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Railways, roads & transport, 1876

538 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 27

The New Railway Time Table. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 July 1876 · page 3

SIR,—On th[?] 3rd instant the new suburban time-table came into force, and the residents of Burwood [?] well (as they do) chuckle over the special advantages they now enjoy. From the very superios class of persons resident in…

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The Railways

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 July 1876 · page 7

Considerable discussion has taken place in Parliament in reference to the construction of the railways now in progress, and with regard to projected lines. There appeared tobe a general desire that railways should be pushed forward…

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Railway Extension to Tamworth

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 8 July 1876 · page 16

A deputation, consisting of Mr. P. G. King, Mayor of Tamworth; Mr. T. M. Newman, solicitor of Tamworth, and Mr. Cohen; Mr. Wisdom, Mr. T. G. Danger, Mr. Jacob, Mr. W…

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Opening of the Railway From Deniliquin to Moama. Deniliquin, July, 4

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 8 July 1876 · page 10

The railway from Deniliquin to Moama was formally opened to-day. The weather was fine and the whole affair passed off with great success. Special trains left Melbourne yesterday…

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Opening of the Deniliquin and Moama Railway. Deniliquin, July 4

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 July 1876 · page 41

THE railway from Deniliquin to Moama was formally opened to-day. The weather was fine and the whole affair passed off with great success. Special trains left Melbourne yesterday with hundreds of passengers…

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The City Railway Extension

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 July 1876 · page 48

THE Government has taken a wise course in withdrawing the estimate for the city railway extension. To have brought it forward again would only have been to court defeat. This is one of those things…

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The Deniliquin Railway

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 July 1876 · page 48

THE Deniliquin and Moama railway was formally opened on Tuesday, in presence of a large assemblage of people, over three thousand of whom were brought that morning by special train from Melbourne. The…

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Opening of the Deniliquin Railway. (From Our Special Correspondent.) Deniliquin, Tuesday, 4th July

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 July 1876 · page 7

The formal opening of the Deniliquin and Moama Railway took place this day. This line has beeu constructed by a private company in terms of an Act of Parliament usseuted to on the…

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Railways and Railings. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 July 1876 · page 3

SIR,—Perceiving that Mr. John B. Suttor's letter has received a wide reading, and conceiving that "the disinterested utterances of such a practical man" are likely to influence public opinion in no scant measure, I feel—…

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Western Railway Extension. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 July 1876 · page 6

SIR,—The hon. the M[?]nister Works is reported to have said, in his place in the Assembly, that the extension of the railway from Orange would not be by Molong, and a day or two afterwards he supported Mr. Suttor's…

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The First Railway in Australia

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 July 1876 · page 6

As our railways are now engaging special attention at the hands of the public, a resume of the proceedings with which was inaugurated the construction of the first railway in Australia will be of more than ordinary…

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Fatal Accident on the Sandhurst Railway. The Bendigo Evening News of Tuesday, reports

Evening News · Friday 14 July 1876 · page 2

"At the Malmsbury station last night a man was found, dead on a [?]dling. His brains: were scattered about, being struck very likely by the buffer of a passing engine. By last accounts be was not recognised…

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Dangerous Overplus of Revenue and Dangerous Roads. to the Editor of the Sydney Mail

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 15 July 1876 · page 92

SIR,—I see, through the columns of your valuable journal, that some hon. members think it unsafe to have a large over [?] of revenue on hand, and wish to dispose of it as quickly as possible: and the many municipal bodies…

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Fatal Railway Accident

Evening News · Saturday 15 July 1876 · page 4

The dead body of a man, shockingly mutilated, was found a short distance from the east end of the south platform at the Malmebury (Victoria) Railway Station, on Monday night, 10th instant, about 10 o'clock…

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Railway Extension—ironbarks v. Molong. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 July 1876 · page 8

SIR,—I should like, through the medium of the Sydney Morning Herald, to offer to the public some observations on the above subject. In a late issue of the Sydney Morning Herald—the…

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The Deniliquin and Moama Railway

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 July 1876 · page 14

THE successful opening of the line of railway from Deniliquin to Moama, of which information by electric telegraph was given in our last issue is an event of great significance. From a Sydney…

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Deniliquin and Moama Railway

Evening News · Tuesday 18 July 1876 · page 2

The Deniliquin and Moama Railway Company have since the opening of the line busily engaged in conveying goods and passengers. if the present traffic can be accepted as a safe guide, there can be no…

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Armidale—railway Extension. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 July 1876 · page 3

SIR,—Having been engaged in business in Armidale for the last 24 years, and having acquired some knowledge regarding the requirements and capabilities of the district, I cannot allow the gross misstatements…

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Railway Extension. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 July 1876 · page 3

SIR,—As railway extension is now receiving that attention which its great importance deserves, I beg to offer a few remarks, with the hope that members of the Assembly may study the natural features of the country and its…

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Mutilating Railway Property

Evening News · Thursday 20 July 1876 · page 2

For a long time past the railway carriages on the Western and Southern linos have been kept to first class order and condition; in fact, for comfort and [?] the carriages surpass those of the sister…

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