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Railways, roads & transport, 1877

713 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 36

City and Suburban Railways

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 May 1877 · page 8

THE following paper on the subject of "Railway Locomotion as applied to Cities and their Suburbs," was read on Friday afternoon by Mr. George Pile, in the "model cottag[?]" (Commissioners' room), at the Exhibition…

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Mr. Hoskins and the Railway Extension Deputation. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 May 1877 · page 3

SIR,—As I have observed in numerous issues of your valuable journal, letters, and your own comments, relative to the City Railway Extension, will you kindly give me space for a few remarks with regard to Mr. Hoskins' replies…

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Deputations. the Northern Railway

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 May 1877 · page 557

A DEPUTATION, consisting of Mr. R. P. Abbott, M.L.A.; Mr. T. G. Dangar, M.L.A.; Mr. H. Bennett. M.L.A.; Mr. W. J. Dangar, of Myall Creek; Mr. J. J. R. Gibson, of Reedy Creek; Mr. Colin Ross, of Inverell; and Mr…

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The Extension of the Railway Into the City

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 May 1877 · page 560

ON Monday a large and influential deputation waited on the MINISTER FOR WORKS to urge upon him the importance of extending the railway into the heart of the city…

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Metropolitan Railway

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 May 1877 · page 9

Au influential deputation of citizens waited, upon the Minister for Works, at his office, on Monday, to request him to place on the estimates of the present Session of Parliament, a sum sufficient to carry the…

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Progress of the Southern Railway

Evening News · Monday 7 May 1877 · page 2

Messrs. Amos Brothers are [?]shing ou most gallantly with this important work, and have [?] within a mile or two of [?] which is about half-way to Cootamundra At present appearances…

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Railway Extension to the Circular Quay

Evening News · Monday 7 May 1877 · page 2

SIR,-Referring to deputation who [?] upon Mr. secretary [?] last Monday on the railway extension to the Circular [?] I coulder the [?]OF [?] [?] to him for his candid[?] and [?] reply to them…

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How Railways are Constructed in Russia

Evening News · Monday 7 May 1877 · page 2

Mr. Muchen[?] Wallace has written all interesting account of Modern Russia, and the last LONDON Society in reviewing it, points a [?] apropos to [?] rival Iron[?]and Moloug [?] Mr. Walles's…

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Government Notices. Government Railways, Great Southeen, Western, and Richmond Lines. Mudgee Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 May 1877 · page 8

EXCURSION TICKETS at a single fare for the double journey will be issued at all Stations to Wallerawang on MONDAY, the 7th instant, available for return for one week…

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Difficulties of Queensland Railway Construction

Evening News · Tuesday 8 May 1877 · page 2

Fresh cases of fever and destitution keep arriving in Toowoomba, says the Ideal journal, from the railway works beyond Dalby. The case of Patrick Casey, labourer, With Wife and three children, excited quite…

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Government Notices. Government Railways. Great Southern, Western, and Richmond Lines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 May 1877 · page 7

Referring to the advertisement stating that the tickets issued between the 6th and the 21st April for the Metropolitan Exhibition would be available for the return journey until the Exhibition closed, Notice is hereby given that, as the…

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Railway Extension to Circular Quay. To the Editor

Evening News · Thursday 10 May 1877 · page 2

SIR,—I think your correspondent. Mr. Edward Hordern, writing upon the above subject in your issue of 7th instant, is somewhat selfish in his views. They fear that should a railway ever he carried to the northern…

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Sydney Railway Extension

Evening News · Thursday 10 May 1877 · page 3

A monster public meeting was held last evening in the Temperance Hall, Pitt-street, for the purpose of advocating the extension of the railway from Redfern to the Circular Quay. Mr. John Macintosh,…

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The Illawarra Railway

Evening News · Thursday 10 May 1877 · page 3

In the Assembly on Friday Mr. Gray will move—That this House, on Friday next resolve itself into a committee of the whole, for the consideration of the following resolutions:—That, in the opinion of this…

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Government Notices. Government Railways. Great Southern, Western, and Richmond Lines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 May 1877 · page 9

EXCURSION TICKETS for the Metropolitan Exhibition not available for return journey after THURSDAY next, tho 10th instant. Referring to the advertisement stating that the tickets…

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Railway Extension to the Circular Quay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 May 1877 · page 5

A PUBLIC meeting was held last night in the Temperance Hall, to advocare the extension of railway communication to the Circular Quay. There was a very large attendance, which included the leading residents both of city and…

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Suburban Railway

Evening News · Friday 11 May 1877 · page 2

A public meeting of the inhabitants and property owners in the borough of Woollabra was held last night, in the Woollabra Council Chambers in Ocean-street, for the purpose of considering the best…

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Government Notices. Government Railways. Great Southern, Western, and Richmond Lines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 May 1877 · page 8

NOTICE is hereby given that, during the winter months, commencing from SATURDAY, the 28th instant, the SATURDAY EXCURSION TRAIN, which appears on the Time Tables as leaving Sydney at 7.25 a.m.,…

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Frightful Leap From a Railway Train

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 May 1877 · page 26

James Bennett, a labourer, of Dundee, was being convoyad to Forfar on a charge of poaching yesterday. On the way, when the train was at full speed, running fully thirty miles an hour, Bennett…

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Railway Extension to the Suburbs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 May 1877 · page 7

A MEETING was held on Thursday night, at the Woollahra Council Chambers, Point Piper Road, to advocate the carrying out of a suburban railway, which in its detour should take in the eastern suburbs. This meeting was called by…

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