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Railways, roads & transport, 1878

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Wool Rates on the Government Railways

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 August 1878 · page 5

[?] following tables have been prepared for the purpose of showing how far the tariff of charges for [?]ying wool on our different railway lines conforms to the principle of uniformity for equal distances…

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Railways for the Hawaiian Islands

Evening News · Wednesday 7 August 1878 · page 5

His Majesty the King of the Hawaiian Islands has, throngh his Foreign Minuter, appointed Captain Audley Coots his consul at Hobart Town for tee Wand of Tasmania, We are in a position to state…

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Berrima Coal Mining and Railway Company

Evening News · Wednesday 7 August 1878 · page 5

Mr. William Davies, M.P., and Mr. J.J.O. Atkinson, on behalf of themselves and other gentlemen interested in the development of the Berrima coal measured, had an interview on Wednesday morning…

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Tasmanian Main Line Railway

Evening News · Wednesday 7 August 1878 · page 5

By the San Francisco mail steamship City, of New York we obterve that Lieutenant-Colonel Grey, one of the director of the Tasmanian Main Lise Railway Company, accompanied by J. B. Davison…

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The Railway Accident at Petersham. To the Editor

Evening News · Wednesday 7 August 1878 · page 5

SIR.—The dreadful accident which occurred this afternoon at the Petersham railway station will, I tr[?]st, be the means of awakening attention to the danger of allowing the level crossing on the railway line between Redfern and Parram[?]tta…

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Talk About the Railway. [By Our Special Reporter.]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 August 1878 · page 5

GRUMBLING is said to be one of the characteristic of Britons, and you, Mr. Editor, teem to have been made, very painfully aware of the British origin of this community over whose destinies it has become your duty…

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Deputations. Stockton and Raymond Terrace Road

Evening News · Thursday 8 August 1878 · page 2

A deputation, consisting of Messrs. Joseph Eckford and Thomas Hungerford, M.L.A.'s; Mr. Thompson, of Stockton, and Mr. Pepper, of Fullerton Cove, waited upon the Minister for Works (the Hon. John…

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Sad Fatal Railway Accident

Evening News · Thursday 8 August 1878 · page 2

The City-Coroner, yesterday afternoon, held an inquest at the Brecknock Arms, Lower George-street, respecting the death of a child named William Dynson, who was, on Monday afternoon, run over and…

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Another Railway Proposal

Evening News · Thursday 8 August 1878 · page 2

The Hon. John Sutherland, Minister of Works, was this morning waited upon by a deputation consisting of Mr. Alexander Bowman, Mr. Henry More, M.P., Mr. D. O'Connor, M.P., and Mr. William…

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New England-Grafton Railway Line

Evening News · Friday 9 August 1878 · page 2

GRAFTON, Thursday.—Mr. Francis, the surveyor proceeds to-day to lay out the railway line from Grafton to New England, starting from here and coming out in the vicinity of Tenterfield. Mr. Paul…

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The Suburban Railway Question

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 August 1878 · page 6

A meeting of the representatives of the City and Suburban Municipal Councils interested in the question of the railway into Sydney and the construction of a circular suburban line was held at the Town Hall, on Wednesday…

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Connecting the Great Northern Railway with Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 August 1878 · page 3

Yesterday, a deputation, consisting of Mr. A. Bowman, M.L.A.; Mr. Moses, M.L.A.; Mr. O'Connor, M.L.A.; and Mr. W. Walker, Mayor of Windsor, waited upon the Hon. John Sutherland, Minister for Works, to present a petition,…

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The Murray River Bridge at Moama

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 August 1878 · page 228

The new bridge was crossed for the first time on the 26th ultimo by locomotives. Some time ago (says the Riverine Herald) it was decided to run a locomotive across to test the bearing capacity of the bridge…

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Stockton and Raymond Terrace Road

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 August 1878 · page 14

A deputation, consisting of Messrs. Joseph Eckford and Thomas Hungerford, M.L.A.'s; Mr. Thompson, of Stockton, and Mr. Pepper, of Fullerton Cove, waited upon the Minister for Works (the Hon. John…

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The Railway System of VICTORIA

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 August 1878 · page 5

On account of the threatened war of tariffs between the railway departments of this colony and Victoria, the following classification of the different lines in the neighbouring colony may bo acceptable to the readers of…

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Northern Railway Extension to Sydney

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 10 August 1878 · page 4

THE following, extract from the Singleton ARGUS will possess especial interest for our readers in this district at the present juncture:—The trail surveys of the…

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The Railway Rates and Victorian Competition

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 10 August 1878 · page 4

MR. SUTHERLAND had to receive on the first of this month a deputation which concerned something more serious and significant than the ordinary road and…

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Damages for Railway Injuries

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 10 August 1878 · page 3

IN the Supreme Court, Sydney, on Tuesday Miss Ellen Burt of Parramatta; sued the Commissioner for Railways, to recover damages for injuries sustained…

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The Great Northern Railway to Sydney. Public Meeting at Castle Hill

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 10 August 1878 · page 3

A VERY largely attended meeting of residents of Castle Hill, Baulkham Hills, Dural, and other localities in that direction was held in the Church of…

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The Australian Town & Country Journal Sydney, Saturday, August 10, 1878. Railway Extension in Queensland

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 August 1878 · page 16

AN illustration of the strong conviction which is entertained by most men of observant and active minds in these colonies, on the indispensable necessity of a grand and rapid extension of…

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