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Railways, roads & transport, 1889

4,658 stories in Sydney's papers · page 64 of 233

Impending Alterations in the Railway Time-tables

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 April 1889 · page 12

The successful completion of the Hawkesbury Bridge is an important event in the fortunes of the colony, linking as it does the extensive Northern railway sustem with the Southern and Western, and…

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Serious Railway Accidents in Victoria

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 April 1889 · page 862

The last passenger train from Melbourne was just moving out of the Golden-square station at Sandhurst on the night of the 19th instant, when, the pilot engine, which was following…

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Railway from Byrock to Brewarrina

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 April 1889 · page 863

A deputation, consisting of Mr. Waddell, M.L.A., Mr. Davies, M.L.A., Mr. Gormly, M.L.A., Mr. Hayes, M.L.A., Mr. Lakeman, M.L.A., and Mr. Rich, of Messrs. Rich and Co., waited upon the Minister…

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The Sydney-brisbane Railway

The Australian Star · Saturday 27 April 1889 · page 2

Now that the Hawkesbury bridge is completed, and uninterrupted communication has been established from Sydney to Brisbane, the commissioners have arranged,…

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North Sydney Investment and Tramway Co., Limited. London, April 25

The Australian Star · Saturday 27 April 1889 · page 5

TRUTH, in its issue of to-day, states that upon good authority it is assured the £300,000 worth of 4½ per cent debentures offered to the public by the North Sydney…

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The Cooma Railway

The Australian Star · Saturday 27 April 1889 · page 6

IT will no doubt interest the public of Cooma, and the large number of persona who will be served by the new railway, to learn that the line will be opened for…

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The Sandhurst Railway Smash

The Australian Star · Saturday 27 April 1889 · page 5

MELBOURNE, This Day. -- The majority of those injured in the Sandhurst railway accident have settled their cases. Major King, the arbiter, receiving instructions…

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North Sydney Investment and Tramway Co

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 April 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday Night.--When tenders were opened to-day it was found that the £800,000 worth of 4½ per cent. debentures offered to the public by the North Sydney…

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Alteration of Railway Time-tables From May 1

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 April 1889 · page 5

The successful completion of the Hawkesbury Bridge is an important event in the fortunes of the colony, linking as it does the extensive northern railway system with the…

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Railway Official Attacked

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 April 1889 · page 17

On April 19, soon after midnight, two roughlooking men bailed up the porter in charge of the railway platform at Lewisham with the apparent intention of robbing the station. The officer…

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Byrock Railway

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 April 1889 · page 19

Messrs, Wardell and Davis, Ms.L.A., introduced a deputation from the Brewarrina district to urge upon the Minister of Works the necessity of constructing a railway from Byrock…

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An Electric Tramway

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 April 1889 · page 27

It was decided at a meeting of the Balmain Council, held last week, to, accept a tender made by Mr. Montague Rhys Jones for the construction of an electric tramway at Balmain…

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Terrible Railway Accident. the Persons Injured

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 April 1889 · page 28

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—A railway accident of a serious character took place on Friday night, at the Golden Square railway station, near Sandhurst. The last passenger train, from Melbourne…

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The Hawkesbury Bridge

Evening News · Monday 29 April 1889 · page 5

The following is the official programme of the demonstration in connection with the opening of the Hawkesbury bridge, which takes place on Wednesday next. Holders of invitation cards…

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The Hawkesbury Bridge

Evening News · Monday 29 April 1889 · page 6

Although, the telegrams which have been received from the Governments of the neighboring colonies in response to the invitations to the opening of the Hawkesbury Bridge are of a most…

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Train and Track

Evening News · Monday 29 April 1889 · page 5

Owing to the completion and opening for traffic of the Hawkesbury Bridge, the railway authorities have deemed it advisable that a revised time-table in connection with the northern…

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The Hawkesbury Bridge Opening

The Australian Star · Monday 29 April 1889 · page 6

THE Premier has received a congratulatory telegram from the Victorian Government on the completion of the Hawkesbury bridge. Owing to the short notice the only…

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The Melbourne Mail Train

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 29 April 1889 · page 5

ALBURY, Sunday.--Some opposition is being shown to the proposal by the Railway Department to stop the running of the mail train from Sydney on Saturday night and altering the…

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Opening of the Hawkesbury Bridge

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 29 April 1889 · page 4

In connection with the demonstration in celebration of the opening of the Hawkesbury Bridge, the following programme has been drawn up for the information of those…

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The Hawkesbury Bridge. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 April 1889 · page 5

Sir,—Freetraders must have read with pleasure the gratifying news supplied to them by Mr. W. H. Vivian, re the Hawkesbury Bridge. Mr. Vivian, in his letter to Friday's Herald, boasts over the fact of the…

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