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Railways, roads & transport, 1887

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Electric Tramways for Sydney

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 July 1887 · page 81
Also in Australian Town and Country Journal

A cable message has been receive from Mr. Pritchard (now in Paris), the contractor of the new line of railway which has just been sanctioned from North. Shore to Pearce's Corner announcing that in a few…

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Railway Routes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 July 1887 · page 64

A deputation waited this week on Mr. Sutherland to press the claims of what is known as the North Coast railway—that is, a line that should run from, the Hunter to the Clarence. It is a district containing…

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MISCELLANEOUS. The Peat's Ferry Railway Accident

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 July 1887 · page 94

The Coroner's inquest on the body of William Henry Hankin, who died of injuries received in connection with the railway disaster at the Hawkesbury on the 21st ultimo, has been proceeded with every day during the week. The…

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Proposed Railway from Glen Innes to Inverell

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 July 1887 · page 83

The following is a copy of a circular setting forth the advantages in constructing a line of railway from Glen Innes to Inverell, and the proposed line from the latter place to Uralla. The circular has been widely distributed by the…

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Wool Rates on the Victorian Railways. Melbourne, July 1

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 July 1887 · page 67

The Railway Commissioners have issued a by-law fixing the charges and regulations for the carriage of wool over the Victorian railways. A special scale of rates is provided for wool from stations on the Ararat,…

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North Coast Railway

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 July 1887 · page 67

A deputation consisting of several members of Parliament and delegates from the North Coast districts, was introduced to the Minister for Works on Wednesday by Mr. R. Burdett Smith, M.L.A., with the object…

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Our Railway Reports

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 July 1887 · page 4

Of late years a good deal has been said in depreciation of our railway system, the defective features of which are dwelt on to the exclusion many points in which our railways are…

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Railway Accommodation for Eastwood

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 July 1887 · page 7

Mr. M'Calloch, M. introduced a deputation from Eastwood to the Minister for Works yesterday. Their object was to ask for a goodsshed to be built at the railway station, and also…

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The Peat's Ferry Railway Accident. Continuation of the Inquest

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 July 1887 · page 10

The inquest was resumed by the City Coroner yesterday ujornirig at the Darlinghurst Court house. Mr. F. E. Rogers, instructed by the Crown…

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The Railway Accident. the Departmental Inquiry Board

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 July 1887 · page 6

It was staged some time since that the board of officers appointed to inquire into the causes of the recent railway disaster at Peal's Ferry had completed their report and forwarded it on to…

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Melbourne Tram Ways Trust

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 July 1887 · page 5

Loudon, Thursday.--Tenders for the Melbourne Tramways Trust loan of £200,00 at 412 per cent. were opened to-day. The subscriptions amounted to £660,000. Tenders…

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The Nyngan-cobar Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 July 1887 · page 5

COBAR, Friday.--At a public indignation meeting last night (the Mayor presiding) strong remarks were made about constructing a 10 mile railway near Sdyney while locality is…

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Colo valley Railway Scheme

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 July 1887 · page 19

On July 1, one of the members for Mudgee had an interview with the Commissioner for Railways, Mr. Goodohap, with respect to the Colo Valley railway—that is, the route from Penrith…

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The Peat's Ferry Railway Disaster

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 July 1887 · page 14

The coroner's inquiry as to the cause of the deaths of those who were killed in the railway accident at Peat's Ferry has been continued during the week. The principal evidence was as…

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Correspondence. [It must be distinctly understood that, while we are at all times happy to insert correspondence we do not in all cases endorse the remarks of the writer.] Catlereagh-street Bridge. To the Editor of the Nepean Times

Nepean Times · Saturday 9 July 1887 · page 3

Sir,—Will you kindly grant me one more favor in answer to Mr. T. J. Cadden's rambling story of the 2nd ult.? 1st. As Mayor, I gave Mr. Cadden one…

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West Australian Railway Loan. London, July 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 July 1887 · page 7

Tenders were opened yesterday for the 5 per cent. bonds amounting to £100,000 issued by the Western Australian Bank on behalf of the Great Southern Railway Company of…

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The Cairns-herberton Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 July 1887 · page 5

CAIRNS, Sunday-- the [?] the first section [?] last week has been again deferred and great indignation has resulted amongst the [?]payment on the…

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The Railway Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 July 1887 · page 4

This morning, after having. made an examination of certain of the wheels of the carriages of the wrecked train at the Redfern Station the jury will proceed to the Darlinghurst…

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Huge Railway Development

Evening News · Tuesday 12 July 1887 · page 4

The steady, solid way in which New South Wales has trudged her wide geographical area, having thus enormous difficulties to face, as compared with, say, Victoria, is one of the best…

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