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Railways, roads & transport, 1883

2,081 stories in Sydney's papers · page 64 of 105

The Queensland Railway Tariff. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 July 1883 · page 5

A deputation from the Chamber of Commerce waited upon the Minister for Works this morning, to present a petition with reference to the high railway tariff on the Southern and Western lines compared with…

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Railway Syndicate Proposals for West Australia. [By Telegraph.] Perth

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 July 1883 · page 3

Sir Julius Vogel's proposals to construct a railway between Beverley and Eucla, contemplate the completion of the railway system from…

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Intercolonial Railway Communication

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 July 1883 · page 3

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SYDNEY, DAILY TELEGRAPH. Sir,--According to this morning's issue of your valuable paper, it is the intention of the Victorian railway authorities to expedite the passenger and…

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Camperdown Bridge

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 July 1883 · page 6

A deputation, consisting of Messrs Pritchard (Mayor of Leichhardt), Thompson (Mayor of Camperdown), Aldermen Sparkes, Borcher, an M'Grath, together with Messrs Garrard and…

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Train Accident

Evening News · Saturday 21 July 1883 · page 3

Late on Thursday night Mary Donelly, aged 24, domestic servant, whose address is caro of M r. Coward, boot-dealer, Marion and Regent streets, Redfern, was brought to the hospital in an almost insensible…

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Branch Railway From Walcha-road to Walcha

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 July 1883 · page 9

Messrs. Farnell and Proctor, Ms.L.A., introduced an influential deputation yesterday to the Minister for Works, from Walcha, for the purpose of urging upon the Minister the propriety of constructing a branch railway or tramway…

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Repair of Bridge at Camperdown

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 July 1883 · page 9

A deputation, consisting of Mr. Thompson (Mayor of Camperdown), Mr. Pritchard (Mayor of Leichhardt), and several aldermen of the first named Municipality, were introduced yesterday by Messrs. Mitchell, Garrard, and…

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Road Quirindi to Coonabarabran

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 July 1883 · page 9

The Minister for Works received a deputation yesterday, introduced by Mr. J. P. Abbott, M.L.A., from certain residents of the Gunnedah district, who presented a petition signed by 400 inhabitants, praying for the opening of a road…

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Road From Quirindi to Coonoobababa

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 July 1883 · page 6

A deputation, consisting of Messrs B. G. Higgins, J. L. Tebbutt, W. F. Sheldon, and Marsb, was introduced yesterday by the Hon. J. P. Abbott, member for the district, to the Minister…

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Sick and Accident Funds, and Government Railway Employees

Nepean Times · Saturday 21 July 1883 · page 3

DURING the last session of Parliament, the injustice done to employees on the Government railways, who happen to belong to the Sick and Accident Clubs and other Benefit…

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Government Railways

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 July 1883 · page 5

NOTICE is hereby given that, on and after the 1st August next, Gunpowder and other explosives will be received at Darling Harbour on TUESDAYS and THURSDAYS, instead of on Mondays and Wednesdays as hitherto…

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Deparment of Public Works, Railway Branch, Sydney, 20th July, 1833. Government Railways

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 July 1883 · page 5

NOTICE is hereby given that the 8 p.m. train from Paramatta to Sydney will in future stop at Homebush to set down and pick up passengers. Department of Public Works,…

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Department of Public Works, Railway Branch, Sydney, 16th July, 1883. to Railway Contractors, and OTHERS

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 July 1883 · page 5

TENDERS will be received at this Office until 11 o'clock on TUESDAY, the 30th October next, from persons willing to contract for the Construction of the Works comprised in the third (3rd) section of the Illawarra Railway, from about 32 miles…

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The Inverell Railway. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 July 1883 · page 13

Sir,—The question of which route the above railway shall take—to Glen Innes or Mother of Ducks—is now being hotly debated by those interested. The advocates of the latter ask that at least a trial survey may be made from…

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Extension of Marrickville Tramway

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 July 1883 · page 9

A deputation, consisting of Mr. Graham, Major of Marrickville, and several of the aldermen, waited upon the Minister for Works yesterday to urge the extension of the Marrickvilla tramway to Dulwich Hill, on the New…

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Queensland Railway Tariff. Brisbane

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 21 July 1883 · page 136

A deputation from the Chamber of Commerce waited upon the Minuter for Works this morning, to present a petition with reference to the high railway tariff on the Southern and Western lines compared with…

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The Hawthorn Railway Accident. Melbourne. July 13

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 21 July 1883 · page 111

The Hawthorne Inquiry Board report has been published. It reviews all the circumstances which led up to the accident, and states that Hunt, the guard of the special train, and Kitchen, the driver,…

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Railway to Crookwell and Taralga

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 21 July 1883 · page 127

A deputation, introduced by Messrs. Gannon, Teece, and Holborrow, Ms.L.A., waited upon the Minister for Works on the 13th instant for the purpose of urging the construction of a railway from Goulburn to Crook well and…

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Serious Tram Accident at Redfern

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 July 1883 · page 5

A young woman named Mary Donnelly, a domestic servant with Mr Coward, Begent-street, Redfern, was brought to the Sydney Hospital early yesterday morning, suffering from injuries…

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Marrickville Tramway Extension

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 July 1883 · page 6

A deputation, consisting of Mr D. Graham, Mayor of Marrickville, also Messrs Beaumont and Chisholm, waited on the Minister for Works yesterday, for the purpose of asking for an extension…

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