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Railways, roads & transport, 1892

4,177 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 209

Railway Arrangements for Anniversary Day

The Australian Star · Saturday 23 January 1892 · page 4

THE national holiday falling this year on a Tuesday, the Railway Commissioners have arranged the largely increased train service for that day with a view to enabling the…

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Our Railway Management

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 January 1892 · page 4

The interesting address delivered by Mr. Eddy at the distribution of prizes in connection with the Railway and Tramway Ambulance Corps on Thursday night…

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The Railway Accident at Darling Harbor

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 January 1892 · page 4

The Railway Commissioners have received a report with reference to the accident at Darling Harbor on Thursday morning, when a train collided with a stationary goods train…

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Assaulted in a Tram

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 January 1892 · page 6

In the Summons division at the water Police Court yesterday morning, before Mr. G. W. F. Addison, S.M., Thomas Forde appeared in answer to a charge of assaulting…

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The Hills District Railway

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1892 · page 4

PROBABLY few persons will be found disinclined to echo the sentiments of regret at the limited attendance on the occasion of Monday’s meeting,…

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The Hills Railway

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1892 · page 7

A PUBLIC MEETING, under the auspices of the P. and D. Progress Association, was held at the Parramatta School of Arts on Wednesday evening, for the purpose of considering a report,…

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Harbor and Railway Works

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 23 January 1892 · page 13

The question of the harbor improvements at Fremantle was further considered in the Legislative Assembly on January 13. The majority of the speakers expressed their disapproval of the…

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Accident through the Tram

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1892 · page 4

MR. A. W. Carter, of Smithfield, had a sensational experience in Parramatta on Wednesday afternoon. While adjusting the bit in his horse's month, opposite the ARGUS Office,…

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Proposed Tramway to Castle Hill. Meeting in Parramatta

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1892 · page 3

ON Wednesday evening a meeting of the town and district residents was held in the School of Arts, Parramatta, to receive report lately drawn up by Mr. G. Phillips, C. E. re the feasibility of…

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Fatal Accident on the Railway line

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1892 · page 3

A MAN, name unknown, met his death under rather peculiar circumstances on the G.W. Railway line near Westmead platform very carly on Tuesday morning. The driver and…

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THE Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers' Advocate. Parramatta, Saturday, January 23. the Railway to Castle Hill

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1892 · page 4

ALTHOUGH the meeting held on Wednesday evening in the Parramatta School of Arts to advocate the construction of a light railway to Castle Hill was not very largely attended, yet…

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Another Tram Horror. a Schoolboy Mangled

Evening News · Monday 25 January 1892 · page 5

Another tram accident of a shocking nature happened about a quarter-past 9 o'clock this morning at the junction of Parramatta-street and Newtown-road. The victim…

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Coogee and Randwick Tram Fares. (To the Editor of the "Australian Star.")

The Australian Star · Monday 25 January 1892 · page 3

Sir,--"A Resident of Randwick" complains in your issure of to-day that "our senior member (Mr. J. C. Neild) promised to take the above matter up," and implies…

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The Walgett Railway. (To the Editor of the "Australian Star.")

The Australian Star · Monday 25 January 1892 · page 3

Sir,--It is not until now that the letter of "An Old Subscriber," published in your issue of January 9 on the subject of railway construction to Walgett, has come…

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Shocking Tram Fatality. a Boy the Victim. Killed in Front of His Own Door

The Australian Star · Monday 25 January 1892 · page 5

A VERY distressing tram fatality, of which the victim was a boy named Sawyer, happened this morning at the intersection of Parramatta and Newtown roads. The lad,…

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The Railway Collision at Darling Harbor

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 January 1892 · page 4

The Railway Commissioners have received the complete departmental report regarding the collision which took place at Darling Harbor on Thursday morning. This report…

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A Railway Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 January 1892 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Sunday.--An accident resulting in the death of a man not yet identified, occurred on the railway at Port Adelaide on Friday night. The driver of the 10 o'clock…

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Railway Accident. Two Persons Injured

Evening News · Tuesday 26 January 1892 · page 4

ALBURY, Tuesday.—A railway accident occurred at Yerong Creek, a small wayside station between here and Wagga Wagga, late on Saturday night. Goods trains had been run at…

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Floods in Queensland. Houses Submerged. Railway Traffic Stopped

Evening News · Tuesday 26 January 1892 · page 6

BRISBANE, Monday.—Heavy rain continued all Saturday and Sunday at Townsville, and it is still coming down. One vast sheet of water extends from the foot of Castle Hill to the ranges, a few…

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The Tram Fatality

Evening News · Tuesday 26 January 1892 · page 6

The inquest on the body of the boy Stanley Sawyer, aged 8½ years, who was killed by a tram at the Newtown-road junction on Monday, was held at the South Sydney Morgue in the…

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