening News · Friday 24 October 1873 · page 2

The Circuit Court opened here to-day, before Mr. Judge Hargrave, Mr. Davis prosecuting for the Crown. The barristers present were Messrs. Buchanan and Pilcher. Mr…

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Fatal Railway Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 October 1873 · page 6

A fearful railway collision happened by which three persons have lost their lives, and many have been injured —some it is feared fatally. The accident—if it can be so called, for a due attention to the regulations would in all…

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Free Railway Passes. To the Editor of the Freeman's Journal

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 25 October 1873 · page 9

Sir,—I think I might fairly give my experience in this matter of free passes, to show what may happen to a journalist in Australia. In April, 1872, I applied to Mr. John Fairfax, senior, the…

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Suburban Railway. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 October 1873 · page 11

SIR,—In your issue of Monday last you drew attention to a return respecting our railways, which had been presented to the Assembly at the instance of Mr. Lucas. I have taken the trouble to look through…

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