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Railways, roads & transport, 1880

922 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 47

Railway Connection with the Northern Districts. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singleton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 March 1880 · page 5

A large and influential meeting was held this evening at the Merchanics' Institute, having reference to the point of junction between the Great Northern and Western Railway lines. The…

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Deputations. Travelling-stock Roads

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 March 1880 · page 27

Last Friday Mr. Badgery, Mr. Bowman, M.P., and Mr. Swift, of Liverpool Plains, interviewed Mr. Baker, Minister for Lands, the object of their visit being to induce the Minister to…

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Pitt-water Road

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 March 1880 · page 27

The same Minister was waited upon on Friday by the Mayor of Manly (Mr. Hilder), with Messrs. Hayes and Barker, who asked the Government to put in repair that portion of Pitt-water-road, running…

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Travelling Stock Reserves and Roads

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 March 1880 · page 494

On 5th instant, Mr. S. M. Swift, of Liverpool Plains, was introduced to the Minister for Mines by Messrs. Bowman and Badgery, his object being to induce the Minister to give consideration to the necessity of keeping open travelling…

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Road at Manly Beach

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 March 1880 · page 494

Mr. Alfred Hilder, Mayor of Manly, and Messrs. Barker and Hayes, aldermen of the same municipality, waited on the Minister for Works, on 5th instant. The object of the deputation was to direct Mr. Lackey's attention to the…

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Tramway to Botany Bay

Evening News · Saturday 13 March 1880 · page 7

Mr. Luckey also received a deputation comprised of Mr. E. Eleed, M.L.C., Mr. Calvers, Mr. Beaumont, and others, who asked proposed tramway system to Botany…

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Tramway at Yass

Evening News · Saturday 13 March 1880 · page 7

A [?], composed of Mr. [?]patrick, Mr. Hurley [?] (Harley), Mr. Beyers, Mr. Barbour, Mr. Luoas, Mr. Terry, Mr. Leary, Mr.Murphy, M.L.A's, and Messrs. T. Colls, R.W…

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Railway to Bourke

Evening News · Saturday 13 March 1880 · page 7
Also in The Sydney Daily Telegraph

Mr. Coonan, Mr. Beyers, M.P's., and Messrs. R. Greon (Mayor of Bourke), W. H. Daniell, Charles Camper, A. Booker, Featheretonbaugh, and Readford interviewed the Minister for Public Works…

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Tramways. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 March 1880 · page 3

Sir,—Will you kindly grant me space in your valuable columns for one or two remarks respecting the above nuisance which it undoubtedly wall be to business people in the streets which it is intended to run them through…

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Tramway for Yass

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 March 1880 · page 3

A deputation consisting of Messrs. Fitzpatrick, S. H. Terry, Thompson, Murphy, Barbour, Lucas, Beyors, Leary, and Hurley (H.), Ms.L.A., and Messrs. T. Colls, R. W. Peursou, and H. Dodds, waited on the Minister for Works…

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Tramway to Botany

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 March 1880 · page 3

A deputation consisting of Messrs. J. S. Calvert, W. C. Calvert, John Geddes, Arthur Tromlin, F. Smith, C. H. Hayes, Thomas Stephens, W. Beaumont, and G. Dent, were introduced by the Hon. E. Flood to the Minister for…

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Railway Connection with the Northern Eistricts. Singleton

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 March 1880 · page 520

A large and influential meeting was held this evening at the Mechanics' Institute, having reference to the point of junction between the Great Northern and Western Railway lines. The…

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Scientific, &c. A New Water Motor

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 March 1880 · page 500

The ordinary water-wheel does not utilise more than one-half of the weight of the water. Many efforts have been made to improve upon it, and these have taken the shape of the turbine or horizontal wheel. But it is a very good…

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Tramway to Botany, &c

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 March 1880 · page 6

Messrs. J. S. Calvert, W. C. Calvert, J. Geddes A. Tremlin, F. Smith, C. H. Hayes, T. Stephens' W. Beaumont and G. Bent, waited on the Secretary for Works yesterday morning to ask for the extension…

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Deputations. Tramway at Yass

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 March 1880 · page 6

Messrs. Fitzpatrick, M.L.A., Colls, R. W. Pearson, H. Dodds, S. H. Terry, M.L.A.; J. Thompson, M.L.A.; Murphy, M.L.A.; Barton, M.L.A.; Lucas, M.L.A Rovers. M.L.A Rovers M.L.A.; Leary, M.L.A., and…

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3.—The Minister for Railways

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 March 1880 · page 17

The Hon. Duncan Gillies, M.P. for Rodney, was born in Scotland, and came to Victoria about 1854. He first took part in public affairs at Ballarat, where he was elected to the local (mining) court, and helped…

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Begging in Railway Carriages

Evening News · Tuesday 16 March 1880 · page 2

At the Central Police Court this morning, a one-armed lad named Paul Gustave was charged with begging in railway carriages. Mr. G. R. Henson, station master at Petersham stated that…

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Railway Depredations

Evening News · Tuesday 16 March 1880 · page 2

Of lata several depredations of goods while in transit have been committed on the Western Railway and as it was su[?]oted that some person or persons employed on the line were the marauders…

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The Tay Bridge Disaster

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 March 1880 · page 4

There is little that is new to report concerning this sad event. The diving at the wreck has been vigorously prosecuted, and the trawling of the bed of the river has now been undertaken by the Tayportmussel…

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