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Railways, roads & transport, 1884

2,361 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 119

Bridge Over Spring Creek

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 February 1884 · page 15

Mr. Stephen, M.P., and Mr, Cormack waited on the Minister of Works on Friday, to represent the necessity for the construction of a bridge over Spring Creek, Bay-street, Bexley, in order to provide for the…

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Deputations. Burwood-road

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 February 1884 · page 6

A deputation, consisting of Aldermen Broughton, Sanders, Wedderburn, and the council clerk of Burwood, waited on the Minister for Works yesterday morning, to urge the necessity for…

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The Attempt to Upset a Train near Adelaide. Adelaide

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1884 · page 280

Detective Dunlevi, who was sent by the Commissioner of Police to report respecting the alleged attempt to wreck the Nairne train, has visited the spot where the piece of iron was discovered. He states that the…

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Railway Strike. (To the Editor.)

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 9 February 1884 · page 16

SIR,-I beg to say, through the columns of your influential and largely road journal, that a railway strike on a true seale has taken place here. On Monday, the 4th instant;, it started from Tenter…

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Railway From Eden to Bega

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 February 1884 · page 14

Yesterday a deputation consisting of Messrs. H. Clarke, J. See, and J. P. Garvan, Ms.L.A., waited upon the Minister for Works to urge upon the hon. gentleman the desirableness of a railway being constructed from Eden to…

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The Charge Against a Railway Conductor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 February 1884 · page 9

The charge against Thomas Goff, a railway conductor, of asaaulting Elizabeth Hooper, with intent, was resumed yesterday at the Central Police Court Mr. R. Barton, instructed by the Crown Solicitor, appeared for the…

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Serious Railway Collision. Wagga Wagga, Feb. 1

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1884 · page 262

A serious railway accident occurred last night near Sandy Creek fetation, and several persons were more or less injured. As the 9 o'clock passenger train from here was proceeding to Albury, upon approaching a siding this side of Sandy…

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Railway Meeting at Cowra. Cowra

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1884 · page 262

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

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Deniliquin and Moama Railway Company. Deniliquin

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1884 · page 262

The nineteenth half-yearly meeting of the Deniliqain and Moama Railway Company was held to-day. Mr. Simmie occupied the chair. The report showed that the traffic re-ceipt for the last half-year amounted to £14,016 5s. 7d.;…

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The Railway to Rylstone

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1884 · page 282

A deputation, consisting of Sir John Robertson and Mr. A. G. Taylor. Ms.L.A., Messrs. De Courcy Brown, J. Heywood, P. Meyers, S. Upton, and W. Ward, waited upon the Minister for Worke, on 1st inst., to ask him to fix the…

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Railway--beg a to Eden

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 February 1884 · page 6

A deputation, consisting of Messrs Gannon, See, and H. Clarke, waited on the Minister for Works yesterday to have a line surveyed from Bega to Eden, by which the great amount of produce of…

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Alleged Outrage on a Lady by a Railway Conductor

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 February 1884 · page 6

The hearing of the case of Thomas Goff, railway conductor, for assaulting with intent to ravish and carnally know Elizabeth Hooper, pubic school teacher, in the sleeping compartment of a railway…

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New Railway Time Table

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 February 1884 · page 27

THE Railway Department brought into operation but Monday, the 4th instant, new railway time: table. The alterations in the running of the trains will be found explained in the following:—…

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Deniliquin-Moama Railway. (By Telegraph. From Our Correspondent.) Deniliquin

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 February 1884 · page 12

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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Railway Accidents. [By Telegraph.] Parramatta

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 February 1884 · page 11

A SHOCKING accident occurred the morning at the railway station to a boy named Claude Morrison, who arrived in the 8.15 a.m. train. The boy attempted te get out before the train stopped…

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Gable Tramways

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 February 1884 · page 14

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

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Wollongong Railway Meeting. [By Electric Telegraph.] Wollongong

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 February 1884 · page 12

A DENSELY crowded, and rather noisy meeting was held in the Temperance Hall, Wollongong, last night, for the purpose of asking the Government to reconsider its decision with regard to the…

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Tram Route Deviation

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 February 1884 · page 17

A PUBLIC meeting of the inhabitants of the borough of Waverley was held at the Oddfellow's Hall, Church-street, on February 1. There was a fairly numerous and representative attendance; the mayor…

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Denman Bridge. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 February 1884 · page 4

Sir,—With reference to a paragraph in your issue of this dates referring to the proposed iron and timber bridge over the Hunrer River at Denman, I learn that the Minister has authorised the construction to be wholly of timber. The…

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Peculiar Tram Accident

Evening News · Monday 11 February 1884 · page 3

A fireman on a tram motor named George Pightling was looking out of the window of his motor while in Elizabeth-street, near Park-Street, when he was struck on the head by another motor which was…

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