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Railways, roads & transport, 1884

2,361 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 119

Scenes on the preat Northern Railway Line.—Gosford to Newcastle

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 February 1884 · page 25

1. Tuggerah Lake. 2. Coorumbung. 3. Ourimba, 4, Wyong, 5. Umbi-Umbi, 6. The Hand and Heart…

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Deputations. Illawarra Railway Line

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 February 1884 · page 27

LAST Friday a deputation consisting of Messrs Lahiff, (Maypr), John Biggar, J.P., and Jas. Maher, (Wollongong), E. R. Evans, and W. S. Thompson (Dapto), and John Eichards (Mayor of Central…

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Deputations. Robertson Railway Survey

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 February 1884 · page 14

A DEPUTATION consisting of residents of Kangaroo Talley, Shoalhavon, and Wild's Meadow, accompanied by Mosers. Garrett, M'Court, Humphreys, M.sL.A., waited upon the Minister of Works on 25th…

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Deniliquin to Moama Railway

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 February 1884 · page 14

On Tuesday a deputation, consisting of Messrs. Barbour and Wilson, mombers of the N.3.W. Legislativo Assembly, and Mosers. Angus Mackay and Burrowes, of the Victorian Parliament, waited upon…

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Attempted Rape. Sensational Occurrence on the Railway. a Guard Invades a Lady's Sleeping Car. Attempt to Ravish the Occupant

Evening News · Monday 4 February 1884 · page 5

An event has transpired on the main Southern line of railway which should possess considerable interest for travellers generally, and which shows what may happen a female travelling without a…

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Another Railway Smash. Collision Near Wagga. Several Persons Hurt

Evening News · Monday 4 February 1884 · page 5

[The following appeared in our second edition on Saturday:—] WAGGA WAGGA, Saturday. A railway accident occurred near the Sandy…

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Killed on the Railway. PARRAMATTA

Evening News · Monday 4 February 1884 · page 4

An inquest was held in the Parramatta District Hospital upon Saturday afternoon, before Mr. J. R. Bowden, (the coroner), upon the body of the boy Claude Morrison, who met his death by…

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Expenditure on Tram Cars

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 February 1884 · page 2

The Minister for Public Works on Friday, in reply to questions by Mr, Abigail, gave the following information with regard to tram-cars:-- Forty-three cars designed by the Superintendent…

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Fatal Railway Accident at Parramatta

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 February 1884 · page 7

A frightful railway accident happened to a boy named Albert Claud Morrison, on Saturday morning at the Parramatta railway station. It appears that deceased came from Petersham that morning…

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Proposed Purchase of Holdfast Bay Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 February 1884 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Friday.--A deputation interviewed the Commissioner for Public Works to-day, urging the desirability of the Government purchasing the Holdfast Bay railway line, in…

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Railway Meeting at Cowra. (From Our Own Correspondent.) [By Telegraph.] Cowra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 February 1884 · page 8

One of the largest and most influential public meetings field here for years past took place last evening at the Fitzroy Arms Hotel, on the subject of the Blayney-Murrumburrah railway. A number of gentlemen present expressed…

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A Train Grievance. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 February 1884 · page 2

Sir,--You would render great service by calling attention to the irregularity of the train timed to arrive in Sydney at 7.40 a.m. It is crowded with passengers who are bound to be at their shops or…

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A Train Grievance. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 February 1884 · page 2

Sir,--You would render great service by calling attention to the irregularity of the train timed to arrive in Sydney at 7.40 a.m. It is crowded with passengers who are bound to be at their shops or…

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Another Railway Smash. Two Goods Trains Collide. Great Damage to Rolling Stock. No Lives Lost. Parramatta

Evening News · Tuesday 5 February 1884 · page 2

Another terrific railway "smash" took place early this morning near the Rookwood railway station. It appears that the goods train, from Sydney, upon passing the Rookwood station,…

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Serious Charge Against a Railway Guard

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 February 1884 · page 3

At the Central Police Court yesterday, before Mr. J. Dillon, S.M., Elizabeth Hooper, a Public school teacher, preferred a charge against Thomas Goff, a railway guard, of having attempted to criminally assault her in a railway…

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Cable Tramways

Evening News · Wednesday 6 February 1884 · page 7

The sub-committee of the Lord Provost's committee of the city of Edinburgh has issued, in a tabulated form, the answers received from the town clerks of San Francisco, Chicago, and Dunedin, in reply to…

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Deniliquin-Moama Railway. DENILIQUIN

Evening News · Wednesday 6 February 1884 · page 4

The nineteenth half-yearly meeting of the Deniliquin and Moama Railway Company was held yesterday. Mr. Simmie occupied the chair. The report showed that the traffic…

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Alleged Outrage on a Lady by a Railway Conductor

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 February 1884 · page 6

A case of unusual interest to the general public was commenced at the Central Police Court on Monday. The parties in the ca c, which occupied the attention of the Bench for some considerable…

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Railway Collision at Rookwood

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 February 1884 · page 5

A tremendous railway smash happened yesterday at Rookwood station, at 12.30 am., by the down goods train from Sydney colliding with another goods train, which unfortunately WAS…

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The Railway to Circular Quay

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 February 1884 · page 5

The pressure of important business of various kinds such as the Land Bill, the Constitutional difficulty, and the financial statement, has prevented the Government from fully considering…

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