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Railways, roads & transport, 1892

4,177 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 209

The Cable Tramway

The Australian Star · Monday 14 March 1892 · page 3

THE Minister for Works intends to lose no time in starting the work in connection with the King-street to Ocean-street cable tramway, an undertaking which is to cost…

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The Yass Tramway

The Australian Star · Monday 14 March 1892 · page 6

WE understand that the Yass tramway will be opened on the 1st prox…

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Government Railways. Annual Store Tenders

The Australian Star · Monday 14 March 1892 · page 6

THE following annual small store tenders have been accepted by the Railway Commissioners: -- Dynon, Sous and Co., tumblers and water bottlers; J. Morrison, barrows…

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The Mombassa Railway. Votes Disallowed in the Commons. Mr. Balfour Slighted

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 March 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Friday Night-- In the House of Commons the debate on the motion to disallow the votes given by Lieutenant General Sir L. Pelly, Mr. E…

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The Ocean Street Cable Tramway

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 March 1892 · page 4

The bill providing for the construction of the tramway from King street to Ocean street has passed both Houses of Parliament and only awaits the Governor's signature…

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The Country. the Proposed Albury Upper Murray Railway. a Strongly Adverse Report

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 March 1892 · page 5

ALBURY, Sunday.--An advance proof of the report of Mr. H. Gilliat, one of the railway examiners who inspected the proposed line of railway from Albury to the Upper Murray,…

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Distressing Railway Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 March 1892 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Sunday.--A terrible accident happened at the Kilkenny railway station, on the Port Adelaide and Semaphore line, last night by which a married woman named…

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Upper Murray Works. Railway and Bridge

The Australian Star · Tuesday 15 March 1892 · page 2

IN the Legislative Assembly last night the Minister far Works laid on the table two reports by Mr. H. Gilliat, public works examiner, dealing with the proposals to…

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Lillie Bridge Races

The Australian Star · Tuesday 15 March 1892 · page 6

THE meeting of the Lillie Bridge Pony and Trotting Club, which was postponed from last evening to to-night, has undergone a further deferment, and will probably take…

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Cheap Railway Excursions

Evening News · Tuesday 15 March 1892 · page 3

To enable Sydney residents to escape from the heat and dust of the metropolis, the Railway Commissioners have arranged to ran a special cheap excursion from Sydney on Wednesday, at…

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Canada. the Elections. the Recent Railway Scandal. Flight of the Ex-premier

Evening News · Tuesday 15 March 1892 · page 4

LONDON, March 14.—The result of the Canadian elections is regarded as a protest againt the American tendencies of the Liberals…

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Tramway Promotion

Evening News · Tuesday 15 March 1892 · page 4

Mr. G. D. Clark has given notice of his intention to ask the Colonial Treasurer, this afternoon: Is it a fact that a man employed in the Tramway Department was recently suspended for attending…

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The Railway Commissioners

Evening News · Tuesday 15 March 1892 · page 4

In reference to the charges against the Railway Commissioners which we mentioned yesterday, it was announced this morning that Mr. SEE had written to Mr. EDDY…

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Re William-street and Oceanstreet Tramway. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 March 1892 · page 5

Sir,—Seeing by your columns that in Parliament this is nearly an accomplished fact, I consider it would be an act of obligation to the whole of my follow-citizens to canso the starting point of this…

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The Culcairn to Corowa Railway. the Betterment Principle. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Corowa

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 March 1892 · page 8

The Court of Arbitration, consisting of Messrs. H. Kirkpatrick and Charles Young, with Mr. Warden Harry Graves as umpire, commenced their sittings at the Corowa Courthouse to-day, to deal with the…

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The Upper Murray Railway. Ah Unfavorable Report. ALBURY

The Australian Star · Tuesday 15 March 1892 · page 2

Mr. Gilliat, the railway examiner, who inspected the proposed route of railway from Albury to the Upper Murray, has forwarded his report, which is…

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The Railway Contracts Charges. Proudfoot y. Schey

The Australian Star · Tuesday 15 March 1892 · page 7

WITH reference to the writ served upon him at the instance of Messrs. Proudfoot and Co., in consequence of charges made against that firm in Parliament last week, Mr…

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Tramway Booking Offices

The Australian Star · Tuesday 15 March 1892 · page 6

THE returns for February show that at the tramway booking offices during that month 2968 railway tickets, aggregating in value £126 10s, were purchased. Of these the…

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Mr. Schey's Charges. Against the Railway Commissioners. Mr. Eddy's Second Request Unfounded Statements Anent Mr. Eddy's Attitude-- The Chief Commissioner's Views

The Australian Star · Tuesday 15 March 1892 · page 5

THE charges made by Mr. Schey against the Commissioners for Railways, and more particularly against Mr. Eddy, are causing very considerable interest in view of the…

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Tug-of-war at Lillie Bridge

Referee · Wednesday 16 March 1892 · page 3

A tug-of-war is to take place on the Lillie Bridge grounds. Forest Lodge. An advertisement in our columns to-day gives the date as Saturday night, March 26, for the opening of…

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