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Railways, roads & transport, 1877

713 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 36

Government Railways. Great Southern, Western, and Richmond Lines. Saturday Morning and Mid-day Excursion Trains

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 August 1877 · page 1

The public are requested to bear in mind that the tickets issued by these trains are only available for return by the correspondeing Up Excursion Trains, and not by any of the ordinary trains…

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Government Notices. Government Railways Great Southern, Western, and Richmond Lines. Hawkesbury Races. 16th and 18th August, 1877

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 August 1877 · page 1

Trains will leave Redfern Station, for the Richmond Racecourse, on the above dates, as follows— FARES. A.M. A.M. A.M. s. d…

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Mr. John Bridge's Weekly Report

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 11 August 1877 · page 11

STATIONS.—There is fair inquiry just now for favourably situated properties, but a general rainfall must come before anything like confidence can be restored. FAT CATTLE wore again very firm at quite 30s per 100…

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Department of Public Works, Sydney, 5th July, 1877. Muswellbrook Bridge

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 August 1877 · page 2

TENDERS will be received at this office until 11 o'clock on TUESDAY, the 2nd of October next, from persons willing to contract for the Construction and Erection of the above Bridge…

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Government Railways. Great Southern, Western, and Richmond Lines. Saturday Morning and Mid-day Excursion Trains

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 August 1877 · page 2

The public are requested to bear in mind that the tickets issued by these trains are only available for return by the corresponding Up Excursion Trains, and not by any of the ordinary trains…

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Government Railways Great Northern Line. Opening to Quirindi, 13Th August, 1877

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 August 1877 · page 2

The following Special Trains will be run on the above lay, viz.:— Leave Murrurundi at 8.30 a.m., 5.45 p.m. Warrah at 9.20 a.m., 6.30 p.m…

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South Australian Railways. Mount Gambier and Rivoli Bay Line. Engineer-in-chief's Office, Adelaide. 1st August, 1877

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 August 1877 · page 2

TENDEES will be received at this office up till noon on MONDAY, 29th October, for the construction of a Line of Railway from Mount Gambier to Rivoli Bay, being a length of 50½ miles or there abouts…

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Government Railways Great Southern, Western, and Richmond Lines. Hawkesbury Races. 16th and 18th August, 1877

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 August 1877 · page 2

Trains will leave Redfern Station, for the Richmond Racecourse, on the above dates, as follows:— FARES. A.M. A.M. A.M. s. d…

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Railway Progress in 1876

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 August 1877 · page 12

THE Government has published the report of the Commissioner for Railways, John Rae, Esq., on the construction and working of railways during the year 1876. The report itself occupies 32 folio pages. The…

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Government Railways. Great Southern Western, and Richmond Lines. Hawkesbury Races, 16th and 18th August, 1877

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 August 1877 · page 2

A SPECIAL TRAIN for the conveyance of Racehorses and Trainers will leave Sydney for Richmond at 3.5 p.m. on TUESDAY, the 14th instant…

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Government Railways Great Southern,western, and Richmond Lines. Hawkesbury Races. 16th and 18th August, 1877

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 August 1877 · page 2

Trains will leave Redfom Station, for the Richmond Racecourse, on the above dates, as follows:— FARES. A.M. A.M. A.M. 8. d…

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South Australian Railways. Mount Gambier and Rivoli Bay Line. Engineer-in-chief's Office, Adelaide. 1st August, 1877

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 August 1877 · page 2

TENDTRS will be received at this office up fill noon on MONDAY, 29th October, for the construction of a Line of Railway form Mount Gambier to Rivoli Bay, being a longth of 50½miles or thereabouts…

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Government Notices. Government Railways Great Southern, Western, and Richmond Lines. Hawkesbury Races. 16th and 18th August, 1877

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 August 1877 · page 2

Trains will leave Redfern Station, for the Richmond Raccconrs, on the above dates, as follows:— FARES. A.M. A.M. A.M. 8. d…

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The Deniliquin and Moam. Railway. (From the Deniliquin Chroncle.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 August 1877 · page 3

ON Tuesday afternoon, the 7th instant, to sixth ordinary half-yearly meeting of shareholders was [?]d at the Boardroom, Deniliquin station. Mr. Robert Browes, chairman of the Board of Directors, occupied the ch[?]…

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Scene in a Railway Carriage

Evening News · Thursday 16 August 1877 · page 2

A painful scene was witnessed on the railway line at Gisborne on Wednesday last (says the CASTLEMAINE REPRESENTATIVE). A woman with purple flushed face, disheveller, hair, hat awry and…

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Opening of the Railway to Quirindi. (From Tuesday's Maitland Mercury.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 August 1877 · page 6

ON Monday the additional twenty-four miles of the Great Northern Railway, which have at last been completed out of the contract for the extension to Tamworth, were opened for public traffic. The…

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Government Railways. Great Southern, Western, and Richmond Lines. Saturday Mid-day Excursion Train Western Line Will Not Run Saturday, 18th AUGUST, 1877

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 August 1877 · page 1

In consequence of the number of Special Trains running to the Hawkesbury Racecourse, on SATURDAY, the 18th instant, the Western penny-a-mile Excursion Train timed to leave Sydney at 1.40 p.m. WILL NOT RUN…

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Government Railways. Great Southern, Western, and Richmond Lines. Saturday Morning and Mid-day Excursion Trains

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 August 1877 · page 1

The public are requested to bear in mind that the tickets issued by these trains are only available for return by the corresponding Up Excursion Trains, and not by any of the ordinary trains…

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South Australian Railways. Port Augusta and Government Gums Line. Engineer-in-Chief's Office, Adelaide, 25th June, 1877

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 August 1877 · page 1

TENDERS will be received at this office up till noon on MONDAY, the 1st October, for the Construction of a LINE of RAILWAY between Port Augusta and the Government Gums, being a distance of 200 miles, or…

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Government Notices. Government Railways Great Southern, Western, and Richmond Lines. Hawkesbury Races. 16th and 18th August, 1877

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 August 1877 · page 1

Trains will leave Redfern Station, for the Richmond Racecourse, on the above dates, as follows:— FARES. A.M. A.M. A.M. s. d…

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