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Railways, roads & transport, 1880

922 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 47

Deputations. Connection of the Great Northern Railway with Sydney

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 February 1880 · page 254

A deputation, consisting of Mr. T. Hungerford, M.L.A., Mr. T. Garrett, M.L.A., Mr. J. S. Farnell, M.L.A., Mr. H. H. Brown, M.L.A., Mr. Charles, M.L.A., Captain G. K. Mann, Mr G. A. Lloyd, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Black,…

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Railway to Cobar

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 February 1880 · page 6

The Hon. G. H. Cox, introduced to the Hon. the Secretary for Worts yesterday, a deputation consisting of Mr. P[?]ll Barton, Captain Bloomfield, Mr.Colin Simpson, M.P., Mr. John De V. Lamb,…

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Railway From Narandera to Hay

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 February 1880 · page 13

A deputation from Darlington Point and Jerilderie, consisting of Messrs. Johnson, Quin, J.P., Williamson, Firth, J.P., and Lander, was introduced to the Secretary for Public Works last Tuesday,…

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Hay by Railway

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 February 1880 · page 21

THE outery made respecting the charges for carriage of hay, proposed by the railway department, is very unsatisfactory, and displays a spirit, not by any means commendable, on the part of those making it…

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Railway Extension to Riverina

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 February 1880 · page 3

Sir, -- My attention having been drawn to a letter in your issue of yesterday anent " Railway extension to Riverina," will you allow me to add to Mr. R Barton's statement that in the opinion of old…

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Railway Refreshment Rooms

Evening News · Friday 13 February 1880 · page 2

The same deputation presented a potition to the Minister of Pu[?]he Works from from the residents of the town of Young and its vicimty, setting forth that the convenience of a consulted of railway…

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Tramway From Murrumburra[?] to Young

Evening News · Friday 13 February 1880 · page 2

The Minister for Public Works was this morning waited upon by a deputation, consisting of the following gentlemen, from the town and district of Young, asking for the construction of a tramway from Young…

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Driver's Bridge

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 February 1880 · page 6

Aldermen Forrest and Menzies waited on the Secretary for Works to request that the Government would make improvements in the above bridge, as well as in another on the [?]…

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Mount Wilson-road

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 February 1880 · page 13

The Minister for Public Works was interviewed on Friday by the Hon. G. H. Cox, M.L.C., Messrs. Wynne, W. Hay, and Mr. H. Stephen, asking that the Government would cause some improvements to…

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Mount Wilson Road

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 February 1880 · page 303

A deputation, introduced by the Hon. G. H. Cox, and consisting of Messrs. William Day, Richard Wynne, and W. H. Stephen, waited upon the Minister for Works, on the 6th instant, and asked him to grant a sum of…

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Deputations. the Northern Railway

Evening News · Saturday 14 February 1880 · page 4

Yesterday afternoon the Minister for Public Works received a deputation from a pubic meeting held recently, at Ryde, of persons favourable to the projected northern railway being brought from Wallend,…

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Railway Plant, &c. New South Wales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 February 1880 · page 3

J. B. Skinner and Co., Sydney: brass casting (assortment), These brass castings, used in railway carriages, are of fine quality—2nd. C. Lewis, Sydney: railway distance signal-post. This is…

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The Northern Railway

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 February 1880 · page 6

A deputation waited on the Minister for Works yesterday, for the purpose of presenting a petition from a meeting held at Ryde recently, in favour of the projected northern railway being taken from Wallsend via Ryde to the…

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Tramway to Young

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 February 1880 · page 6

A deputation, consisting of Messrs. W. J. Watson, A. Cohen, J. Russell, J. Johnston, E. L'Voy, W. Sharp, G. H. Green, A. Akin, and Thomas Alsop, waited on the Minister for Works yesterday morning, for the…

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Railway Siding for Eveleigh

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 February 1880 · page 6

A deputation consisting of Mr. Henderson (Mayor of Alexandria), Sir. A. Jesson, Mr. John Osborne, Mr. A. Torning (Mayor of Waterloo), Mr. Veseys, Mr. Stanley (Mayor of Redfern), and Mr. John Sutherland, waited on…

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Railway Management. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 February 1880 · page 6

Sir,—Expedition and punctuality in the arrival of trains are essentials and valuable principles, and the new tfaffic manager has, with an eye no doubt to the public interest, issued some stringent instruction, but…

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Railway to Cobar

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 February 1880 · page 303

On 6th instant, a deputation, consisting of Messrs. C. W. Simson, M.L.A., Russell Barton, W. H. Mackenzie, H. T. Kelly, R. Saddington, G.T. Suttor, H. De V. Lamb, J. E. Wren, A. Harcourt, G. Hardie, J. Marshall, J. Kirkwood,…

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Railway Extension

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 February 1880 · page 6

A deputation waited on Mr. Lackey, yesterday, to ask that the Great Northern line of railway be connected, via Newcastle and Wallsend through Ryde to the northern shores of Port Jackson. Mr…

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Young and Murrumburrah Railway

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 February 1880 · page 6

Messrs. W. J. Watson, J.P., A. Lynch, M.L.A., John Russell, A. Cohen, J. Johnston, E. M'Evoy. W. Sharp, G. H. Green, J.P., T. Allsopp, and A, Aiken, waited on the Secretary of Public Works…

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Deputations. Cobar's Claims for a Railway

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 February 1880 · page 13

An influential deputation, numbering some 30 gentlemen, amongst whom were the Hon. George Henry Cox, M.L.C., Mr. Barton, Captain Bloomfield, and Mr. Simson, waited on the Minister for…

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