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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1879

1,111 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 56

Department of Public Works, Railway Branch, Sydney, 31st March, 1879. to Ironfounders and Others

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 April 1879 · page 8

TENDERS will be received at this Office, until 11 o'clock of TUESDAY,the 8th April, 1879 from persons willing to contract for the supply of Cast-iron Brackets and Wrought-iron Fastenings for the Tram way from Redfern to Hunter-street…

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Department of Public Works, Railway Branch, Sydney. 31st March, 1879. to Quarrymen and Others

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 April 1879 · page 8

TFNDERS will be received at this Office until 11 o'clock on TUESDAY, the 8th April, 1879, from persons willing to contract for the supply of Blue Metal and Blue Stone Cube Sets for the Tramway from Red[?]ern to Hunter-street…

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The flew Railway Tim Table

Evening News · Tuesday 8 April 1879 · page 2

The new time table for the Great Southern and Great Western lines of railway, which conies into operation on the 21st of this mouth, is in the bands of the Government Printer, and will…

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Covernment Railways. Overland to Sydney. Randwick Races and Metropolitan Agricultural Exhibition, Sydney, Easter, 1879. Return Tickets, £7 10s EACH, available for return for one month

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 April 1879 · page 3

NOTICE is hereby given that arrangements have been made with the Victoria Railway Department, and with Messrs. Cobb and Co., for the through journey from Melbourne to Sydney overland, for the convenience of those persons who are desirous…

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Department of Public Works, Railway Branch, Sydney. 31st March, 1879. to Quarrymen and Others

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 April 1879 · page 3

TENDERS will be received at this Office until 11 o'clock on TUESDAY, the 8th April, 1879, from persons willing to contract for the supply of Blue Road Metal and Blue Stone Cube Sets for the Tramway from Redfern to Hunter-street…

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Department of Public Works, Railway Branch, Sydney, 31st March, 1879. to Ironfounders and Others

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 April 1879 · page 3

TENDERS will be received at this Office, until 11 O'clOck, of TUESDAY, the 8th April, 1879, from persons willing to contract for the supply of Cast-iron Brackets and Wrought-iron Fastenings for the Tramway from Redfern to Hunter-street…

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Department of Public Works, Railway Branch. Sydney. 4th April. 1879. to Timber Merchants and Others

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 April 1879 · page 3

The time for receiving TENDLRS for the supply of Hardwood Timber, in Sleepers, for the Tramway from Redfern to Hunterstreet, has been extended until 11 o'clock, on TUESDAY, the 15th April, 1879…

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Government Railways. Great Southern, Western, and Richmond Lines. Easter Holidays, 1879

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 April 1879 · page 3

Notice is hereby given that tickets at Excursion Rates will be issued upon these holidays at all stations to all stations for distances over 15 miles commencing with the Mail Trains on the 10th April, and terminating on the 14th April, both days…

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Government Notices. Government Railways. Great Southern, Western, and Richmond Lines. Bathurst Agricultural, Pastoral, and Horticultural [?]Ciety's Show April 7th and 8th, 1879

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 April 1879 · page 3

TICKETS at excursion rates will be issued at all stations to Bathurst, on the 5th, 7th and 8th April, available for return for one week. CHAS A. GOODCHAP…

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Government Notices. Government Railways. Great Southern, Western, and Richmond Lines. Easter Holidays 1879

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 April 1879 · page 8

NOTICE is hereby given that during the above Holidays Special Trams will run to the suburbs as required…

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Government Railways. Great Southern, Western, and Richmond Lines. Easter Holidays, 1879

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 April 1879 · page 8

Notice is hereby given that tickets at Excursion Rates will be issued upon these holidays at all stations to all stations for distances over 13 miles. [?]ncing with the Mail Trains on the 10th April, and terminating on the [?]th April, both days…

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Amended Railway Time-table

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 April 1879 · page 7

The amended time-table for the running of trains on the Southern and Western Railways, which is to come into force on the 21st instant, provides for the abolition of the through day train on the Southern line beyond Goulburn,…

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An Inexpensive Metropolitan Railway. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 April 1879 · page 7

Sir,—In July, 1876, I proposed a plan for resuming all the water frontages from Darling Harbour to the Circula. Quay, and constructing public wharfs, roads, sites for ware. houses, and shipping offices, and a metropolitan railway…

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Lithgow Railway Station. To the Editor

Evening News · Thursday 10 April 1879 · page 3

SIR—As the relative me[?]s of the two [?] railway station, namely Eskbank and the Lithgow platform are in a fair way of getting very prominently before the public, and as the question is one materlally affecting the…

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The Railway Department

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 April 1879 · page 8

A very pleasant reunion of the officers of the Railway Department took place at the Sir Joseph Banks Hotel, Botany, on Saturday last. This was the first time the officers of the several branches combined together to…

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City Railway Extension. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 April 1879 · page 6

Sir,—If it were desired to put the extinguisher upon the idea of having a city railway the snuffing out process could not be more effectually done than by bringing forward the scheme now before Parliament…

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Government Notices. Government Railways. Great Southern, Western, and Richmond Easter Holidays 1879

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 April 1879 · page 9

NOTICE is hereby given that during the above Holidays Spe[?] Trains will run to the suburbs as required…

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Government Railway. Great Southern, Western, and Richmond Easter Holidays, 1879

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 April 1879 · page 9

Notice is hereby given that tickets at Excursion Rates will be issued upon these holidays at all stations to all station for distances over 15 miles. commencing with the Mail Trains on the 10th April and terminations on the 14th April, both days…

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Government Railways. Overland to Sydney. Ranowick Races and Metropolitan Agriculteral Exhibition, Sydney, Easter, 1879. Return Tickets, £7 10s EACH, available for return for one month

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 April 1879 · page 9

NOTICE is hereby given that arrangements have been made [?]th the Victorian Railway Department, and with Messrs. Cobb and Co., for the through journey from Melbourne to Sydney [?]verland, for the convenience of those persons who are desirous…

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Department of Public Works. Railway Branch. Sydney[?] 4th April[?] 1879. to Timber Merchants and Others

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 April 1879 · page 9

The time for receiving TENDERS for the supply of Hardwood Timber, in Sleepers, for the Tramway from Redfern to Hunterstreet, has been extended until 11 o'clock, on TUESDAY, the 15th April, 1879…

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