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Railways, roads & transport, 1891

4,267 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 214

Bridge, at Pyrmont

Evening News · Thursday 1 January 1891 · page 6

Mr. Bruce Smith, Minister for Public Works, has decided to call for competitive designs for a bridge to be erected over Darling Harbor at Pyrmont. The necessary particulars are being…

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The Pyrmont Bridge

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 January 1891 · page 4

The Minister tor Works has determined to call for competitive designs for the proposed new Pyrmont bridge, and the necessary particulars are now being prepared by the…

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Georges River Bridge

Evening News · Thursday 1 January 1891 · page 5

The site for the proposed bridge over the George at Liverpool continues to agitate the Liverpudlian mind, and the relative merits of the two sites…

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Lillie Bridge Pony Races

Evening News · Thursday 1 January 1891 · page 6

There was a good attendance at the pony race meeting at Lillie Bridge, on Wednesday evening. The racing was good in every instance, and passed off satisfactorily. Results:…

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Trades Unionism and the Government. Action of the Railway Commissioners. Dismissal of Mr. Henry Hoyle. The President of the Railway and Tramway Association--Asked to Resign his Rights as a Citizen-- 24 Hours' Notice-- Leisure Time and Union Meetings

The Australian Star · Thursday 1 January 1891 · page 6

FOR some time past forebodings of a serious nature have been in the air in connection with the Railway Service of this colony. The public are well aware that there exists…

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New Railway Arrangements

Evening News · Thursday 1 January 1891 · page 6

A now time-table for the railways came into force to-day. A large number of alterations in the passenger trains have been made, the changes on the principal lines being as follow:…

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The Railway Strike. Collapse at Glasgow

Evening News · Thursday 1 January 1891 · page 4

LONDON, December 31.—Traffic on the Eastern and Scotch lines of railway is increasing, and the men are slowly return ing to work…

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Railway Coal Supply

Evening News · Thursday 1 January 1891 · page 5
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The Railway Commissioners, it is understood, have accepted tenders for the supply of coal for the half year ending June 30, 1891, as follows : Mount Pleasant Colliery, 72,000 tons; Bulli Coal…

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The Railway Strike. London, December 31

The Australian Star · Thursday 1 January 1891 · page 5

The railway employees of Edinburgh, who struck work for shorter hours of labor, remain obstinate in their determination to have their demands conceded…

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The Railway Strike Collapsing. London, December 31

The Australian Star · Thursday 1 January 1891 · page 6

The strike of railway employees in Scotland is collapsing…

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New Railway Time-table. the Principal Changes

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 January 1891 · page 5

A new time-table for the railways will come into force to-day. A number of alterations in the passenger trains have been made since the last time-table was issued, the changes on the…

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The Railway Commissioners

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 January 1891 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The Executive Council this afternoon passed an order renewing the engagements of Messrs. Speight and Ford as Commissioners of the Railway Department…

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[?] Railway Strike. the Edinburgh Men Obstinate

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 January 1891 · page 5

[?] Wednesday.--The Scotch railway [?] is rapidly collapsing and large [?] the men have returned to work [?] for permission to do so. The…

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London Op[?]. the Sidney Morning Herald, 78 Queen Victeris-stroot, E.C. ([?] the M[?] House Railway [?] Re[?] by [?] B. S. Lloyd and Co

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 January 1891 · page 4

The effice of this journal is now open at the above addross. Files of The Sydney H[?] are to be [?] in the [?]-room, and all information responting…

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Tram Discomforts. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 January 1891 · page 6

Sir,—The [?] system of framways in Sydney, even if [?] by the most com[?] management in the world, could [?] be looked upon with pride by [?] citizen, and it is [?] fore a mat[?]…

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The Railway Strike. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) Londaon, Dec. 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 January 1891 · page 5

Traffic on the Eastern and Scotch lines of railway is increasing, and the men are slowly returning to work. The popular feeling in Glusgow is…

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Sunday Teaffic on the Railways. [By Telegrafk.] (From Our Correspondent.) Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 January 1891 · page 5

Rel[?]tive to the compla[?] made to the Comis[?] recently by the Lord's Day R[?] Society, [?] in raference to the increase in the [?] of Sunday trains, the president of the [?]…

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Lillie Bridge Pony Races

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 January 1891 · page 3

A large gathering of the sporting community assembled at Lillie Bridge last night to witness the pony and trotting races. A programme of five events was successfully carried out, the New Year Handicap…

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The Tramway Rates. Deputation to the Railway Commissioners

The Australian Star · Friday 2 January 1891 · page 6

A DEPUTATION from Waverley and Woollahra, introduced by Messrs. King, Allen, and Shepherd, M.'sL.A., waited upon the Railway Commissioners for the purpose of…

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