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Railways, roads & transport, 1878

1,007 stories in Sydney's papers · page 25 of 51

Railway From the Clarence to New England

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 June 1878 · page 816

ON Tuesday a deputation, consisting of Messrs. E. D. Ogilvie, C. H. E. Chauvel, J. W. Dickson, and E. Bell, waited on the Hon. J. Sutherland, Minister for Works, to urge the Government to survey a line of railway from…

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The Clarence and New England Railway Scheme

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 June 1878 · page 11

A deputation, consisting of Mr. E. D. Ogilvie, Mr. C. H. E. Chauvel, Mr. J. W. Dickson, and Mr. E. Bell, waited on the Minister for Works on Tuesday to advocate the survey of a line of railway from…

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Clarence and New England Railway

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 June 1878 · page 7

THE interview between the Hon. J. SUTHERLAND and the deputation who waited upon him to advocate a line of railway from Lawrence to Tenterfield, had, at all events, this satisfactory…

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Fatal Railway Accident

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 June 1878 · page 13

IT was reported in Quirindi some time before midnight, of Tuesday (says the Murrurundi Times) that an accident had taken place at the extreme limit of the present line of rails, some few miles…

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The Point Piper Road

Evening News · Wednesday 12 June 1878 · page 3

A deputation from the Borough of Woollahra, consisting of the Mayor (Mr. W. A. Brodribb), Alderman Neild, Mr. G. R. Reading J.P., the Rev. J. P. Sunderland, and the council clerk of the borough…

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Northern Railway Extension

Evening News · Thursday 13 June 1878 · page 2

INVERELL, Wednesday.—A large and influential public meeting was held [?] yesterday evening, to consider the question of the railway extension from Grafton to Inverell. The mayor presided,…

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Attempt to Upset a Train

Evening News · Saturday 15 June 1878 · page 5

The passengers by the evening train to One hunga, last night, report the Auckland STAR of the 26th May, narrowly escaped very serious accident. It appears that all went…

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The Point Piper Road

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 June 1878 · page 11

A deputation from the Borough of Woollahra, consisting of the Mayor (Mr. W. A. Brodribb), Alderman Neild, Mr. G. R. Reading, J.P., the Rev. J. P. Sunderland, and the council clerk of the borough,…

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General News. South Head Roads Trust

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 15 June 1878 · page 855

A DEPUTATION, consisting of the Mayor of Woollahra (Mr. " W. A. Brodribb), Alderman Nield, Mr. Reading, J.P., the Rev. J. P. Sunderland, and the Council-clerk of Woollahra, waited on the…

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The Western Railway Extension. Orshce, June 13

Evening News · Saturday 15 June 1878 · page 3

One day last week I made an inspection of the progress being made on the railway extension from Orange westward of the main western line towards Wellington and Dubbo, taking as my starting point Connor's farm a portion of the…

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The Suburban Railway Scheme

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 15 June 1878 · page 856

A LARGE deputation waited on the Minister for Works on Friday, June 7, for the purpose of urging upon that gentleman and the Government the extreme desirability for proceeding with a scheme under which the suburbs would…

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Deputations. Suburban Railways

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 June 1878 · page 11

Last Friday a large and influential deputation, representing the city of Sydney and suburban municipalities, waited on the Minister for Works to urge the importance of the Government undertaking, without…

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Government Notices. Govenment Railways. School Vacation—midwinter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 June 1878 · page 2

NOTICE is hereby given that pupils attending schools returning home for the hoildays will be allowed Excursion Tickets a[?]quarter fares, available for returen for one month, on production to the Stationmaster of certificates from the…

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Railway Extension in the North

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 June 1878 · page 3

BY the end of Angust next, it is confidently expected, the railway to Tamworth will be completed so as to be ready for traffic, and with the completion of the Great Northen Railway so far will terminate the extensions which were…

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Street Tramways

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 June 1878 · page 7

AMONG the subjects which will probably engage the attention of the Legislature during the ensuing session of Parliament is that of street tramways. The Sydney Tramway and Omnibus Company obtained the introduction into the…

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Government Notices. Government Railways. School Vacation—midwinter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 June 1878 · page 8

NOTICE is hereby given that pupils attending schools returning home for the holidays will be allowed Excursion Tickets at quarter fares, available for return for one month, on production to the Stationmaster of certificates from the…

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Northern Railway Proposal

Evening News · Thursday 20 June 1878 · page 2

SINGLETON, Thursday.—An enthusiastic meet­ing was held here this evening for the purpose of petitioning the Government to connect the metro­polis with the northern districts by railway. Mr…

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Great Southern Railway Extension

Evening News · Thursday 20 June 1878 · page 2

We are informed that the contractors for the construction of the Great Southern Railway line, Messrs, Amos Brothers, have been making such satisfactory progress with the work as to offer a [?]…

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Government Notices. Government Railways. School Vacation—midwinter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 June 1878 · page 11

NOTICE is hereby given that pupils attending schools morning home for the holidays will be allowed Excursion Tickets at quartor far[?]s, available for return for one month, on production to the Stationmaster of certificates from the…

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Government Notices. Government Railways. Fortnightly Tourists' Train

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 June 1878 · page 6

This train will run south to MOSS VALE on SATURDAY, the 22nd instant, leaving Sydney at 7.50 a.m. CHAS. A. GOODCHAP, Commissioner for Railways…

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