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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1879

1,111 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 56

Public Works Department. Roads Branch

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 May 1879 · page 8

Required TENDERS for the undermentioned works, viz:— Forming, metalling and blinding 885 lineal yards of road approaches to Rooty Hill Station. Specification and forms of tender may be seen at Post-office. Eastern Creek. Forming and…

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Queensland Railway Workshops. BRISBANE

Evening News · Friday 16 May 1879 · page 2

A deputation from Ipswich waited on the Minister for Works yesterday, to ask him to re-consider his determination to dismiss 130 men from the railway workshops. Mr. Macrossan…

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Railway Traffic. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 May 1879 · page 7

Sir,—You may expect very shortly to chronicle in your columns a dreadful railway accident. The great probability of such arises from the following facts: all the traffic to and fro has to pass through the bridge at Redfern, over…

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Government Notices. Government Railways. Great Southern, Western, and Richmond Lines. Queen's Birthday, 24th May, 1879

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 May 1879 · page 8

TICKETS at Excursion Rates will be issued at all Stations to all Stations for distances over 30 miles on FRIDAY and SATURDAY, the 23rd and 24th May, and for distances under 30 miles on the 24th May only, available for return for one week…

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Department of Public Works, Railway Branch, Sydney, 14th May, 1879. to Builders and Others

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 May 1879 · page 8

TENDERS will be received at this Office, until 11 o'clook on TUESDAY, the 17th June, 1879, from persons willing to contract for building three (or more) Gate Houses, on the extension from Orange to Wellington…

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Department of Public Works, Railway Branch, Sydney, 14th May, 1879. to Builders and Others

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 May 1879 · page 8

TENDERS will be received at this Office, until 11 o'clock on TUESDAY, the 3rd June, from persons willing to contract for the construction of Engine Shed, Tank Framing, Engine Pits and Coal Stage at Gunnedah Station…

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Public Works Department. Roads Branch

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 May 1879 · page 10

Required TENDERS for the undermentioned works, viz.:— Forming, metalling and blinding 385 lineal yards of road approaches to Rooty Hill Station. Specification and forms of tender may. be seen at Post-office, Eastern Creek. Forming and…

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Rooky Point and Kogerah Roads

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 May 1879 · page 17

Mr. John Lucas, M.P., introduced to the Minister for Works on Friday a deputation interested in the state of Rocky Point and Kogerah roads, which were represented to be in very bad order, and they urged…

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The Mystery of Wiseman’s Ferry Road. Chatter V.—(Continued,)

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 17 May 1879 · page 2

THE girls showed, by the way in which they handled the remains of the dead, that their sympathies were not on the side of law and order. The bodies of…

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Government Railways. Great Southern, Western, and Richmond Lines. Queen's Birthday, 24th May, 1879

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 May 1879 · page 10

TICKETS at Excursion Rates will be issued at all Stations to all Stations, fordistances over 30 miles on FRIDAY and SATURDAY, the 23rd and 24th May, and for distances under 30 miles on the 24th May only, available for return for one week…

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Railway to Jerilderie

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 May 1879 · page 791

A deputation from Jerilderie, consisting of Messrs. S M'Caughey and W. M'Connell, and introduced by Mr Barbour, M.L.A., waited upon the Minister for Works on Thursday to urge the claims of Jerilderie for railway…

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Public Works Department. Roads Branch

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 May 1879 · page 2

Required TENDERS for the undermentioned works, viz.:— Forming, metalling, and blinding 385 lineal yards of road approaches to Rooty Hill Station. Specification and forms of tender may be seen at Post-office, Eastern Creek. Forming and…

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Mr. John Bridge's Weekly Report

Evening News · Monday 19 May 1879 · page 2

Fat Cattle: On Monday prices ran from 7s to 10s per 1001b for rough and even good stock and on Thursday not over 12s per 100lb was paid for the best. Fat sheep were very plentiful at both sales, but for good 561b wethers not…

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Department of Public Works, Railway Branch, Sydney, 14th May, 1879. to Builders and Others

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 May 1879 · page 2

TENDERS will be received at this Office, until 11 o'clock on TUESDAY, the 17th June, 1879, from persons willing to contract for building three (or more) Gate Houses, on the extension from Orange to Wellington…

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Department of Public Works, Railway Branch, Sydney, 14th May, 1879. to Builders and Others

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 May 1879 · page 2

TENDERS will be received at this Office, until 11 o'clock on TUESDAY, the 3rd June, from persons willing to contract for the construction of Engine Shed, Tank Framing, Engine Pits and Coal Stage at Gunnedah Station…

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Government Notices. Government Railways. Great Southern Western, and Richmond Lines. Queen's Birthday, 24th May, 1879

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 May 1879 · page 2

TICKETS at Excursion Rates will be issued at all Stations to all Stations. for distances over 30 miles on FRIDAY and SATURDAY, the 23rd and 24th May, and for distances under 30 miles on the 24th May only, available for return for one week…

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Public Works Department. Roads Branch

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 May 1879 · page 8

Required TENDERS for the undermentioned works, viz.:— Forming, metalling, and blinding 385 lincal yards of road approaches to Rooty Hill Station. Specification and forms of tenderr may be seen at Post-office, Eastern Creek. Forming and…

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A Thrilling Railway Incident

Evening News · Tuesday 20 May 1879 · page 2

A correspondent has supplied the PLEASANT CREEK NEWS, May 14, with particulars of an almost miraculous escape from sadden death to at least two persons, which occurred on the evening of tho 7th…

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Railway Approaches. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 May 1879 · page 7

Sir,—I have noticed that of late the railway authorities have been making very great improvements in the approaches to the railway stations in different parts of the line. This is noticeably apparent in the case of the…

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Government Notices. Government Railways. Great Southern, Western, and Richmond Lines. Queen's Birthday, 24th May, 1879

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 May 1879 · page 8

TICKETS at Excursion Rates will be issued at all Stations to all Stations, fordistances over 30 miles on FRIDAY and SATURDAY, the 23rd and 24th May, and for distances under 30 miles on the 24th May only, available far return for one week…

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