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Railways, roads & transport, 1883

2,081 stories in Sydney's papers · page 25 of 105

Canterbury-road

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 March 1883 · page 7

A deputation representing the Borough Council of Petersharn waited yesterday upon the Minister for Public Works in reference to the condition of the Parramatta-road. Mr. Gelding, Mayer of Petershum, stated that the…

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Canterbury Road

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 31 March 1883 · page 6

Yesterday morning a deputation, consisting of the mayor and councillors of Petersham, waited upon the Acting Minister for Works, to ask him to giant to them about one and a half mile of the…

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Roads Department—Sewrage Branch, Sydney, 22nd March, 1883. TENDERS

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 March 1883 · page 4

ATTENTION is directed to Gazette notice inviting fresh tenders for undermentioned work, viz.:— The Construction of Main Bondi Intercepting Sewer. Time for receipt of tenders, 17th April…

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A Tramway Episode

Evening News · Saturday 31 March 1883 · page 4

Yesterday evening there was a bit of a commotion when the Waverley tram stopped at Elizabeth-street, Paddington, about a quarter to 10. The trouble was over a mean man and a twopenny ticket. It appears…

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Govkrnment Railways. Bathurst Agricultural Show, 10th, 11th, and 12th April, 1893

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 March 1883 · page 4

EXCURSION TICKETS will be issued at all stations on the Western and Mudgee lines to Bathurst, commeneing with the mail trains leaving Nevertire and Sydney on MONDAY EVENING, the 9th April, and terminating with trains arriving in…

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Government Railways. Goulburn Agricultural, Pastoral, and Horticultural Show. 4th, 5th, and 6th April, 1883

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 March 1883 · page 4

EXCURSION TICKETS will be issued at all Stations on the Southern and South-Western Lines to Goulburn, commeneing with the mail trains leaving Albury and Sydney on TUESDAY EVENING, 3rd April, and termmating with the trains arriving in…

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Government Railways. Great Southern Line. Goulburn Show, 4th APRIL, 1863

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 March 1883 · page 4

A SPECIAL TRAIN for first-class Passengers only will leave Sydney for Goulburn at 7 a.m. on WEDNESDAY, 4th April, arriving at Goulburn at 11.45 a. m., and leaving again for Sydney at 3.30 p. m…

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Department of Public Works, Railway Branch, Sydney, 3rd January, 1833. to Contractors and Others

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 March 1883 · page 4

TENDERS will be received at this office untill 11 o'clock on TUESDAY, the 1st day of MAY, from persons willing to Contract for executing the works on the first section of the Southern and Northern Junction Railways, extending from near…

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Goveunment Railways. Botany Line

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 March 1883 · page 4

The public are hereby informed that on SATURDAY next, the 31st instant, the additional trips usually made on Saturdays will not be made; and that trams will be run in accordance with the ordinary table in use on other week days…

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Department of Public Works, Railway Branch, Sydney, 14th March, 1883. Tenders for Brick Supplies for Railway Department

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 March 1883 · page 4

TENDERS will be received at this office until 11 a.m. on TUESDAY, the 3rd April, from persons willing to supply and deliver at any one or more of the undermentioned stations such Bricks as may be required during the remainder of the year…

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Tramavay to Leichhardt

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 March 1883 · page 7

A deputation representing the borough council of Leichhardt, unreduced by Mr. Garrad, waited upon the Minister for Works yesterday for the purpose of arging the construction of a tramway to Leichhardt by the…

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Holiday Railway Traffic

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 31 March 1883 · page 606

The passenger traffic on the railways during the Easter holidays has been the heaviest that has ever been known. It is not possible at present, owing to the returns being necessarily far from complete, to state the precise number…

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Deputations. Leichhardt Tram Line

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 31 March 1883 · page 6

A deputation, consisting of members of the Leichhardt Borough Council and residents of the district, was introduced by Mr Garrard, M.P., to Mr Stuart, Acting-Minister for Works, yesterday,…

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Electrical Railway in Ireland

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 31 March 1883 · page 32

WE give in this issue illustrations of the electrical railway intended to work at Portrush, Ireland. The rails are steel, and laid level with a gravelled surface; parallel to them extends a third iron rail, which…

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The Leichhardt Tramway

Evening News · Monday 2 April 1883 · page 4

A deputation, consisting of the Mayor and Aldermen Whiting and Scott of Leichhardt, and Messrs. Gilford, Winkle, and D. Williams, was introduced by Mr. Jacob Garrard, M.P., on Friday, to the Colonial…

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The Border Town Railway Opening. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 April 1883 · page 3

To-day, the Governor and Parliamentary party left Narracoote by Special trian for Bordertown, where the Ceremony of Opening the Tatira and Bordertown Railway was to be performed. Several…

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Extraordinary Occurrence in a Railway Tunnel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 April 1883 · page 3

A tragic affiar occurred near Manchester on February 12, On the arrival at Radcliffe of the express passenger train leaving Ducie Bridge, Manchester, for Baoup, at 2.40, the door of one of the first-class compartments was found open…

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Breaches Of the Tramway Act

Evening News · Tuesday 3 April 1883 · page 3

The tram on this Marrickville line of route had just started, and was going at the rate of four miles an hour, when Gilbert Brazier, regardless of results, jumped upon it, a delinquency for which he had to…

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Government Railways. Great Southern Line. Goulburn Show, 4th APRIL, 1883

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 April 1883 · page 2

A SPECIAL TRAIN for first-class Passengers only will leave Sydney for Goulburn at 7 a.m. on WEDNESDAY. 4th April, arriving at Goulburn at 11.45 a.m., and leaving again for Sydney at 3.30 p.m…

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