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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1876

538 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 27

The Illawarra Railway. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 March 1876 · page 5

SIR,—Mr. Biggar is certainly a ouriosity. He has discovered that the result or the Sydney meeting clearly proves that, "No person can address a Sydney audience against our railway with any prospect of being listened to."…

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Fearful Double Railway Collision in England. [By Telegraph From Our Melbourne Correspondent.]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 March 1876 · page 5

Papers received by the Durham contain full particulars of the double collision on the Great Northern Railway at Abbots-Ripton Station, midway between Huntingdon anel Holme, on the night of the…

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The Illawarra Railway Project

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1876 · page 368

THE promoters of the Illawarra Railway scheme made a supreme effort last week to commit the people of Sydney to an approval of their undertaking. The Mayor was asked by requisition to convene a…

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[Copy.] South-Eastern Railway, Goods Manager's Office, London, 20th December, [?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 March 1876 · page 3

Messrs. Cousens, Merry, and Co., Wool Exchange, Coleman-street. Dear Sirs,—I am favoured with your note of the 16th, out I think it is addressed to the Company in mistake, as the wools are in all cases brought to us by town carm[?]n, and we have not…

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Government Notices. Department of Public Works, Railway Branch, Sydney, 1st Msrch, 1876. Government Railways. Richmond and Windsor Railway. Hawkesbury Agricultural Show. 22nd and 23rd March, 1876

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 March 1876 · page 8

Tickets at a single far[?] for the double journey will be issued on the 22nd and 23rd instant, from all stations to Richmond, available for return up to 25th instant. JOHN RAE…

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Government Notices. Department of Publio Works, Railway Branch, Sydney, 1st March, 1876. Government Railways. Richmond and Windsor Railway. Hawkesbury Agricultural Show. 22nd and 23rd March, 1876

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 March 1876 · page 2

Tickets at a single fare for the double journey will be issued on the 22nd and 23rd instant, from all stations to Richmond, available for return up to 25th instant. JOHN RAE…

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Double Collision on the Great Northern Railway. Thirteen Persons Killed. Huntingdon, Jan. 22

Evening News · Wednesday 22 March 1876 · page 3

On Friday evening a coal train of 33 trucks left Peterborough at 6 o'clock for London, and on reaching Abbots-Ripton was ordered by Johnson, the pointsman there, to shunt into the siding and…

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Fearful Railway Accident in England. Thirteen Persons Killed. (From the Special Correspondent of the Daily News.) Huntingdon, January 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 March 1876 · page 7

THE sun was shining brightly when I reached the scene of yesterday's accident early this morning. The snowstorm of the previous night, which was in some degree the cause of the disaster, had covered the country with a beautiful…

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The Illawarra Railway Survey

Evening News · Thursday 23 March 1876 · page 2

We learn (says the Illawarra Mercury) that Mr. Surveyor Carver is now in the vicinity of Hacquarrie River, continuing the line being surveyed by him through Dapto toward Kiama for the railway. During…

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The Southern Railway Line

Evening News · Thursday 23 March 1876 · page 2

The Yass Courier learns that the rails are laid on Messrs. Amos and Co's contract for about two miles beyond the station at Bowning. Between the station aud Barber's Creek, a gap of about two miles has been…

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Government Notices. Department of Public Works, Railway Branch, Sydney, 1st March 1876

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 March 1876 · page 6

GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS. RICHMOND AND WINSOR RAILWAY. HAWKESBURY AGRICULTORAL SHOW. 22nd and 23rd March, 876…

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The Illawarra Railway

Evening News · Friday 24 March 1876 · page 2

A active canvass of the inhabitants of the city and suburbs is being made by those in favour of the immediate prosecution of the Illawarra railway scheme. Petitions are on foot and are being so eagerly signed…

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Government Notices. Government Railways. Campbelltown Races. Saturday, the 25th instant

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 March 1876 · page 6

A SPECIAL TRAIN will leave Redfern Station at 10.50 a.m., for Campbellfields; and return after last race. FARES—1st class 7s 6d; 2nd class 4s. Special train will leave Campbelltown, for Racecourse, at…

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Jumping from a Train

Evening News · Saturday 25 March 1876 · page 4

The six o'clock train from Parramatta morning, brought to the Redfern Tension, a named Thomas Delaney, a skewer maker [?] Parramatta, who was fast asleep whon the train [?]…

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The Novelist. a Bridge of Glass. Chapter Xxxvi.—the Welcome

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 March 1876 · page 22

Lord Ponnie was as good his word, and Clement found the invitation for himself and brother to luncheon awaiting him on the breakfast-table. The Viscount had a wish to be on good terms with…

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English and Foreign. Fearful Railway Accident in England. Thirteen Persons Killed. Huntingdon, January 22

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 March 1876 · page 410

THE sun was shining brightly when I reached the scene of yesterday's accident early this morning. The snowstorm of the previous night, which was in some degree the cause of the disaster, had covered the country with a beautiful…

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The Illawarra Railway Scheme at Newcastle

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 March 1876 · page 400

ALTHOUGH the meeting in favour of the Illawarra railway in Sydney was a fiasco, a public meeting held at Newcastle last week pronounced against the project decisively and unanimously. A petition against the…

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The Albury Railway

Evening News · Wednesday 29 March 1876 · page 2

We are in a position to state (says an Albury journal that the fair and exhaustive speech made by George Day, M.P., on the railway extension to Albury, has afforded much satisfaction to his constituents…

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Government Notices. Government Railways. Bathurst Races 5th, 6th, 7th April

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 March 1876 · page 8

EXCURSION TICKETS at a single fare for the double journey will be issued at all stations for Bafhurst on the 4th April available for return until 10th proximo. GROOMS and JOCKEYS accompanying racehorses will…

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Government Notices. Government Railways. Bathurst Races. 5th, 6th, 7th April

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 March 1876 · page 6

EXCURSION TICKETS at a single fare for the double journey will be issued at all stations for Bathurst on the 4th April available for return until 10th proximo. GROOMS and JOCKEYS accompanying racehorses will…

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