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Railways, roads & transport, 1880

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Proposed Railway Communication with Sydney. Newcastle

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 January 1880 · page 3

The following petition is being signed by the inhabitants of this district for presentation to the Hon. J. Lackey, as early as possible:--" To the Honourable John Lacker, Minister for Works. The petition…

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Sale of Victoria Bridge Lands

Evening News · Thursday 15 January 1880 · page 2

BRISBANE, Thursday.—The sale of the Victoria Bridge lands, at South Brisbane, yesterday, realised £7135; 64 allotments were offered, and 44 sold, the average size of the allotments being…

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Evans's Tramway Points

Evening News · Thursday 15 January 1880 · page 2

The great difficulty which has been felt on [?] tramways, not only in this colony, but elsewhere, has been that of having points and crossings which would be self-acting, and do away with the heavy…

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Local Talent for Railway Management. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 January 1880 · page 7

Sir,—Mr. Lucas and Mr. Cameron, in the course of the remarks made by them in the Assembly, yesterday, relative to the railway accident at Parramatta, on the motion for adjournment, expressed the opinion that no better talent…

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[?] English and Foreign. the Tay Bridge Railway Accident. London, Jan. 8

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 January 1880 · page 126

The divers are still continuing their work of searching for the bodies of the unfortunate victims of the late railway accident at the Tay railway bridge. Fourteen bodies in all…

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The Tay Bridge Disaster. London, Jan. 12

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 January 1880 · page 126

The work at the scene of the disaster at Tav Bridge continues. Divers are still searching for bodies, but not many more have been recovered…

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The Tramway By[?]-Laws

Evening News · Saturday 17 January 1880 · page 5

A serious breach of the tra[?]way ye-laws was disclosed at the Central Police Co[?] yesterday afternoon, before Messrs. Neale, [?] and Bardon, J.P.'s. Sub-Inspector Rush su[?]oned two boys…

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Railway Charges. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 January 1880 · page 6

Sir,—A good deal has been said and written about ou[?] goods traffic lately, and all, according to their interests, have taken up their particular grievance. Will you then allow us to state ours?…

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The Late Railway Accident

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 January 1880 · page 128
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Every body took it for granted that the subject of the late railway accident at Parramatta and Mr. LACKEY'S decision upon it would be brought under discussion soon after Parliament…

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The Tramway Wanted at the Glebe

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

The Hon. Sir Wigram Allen, speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Mr. W. Cary, Mayor of the Glebe, Mr. J. P. Walker, alderman of the Glebe borough, and Mr. J. R. Munro, waited on the Minister for…

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Tramway Points

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

THE great difficulty which has been felt on all tramways, not only in this colony, but elsewhere, has been that of having points and crossings which would be self-acting, and do away with the heavy…

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The Railway Accident at Goulburn

Evening News · Monday 19 January 1880 · page 3

GOULBURN, Monday.—William Stagg, who was so severely injured on the railway, died yesterday afternoon. His relations reside at Sutton Forest…

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Fatal Railway Accident

Evening News · Monday 19 January 1880 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Monday.—A fatal accident occurred on the Groat Northern Railway line on Saturday night, by which a young man named Walter Philips, a carriage inspector in the…

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Government Tramway Scheme

Evening News · Monday 19 January 1880 · page 3

It is [?]ctory to kwon, that for some time past the trial surveys, levels, and other preliminaries for the parrying out of the network of city and suburban tram ways proposed by the Government, have been…

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The Railway Accident at Parramatta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 January 1880 · page 7

The decision of the Minister for Works has been given on the inquiry into the collision at the Parramatta Junction on Boxing Day, when the train which should leave Parramatta at 5.40 p.m., was loading with passengers, and a…

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Disastrous Railway Collision Near Liverpool. London, Jan. 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 January 1880 · page 5

A railway collision, has taken place at Ormakirk, 13 miles from Liverpool, resulting in 7 persons being killed, and 30 more or less injured…

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Another Railway Collision in England. London, January 17

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 January 1880 · page 5

A railway collision has taken place at Ormiskirk 13 miles from Liverpool, resulting in seven people being killed, and 30 more or less seriously injured…

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The Recent Railway Accident

Evening News · Tuesday 20 January 1880 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.—An inquest True held yesterday respecting tho death of tho man Phillips, who met bis death by being run over by a locomotive engine on the Newcastle railway…

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Railway Extension to Cobar

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 January 1880 · page 4

A meeting of gentlemen connected with mining matters at Cobar, and with pastoral and agricultural business in that part of the colony lying between the Bogan and Darling Rivers, was held yesterday at…

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