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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1879

1,111 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 56

Government Notices. Department of Public, Works, Railway Branch, Sydney, 26th March, 1879. Government Railways. Great Western Line. Orange Races, 5th and 6th MARCH, 1879

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 March 1879 · page 9

TICKETS at EXCURSION RATES will be issued at all stations to Orange, on the 4th and 5th March proximo, and at Bathurst and intermediate stations on the morning of the 6th, awailable for return up to the 15th proximo…

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Department of Public Works, Railway Branch, Sydney, 26th February, 1879. to Builders and Others

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 March 1879 · page 9

TENDERS will be received at this Office, untill 11 o'olock on TUESDAY, the 25th March, 1879, from persons willing to contract for building Goods Warchouse, Coal Stage, and Engine Pit at Werrie Creek Junction of the Great Northern Railway…

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Queensland Railways. Amended Notice—extension of Time. Marybborough and Gympie Railway. 2nd Section, Tiaro to Gympie. Contract for Works

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 March 1879 · page 9

TENDERS are invited for the construction of the Second Section of the Maryborough and Gympie Rnilway, from 22 miles 40 chains to 59 miles 70 chains, in length 37 miles 80 chains, in accordance with Plans, Sections, Drawings, General Conditions, and…

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Railway to Hay. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 March 1879 · page 5

Sir,—In a leading artidle in your paper of this morning on the subject of railway intension to Hay, you take exception to the charges of ignorance made by those in favour of a certain line against all who differ from them. But…

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The Echuca Bridge

Evening News · Thursday 6 March 1879 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—No attempt is being made to close the bridge at Echuca again, and the, public are passing over, as the Victorian authorities say, "at their own risk and peril."…

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Fatal Railway Accident. Supposed Suicide

Evening News · Thursday 6 March 1879 · page 2

THE City Coroner, this morning, held an inquest at the Brecknock Arms Hotel, Lower George-street, concerning the death of a man named James Wisdom who was killed on the railway at Newtown, last…

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Western Australian Railways. Eastern Line. First Section. Department of Public Works, Perth. 3rd December, 1878

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 March 1879 · page 8

TENDERS will be received at this office up to noon on MONDAY, the 21st April, 1879, for the Construction of a Line of Railway between the Port of Fremantle and Guildford, being a distance of 20 miles or thereabouts…

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Government Notices. Government Railways. Great Western Line. Sports at Bathurst, on MONDAY, 17th March, 1879

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 March 1879 · page 6

TICKETS at Excursion Fares will be issued to Bathurst at all Stations distant NOT over 50 miles on the above day, available for return for three days. General Post Office, Sydney,…

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Forcing the Murray River Bridge

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1879 · page 390

We quote from the Age the following particulars of the revolutionary action at Echuca in violently opening the bridge over the Murray River:— "In accordance with the resolution passed at a…

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The Mystery of Wiseman’s Ferry Road. PROLOGUE—(Continued)

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 8 March 1879 · page 2

“[?] SINNED AGAINST [?] SINNING.” The corporal led. “Fourteen-nine-three” to the broken sapling on which the sergeant was sitting, and then…

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The Bourke-road Tanks. (Abridged from the Central Australian, February 24.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 March 1879 · page 19

ONE of the largest and most influential public meetings ever held in Bourke, assembled at the Court-house on Wednesday evening, for the purpose of protesting against the delay on the part of Government in…

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Department of Public Works, Railway Branch, Sydney, 24th February, 1579. to Railway Contractors

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 March 1879 · page 10

TENDERS will be received at this Office, until 11 o'clock on TUESDAY, the 29th April, 1879, from persons willing to contract tor constructing the Works on the extension of the Great Northern Railway from Tamworth to Uralla, being a length of about 63½…

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Killed on the Railway

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1879 · page 390

An inquest was held at the Brec knock Arms Hotel on Thursday, on the body of James Wisdom, who was run over by a luggage train, near the Newtown station, on Tuesday last. George Robinson, of…

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Terrible Railway Accident

Evening News · Monday 10 March 1879 · page 2

A magisterial inquiry was held on Saturday morning by Mr. W. T. Pinhey, J.P., at the Brecknock Arms Hotel, Lower George-street, concerning the death of one Patrick Curran, a railway employee, who was…

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Government Notices. Government Railways. Great Western Line. Sports at Bathurst, on MONDAY, 17th March, 1879

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 March 1879 · page 6

TICKETS at Excursion Fmes will be issued to Bathurst at all Stations distant NOT over 50 miles on the above day, available for return for three days. NOTICE.—The PUNT at GEORGE'S RIVER…

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Government Notices. Government Railways. Great Western Line. Sports at Bathurst and ORANGE, on MONDAY 17th March, 1879

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 March 1879 · page 3

TICKETS at Excursion [?]ares will be issued to Bathurst and Orange at all Stations distant. NOT over 50 miles on the above day, available for return for three days. [?]…

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Sydney Railway Extension Bill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 March 1879 · page 6

The following is a copy of the bill laid upon the table of the Legislative Assembly, last night, by the Hon. John Lackey, Minister for Works, "to enable the Government to construct a railway from the present railway terminus at…

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Government Notices. Government Railways. Great Western Line. Sports at Bathurst and ORANGE, on MONDAY' 17th March, 1879

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 March 1879 · page 11

TICKETS at Excursion Fares will be issued to Bathurst and Orange at all Stations distant NOT over 50 miles on the above [?] available for return for three days. The Treasury, New South Wales,…

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Queensland Government Railways. Maryborough to Gympie.—2nd Section

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 March 1879 · page 11

For the convenience of Contractors, the Plans, Specification, and Quantities for the above Railway have been forwarded by the Government to the office of the undersigned, where they will be on view until further notice…

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The New Bridge

Evening News · Thursday 13 March 1879 · page 2

GUNDAROO, Wednesday.—On Tuesday shortly before noon, a procession of the school children and general public was formed and, headed by the Yass band, marched from Gundaroo Court-house to the…

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