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Railways, roads & transport, 1888

4,078 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 204

Tramway to Dulwich-hill

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 February 1888 · page 5

A public meeting for the purpose of farther urging upon the Government the necessity to extend the tramway from the present Marrick- ville terminus to Dulwich-hill was held at the…

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Railway Communication to Wilcannia

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 February 1888 · page 5

WILCANNIA, Thursday.--A meeting of the Railway League was held this afternoon, Mr. H. C. Armstrong, J.P., in the chair. The meeting was called to consider a letter from Mr. Garland,…

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The Melbourne Tramway Employes' Dispute

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 February 1888 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The delegates from the newly-established Tramway Employes' Union had an interview with Mr. Clapp, the managing director, to-day, in connection with…

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Road Field of Mars to Gordon Railway Station

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 3

The Minister for works yesterday received a deputation, introduced by Mr. O'Sullivan, M.P., who urged that, instead of a road already surveyed, a road a chain wide should be made…

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Subsidence in a Bridge Embankment

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 5

MELBOURNE Friday.—A serious subsidence has taken place in the embankment of the new Prince's Bridge, owing to the treacherous nature of the swamp on which the embankment…

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The Prince's Bridge in Danger

The Australian Star · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 6

MELBOURNE, This Day.--The ground in which the Prince's Bridge embankment is being raised has subsided several feet. Fears for the safety of the bridge are…

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Attempt to Wreck a Train

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 276

Our Albury correspondent telegraphed on Sunday:—A report reached here that an attempt had been made to wreck the train arriving here from Hay at midnight. Two men employed by Mr. Fleming, of…

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Wood-paving Botany-road

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 9

A deputation, consisting ot Messrs. Stephen ana Schey, Ms.L.A., P. Howe (Acting Mayor of Waterloo), M. Smith, Lamond, Williams, Harding, Foskett (Mayor of Alexandria), and Jesson, waited upon the Minister for…

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Wood- Blocking Botany- Road

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 3

Messrs. W. Stephen and Sehey, Ms.P., yesterday accompanied a deputation representing Waterloo and Alexandria, who interviewed the Minister for Works in regard to the wood-blocking…

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Field of Mars to Gordon-road

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 9

A deputation, introduced by Mr. E.W. O'sullivan, M.L.A, and consisting of Mesrrs. A. Gale, M.L.A., W. Mooro, R. E. M'Intosh, and Schwerkert, waited upon the Minister for Works yesterday morning, and offered to give…

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Railway Excursions

Nepean Times · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 3

On Tuesday last the members of the Engineering Association of New South Wales, accompanied by Hon. John Sutherland, several continental visitors and some…

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Railway Station at Bredbo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 9

Mr. T. C. O'Mura, M.L.A., introduced a deputation comprising Messrs. D. O'Rourke (Mayor of Cooma), W. Cosgrove, J.P., George Rolp, L. Solomon, W. Bradley, and Alfred Curtis, to the Minister for Works…

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Nyngan Railway Returns

The Australian Star · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 6

NYNGAN, Friday.--The returns for the year from Nyngan Railway Station are as follows:--From passengers, £7289 3s 10d; from goods and live stock, £54,331 2s 1d;…

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Lilydale-Healesville Railway Strike

The Australian Star · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Day.--The contractors for the railway between Lilydale and Healesville having granted the men the 6s a day that they insisted they had been…

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A Tramway Mishap. Action Against the Company

The Australian Star · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 6

MELBOURNE, This Day.--The jury has not yet agreed in the case Hendley v. the Tramway Company, which is an action against the company on account of injuries…

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The Michelago-cooma Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 3

Mr. O'Mara, M.P., yesterday introduced to the Minister for Works a deputation,. who asked that, on the Michelago to Cooma railway now in course of construction, a platform…

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Deputations. the Great Northern Railway Changing Station

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 3

Yesterday morning a deputation (Introduced by Mr. Ellis, M.P., and including Messrs. G R. Dibbs, M.P., J. Fletcher, M.P., R. B. Wallace, Stokes, A. Brown and Webb, Mayor of…

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Action Against a Tramway Company. Value of Property in Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday — The Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company were the defendants to-day in an action for 500 damages brought against there by Edward Hendley, for MELBOURNE, Friday .—The premises in Elizabeth-street, occupied by Mr. Dean, oil and color man, were Bold at auction to-day for £28,000, or £1200 per foot…

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The Northern Mail Train. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 February 1888 · page 5

ARMIDALE, Saturday.—Great indignation is expressed throughout New England at the disgraceful way the mail trains are running. The Sydney train is two and three hours late every…

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The Melbourne Tramway Employees' Union. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 February 1888 · page 7

The difficulty which during the last few days it was thought would arise between the tramway employees and the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company concerning the formation of a Union is now considered…

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