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Railways, roads & transport, 1891

4,267 stories in Sydney's papers · page 43 of 214

Road Metal

The Australian Star · Monday 2 March 1891 · page 6

NOWRA, Monday.-- The Numba Municipal Council has received B letter from Mr. John Hay, of Coolangatta, stating that the council can have blue metal at the Back Forest…

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Another Railway Accident

The Australian Star · Monday 2 March 1891 · page 3

A FRIGHTFUL accident happened at the Liverpool Railway Station on Saturday morning, when a night officer named Harry Loch was run over and terribly injured. He…

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Russian Railways. the Bear's Movements. London, March 1

The Australian Star · Monday 2 March 1891 · page 5

The Russian Government has decided to construct d railway to the Afghan frontier…

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Intercolonial Railway Excursions

The Australian Star · Monday 2 March 1891 · page 6

THE Railway Commissioners intend to adopt the cheap fare system in connection with the intercolonial lines. Au excursion train at the cheap rates will leave for…

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Russia and the East. Railway to the Afghan Frontier

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 March 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday. -- It is stated that Russia is about to construct a railway to the Afghan frontier…

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Railway Accident at Liverpool

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 March 1891 · page 4

Harry Loch, night officer in charge of its Liverpool railway station, was run over by the midnight goods train from Sydney at 1 o'clock on Saturday morning and mutilated in a…

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Victorian Railways Committee

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 March 1891 · page 4

During the last session of the Victorian Parliament a Standing Committee on Railways was appointed, similar in character to the Standing Committee on Public Works which exists in…

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Victoria. the Railways Standing Committee

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 March 1891 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday. -- Mr. Bent (the chairman) and five other members of the Parliamentary Railways Standing Committee leave for Sydney by express to-morrow, to confer…

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The Federation Banquet. a Brilliant Gathering. "One People-one Destiny." "The Road to Union and Power."

Evening News · Tuesday 3 March 1891 · page 3

The banquet to the delegates attending the Federation Convention was held in the Centennial: Hall on. Monday evening, and was a great success. The scene was an exceptionally brilliant…

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The Shearing Trouble. the Premier's Effigy Burned. Opinion of a Pastoralist. Situation at Clermont. Further Developments. Strike of Railway Employes Threatened

Evening News · Tuesday 3 March 1891 · page 6

BRISBANE, Monday.—The latest information received in Brisbane is to the effect that about 700 men took part in a torchlight procession, and burned Sir S. W. Griffith and F. E. Murphy,…

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Lismore-tweed Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 March 1891 · page 3

LISMORE, Monday. -- Mr. M'Kay, the foreman for the Messrs. Kerle, the railway contractors for the first section of the Lismore-Tweed railway, engaged hands all along the line this…

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Dolan's Double. He Wins Carrington After Lillie Bridge

Referee · Wednesday 4 March 1891 · page 3

Three was an excellent attendance at Carrington last evening, when the Colts' Handicap was run right through. Betting was brisk, and punters by no [?] bad the best of the deal. There was…

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Dolan's Double. He Wins Carrington After Lillie Bridge

Referee · Wednesday 4 March 1891 · page 3

There was an excellent attendance at Carrington last evening, when the Colts' Handicap was run right through. Betting was brisk, and punters by no means [?]ad the best of the deal. There was…

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A New Novice, And a Good Runner. Maitland Mitchell Wins Lillie Bridge Notice Handicap

Referee · Wednesday 4 March 1891 · page 3

There was an interesting night's sport at Lillie Bridge last Wednesday night, when a novice handicap was run right through. There were plenty of good honest triers about,…

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A New Novice, And a Good Runner. Maitland Mitchell Wins Lille Bridge Novice Handicap

Referee · Wednesday 4 March 1891 · page 3

There was an interesting night's sport at Lillie Bridge last Wednesday night, when a novice handicap was run right through. There were plenty of good honest triers about,…

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Longnose Point Railway

Evening News · Wednesday 4 March 1891 · page 2

A meeting convened by the Mayor of Leichhardt, in response to a requisition from a number of ratepayers, was held in the town hall, Leichhardt, last night, to urge upon the…

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Killed on the Railway

Evening News · Wednesday 4 March 1891 · page 3

PENRITH, Wednesday.—A fatal accident occurred here about 11 o'clock on Tuesday night. A man named Thomas Upton, aged about 60, employed as an oiler, but formerly a leading…

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Meetings. the Longnose Point Railway

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1891 · page 5

A meeting convened for the purpose of ag[?]ating for the Longnose Point Railway was held in the Leichhardt Town Hall last night, under ths presidency of the Mayor, Alderman B. R. Armstrong. On the platform…

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Railway Accident

The Australian Star · Wednesday 4 March 1891 · page 6

PENRITH, Wednesday.--A fatal accident happened here on the railway to a man named Thomas Upton, aged 55 years. He was engaged at his work as oilman at 11…

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Appointments in the Railway Service

The Australian Star · Wednesday 4 March 1891 · page 6

THE Railway Commissioners received 140 applications for the position of delivery clerk at Darling Harbor. The successful applicant is Mr. Tomlinson, who has been…

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