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Sydney · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1892

4,177 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 209

Brewarrina-byrock Railway

The Australian Star · Thursday 18 February 1892 · page 6

THIS morning Messrs. Waddell and Willis, members for Bourke, introduced to the Minister for Works a deputation, which asked for the construction of the…

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Railway Sleepers

The Australian Star · Thursday 18 February 1892 · page 6

THE Railway Commissioners, having a supply of sleepers in hand sufficient to meet the requirements of the department for some months, a large number of men who…

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Proposed Byrock-brewarrina Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 February 1892 · page 5

A deputation, consisting of Messrs. Willis, Waddell, Wall, Cass, Morgan and Dr. Ross, Ms.P., and Menard. Machattle and Oliffe, yesterday morning waited upon the Minister for Works and advocated…

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South Australia. the Trans-continental Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 February 1892 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Wednesday. -- Mr. Price Williams, who arrived from England in January as the representative of an influential syndicate in London who are prepared…

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Lillie Bridge Trotting and Race Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 February 1892 · page 7

The following handicaps have been declared for the pony racing and trotting meeting to be held at Lillie Bridge grounds next Monday evening:— TO[?]TETH HANDICAP (1[?]), ½ mile.—GAllagher, 8st [?]lb;…

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Deputations. Road From Gladesville to Hunter's Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 February 1892 · page 7

A deputation from the Hunter's Hill Municipal Council, and accompanied by Messrs. F. Farnell, Dale, and Garrard, Ms. L.A., waited on the Minister for Public Works yesterday with respect to the road…

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A Runaway Train. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Tamworth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 February 1892 · page 5

Yesterday afternoon a goods tram ran away. It had five passengers on board. A stoppage was made at Terrible Vale siding. The guard states that he put the brake on and spragged three carriages. The…

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Attempt to Wreck a Train at Valparaiso. London, Feb. 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 February 1892 · page 5

A desperate attempt has been made to wreck a train at Valparaiso, in which General Montt, the Chilian President, was a passenger. The attempt, however,…

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Railway Accident

Evening News · Friday 19 February 1892 · page 6

Tamworth, Thursday.—An accident occurred on the railway line yesterday afternoon to a train due here at 6 o'clock. There are many diverse accounts about it, but it appears that after leaving…

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The Queensland Railways. a Chat with the Chief Commissioner

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 February 1892 · page 6

Mr. A. Johnston, Chief Railway Commissioner of Queensland, arrived on Wednesday night in Sydney, en route for New Zealand. I met him yesterday morning (writes a Herald representative) at the Hotel…

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South Australia. the Proposed Mildura Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 February 1892 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Thursday. -- The members of the Victorian Public Works Standing Committee returned to Adelaide from Mildura this morning, and left for Melbourne by…

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The Local Mountain Train

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 February 1892 · page 4

The Railway Commissioners have decided to discontinue from March 1 the running of what is known as the local mountain train as the tourist traffic is now falling off. These…

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The Beecroft Road Matter. to the Editor of Cumberland Argus

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 20 February 1892 · page 2

SIR,—I read the articles tho other day in the "Daily Telegraph" and also your local contemporary on the above subject which to ray mind are misleading altogether. Regarding…

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Redfern Railway Hay Market. Farm Produce

Evening News · Saturday 20 February 1892 · page 6

At the Redfern railway terminus yesterday, there was a good supply of forage forward from the various stations along the northern, southern, and western lines. Buyers were in good…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 February 1892 · page 8

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

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Byrock-Brewarrina Railway

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 February 1892 · page 409

A deputation waited on the Minister for Works on. Wednesday to ask that the proposed railway from Byrock to Brewarrina should be referred to the Public Works Committee. Mr. Machattie, Mr. Morgan, and…

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A Railway Accident

The Australian Star · Saturday 20 February 1892 · page 6

EDWARD JOHNSON, 19, was taken to the Prince Alfred Hospital last night about 11.55. It appears that he was crossing at St. Peters when a train…

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Tramway Accidents at Bowral

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 February 1892 · page 5

BOWRAL, Friday.--A breakage occurred yesterday with the trucks connecting the Government quarry with the stone crushing works. The tramway is worked on the…

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Our Railways. Increased Comfort for Passengers. Complete Connecting Services

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 February 1892 · page 5

No one can visit Redfern and note the improvements gradually being effected in the railways without admitting that the changes are greatly to the advantage of the travelling…

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Our Victorian Letter, Railways to be Constructed. The New Ministry. Horrible Murder. Brutal Larrikins. News of the Week. MELBOURNE, February 17. the Unemployed Trouble

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 February 1892 · page 12

A mass meeting of the unemployed was held in Flinders-street on Wednesday, February 10, and a resolution was passed endorsing the action of the citizens who had signed a requisition…

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