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Railways, roads & transport, 1891

4,267 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 214

London Offices, the Sydney Morning Herald, 78 Queen Victoria-street, [?]C. (opposite the Mansion House Railway Station.) Represented by Messrs. B. S. Lloyd and Co

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 January 1891 · page 6

The office of this journal is now open at the above address. Files of The Sydney Morning Herald are to be [?] in the reading-room, and all information respecting…

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The Newcastle Tramway

The Australian Star · Wednesday 21 January 1891 · page 6

THE tramway which now terminates at the remote end of Hunter-street at Newcastle is to be extended right up to the railway station, which will be a great convenience…

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The Railway Strike. Trains Stormed at Greenock. Non-unionists About to Strike. Railway Directors Determined. Disastrous Results to Trade--Refusal to Recognise the Union. LONDON, January 19

The Australian Star · Wednesday 21 January 1891 · page 5

The strike of railway employees in Scotland is assuming a more serious aspect every day, and at present there appears not the least chance of the dispute being settled…

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Extra Special the Railway Strike. Petition to the Board of Trade. London, January 20

The Australian Star · Wednesday 21 January 1891 · page 6

The Edinburgh Municipal Council is engaged in procuring petitions to the Board of Trade asking it to interfere in the railway strike with a view to an early…

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The Ashfield-druitt Tramway

The Australian Star · Wednesday 21 January 1891 · page 6

STEADY progress is being made with the work of completing the construction of the Ashfield-Druitt tramway. The earthworks have already been commenced at the…

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The Supply of Railway Sleepers

The Australian Star · Wednesday 21 January 1891 · page 6

A NEW experiment has been made by the railway sleeper cutters of the Dubbo district in the direction of co-operation. They have formed a mutually beneficial union for the…

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Railway Strikes. Scotch Trains Stormed by Unionists. Disastrous Effect Upon Trade. Trouble on the Great Western Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 January 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Monday Night.--Affairs are daily becoming more serious in connection with the Scotch railway strike. To-day trains manned by non-unionists were rushed…

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The Zone System of Railway Rates. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 January 1891 · page 6

Sir,--I am glad to see that the zone system of railway rates is being discussed. Mr. Copeland, in his letter to The Daily Telegraph today, proves conclusively that a cheaper rate of…

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Wood-blocking Newtown-road

The Australian Star · Thursday 22 January 1891 · page 6

A DEPUTATION consisting of Messrs. Joseph Abbott, Hawken and Molesworth, Ms.L.A., waited upon the Minister for Works this afternoon to urge upon the Government the…

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An Infant's Remains in a Train

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 January 1891 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--On Saturday afternoon, as Mrs. Bonely was travelling to Albert Park from St. Hilda, she discovered a neatly done-up parcel left in the carriage. She…

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Robbery of a Mail Train. Stuck Up by Texas Thieves

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 January 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday Night.--A daring robbery of a mail train has occurred in Texas, in the United States. A gang of robbers succeeded in stopping a mail train…

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Outrage in Texas. a Train Derailed by Bandits. by Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, Jan. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 January 1891 · page 7

A railway outrage is reported from Texas, A gang of bandits had taken measures to surprise a train, which they caused to leave the rails. The robbers…

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A Train Robbed. Daring Outrage in Texas. The Mails Rifled and 20,000dol. Stolen. LONDON, January 20

The Australian Star · Thursday 22 January 1891 · page 5

A despatch from New York reports that news has been received of a daring train robbery in Texas. A mail train while proceeding through a lonely part of the country…

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Railway Accident at Eveleigh. Man Run Over

Evening News · Thursday 22 January 1891 · page 6

An accident of a serious nature happened shortly after 7 o'clock this morning in the Eveleigh railway tunnel, when a laboring man, "whose name is at present unknown, was knocked down…

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Hunter-street, Newcastle, Tramway

Evening News · Thursday 22 January 1891 · page 5

It will doubtless be welcome news to the citizens of Newcastle that tenders will be called in the early part of March next for the continuation of the tramway from its present terminus,…

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The Combsberrow Mystery. Contents. Vi the Pixie. V. the Devil's Back-door. Vi Godfrey's Quest. Vii. How Godfrey Found His Father. Viii. a Seeming Digression Which Leads Back to the Point. Ix. the Eye in the Darknes. X.francis Gwynn's Wooing. Xi. Constable Stone. Xii. a Farce Within a Tragedy. Xiii.the Ethics of Lying: Part I. of the Tramp's Story. Xiv. the Tramp's Story, Concluded.xv Village Humors. Xvi. Dry Bones. Xvii. in the Woods. Xviii. Ishmael. Xix. the Writing in the Cavern. Xx. Mr. Collier at Bay. Xxi. the Ruined Barn. Xxii. Conclusion Chapter Iv.(continued)

Evening News · Thursday 22 January 1891 · page 7

These words were addressed to Crofter, who had suddenly dashed forward, barking furiously. While engaged in the preceding conversation, the Squire and…

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Ashfield-Druitt Town Tramway

Evening News · Thursday 22 January 1891 · page 5

Notwithstanding a number of local complaints of delay in the construction of the Ashfield Druitt Town tramway, it appears that the work has already been commenced by the contractor. The…

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Yesterday's Cables. The Railway Strike. Apprehended Extension

Evening News · Thursday 22 January 1891 · page 5

LONDON, January 20.—There is danger of the railway strike in Scotland extending to the English lines. At the present time there is much excitement on the Great…

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Probable Railway Strike in England. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, Jan. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 January 1891 · page 7

There is much excitement among the employees of the Great Western Railway Company owing to the refusal of the directors to concede the men's demand of…

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The Railway Strike. Petition to the Board of Trade. London, January 20

The Australian Star · Thursday 22 January 1891 · page 5

The Edinburgh Municipal Council is engaged in procuring petitions to the Board of Trade asking it to interfere in the railway strike with a view to an early…

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