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Railways, roads & transport, 1883

2,081 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 105

Austrian and Turkish Railways

Evening News · Tuesday 10 April 1883 · page 2

LONDON, April 9.—The Ports has consented to allow a junction of the Austrian line of railway with the Turkish railway at Pristina, in Servia…

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Murrumburrah-[?]layney Railway

Evening News · Tuesday 10 April 1883 · page 2

A deputation consisting of the following gentlemen, this morning waited upon the acting Minister of Public Works, the Hon. Alexander Stuart:—R. M. Vaughan, W. Coonan, A. G. Jones, and A. Stokes,…

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Tram Troubles

Evening News · Tuesday 10 April 1883 · page 3

About 5.30 yesterday afternoon the Waverley tram stuck up in Liverpool-street, near Elizabeth-street. Although there was nothing uncommon in this, it for a short time caused a block in which the…

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Austrian and Turkish Railways. London, April 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 April 1883 · page 7

The Porte has consented to allow a junction of the Austrian line of railway with the Turkish railway at Pristina, in Servia…

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Government Railways. Alteration in Charge for Sleeping Berths

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 April 1883 · page 2

NOTICE is hereby given that in future the charge for Sleeping Berths will be as follows:— Lower berths...... 12s 6d Upper ditto...... 10s 6d…

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Department of Public Works—Railway Branch. Sydney, 9th April, 1883. to Builders and Others

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 April 1883 · page 2

FRESH TENDERS will be received at this Office until 11 o'clock on TUESDAY, the 24th April next, from persons willing to contract for creeting a Waiting-Shed and Cottage at Triangi, at about 330 miles from Sydney, on the extension from Dubbo to…

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Government Notices. Government Railways. Bathurst Agricultural Show, 10th, 11th, and 12th April, 1883

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 April 1883 · page 2

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

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 April 1883 · page 2

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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Government Notices. Government Railways. Penrith Races, Saturday, 14th APRIL, 1883

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 April 1883 · page 2

NOTICE is hereby given that a Special Train will leave Sydney for Penrith at 10.55 a.m. on the above date, returning from Penrith at 5.45 p.m. the same day. Excursion Tickets will be issued from Sydney at the following…

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Deputation. Railway From Murrumburrah to Young

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 April 1883 · page 5

Yesterday, a deputation, consisting of residents of the districts of Grenfell and Forbes, was introduced to the Acting-Minister for Works by Messrs. Vaughn, M. L. A.; Coonan, M.L.A.; Stokes, M.L.A.; and A. G. Jones,…

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Fatal Accident on the Railway Works Near Young. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Young

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 April 1883 · page 10

A fatal accident occurred this morning on the railway works, within three miles of the town. A young man named Chas. Luxom was in the act of jumping on a passing truck, when he missed his foothold and fell. At the same…

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Railway From Murrumburrah to Yung

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 April 1883 · page 3

A deputation of gentlemen representing the district of Forbes and Grenfell was introduced yesterday to Mr Stuart, as Acting-Minister of Work', by Messts Vaughn, M.L.A.,…

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Fatal Accident at the Young Railway Works. [By Telegraph.] Young

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 April 1883 · page 3

A young man named Chas. Luxon, employed on the railway works near the town, met with a fatal accident this morning. On his way to dinner he attempted to jump on a passing truck, which…

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Roads Office, Sydney, 29th March, 1883. Supply of Steam Coal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 April 1883 · page 2

TENDERS, addressed to the undersigned, will be received at this office till 11 a.m. THURSDAY, the 26th of April, for the supply of a carge of 60 to 80 tons of steam coal for the use of the George's River ferry. The coals to be landed on the wharf at…

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Government Notices. Department of Public Works, Roads Branch, Sydney, 29th March, 1883

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 April 1883 · page 2

FRESH TENDERS.—Attention is directed to Gazette NOTICE inviting fresh tenders for undermentioned works, viz:— Time for Receipt…

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Sydney-Melbourne Railway

Evening News · Thursday 12 April 1883 · page 2

It is expected that the through line from Sydney to Melbourne will be completed in about a month. The occasion will no doubt be fittingly celebrated, and as Parliament will be over before then a "jollification"…

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Railway Waiting-rooms. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 April 1883 · page 3

Sir,—Will you kindly inform your readers why the waiting-rooms, &c., at the Redfern Railway Station are barricaded off every evening between the hours of 7 p.m. and 8.30 p.m.?…

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Tramway Fatalities. to the Editor of the Sydney Daily Telegraph

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 April 1883 · page 4

Sir,--It certainly would be very interesting t[?] know the actual number of deaths caused by the trams. The horrible death of Mr Falconer ought certainly…

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Deputations. Balmain Road

Evening News · Friday 13 April 1883 · page 2

Representatives of the municipal councils of Leichhardt and Balmain were introduced to the Minister for Mines this morning by Mr. Jacob Garrard, M.p., to ask the Government to proclaim the…

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Tramway at Leichhardt

Evening News · Friday 13 April 1883 · page 2

A deputation waited upon the Acting-Minister of Works, this morning, with regard to the tramway at Leichhardt, and to oppose the views advanced by the deputation of last week on the subject of the train in…

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