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Railways, roads & transport, 1891

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Railway Commissioners' Report. Further Increase of Revenue

Evening News · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 5

The report of the Railway Commissioners for the last quarter of the year 1890 has just been completed. It shows that, despite the decrease of traffic in October owing to the strike, there is an…

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The Coombsberrow Mystery. Contents. 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 Xi. Constable Stone

Evening News · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 7

It was with extreme satisfaction that Miss Collier saw Francis Gwynn disappear among the trees. Now that self-command was no longer necessary, she began to feel…

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Lismore Tweed Railway. the First Section, £8782 Per Mile

Evening News · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 5

The Minister for Public Works has accepted the tender of Messrs. Kerle and Kerle for the construction of the first section of the Lismore to the Tweed Railway. The section "is 16 miles in…

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The Scotch Railway Strike. Outrages at a Locomotive Shed

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 16

OUTRAGES in connection with the scotch railway strike are on the increase. On Monday night a body of the men on strike, with their faces masked, seized the locomotive…

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Railway Tenders

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 10

The railway tenders were opened on Tuesday by the secretary to the Commissioners and the accountant of the Department, the commissione being absent on a tour of inspection over the…

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New Differential Railway Rates. a Concession to Intermediate Localities

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 8

A BYLAW having consideiable interest for country residents has been published in the Gazette, referring to the railway rates to come into force. At the present time a differential rate exists of…

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The Sydney Mail. London Offices: 78 Queen Victoria-street, E.C. (opposite the Mansion House Railway Station). Represented by B. S. LLOYD and CO

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 237

The office of this journal is now open at the above address. Files of the Sydney Mail are to be seen in the reading room, and all information respecting subscriptions,…

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Serious Railway Accident in America. London, Jan. 27

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 240

A train conveying back 70 cavalry, the heroes of the recent Indian rebellion, collided with an express train in Kansas, and both the trains were wrecked by…

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Differential Railway Rates

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 259

WITH reference to the railway rates which are to come into force, a bylaw of considerable interest for country residents, has been published in the Government Gazette. At the present time a…

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The Railway Strike in Scotland. To the Editor of the Australian Workman

The Australian Workman · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 3

SIR,--Under the heading of "Multum in Parvo" the following appeared in Saturday's WORKMAN re the "Strike in Scotland" :-- "Would it not be a good idea for the Scotch Trades-Unionists in New…

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A Severe Storm. Damage to a Railway Line. COWRA

The Australian Star · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 6

A heavy storm was experienced last night between Cowra and Koorawatha. A large portion of the railway embankment was washed away about four miles from…

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Richmond-kurrajong Railway. Meeting at Richmond. RICHMOND

The Australian Star · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 6

A meeting is being held in the School of Arts here for the purpose of considering the advisability of having a railway from Richmond to Kurrajong. Mr. Alexander, the…

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Railway Revenue

The Australian Star · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 11

THE report of the Railway Commissioners for the quarter ended December 31 last shows an increase in the revenue of £107,000. The mineral traffic amounted in…

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The Railway Strike. London, January 30

The Australian Star · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 5

It is now reported that the railway strike in Scotland has been settled, and that the men who have been out on strike are to resume work. The terms of the settlement…

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Lismore-tweed Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 4

The tender of Messrs. Kerls and Kerls has been accepted by the Minister for Woks for the construction of the first section of Lismore-Tweed railway. The length of the…

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The Railway Commissioners' Report

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 4

The report of the Railway Commissioners for the quarter which ended at tho close of last year shows that there was an increase in the revenue during the three month of £107,[?]…

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Contractors and the Railway Commissioners. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 9

Sir, -- Will you kindly give me a space in your journal for the ventilation of a matter highly important to myself as a business man and equally so to others of my class. Recently the…

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The Scotch Railway Strike. a Compromise Arrived At

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Friday. -- It is announced this morning that the Scotch railway strike has been settled, and that the men are to resume work to-day…

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More Cheap Railway Excursions

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 6

Encouraged by the success of the recent cheap excursions on the main lines the Railway Commissioners have, as mentioned by us yesterday, arranged for another series, the first…

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A Man Killed on the Railway Line

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 6

A fettler named James Kelly yesterday morning found the dead body of a man, whose name has not yet been ascertained, lying near the railway line about 100yds. on the Sydney side…

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