Government Railways. Great Southern, Western, and Richmond Lines. Queen's Birthday, 24th May, 1879
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 May 1879 · page 11
TICKES 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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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 May 1879 · page 25
THERE is no doubt but that at some former period this desert must have been the bed of some groat inland sea, which, from the gradual elevation of the country, or some other cause, has, become dried up…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 May 1879 · page 13
NEW South Wales has set an example worthy of imitation by lighting the railway trains with gas. In these days of railway progress it was not to be expected that the old style of lighting carriages would…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 May 1879 · page 6
Pearl Bay was the scene of a largely aftended and very suceessful picnic of the railwavy traffic employes and their families. It is usual for the railway employes to spend a holiday annually in picnic fashion somew.here on the…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 May 1879 · page 8
NOTICE is hereby given that on and after MONDAY next, the 26th May, the undermentioned Suburban Trains will stop at the abovenamed Platiorm when required, to pick up and set down passengers:—…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Department of Public Works, Railway Branch, Sydney,l4thMay, 1879. To Builders and Others
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 May 1879 · page 8
TNDERS will be received at tins Office, until 11 o'clock on TULSDAY, the 17th June. 1879, from persons willing to contract for building three (or more) Gate Houses, on the extension from Orange to Welling ton…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 May 1879 · page 8
NOTICE is hereby given that, on and after MONDAY next, the 24 th instant, the ordinary Passenger Trains will stop at the abovementioned platform, to pick up and set donn passengers…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 May 1879 · page 8
JENDERS will be received at this office, untill 11 o'clock on TUESDAY, the 3rd June, from pcrsons willing to contiact for the constuction of Engine Shed, Tank Framing, Engine Pits and Coal Stage at Gunnedah Station…
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Evening News · Tuesday 27 May 1879 · page 2
From a newspaper clipping supplied by a correspondent, we perceive that the trial of the steam-motor recently imported for the Port Adelaide and suburban tramway, has been a decided success, as well in point…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 May 1879 · page 8
NOTICE is hereby given that, on and after MONDAY next, the 26th instant, the ordinary Passenger Trains will stop at the abovementioned platform, to pick up and set down passengers…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 May 1879 · page 8
NOTICE is hereby given that on and after MONDAY next, the [?]26th May, the undermentioned Suburban Trains will stop at the abovenamed Platform when required, to pick up and set down passengers:—…
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Evening News · Wednesday 28 May 1879 · page 2
Since our notice last weak of the gaslit carriages on the Southern railway, the Government, we understand, has decided on using it in all the carriages and as soon as the necessary cylinders are made, all…
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Evening News · Wednesday 28 May 1879 · page 2
A deputation, consisting of Mr.Thompson, M.L.A., the Hon. L. F. De Salis, M.L.C., Mr. Murphy, M.L.A., and M. Wright, formerly member far Queanbeyan , waited on the Minister for Works to-day, in…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 May 1879 · page 9
TENDERS will be received at this office, untill 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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The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 May 1879 · page 9
NOTICE is here by given that on and after MONDAY next, the 2[?]th May, the undermentioned Suburban Trains will stop at the abovenamed Platio[?] when required, to pick up and set down passengers:—…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Department of Public Works, Railway Branch. Sydney, 11th May, 1879. to Builders and Others
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 May 1879 · page 9
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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The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 May 1879 · page 3
Yesterdays a deputation from Queanbeyan, consisting of Mr. J. Thompson (member for the district), the Hon. L. F. De Salis, M.L.C., Mr. Murphy, M.L.A., and Mr. Wright, the former member for Queanbeyan, had an…
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Evening News · Friday 30 May 1879 · page 2
MR. Coonan, M.L.A., Mr. Beyers, M.L.A., and Mr. G. Bladen and Mr. P. J. Macnamarra, of Parkers, waited on the Minister for Works this morning to advocate the claims of the Bogan and the Lachlan…
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Evening News · Friday 30 May 1879 · page 3
The Sydney tramway works are being rapidly pushed on. Already the excavations have reached from the Christ Church police station to Belmore Park. The cross and longitudinal sleepers are being…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 May 1879 · page 7
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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