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Railways, roads & transport, 1892

4,177 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 209

Deputations. Field of Mars Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 March 1892 · page 3

A number of residents at the Field of Mars, accompanied by Messrs. Farnell, Nobbs and Jeanneret, Ms. P., waited on the Minister for Public Works yesterday and…

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The Cobar Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 March 1892 · page 5

COBAR. Wednesday.--The first lot of passengers left Cobar by rail this morning on a carriage supplied by the contractors. It was expected that a number would have taken…

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The Victorian Railways. the Commissioners' Scheme of Retrenchment. Unacceptable to the Cabinet

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 March 1892 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The report of the Railway Commissioners on the proposal of the Minister for Railways to decrease the expenditure of the department was…

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Victoria. Railway to the Murray.-- Darling Junction

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 March 1892 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--At the meeting of the Railway Standing Committee to-day the question was discussed of constructing a railway to the junction of the Murray and…

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The Hobart Tramway Company

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 March 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday Night.--The Ho[?]art (Tas,) Tramway Company has been…

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Railway Audit Office v. Duffy Brothers

The Weekly Advance · Friday 11 March 1892 · page 1

On Saturday lust a team representing the Railway Audit Office journeyed to Thornleigh, where they met a team composed of the Buffy Bros., stc. The match resulted in an easy win for…

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Road Through Parramatta Park

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1892 · page 7

A DEPUTATION consisting of Messrs. W. J. Ferris, J.W. Williamson, and Alderman Watters, representing the Progress Committe of Parramatta…

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Scientific and Useful. an Electrified Bridge

Evening News · Saturday 12 March 1892 · page 2

That a bridge should become charged with electricity under certain conditions will not surprise those who are acquainted with electric laws. The facts are that after running electric…

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Road Through the Parramatta Park. Another Report

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1892 · page 2

WE have received from Mr. Wilmott, secretary of the Toongabbie and Went- worthville Progress Association, the following report from another…

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More Tug-of-war. a Trial of Strength at Lillie Bridge

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 12 March 1892 · page 10

DESCRIBING the meeting at Tattersall's on Tuesday night the ECHO sporting writer eays :— For right-down. amussement give me a combination of all nationalities when discussing the pros…

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Our Railway Men

Nepean Times · Saturday 12 March 1892 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday night Mr. S. E. Lees, member for the Nepean, asked the following questions:— (1.) Whether certain engine-drivers at…

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This New City Tramway. the Bill Before the Upper House

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 12 March 1892 · page 16

The KING STREET to Ocean street Cable Tramway Bill was forwarded to the third reading stage in the Legislative Council on Wednesday after v. rather long deate in teh course of which several…

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The Railway Workshops. a Reduction in the Staff Averted

Evening News · Saturday 12 March 1892 · page 5

Owing to the slackness in the railway traffic, the weekly earnings being now about £52,000, whereas in the busy season they amount to £83,000, the Railway Commissioners have…

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Borough of Ryde and the Field of Mars Railway. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 March 1892 · page 5

Sir,—The Mayor of Ryde and "A Purchaser of the Field of Mars" write in your paper to-day, referring to gas, water, and railway supply to Ryde. From the explanations of the Mayor of Ryde it…

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The Midland Railway in Western Australia. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 March 1892 · page 9

In response to a motion agreed to in the Legislative Assembly, the Promier laid on the table of the Assembly various correspondence and other documents regarding the formation of the Midland…

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Tram Management. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 March 1892 · page 13

Sir.—I do not often trouble you, but there are certain palpable irregularities in connection with this which urgently need remedying. I travel on the trams, all lines, as much as most, and can judge…

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Railway from Culcairn to Germanton. Germanton

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 12 March 1892 · page 609

A public meeting was held at the School of Aria to continue the agitation for a railway from Culcairn to Germanton. Mr. Alex. G. Maclean, J.P., was chairman. He briefly referred to the claims of the…

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The Council and the Railways Management

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 12 March 1892 · page 573

The Legislative Council appears disposed to stand to its guns in the case of the bill for restricting the contracting power of the Railway Commissioners. The Railways…

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Simpson's Railway Bill. (To the Editor of the "Australian Star.")

The Australian Star · Saturday 12 March 1892 · page 9

Sir,--As one of the numerous unemployed to whom any large expenditure of money on railway or other works would at this time be of natural benefit, I shall bo very glad to…

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Mombassa Railway. Members' Votes Challenged. London, March 11

The Australian Star · Saturday 12 March 1892 · page 5

The discussion on the question of disallowing the votes of five members of the House of Commons on the division granting £20,000…

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